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  1. DaveJones

    Sandwell Valley

    No luck with the smew on Swan Pool after a two hour search midday. Kingfisher, Goosander and Goldeneye being the pick there. Male Siskin along the cycle track to a frozen forge mill, where 3 Little Egrets and a flyby drake Goosander and sprawk were had with a squealing Water Rail. Beautiful male...
  2. DaveJones

    Bartley reservoir

    Common Sandpiper along the western shoreline viewed from the Dam this Morning (5th). Flushed by a pair of Magpies before settling in the vicinity of the picnic area. I've had a couple of wintering birds here in the past, so this could be doing the same. Little else besides the Waxwing's at...
  3. DaveJones

    Upton Warren

  4. DaveJones

    Bittell Reservoirs and Hopwood area

    Hobby and 1st Winter Yellow-legged Gull Upper Bittell mid afternoon yesterday.
  5. DaveJones

    Woodgate Valley CP & Quinton Meadows

    2 Little Egret's along the Bourne. Seemed to have taken flight from the Walkway on the other side of Northfield Road, flying very low west along the the route of the Brook between Northfield Road and West Boulevard. Not seen to land but may be anywhere along that stretch or the Valley.
  6. DaveJones

    South Birmingham misc sightings

    Hi everyone, been a while since i posted here due to Self Isolation and Boris, so have not been able to go Birding as much as i would like So, with the current weather i thought it might be a good day for for Raptors. So having just spent 2 hours looking up (neck strain withstanding!) from my...
  7. DaveJones

    White-rumped Sand? Frampton.

    Nobody else, just luck. Have just forwarded the details to the guys at Frampton, so it can be hopefully relocated. :t:
  8. DaveJones

    White-rumped Sand? Frampton.

    Thanks guys!B (: No, went with the missus and my two grandkids. I dipped on the BBS and Dowitcher, proberly due more to feeling crap with a chest infection than any bad luck, so this is a nice bonus!
  9. DaveJones

    White-rumped Sand? Frampton.

    Just checking through images taken Sunday from Frampton RSPB, and this little beaut popped out! Similar size to Dunlin which it loosely associated with, but that supercilium is quite marked especially to the rear. Grey winter plumage seems to be coming through, especially on head and mantle...
  10. DaveJones

    Bartley reservoir

    Had a quick scan this evening. Frigging boats putting anything settled up, but managed two Yellow-legged gulls (Juv/1st winter + Adult), 3 GG Grebes through or more likely put up, and best of all were Two early(?) Goldeneye through. No hoped for Scoters or Terns! Noted a Juv BHG with its...
  11. DaveJones

    South Birmingham misc sightings

    Goosander's back on Pool, this PM,
  12. DaveJones

    South Birmingham misc sightings

    Harborne Poole Drake and two Redhead Goosander's this PM. Pool is located between Cross Farm Road and Leahurst Crescent. Garden tick!!!!!:-O
  13. DaveJones

    Dowles Brook, Wyre Forest

    Short afternoon stroll. Very quiet, with few birds singing making it a little hard finding birds amongst the leaf cover. A pair of Pied Fly's were eventually found, several Wood Warblers and a Garden Warbler amongst the more commoner fair.
  14. DaveJones

    Dowles Brook, Wyre Forest

    Thanks to the tripod guys that got nice pics of Pied Fly... Me?... None lol. Woodie,'s seem common this year, Tree Pips too... Got pics of both. Need a bridge camera... the one guys butterfly pics were fantasticB (:
  15. DaveJones

    Tawny Owl - Bournville

    St. Peters churchyard, Harborne is THE place to see and hear them. At least 2 pairs breed around there every year. I've got breeding owls near to me and just a stones throw from St Peters. Bred for at least the last 3 years. In fact, the whole Harborne/Bournville area is good for them. Illey...
  16. DaveJones

    Dowles Brook, Wyre Forest

    Wood Warbler and Hobby late afternoon. :t:
  17. DaveJones

    Bittell Reservoirs and Hopwood area

    Yes Keith, on the Canal. Cuckoo from Bridge at Stables. :t:
  18. DaveJones

    Bittell Reservoirs and Hopwood area

    I hate Captchas Upper Bittell footpath at the dam still closed. Had to take a bloody long detour* because these cretins can not do a decent job. Right...birds! Not a lot to be honest, but a Cuckoo in trees along the canal. Last 3 years and around the same date!! Drake Mandarin between...
  19. DaveJones

    Norfolk birding

    Spotshank at the back of the tidal pool A.M, Paul. I got to 67 species on the site, blooming good for dank cold winters day, missing a few I should of got! My fave reserve!:t:
  20. DaveJones

    Norfolk birding

    Red Kite drifted west over Barrow Hill at 10:20. Local Buzzards looked a bit miffed lol.
  21. DaveJones

    Too Many Little Brown-Gray Birds, Garraf Massif Coast, Spain, November I

    Yep, all Black Redstarts. A lot commoner in Spain than here in the uk, unfortunately.
  22. DaveJones

    Raptor ID

    Honey Buzzard. Jizz looks just right.
  23. DaveJones

    Ringed-necked Duck?

    Ring necked for me aswell. Must admit my knowledge is not as exstensive, but the two I've seen here in the UK, looked exactly the same.
  24. DaveJones

    Ducks, Sweden.

    Head also looks well rounded, which also indicates Slav.
  25. DaveJones

    Another Sandpiper (France)

    Concur with Steve above.
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