Hi all, I'm new to the area, and am interested in looking for the Caspian Gull at Stubbers Green. I've found the area on maps and was wondering if anybody had...
Hi Matt Easy, park between the pools (make sure car is off road, you will see were everyone parks). The gulls loaf on the area of the larger pool. There are...
Hi All There's a large Pied Wagtail roost in the Christmas Tree in the Centre of Old Square, Birmingham. Old Square is where the statue to Tony Hancock is...
ANDREW SIMONS
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Nov 15, 2007 8:30 pm
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I’ve seen large numbers of Pied Wagtails roosting in the markets area in previous years _____ From: WMBC-WestMidlands@yahoogroups.com ...
just to ask is the pom skua still at chasewater please? and where do the come from....thanks if can help [Non-text portions of this message have been...
I haven't see any reports of it today. Usually out at sea is where we would see them, they are passage migrants heading from there breeding grounds in the...
thanks so much for info shame i missed it would have been nice to see as a fairly new birder, so do skuas turn up so far inland often as a matter of interest...
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There was a goldcrest in bushes by the canal near the Sea Life centre in Birmingham city centre at lunchtime today. Nearby, the wood duck was still around. ...
Dear All There was a pair of Gadwall at the reservoir today. They obligingly did several circuits of the reservoir before flying away giving some excellent...
ANDREW SIMONS
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Dec 23, 2007 8:41 pm
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The 36th Report of the BOU Records Committee has been published in the BOU's journal Ibis. Further details can be found at http://newsbou.blogspot.com/. ... ...
Hobbies and other falcons, near my house by Brian L Kington. A detailed account of Hobby in the Coleshill area, with observations on behaviour. Also a chapter...
I’ve just signed up for doing a couple of tetrads for the BTO bird atlas survey – my local area of SP37T and SP37U in east / Southeast Coventry. Turns out...
Malcolm I have signed up for the atlas survey and have a tetrad in Worcestershire (between Wadborough and Pirton). My previous experience is much the same as...
Malcolm I've just finished my first year doing the winter census here in Spain and although the system is slightly different - I believe you do 2hr slots...
Hi Malcolm I've got three tetrads I do in North West Birmingham. I would echo Philip's suggestions in that I printed out the map for my tetrads and chose a...
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Feb 10, 2008 10:09 pm
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Hi All There was a Dunlin at the Reservoir today in winter plumage. The water level is low at the moment so potentially lots of shoreline for visiting waders. ...
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Mar 9, 2008 8:04 pm
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Hi everyone, I spotted a buzzard (probably common!) soaring in the Elmdon area of Solihull this morning at around 11.30am. It seemed to be hassled by a couple...
There are several buzzards which I have seen on numerous occasions in the vicinity of Blythe Valley (Business) Park adjacent to the M42 / A34 roundabout. It...
I had two above my garden in Solihull Lodge, a couple of miles north of there, a few Sundays back. They flew north well over the border into Birmingham. Steve ...
I have seen Buzzards fly over Bearwood on sunny days, usually mobbed by crows. Last one was early last week, along with a lone Kestrel. Safe, Fritz To:...
Hello, I have seen at least one pair of Buzzards low over fields in Hockley Heath and Lapworth. Also had sightings of individuals along various stretches of...
Well behind all you sand martin spotters, but I had my first migrant of the year this morning. A beautiful male blackcap singing on Aston University's Campus,...
As an ex `night` worker I still enjoy the thrill of seeing good sightings in the small hours. At 03.15 hrs I was on the M42 heading for Nottingham East...
Hi All Recorded the first Willow Warbler today which was singing at mid-day. There was a Chiffchaff singing on the 31 March - but we recorded an individual...
