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  1. geoffw1946

    sheepwash urban park

    54 species of birds so far this year with the highlights being a Great White Egret, 3 Little Egrets, 6 Shoveler, 12 Goosander, Water Rail, 1 Woodcock, Kingfisher and 50 Siskin. Ring-necked Parakeet numbers have really increased from 6 (2/1/23) to 700+ this year!
  2. geoffw1946

    sheepwash urban park

    New years day visit and managed 40 species which is more than I was expecting, highlights 2 Shoveler, 1 Teal, 6 Goosander, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Gt spotted Woodie, 6 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Jay, 1 Chiffchaff and a Grey Wagtail.
  3. geoffw1946

    sheepwash urban park

    Recent highlights include 7 Teal, 2 Shoveler, 9 Pochard, 6 Goosander, 32 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 6 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 1 Snipe, 1 Woodcock, 6 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Raven, 3 Goldcrest and a Grey Wagtail. Pumphouse Pool is ice free but the other pools are mostly frozen.
  4. geoffw1946

    sheepwash urban park

    Almost as rare as the grebe, a Partridge species was on the Rattlechain tip this morning (we have had both species in the past), a Kingfisher flew along the river on the Sheepwash side.
  5. geoffw1946

    sheepwash urban park

    A nice looking Black-necked Grebe on Rattlechain Lagoon today, a good find by Ian Whitehouse.
  6. geoffw1946

    sheepwash urban park

    Oh and the Little Egret is back.
  7. geoffw1946

    sheepwash urban park

    Not much to report but today Common Tern and Ring-necked Parakeet and 10 House Martin yesterday.
  8. geoffw1946

    sheepwash urban park

    First Whitethroat of the year today plus plenty of Blackcaps, Chiffchaffs and Willow Warblers, Cetti's Warbler still trying to attract a mate. 4 Shoveler, Little Grebes and Gt Crested Grebes. Sand Martins and Swallows starting to trickle through and it's good to get Raven over on a regular basis.
  9. geoffw1946

    sheepwash urban park

    It's almost like old times at Sheepwash at the moment with Ian and Mark still doing the rounds and rarities turning up, Cetti's Warbler and Meadow Pipit today.
  10. geoffw1946

    sheepwash urban park

    It's a long time since I've posted on this thread but think it's now time for an update. 64 species have been seen this year and recent highlights have included 2 Woodcock, 2 Snipe, singing Chiffchaff, Blackcap and Willow Warbler, 2 Goosander still and Wigeon. Best of all was a Treecreeper which...
  11. geoffw1946

    sheepwash urban park

    Visited Sheepwash the last three days, highlights being 14 Goosander, 1 Woodcock and 2 Raven. Surprised to see Wild Strawberry in flower.
  12. geoffw1946

    sheepwash urban park

    I wish. Geoff
  13. geoffw1946

    sheepwash urban park

    Hi All, Yes I did my 2nd visit of the year on Sunday, enjoyed it but only saw about 20 species of birds and the jungle has taken over even more than my last visit in January, I'll have to buy me a chainsaw. A tip for anyone who wants to find a rarity at Sheepwash, go down there in October or...
  14. geoffw1946

    sheepwash urban park

    Sheepwash UP pre 1985. Hi Gavin, thanks for the memories, it's hard to believe how time flies. I remember counting the Pied Wagtails coming into roost at Rose Lane Pool, I think the Bramblings roosted at the old Tividale sewage works which is now a housing estate. I can't recall the possible...
  15. geoffw1946

    sheepwash urban park

    http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2014/08/23/200-geese-in-two-parks-killed-by-sandwell-council/ I see Ian Carroll of Sandwell Swanwatch is in the news again. Sandwell council have been culling the geese on various parks and say they plan to replace the geese with ornamental ducks! The mind...
  16. geoffw1946

    sheepwash urban park

    Hi Gavin, I wondered if it was you (you've changed your log in name). I reckon the reports you produced were the best we had, I look forward to reading your posts. Geoff
  17. geoffw1946

    sheepwash urban park

    Has there been any Marbled Whites this year yet? Geoff
  18. geoffw1946

    sheepwash urban park

    In 2005 a pair of LRP stayed throughout the breeding season but no young were seen. In 2000 a pair bred on the Autobase and I think the last successful breeding on the park was way back in 1993. Geoff
  19. geoffw1946

    sheepwash urban park

    Regarding the Goosander records, I haven't had a WMBC annual report since 2002 so don't know what the record count is, we did have a count of 46 in the year 2000. Geoff
  20. geoffw1946

    sheepwash urban park

    Hi Mark, I had a walk over to the Rattlechain Tip with Dave on the 6/11 but no sign of any tree planting then, in fact I thought it was looking good for waders, so doesn't look good for the future. I recently emailed Solvay as A&W are now called asking if they could put some rafts on the pool...
  21. geoffw1946

    sheepwash urban park

    Hi Mark, I think you will need to chop the trees down and clear the islands to get a Glossy Ibis, a flyover would be hard to prove. Geoff
  22. geoffw1946

    sheepwash urban park

    I'd forgotten about that, still it would be nice to find some more. Geoff
  23. geoffw1946

    sheepwash urban park

    It's hard to believe it's 17 years, I suppose I'll now have to find another first. Geoff
  24. geoffw1946

    sheepwash urban park

    I did visit SUP yesterday but saw very little and got drenched in the heavy downpours. I noticed that British Rail have extended the ugly iron fencing onto the park and have fenced off the Long-eared Owl roosting site by Rose Lane Pool, I wonder if this was done with the permission of the...
  25. geoffw1946

    sheepwash urban park

    Hi Martyn, I would say birds are choosing not to stop off at Sheepwash, however there would be an easy remedy, just remove the trees and scrub from the islands and edges around the Pumphouse Pool, however getting the council to allow it to happen is the difficult part. Geoff
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