1/12/12 - south and mid sections of valley
Heavy frost, light westerlies, started clear then rain before clearing again early am
Little Grebe: 3 WP at Compton canal bridge, partial SP birds at prefab weir and meccano bridge
Grey Heron on canal at smestow school
66 Mallard S of Newbridge
Buzzards:1 by canal at smestow school,adult and juv at castlecroft
Fem Sparrowhawk at Castlecroft
Male Kestrel at Dell and castlecroft
Fem Pheasant over canal at wightwick road bridge
36 Moorhen S of Newbridge
Adult Herring Gull at Smestow PF
Stock Dove Castlecroft
925 Woodpigeon SW over Wightwick Road Bridge at dawn to feed and 115 NW movement over castlecroft and 125 feeding near Castlecroft bridge
Collared Dove over Castlecroft
Kingfishers on Smestow by Castlecroft bridge and off canal at the Dell
G S Woodpeckers at Castlecroft,Peasley Wood and Pine Tree Hill
Pied Wagtails at Wightwick and Castlecroft
1st 3 Dunnock singing at Newbridge
Song Thrush at Compton Allotments
Singing Mistle Thrush at Castlecroft with 4 others nearby
5 Fieldfare at Castlecroft and 4 W over and 6 SW over Pine Tree Hill
2 Redwing over Wightwick and 10 at Castlecroft
3 Goldcrest at St. Edmunds
Coal Tit at Prebab Weir,2+ at Newbridge feeders and 1 at Compton Park
C10 L T Tit at Peasley Wood,9 at Wightwick Lock, 10 on railway N of Env. Centre,15 in SE corner of Env. Centre wood and 9 at Newbridge
2 Nuthatch together in Newbridge main paddock
Jays at Env.Centre and Newbridge
36 Jackdaw N over Barleyfield at dawn
16 Starling S over Castlecroft
C5 House Sparrow at Castlecroft, c5 at Env.Centre and 7 at Compton Allotments
Siskin over Castlecroft
4 Yellowhammer at Castlecroft Bridge
44 Species