A mid morning walk in the northern part of valley alongside the canal link to wolverhampton and around Aldersley stadium. More notable for what I didnt see with no winter thrushes and no sign of the usual wintering finch flock in the stadium. This often includes good numbers of siskin and redpoll. Presumably it reflects the lack of food items. Red berries are very scarce whereas last years bumper crop attracted over 300 fieldfare/Redwing. 4 Bullfinchs at the water bridge and the usual Gulls on the racecourse but with one exeption little else.
Star bird was a Common Ciffchaff favouring the Broom bushes on the slope down from Oxley sidings and overlooking the racecourse. This is the first time this year have been up to this underwatched part of the valley so who knows how long it has been there.
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