Monday 11 May 2015

Grey Wagtail confusion 


11th May 15              morning               mid section

sunshine & light showers, 12-15°c,  1014mb,  S 11-SW 22mph


Spent most of morning with Ian trying to sort out some confusion with our grey wagtails. Over the last few weeks we have seen 2 different males and 2 different females, the breeding pair at Smestow Br both seem to be 1st year birds but we have also had a different female in this area which we suspect was passing through, and we are picking up a different male at the wetland site, indeed both males were present there today but not at the same time. The Smestow male flew off with a bill full of food towards the Smestow site and a male has departed in the past to the east towards Paget Rd?

Moorhen 1 Wetlands
Swift 2 over Wetlands
Swallow 1 over Wetlands
Grey Wagtail pair Smestow Bridge, poss 2 different ♂s Wetlands,
Wren song mid section
Dunnock song mid section
Robin song mid section
Blackbird 5 singing mid section
Song Thrush 2 singing mid section
Whitethroat 2 singing Barleyfield
Garden Warbler 1 singing Annex Barleyfield
Blackcap 7 singing mid section
Chiffchaff 7 singing mid section
Chaffinch 3 singing mid section

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