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Sunday, 19 February 2012

Birding today!

Today me and my dad went birding and heres what we saw.

RSPB Sandwell Valley- Pintail (a single adult male)x1, Teal 5+, Goldeneye x2 (2 males) but no females, Oystercatcher x2 (stump foot the usual female has returned this year so its likely its the same pair as last year), Canada goose 50+, Lapwing 50+, Black headed gull 100+, Buzzard x2, Kestrel x1, Coot 30+, Moorhen 10+, Lesser black backed gull 5+, Starling 5+, Tufted duck 10+, Widgeon 20+, Snipe 14+, Goldfinch 5+. 

Bartley green reservoir- Today me and dad decided to take a look at the gull roost at the reservoir, this was mainly because a Iceland gull and mediterainean gull had been spotted in the week but heres what we saw,
Lesser black backed gull 30+, Black headed gull 100+, Herring gull 30+, Great crested grebe x6, Little grebe (Dabchick) x1. 







Male pintail RSPB Sandwell Valley by Jason Davis


 

 







 




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