Good afternoon. Finally got one of the local Pectoral Sandpipers, at Belvide Reservoir today from the Chappell hide. A bit elusive only showing for a few minutes before Canada's spooked it. Lifer so glad to glimpse it.
Good afternoon. Quiet at local NR today. last of my photos from Belvide Reservoir visit Friday. These Egyptian Geese made me smile with their synchronized walk or should that be waddle.
Good afternoon. Good day at Belvide Reservoir as always. No P Spiper and generally quiet, but always something to see. Like this juvenile G S Woodpecker.
Good morning. Not easy to follow my last post. Thanks for all the likes & comments I appreciate it. Nice to see five Little Egrets on FML
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Saturday.
Good afternoon. Male & female Pheasants, from Woodland hide on this weeks visit to Belvide reservoir. Great plumage, male more brightly coloured, but I like the female as much.
Good evening. Happy to have passed 3000 followers. Much appreciated great to interact with so many people from different walks of life and countries, thanks. I think fitting to post my favourite garden bird, seen today the Goldcrest.
Good afternoon. Three Wheatear Salters school field, thanks
@Richard54847600
letting me know. Only the second Green Finch I've posted before, but I liked the look of this one. All
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Good afternoon. Nice to see plenty of passage birds coming through. Three Whinchat yesterday & this Spotted Flycatcher today all in Salters area
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Good afternoon. Had my first Corn Bunting of the year this morning at West Hagley. Distant shot so poor photos, but at least they are starting to show. Plenty of Yellowhammers still about.
Good afternoon. Nice morning at Sutton Coldfield park today. Plenty of Chiffchaffs about, and the regular Stonechats. ZA having caught what looks like a lizard.
Good evening. Finally caught up with Glossy Ibis
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this afternoon. Thanks Graham Cherry & friends giving me the location. Bad conditions but a lifer so well happy.
Good afternoon. I've not posted a Green Woodpecker for a long time. Not seen many lately, had this juvenile by the Salters lane area this morning
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Good afternoon. Bit of a hike this morning on the Malverns up to Worcestershire Beacon, misty & wet. Snow Bunting a lifer so well worth it. Showed well by the marker stones, not sure who found but thanks.
Good evening. One of my regular trips to West Hagley today, year ago today had about 10 Corn Buntings sadly only one today. At least there were still plenty of Yellowhammers about.
Good afternoon. Nice seeing these in the garden again today after being absent for a while. Was going to say great plumage on the common House Sparrows, but I suppose they are not that common now.
Good afternoon. Out first light this morning on a local nature reserve. Fog very thick for a few hours, so couldn't see birds on the reservoir. Had a walk around and luckily came on this great looking stag, first for me.
Good afternoon. Another good day watching the six Stonechats
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. Now on the fence of the stubble field in Salters Lane area. Great to get four males together. Took a few hours to snap them in a row, but worth the wait.
Good afternoon. First ever visit to
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with
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, cracking day thanks Rich. Had seven lifers today with the icing on the cake this Black-browed Aldatross, seen at 5-45am for 1/2 hour in poor light ISO through the roof. Worth it for such a fantastic bird.
Good afternoon. Nice to see two Wood Sandpipers
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this morning. Watched them from 8-15 until 9-30 when they flew off, disturbed by a Lapwing.
Good morning. Must admit not my favourite bird the Ringed-necked Parakeet, but must say it looked impressive recently
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especially in these conditions, which it seems totally out of place with.
Good morning. The Ruff still showing well occasionally on the weekend
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. Nice plumage, glad it's hung a around as I believe it's first one in the Valley since 2015.
Good afternoon. No NR's today because of the weather. Garden-watch, nice to see so many fledgling's about like these, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Dunnock & Blue Tit.
Good morning. Today completes my first year on Twitter. I’ve posted 138 species & seen 164, most local. Some memorable within 10kms of home Barwit, Black-necked Grebe, Black Tern, Grey Plover. Iceland Gull, Purple Sandpiper, Red-necked Grebe, Ring-n Duck & White-tailed Plover.