fri  30/11/12    early morning     cloudy but still frosty


Little Grebe                       4 on canal  2 below Compton Lock, 2 nr Prefab Weir,
Grey Heron                       1  feeding on canal side  north of Meccanao  Br,
Kingfisher                         1  on Smestow at Prefab exit at 08:00 and again 09:30,
GS Woodpecker               1 calling in trees nr prefabs and 1 watched fly west across valley,
Goldcrest                          1 calling at Meadow View and 1 seen at top east cnr Barleyfield,
Long tail Tit                      flock c12 in the Paddock,
Coal Tit                             1 Railway Walk  Aspine Way,
Brambling                         1 calling from top of tall tree in grds at top of Barleyfield, A scares bird here in the valley,
Bullfinch                           4♂ 3♀  together in the Shrike Bushes,