Appeal for sightings Information

Good snowy morning to you all!!!

An appeal for information!!!

My work-load is due to drop off shortly, which will allow me to, among other things (like finishing Angus's brilliant History of the bird Group and the Species Archives!!!), pursue some conservation issues in the valley.

In order to assist with this I would be grateful if anyone holding Smestow Valley birding records could email me at smestowsightings@gmail.com details of all sightings for the following species. I have all of the Annual Reports so I am just interested in sightings from 1st January 2011 to the present date:

Kestrel
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Skylark
Meadow Pipit (ground records only)
Stonechat
Whinchat
Grasshopper Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Reed Warbler
Garden Warbler
Lesser Whitethroat
Wood Warbler
Spotted Flycatcher
Willow Tit
Treecreeper
Tree Sparrow
Reed Bunting 
Yellowhammer (Excluding Pool Hall Lane and Castlecroft Bridge records)
Linnet

Please supply this information by 28th February 2013, so that I can analyse and act on it. Thank you.

Whilst on the subject of records please, as a separate issue, could contributors send their 2012 records, again to the sightings email address so that they can be summarized into some form of report that will be available online.In order to try and get this available as soon as possible, could I please be a pain and respectfully request that all submissions be made by 31st March 2013.The "submit sightings" link on our blog home page provides further information.

Thank you so much your help regarding the above. Oh and to those casual and/or garden watchers, please do not be shy!!! This is a community web-site, so please everyone take part, because with the rich variety of life on this beautiful planet, we all remain amateur, as there is always something to learn, so get typing now!!!!!!

I also want to encourage records for flora, fungi, bats, other mammals, reptiles, amphibians, mini-beasts and Butterflies, so send any of these 2012 records by email as well.

Lastly (I promise!!), please send all your photos. They can be wildlife focused or simply portraying the beauty, or community spirit of the valley. Simply email them along with your name, details of the date taken and location and we will utilize them when and where we can.

Thank you.