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David Waite @birdiedave.bsky.social · 3d

A walk round Sandwell Valley RSPB this morning, male mandarin on the river, grey wagtail, cettis warbler, redpolls around, raven.

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David Waite @birdiedave.bsky.social · 9d

A walk round swan pool this morning, very quiet on bird front, siskins, and meadow pipits my highlight, very few gulls, 5 gcgrebe. Common darter dfly.

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David Waite @birdiedave.bsky.social · 12d

A walk along the wednesbury walsall canal this morning, 7 cormorant, 20 goldfinch, gswoodie, 2 redwings chiffchaff.

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David Waite @birdiedave.bsky.social · 15d

Had a walk round Sheepwash urban Park this morning, 1 gwegret, several little egret, 10+teal, shoveler 3,gcgrebe, little grebe, cettis warbler, raven, 2 jackdaw, redwings, gswoodie.

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David Waite @birdiedave.bsky.social · 21d

A walk along the river at Sandwell this morning. 1 chiffchaff, 2 redwings, gswoodie, jay,teal 20,gadwall, 1 little grebe, 1 little egret rnparakeets ext.

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David Waite @birdiedave.bsky.social · 29d

A walk round a windy Sandwell forge mill lake this morning. 20 lapwing, small numbers of wigeon gadwall, teal, 4 goosander.

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David Waite @birdiedave.bsky.social · Sep 25

Had a walk round Sheepwash urban Park this morning, at least 50 cormorant, 5 little egret, 3 gcgrebe, 4 little grebe, 2 teal, several chiffchaff around, 2 buzzard, jay,coal tit.

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David Waite @birdiedave.bsky.social · Aug 17

A walk round Sandwell Valley RSPB this morning, to see the 2 btgodwit that had dropped in,with Sonia, water rail, and others.

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David Waite @birdiedave.bsky.social · Jul 31

Swan pool Sandwell this morning, 2 stonechat, whitethroat, little egret, and not a lot else.

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David Waite @birdiedave.bsky.social · Jul 28

Along the wednesbury walsall canal this morning 2 raven, peregrine, cormorant, grey heron, chiffs.

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David Waite @birdiedave.bsky.social · Jul 27

A walk along the wednesbury walsall canal this morning, plenty of chiffchaff around ,20 starlings feeding on berries, around 20 hse sparrows

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David Waite @birdiedave.bsky.social · Jul 25

A walk along the wednesbury walsall canal this morning, highlight grey wagtail, coal tit,gswoodie, 20 starlings feeding on berries

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David Waite @birdiedave.bsky.social · Jul 23

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David Waite @birdiedave.bsky.social · Jul 23

A walk down salters Lane, Sandwell Valley this morning, with Sonia, very quiet birdwise, highlight, greenwoodpecker, song thrush feeding young, whitethroat, swallow, plenty of goldfinch around.

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David Waite @birdiedave.bsky.social · Jul 8

Wednesbury parkway today, good numbers of cinnabar moths,common blue bfly, a few meadow brown, gatekeeper, speckled Wood, good numbers of skippers

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David Waite @birdiedave.bsky.social · Jul 6

We came down Sandwell Valley RSPB this morning, 2 common terns, green sandpiper, common sandpiper, lapwings, lrplover, 6 little egret, 2 sand martins, hsemartins 4,

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David Waite @birdiedave.bsky.social · Jul 1

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David Waite @birdiedave.bsky.social · Jul 1

We went to upton warren this morning, 2 common terns, 5 greensand ,3 common sandpaper, lrps,oystercacher, shellduck.

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David Waite @birdiedave.bsky.social · Jun 29

Went to Sandwell Valley RSPB this morning, to see the male gargeny, found by Matt fletcher.

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David Waite @birdiedave.bsky.social · Jun 27

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David Waite @birdiedave.bsky.social · Jun 27

We had a walk round Sandwell Valley this morning, lrp,lapwing, oystercacher, 2 little egret, cettis warbler, reed warblers, reed buntings ext.

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David Waite @birdiedave.bsky.social · Jun 23

A walk along the river Severn in Bewdley today with Sonia. Nice to see the sand martins

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David Waite @birdiedave.bsky.social · Jun 15

Went to Slimbridge today, with my wife n daughter, always a nice day out. Nice to see some birds, urban birding is becoming a struggle, 3 cranes ,gwegret, common terns, plenty of dragonflies around.

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EcoRecord @ecorecord.bsky.social · Jun 12

Help us track the Willow Tit in Walsall!

Sites in Walsall where we think Willow Tit may be present include: Rough Wood Chase LNR, Goscote Valley, Leylands Farm in Pelsall, Walsall Country Park and Park Lime Pits.

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David Waite @birdiedave.bsky.social · Jun 11

A walk round wednesbury parkway scrub area this morning, lesser whitethroat calling ,a family of whitethroat nice to see, willow warbler singing, chiffchaff, blackcaps, burnet companion moths,and others

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