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  1. Woodchat

    Trench Wood and surrounding areas

    Red Kite over Saleway just now.
  2. Woodchat

    Trench Wood and surrounding areas

    Further highlights from this morning: 2 Lapwings in field opposite Trench Wood 4 singing Garden Warblers and several Willow Warblers in Trench Wood plus Cuckoo 2 Curlews in fields along Netherwood Lane A further Spotted Flycatcher along the Worcs - Birmingham canal plus 6 Reed Warblers and 2...
  3. Woodchat

    Trench Wood and surrounding areas

    Spotted Flycatcher singing in the top of a tree along Trench Lane..
  4. Woodchat

    Trench Wood and surrounding areas

    Grasshopper Warbler reeling from hedge at Lower Saleway Farm Meadow SSSI. Cuckoo and Yellowhammer singing.
  5. Woodchat

    Trench Wood and surrounding areas

    Fairly quiet in trench Wood itself yesterday - a Spotted flycatcher and Willow Warbler in a very limited search. a few Yellowhammers seen in the surrounding areas, Lesser Whitethroat and other Warblers. Another brood of 5 fledged Swallows. Greater Butterfly Orchids now in bloom (2), loads of...
  6. Woodchat

    Trench Wood and surrounding areas

    A tatty Red Kite drifting over near Netherwood Lane just now. 6 Lapwings and 16+ Mistle Thrushes in bare field plus 2 Brown Hares. Swallows feeding 4 fledged young along the canal.
  7. Woodchat

    Trench Wood and surrounding areas

    Circular walk from Oddingly along Worcs - Birmingham canal and back along Netherwood Lane: Cuckoo, Reed Warblers, Garden Warbler, Common Whitethroats, Yellowhammers, Reed Buntings, 1 Curlew, 3 Lapwings, 1 Little Owl, 1 Raven, Linnets, Buzzards, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk with prey, Swallows and House...
  8. Woodchat

    Trench Wood and surrounding areas

    A brief visit late morning: 1 Spotted Flycatcher near car park feeding low down. 4+ Garden Warblers 2 singing Willow Warblers Whitethroats Treecreeper singing 7 Early Purple Orchids In surrounding fields / areas: 2 Lapwings near Netherwood Lane 1 Little Grebe on pool at Crowle Green...
  9. Woodchat

    Trench Wood and surrounding areas

    A quick circular walk along the Worcs-Birmingham canal and Netherwood Lane this afternoon: 1 Cuckoo 3 Lesser Whitethroats 4 Reed Warblers 5 Lapwings Common Whitethroats Swallows Linnets Reed Buntings House Sparrows Buzzards
  10. Woodchat

    Trench Wood and surrounding areas

    A Kingfisher perched along the Worcester-Birmingham canal near Oddingley yesterday. Plenty of Redwings, a few Fieldfares, Yellowhammers, Skylarks, Red-legged Partridges, 2 Ravens and a few Goldcrests. Most of the other birds keeping their heads down in the rain.
  11. Woodchat

    Trench Wood and surrounding areas

    Female Redstart in one of the hedges around the 'Cornflower field' early afternoon.
  12. Woodchat

    Trench Wood and surrounding areas

    Noticeable large passage of Swifts yesterday afternoon - 100's in the air over a wide area between Tibberton and Broughton Green,
  13. Woodchat

    Trench Wood and surrounding areas

    Female Redstart in hedge along Netherwood Lane.
  14. Woodchat

    Trench Wood and surrounding areas

    Cornflowers As I was walking the public footpaths between Netherwood Lane and the Worcs - Birmingham canal, I noticed these in a set-aside field. A scan of the field revealed there were lots of them. Wild Cornflowers are quite a rare sight these days - but it just shows that the seed bank can...
  15. Woodchat

    Trench Wood and surrounding areas

    This morning: Spotted Flycatcher at Dunhampstead Manor calling often and showed well. A Hobby over Sale Green. Marsh Tit at Keeper's Cottage, Trench Wood. Curlew and 9+ adult Lapwing plus 4 juvs in fields along Netherwood Lane. Yellowhammers and large numbers of Common Whitethroats. Singing...
  16. Woodchat

    Trench Wood and surrounding areas

    A large Peregrine over Netherwood Lane on Saturday morning plus Kestrel. 3 Cormorants over Himbleton seemed unusual. 7+ adult Lapwings plus at least one well-grown juv seen yesterday. Lots of Marbled Whites in the flower-filled meadows bordering the canal yesterday. One scarlet Tiger Moth seen...
  17. Woodchat

    Trench Wood and surrounding areas

    A couple of visits over the weekend: The Lapwing flock along Netherwood Lane seems to have diminished / dispersed but still 10+ adults left. A pair with 2 well grown young found in a nearby field. Curlews present along Netherwood Lane and around Sale Green still. Yellowhammers, Ravens (4+)...
  18. Woodchat

    Trench Wood and surrounding areas

    A Spotted Flycatcher at Goosehill Wood this morning. Reed Buntings and Yellowhammers in the Dean Brook valley. 3 Lapwings in a field near Himbleton. Raven at Saleway. Lots of Marbled Whites at Puck Hill near Goosehill Wood plus Meadow Browns, Ringlets, Large Skippers, Emperor Dragonfly and...
  19. Woodchat

    Trench Wood and surrounding areas

    A Hobby over Netherwood Lane this morning. 38 adult Lapwings counted plus at least one chick - very difficult to see in the grass. Curlew near Sale Green Cuckoo near Oddingley Yellowhammers, Raven, Skylarks, Common Whitethroats, Linnets, Swallows, House Martins, Willow Warblers etc.
  20. Woodchat

    Trench Wood and surrounding areas

    Hi Mary, They have done a lot of work recently in Trench Wood, opening up quite large areas, including the area where they installed the small pond in the late 80's / early 90's. Below is a map showing some of the areas of interest:
  21. Woodchat

    Trench Wood and surrounding areas

    As I plan to visit this area on a regular basis, I thought I'd start a new thread to log any sightings. My first ever visit to Trench Wood was circa. 1986. In those days, it was notable for its Nightingales with 10+ pairs still present in the latter years of the 1980's. I last recorded them here...
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