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Friday, 28 August 2015

Wow a mega and a scarce on Barleyfield

28th August 15            morning              mid section mostly warm & sunny,  11-14°c,  1013mb, S 6-SSW 10,

Met Ian on the Compton playing fields just after I had picked up his mixed flock of recent days. It contained 15 or so long tail tits, 3 willow warbler inc 2 imm, 1 chiffchaff and a blackcap. Ian had just seen a house sparrow in the Shrike Bushes so we went to find it, sure enough it was still sat in the bush and was soon joined by another, both female. This believe it or not is a mega bird here on the Barleyfield, I don't remember the last one I had.
    Ian left and I continued around the field, I ended up back at the Shrike Bushes so another go for the sparrow seemed a good idea, no sign but a bird sat in hawthorn bushes by the Graiseley brook cutvert 100+ yds away looked interesting? so I approached carefully and sure enough it turned out to be a spotted flycatcher. Lost it trying to photograph it with my phone through the bins. Relocated in the Meccano Gardens ( the bushes bordering Compton playing fields south of the bridge with the railway walk the other side ).


Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 >> S over The Paddock
House Martin 5 over Barleyfield
Pied Wagtail 3 Compton Field
Wren 1 singing Hanging Grds X
Robin 4 singing mid section
Mistle Thrush 1 >> S over Hanging Grds
Whitethroat 2 Barleyfield
Blackcap 3 mid section
Chiffchaff 4 ( 1 singing ) mid section
Willow Warbler 4 ( 3 imm) 3 (2 imm) Meccano Grds,  1 imm Shrike Bushes,
Spotted Flycatcher 1 Graiseley Cnr s/well then lost whilst trying photograph it. Later relocated Meccano Grds,
Long Tailed Tit c18 3+ Station Paddock,  c15 Meccano Grds,
House Sparrow 2♀    ( MEGA ) Shrike Bushes
Chaffinch 1♂ >> E over Shrike Bushes
Greenfinch 2+ Top Roses
Goldfinch few Shrike Bushes
Bullfinch 2 mid section
Small Skipper 1 Barleyfield
Common Blue 2 Barleyfield
Meadow Brown few Barleyfield
Small White few Barleyfield





Saturday, 22 August 2015

A run of the mill autumn day

22nd August 15               morning                mid section muggy,some sun,  16-22°c,  1017mb,   SE 5-7 mph,

The warblers are on the move as can be seen by the wildly fluctuating numbers,with blackcap predominating today but whitethroat yesterday and chiffchaff up and down, willow warbler one day but not the next. Also an increase in sightings of kingfisher,nuthatch and woodpeckers which are local breeding birds but always reappear as autumn takes hold.
Butterflies put in a good show  today, small copper probably the star.


Mallard few S&W Canal
Buzzard 2 1 moulting ad over Valley,   1 moulting ad >> N to the W of Meadow View
Moorhen few S&W Canal
Black Headed Gull 1 over Barleyfield
Lesser Black Backed Gull odds over mid section
Kingfisher 1 flew N along Smestow, Station Paddock,  10 mins later prob same flying N under Meadow View bridges,
Green Woodpecker calls Tettenhall Ridge
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 >> E to Central Scrub
Pied Wagtail 4 Compton Field
Wren 1 singing The Paddock
Robin 3 singing mid section
Whitethroat 1 Hanging Grds
Blackcap 5 mid section
Chiffchaff 1 Hanging Grds 
Long Tailed Tit few The Paddock
Coal Tit 2 The Paddock
Nuthatch 1 The Paddock
Jay calls Hanging Grds
Greenfinch 2 Hanging Grds
Goldfinch 1 The Paddock
Bullfinch pair Hanging Grds
Peacock 2 Barleyfield
Essex Skipper 1 Barleyfield
Common Blue 3 Barleyfield
Meadow Brown plenty Barleyfield
Gatekeeper 1+ Barleyfield
Holly Blue 2 Barleyfield  & Wetlands
Small White few Barleyfield
Small Copper 1 Barleyfield