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    Fort Dunlop

    Nothing of interest to add other than please keep up this thread. As a born and bred Brummie ( and my Dad worked at Fort Dunlop back in the day ) - I am really enjoying the posts. Thank you.
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    Help needed. Black bird with red / orange under wings

    Thanks Alan. They made me smile too. I would seriously recommend a viewing to all bird lovers ! They make a great sound too !
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    Help needed. Black bird with red / orange under wings

    Hi Alan, do you agree that they are Red Winged Starlings though ?
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    Help needed. Black bird with red / orange under wings

    .... Matt. If you live nearby you should take a stroll over and have a look ! They are really charming, make a great sound, and they hang round the Akamba Kitchen Door for the scraps !
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    Help needed. Black bird with red / orange under wings

    Phil. Genius. It's not that one but I clicked on the link for Red Winged Starling - and that's what they are ! And, as Matt says - they are from South Africa - Akamba have an aviary for birds they have imported ( our waitress said ' they are as big as ostriches'' !! ), it's not open to the...
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    Help needed. Black bird with red / orange under wings

    Thanks for responses. Definitely not a red winged black bird ( the red is on the underside of the wings ). Matt, I think you are right. Going back soon so I'll find someone to ask. Unfortunately the waitress couldn't help last time !!
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    Kingfishers

    River Rea cycle path Selly Park between Hazelwell Park and Canon Hill park. Especially the bit between Dogpool Lane and Canon Hill Park.
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    Help needed. Black bird with red / orange under wings

    Can anyone help me please ? At Akamba Garden Centre outside Solihull there were about 6 black corvid like birds ( bit like ravens ) but with red / orange / brown / rusty colour under the wings. Never seen them before and just can't find out what they were. About the size of a Woodpigeon but...
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    Injured Bird. Lifford Reservoir. Birmingham. UK

    MC. Just to let you know that the RSPCA rang me - they had been out to the Reservoir but couldn't catch the duck, so they are hoping to go back out with a boat and catch him. Fingers crossed and thanks again.
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    Injured Bird. Lifford Reservoir. Birmingham. UK

    Thanks again for caring. I rang the RSPCA as soon as I got home. I really hope they will help out the poor Mallard. I know he's only a duck but he doesn't deserve this.
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    Injured Bird. Lifford Reservoir. Birmingham. UK

    Thanks for the response - I've googled 'wildlife rescue' for the West Midlands but can't find anything :-( I left the duck on the water, he can swim but poor guy, he still has wire all round his left wing and a horrid orange fishing float stuck to him ( it would be funny if it weren't so...
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    Injured Bird. Lifford Reservoir. Birmingham. UK

    Don't know if anyone can help but today at Lifford Reservoir, Lifford Lane, Birmingham B30, UK there was a Mallard Drake who was completely tangled in fishing wire and stuck against a log in the water. I managed to borrow scissors from a fisherman and waded out and managed to cut him free from...
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    Brussels Birding?

    Peregrines nest in the city centre http://www.peregrinefalcons.be/live2.jsp?lang=en
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    Garden List 2011

    What a lovely thread! I live in the centre of Birmingham but even I get quite a variety of feathered visitors - today Sparrows - all the kinds- got my own little flock of about 20 live in the hedge Robins - 2 Blue Tits - 2 Blackbirds - eating the dried fruit wood pigeons - wanting to eat the...
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    River Rea path Birmingham

    Fab day down at the River today - saw a pair of Kingfishers, bullfinch, wren, heron, ducks, lots of tits and finches and songbirds. So lovely to see 2 Kingfishers!
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    Ospreys - Rutland ?

    Thanks again to everyone who replied - just to let you know that I had a great time at Rutland and saw loads of things I've never seen before - loved the Egrets, Dunlins and green Sandpiper. My main sighting though was a hare - and a flock of deer, never seen either before. Beautiful wonderful...
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    Rutland - advice needed urgently!

    You stars! Thanks so much. I didn't know Lyndon was closed either so you've been really helpful. I can't wait to get there.
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    Rutland - advice needed urgently!

    Many thanks. I am going to Rutland tomorrow. This may be a silly question so I apologise in advance. Is there parking at the Anglian Centre or Lyndon Centre ? The map I have printed off only shows parking at the North of the water. Do I have to park there and walk to Anglian ? The reason...
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    Ospreys - Rutland ?

    Thank you to everyone for the kind and helpful replies.
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    Ospreys - Rutland ?

    Many thanks for the welcome and the reply.
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    Rutland - Ospreys ?

    Thank you for this info, it's my first time to Rutland so I hadn't thought about 'which bit' - this is very helpful. Thanks for your time.
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    Rutland - Ospreys ?

    Oh - many thanks for the reply - I feel humbled by your knowledge but look forward to increasing my own! I know a bit, but need to learn so much more, hopefully this forum will help!
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    Rutland - Ospreys ?

    Hi, I'm new to BirdForum and a fairly amateur watcher - mainly just enjoy feeding the ones that visit my back garden - and managed to help a female wood pigeon recover after a nasty bump recently. I'm off to Rutland Water UK next weekend and wanted to know what I can expect to see at this time...
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    Ospreys - Rutland ?

    Hi, I'm new to the Forum and a fairly amateur watcher, but I'm going to Rutland Water UK next weekend and wanted to know what I can expect to see and if the Ospreys might still be there or have they started their migration ? Many thanks. LesaPink
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