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    Woodgate Valley CP & Quinton Meadows

    Yes those trees covered in webs are a bit creepy looking!! I should be going down tomorrow for a walk around, nice and early. Haven't been for a week or two so will see what is about. Bullfinches in particular seem to be all over the valley, either that or they are very mobile!! Cheers :t:
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    Woodgate Valley CP & Quinton Meadows

    Hey Not many updates on here recently! I have been visiting but more on an evening and the odd weekend but not a lot of note so not much to update you all on. Had a 2 hour walk this morning and did manage my first ever Lesser Whitethroat on the patch!! Only got a few brief glimpses but nice to...
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    Woodgate Valley CP & Quinton Meadows

    27/4/14 As i could have probably predicted, the rain didn't do a great deal to bring down any new birds for the year so nothing new to add to the list i'm afraid. I am however now putting my records on Birdtrack now that i can put a polygon around the whole park and accurately record what i...
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    Woodgate Valley CP & Quinton Meadows

    19-04-14 3 new migrants for the year list to bring my year total up to 51. A couple of Whitethroats were at the eastern end in the thick scrub. Heard a couple of Willow Warblers but still think they are coming through whilst 3 Swallows were around the farm buildings. There is quite a bit of...
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    Woodgate Valley CP & Quinton Meadows

    15/4/14 A quick after work walk around Quinton Meadows didn't reveal anything out of the ordinary, main highlights were 6 Blue Tits fighting each other! Also saw a Buzzard, Bullfinch, Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Chiffchaff, Jackdaw. Cheers :t:
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    Woodgate Valley CP & Quinton Meadows

    5/4/14 A somewhat overcast visit yesterday morning yielded two year ticks and a patch first for me. A Mute Swan was seen calling overhead heading north east, probably towards Edgbaston Res. I knew it would only be a matter of time before i saw one flying overhead, it is virtually the only...
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    Woodgate Valley CP & Quinton Meadows

    29/3/14 A hazy morning and very muddy so not the nicest conditions to look around in. No new migrants noted with Chiffchaff numbers high but not much else. No sign of any Wheatears this week either. Of note were 2 Canada Geese over but not a great deal else. Cheers :t:
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    Woodgate Valley CP & Quinton Meadows

    22/03/14 Lovely morning this morning with the place seeming like a hive of bird activity. 2 year ticks and a patch list tick in the form a male Wheatear seen in the paddocks around 9:00am. There are regular yearly reports but i have never managed to connect, so pleased to have seen one so...
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    Woodgate Valley CP & Quinton Meadows

    Thanks Zomerset, it depends on the time of year, in winter it tends to be sunrise but from now until about September anything from 6am onwards. I might try even earlier on a few occasions in the next few weeks if i can to catch the dawn chorus and see if i can't find something new that way...
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    Woodgate Valley CP & Quinton Meadows

    16/03/14 A first walk around the CP for about 3 weeks with a new baby and wife tagging along too for a lunchtime stroll. VERY busy, she could see why i get there so early for a walkaround!! Not many birds seen, Redwings seem to have all gone and Pied Wagtail flock had vanished too. On the plus...
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    Woodgate Valley CP & Quinton Meadows

    22/1/14 Forgot to write this up the weekend!! 1 new species to add to the year and indeed patch list in the form of a flock of 6 Canada Geese flying over the car park, given away by their honking call. I also stumbled upon a little corner of the park i haven't visited before which lies between...
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    Woodgate Valley CP & Quinton Meadows

    16/2/14 A beautiful sunny day today, albeit boggy underfoot and a few fallen trees around. Spent 2 hours on the patch and managed 1 new species for the year list in the form of a flock of 7 Lesser Redpoll. I tried to see if any of them stood out as a possible Mealy Redpoll but I could stare at...
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    Woodgate Valley CP & Quinton Meadows

    1/2/14 Quiet day on the patch today with no new species added to the year list. Very little to report on to be honest, low abundance of birds and people, although the Redwing flock has increased again around the paddock. Species seen: Black-Headed Gull, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Bullfinch, Buzzard...
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    Woodgate Valley CP & Quinton Meadows

    25/1/14 A good 3 hours on the patch this morning yielded 2 year ticks int the form of a pair of Coal Tit (only my own personal 2nd record on the patch) and a Feral Pigeon. Still good numbers of Bullfinch about and lots of noisy Song Thrush. Flocks of Starling, Redwings and Pied Wagtails...
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    Woodgate Valley CP & Quinton Meadows

    19/1/14 2 Hours on the patch this morning included a generally quieter day than the last few weeks but did yield 3 year ticks on the site including a first for me in the form of a Moorhen. It was hiding away very well so no surprise i hadn't spotted this in the past!! Year ticks were a...
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    Woodgate Valley CP & Quinton Meadows

    11/1/14 2 more standards of Nuthatch and Song Thrush added to make the year list up to 35 species. 2 unique Grey Wagtails are about, still loads and loads of Bullfinch about too. I did see a small bird at the top of a large tree fairly centrally within the park. It was the size of a blue tit...
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    Woodgate Valley CP & Quinton Meadows

    5/1/14 First visit of 2014 and i managed a pretty decent 33 species for the morning. No new species but got most of the regulars to get the year off to a decent start. Species seen: BH Gull, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Bullfinch, Buzzard, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Collard Dove, Dunnock, Fieldfare...
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    Woodgate Valley CP & Quinton Meadows

    28/12/13 Spent 2.5 hours on the patch this morning with 1 new species for the list (for me anyway) in the form of a Grey Heron flying overhead. Other highlights were 2 Nuthatch, a female Sparrowhawk over the car park, a group of 6 Bullfinch and around the paddocks were respective flocks of 50+...
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    Woodgate Valley CP & Quinton Meadows

    Bullfinches can be quite common there if you know what to look for. There is usually 2-3 of them around but i've seen them all over the country park so worth keeping a constant eye out. The bird of prey was most likely a Buzzard. If it was brown and a bit bigger than a crow then that is a...
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    Woodgate Valley CP & Quinton Meadows

    Had a visit yesterday morning as the sun rose. Very quiet, slight breeze and a bit overcast. Highlight was only my second Pheasant record for the Valley, heard quite close to the western end of the park. Also had a Grey Wagtail on the brook. Species seen: Pheasant, Grey Wagtail, Great Tit...
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    Woodgate Valley CP & Quinton Meadows

    Hi Zomerset The Green Woodpecker was in the open area near to Plough Close near to Clapgate Lane. There were several Great Spotted Woodpecker around, mainly along the brook. I would recommend listening to a recording of its call because it stands out quite a bit once you know it. They also have...
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    Woodgate Valley CP & Quinton Meadows

    8-12-13 A late morning stroll around the local patch today for the first time in a very long time. There has been quite a bit of work going on to cut back some of the paths and it looks pretty good to me. Birdwise, species list is below but nothing too out of the ordinary: BH Gull, Magpie...
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    Woodgate Valley CP & Quinton Meadows

    Can't help on the water voles i'm afraid, i've never seen one there but Dave J will have a better idea than i do. Spend an hour there on a very wet saturday afternoon. Main highlights were 3 Buzzards, several Jays fighting it out in some trees and a Grey Wagtail by the brook. Away from the...
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    Woodgate Valley CP & Quinton Meadows

    Zomerset - Nice to see the Heron is still around, i still need to add it to my site list!! I usually see 2-3 Jays around the reserve so you may not have been seeing double. Also had a bit of a surprise when I got home in Quinton this afternoon, shut my car door and flushed a Female Wheatear...
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    Woodgate Valley CP & Quinton Meadows

    19-05-13 First visit for a couple of weeks. It's amazing what a couple weeks of decent weather can do for a place, it looks very green, plenty of insects around too. Only 1 new species for the year list in the form of 3 Swift overhead. Other notables include: Stock Dove, Treecreeper (2nd of...
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