after the excitement of last Saturday a fairly quiet week.
Geoff had also been over last Saturday but about an hour earlier. It was interesting when we finally compared notes on Wednesday to see he had several willow warblers but only one whitethroat whereas I had the reverse.
This was born out this morning when on my way up one elderberry bush was replete with birds but they had all gone when I returned. Two whitethroat four willow warbler chaffinch bullfinch blue tit robin and blackbird were making short work of the fruit.
Talking of fruit which is early this year set me wondering how much will be left when the winter thrushes arrive, not sure I have seen blackbirds feasting on rowan berries in August before.
Geoff had had flock of 17 mistle thush at the weekend and I saw 8/9 flying south this morning. suspect they are the family parties assossiated with the three breeding pairs on the northwern bit of turners field just south of Compton.
Wednesday produced 6 swift and a raven over meccano/tettenhall college.
Monday a kingfisher on the canal by the tennis club.
Today 5/6 chiffchaff including a singing bird at the southern emd of the paddock.
Finally Geoff had picked up on an odd warbler on Saturday which briefly I had seen on Monday and Tuesday (and perhaps very fleetingly today. We independently both reached the conclusion that it was a particularly grey garden warber, presumably juvenile but it also seemed unusually lethargic.
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