The Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife Trust are continuing their management plans on the Barleyfield, so today I turned up to help out. They are thinning out the birch trees at the top and planting a greater variety of native tree and understory species like hazel and also ground plants such as primrose. Having a well earned tea break, we were treated to a display of three goldcrest chasing each other around and doing what comes naturally at this time of year, a treecreeper dashing from tree to tree and a pair of long tail tit quietly feeding above our heads. All in all a good way to spend a few hours. I'll be back next time two weeks today and would encourage anybody with some spare time to join us. It's great fun.
| Little Grebe | 4 | S&W Canal |
| Mallard | pair | Wetland |
| Buzzard | pair | over Prefabs |
| Black Headed Gull | 14 | Wetland Field |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | Top Barleyfield Birches |
| Wren | 4 singing | mid section |
| Dunnock | 4 singing | mid section |
| Robin | 11 singing | mid section |
| Song Thrush | 5 (3 singing) | mid section |
| Mistle Thrush | 2 (1 singing) | mid section |
| Goldcrest | 1+ Station Paddock, pr + 1 chasing top Barrleyfield, | |
| Long Tailed Tit | 2 pair | mid section |
| Coal Tit | 1 singing | Compton Rough |
| Great Tit | 2 singing | mid section |
| Nuthatch | 1 | Barleyfield Annex |
| Treecreeper | 1 | Top Barleyfield Birches |
| Chaffinch | 1 singing | Station Paddock |
| Goldfinch | 2 | Shrike Bushes |
| Bullfinch | pr + 1♂ | mid section |