With Spring passage finally getting under way, I thought it would be good to set up a little game to see what our contributors, followers and other viewers think will be the next addition to our site bird list.
A full list of all bird species recorded in the valley is shown on the right, but to spice things up a little, I thought I would add a few rules. Please feel free to join in whether you watch the valley, are a Midlands Birder, a viewer from abroad (Welcome to Australia, who joined us this week!!!), or just someone who has stumbled on the site and fancy a little fun!!
THE RULES:
1. Select five birds from the list below, which you think are likely to be the next new birds to be seen in Smestow Valley.
2. Rank the 5 birds you have chosen from what you think will be the most likely at number 1, to the least likely at number 5.
3. Add your two "wild-cards" - these are birds that havn't been recorded in the valley, but also aren't on my list below.
4. Submit your entry as a comment to this posting or by emailing it to smestowsightings@gmail.com
5. Results of the game in the form of a Grand National Style list of favourites will be published on the blog in due course.
6. When the next new verified species has been added to the valley list, all those that had it at number one or as a wild-card will be displayed on this site.
I have listed my submission as:
1. Firecrest
2. Bar-tailed Godwit
3. Water Pipit
4. Wryneck
5. Egyptian Goose
My "Wild cards" are Green-winged Teal and Black-necked Grebe.
Hope you enjoy this little game and more so hope all these birds come and visit us soon!!!!:
Egyptian Goose
Bean Goose
Northern Gannet
Great White Egret
Honey Buzzard
Spotted Crake
Crane
Avocet
Black-winged Stilt
Grey Plover
Knot
Sanderling
Curlew Sandpiper
Temmincks Stint
Spotted Redshank
Bar-tailed Godwit
Glaucous Gull
Sandwich Tern
Nightjar
Wryneck
Water Pipit
Savi's Warbler
Icterine Warbler
Firecrest
Great Grey Shrike
Golden Oriole
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