Hardly any song today

18th July 15            early morning                mid section

sunny & warm,   9-16°c,  1015mb,  S 6-SW 13 mph,

Birding was hard work today with very little song to guide us and lots of foliage to disappear into. The ring-necked-parakeet was heard calling in the Paddocks and then flew across towards the gardens of Henwood Rd. A few blackcap and whitethroat were around the lower Barleyfield and a sparrowhawk flew over to the north east as did a great spotted woodpecker. An adult and juvenile goldcrest was in the hedgerow between the canal and the Paddocks.

Mallard	few	Staffs & Wocs
Sparrowhawk	1♂ >> NE over	Barleyfield
Moorhen	2 broods	1 juv Meadow View,   1 + 3 juv Prefabs,
Black Headed Gull	11	Compton Field
Lesser Black Backed Gull	odds over	mid section
Ring Necked Parakeet	1 >> W over	The Paddock
Swift	odds over	mid section
Great Spotted Woodpecker	1 >> N over	Hanging Grds
House Martin	odds over	Barleyfield
Pied Wagtail	1	Compton Field
Wren	2 singing	mid section
Whitethroat	3+	Barleyfield
Blackcap	2 singing	Barleyfield
Chiffchaff	2 singing	mid section
Goldcrest	2 ( 1 imm )	2 ( 1 ad + 1 imm ) in trees btw canal /Paddock,
Chaffinch	pair	Hanging Grds
Goldfinch	7	4 Paddocks,   3  Wetlands,
Bullfinch	pair	Barleyfield