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    Shropshire Birding

    Good day birding on The Wrekin today. The birds seen were Peregrine Falcon, Blackbird, Grey Wagtail, Dunnock, Lesser black-backed Gull, Jay, Long-tailed Tit, Blue Tit, Buzzard, Pied Wagtail, Wood Warbler, Treecreeper, Willow Warbler, Garden Warbler, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Robin, Arctic Tern...
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    Shropshire Birding

    Today for the first time in 18 years a Sparrowhawk attempted to take a sparrow from my garden birdfeeder, it failed as the feeder is sited close to trees. Good to see though.
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    Shropshire Birding

    Can anyone help. I know where Candles landfill is situated but don't know the best vantage points to view gulls etc. any help would be appreciated
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    Shropshire Birding

    A good day at Priorslee Lake brushing up on gull identification. Spotted a 3rd winter Herring Gull in a flock of c200 Lesser Black backed gulls. There were another couple of juvenile Herring gulls as well.
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    Shropshire Birding

    A good days birding at Venus Pool. Highlight of the day was a Spoonbill
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    Shropshire Birding

    Red Kite flying over the Much Wenlock to Church Stretton road near Wall, 1515hrs today
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    Shropshire Birding

    02 May 13, Walked from Cross Houses to Berrington then onto Eaton Mascott and Plantation Pool. After a short break walked back to Berrington Pool. Lastly had a couple of hours a Venus Pool. Crosshouses - Jackdaw, Swift, Pheasant,Skylark, Mallard, Starling. Berrington Church - Chaffinch...
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    Shropshire Birding

    Adult male and female (with a very pale breast) peregrine at the Wrekin car park.
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    Shropshire Birding

    Hi Phil, Thanks for your response. When I spotted the bird there was no-one around to confirm my sighting. I was sure it was a gannet though I only saw it for about a minute due to the fact that I spent some weeks on St Kilda which is an island about 45 miles of the west coast of the Hebrides...
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    Shropshire Birding

    Out and about today although it was wet, windy and muddy. Started of at Colmere at 0900 and saw the following: Mute Swan, Mallard, Gannet, Heron, Canada Geese, Chaffinch, Great Crested Grebe, Goldeneye, snipe, Great Tit, Redwing, Lesser Blackbacked Gull and lots of goosanders. I did see a bird...
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    Shropshire Birding

    At Priorslee Flash & Lake today and saw the following: Note: The figure in brackets is for male birds the other figure is for total birds. Priorslee Flash 0815 - 0900 Dry & Mild On first viewing there didn't appear to be much birds around but count is as below. Mallard (16) 25 Canada...
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    Shropshire Birding

    Was at Priorslee Lake today 0815-1115, The lake was approx 80% iced over and there was fog around although did get a couple of clear patches, still managed to see the following: c245 Black Headed Gulls, c84 Lesser Black Backed gulls, c56 Herring gulls, 4 Canada Geese, 126 Coot, 8 Moorehens, 14...
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    Shropshire Birding

    Wwent for a walk in Telford Town Park today, didn't realise just how big it is. I checked and its around 150-170 hectacres. saw quite a few woodpigeon, magpies, blackbirds, blue tits, great tits, long tail tits, sparrows etc, highlight was watching a kestrel spotting then catching vole. Could be...
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    Shropshire Birding

    Good Spot on the blackcap and good photos
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    Shropshire Birding

    At Venus Pool today and there were a number of snipe, greylag geese and 3 Whooper swans..
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    Shropshire Birding

    No probs Pandachris. As you say it probably was an off day due to the high water but now I've been there I'll go back again as it's not that far away probably 14 miles if that. Hope you found your waxwings I've not seen any for years. Tony
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    Shropshire Birding

    Visited Chelmarsh scrape this morning, the water was high and virtually no birds. Only saw 1 coot 2 mallard and 2 little grebe
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    Shropshire Birding

    Hi Pandachris, Thanks for the info, I was at Whixall Moss on Sunday. It was pretty quiet with a few fieldfare, redpolls, redwing, mistle thrush, a couple of stonechat and willow tit. only saw 1 buzzard. Intending to go look at Chelmarsh reservoir for the 1st time, have you been there?
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    Shropshire Birding

    Thanks Pandachris, I drive a aluminium coloured Vectra with a yellow ball with a smiley face on the aerial. Was up Lyth Hill today and thought I saw yellow wagtail, I did see 2 Kestrels, 3 Buzzards and plenty of corvids. Also at VP saw Teal, Canada Geese, Mute Swans, Widgeon, Coot, Mallard and a...
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    Shropshire Birding

    Pandachris, I Was at Priorslee Lake today between 1030-1200 ish. Lots of Coot (102) and Black headed gulls (51), Pochard (18) Great crested grebe (2), Tufties (25) Cormorant (1), Mallard (10), Mute Swan (2). Even had a Jay fly over. I recently retired and if you want to meet up at Priorslee...
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    Shropshire Birding

    Hi Pandachris, are you local to Telford? I live in the Randaly area and am a member of SOS, Shropshire Peregrine Group (recent) and very recently volunteered to carry out the WeBS on Priorslee Lake so hopefully will see a variety of birds in the forthcoming months. Tony
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    Shropshire Birding

    Today was the first time I have seen a jay in the garden. I know we have a lot in the Town Park area particularly on the Silkin Way but was a first in my gaden and had a good view for around 10 mins as it was in my neighbours plum tree.
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    Shropshire Birding

    Lucky you. I was at Venus Pool on Sunday past 0800-1300 there were lots of Canada Geese and Greylags, 1 x Lapwing several Widgeon. There was a couple of Pochard in the fishery pool. In the field there were several small flocks of goldfinches but there was one which had about 200 in it, was good...
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    Shropshire Birding

    Saw two juvenile buzzards sitting on the same light standard on the Eastern Primary just after the Town Centre filter lane heading towards Trench Lock
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    Shropshire Birding

    Venus Pool today :t: Went to Venus Pool today at lunchtime and there were the usual birds however highlight was watching the female and male shelduck escort their 7 chicks from the field in front of the car park through the marsh area then into pool and then across the pool to just in front of...
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