sightings update

Swift 15 circling over newbridge on 21st aug and single over water bridge on 25 flying south
Kingfisher several sightings of single birds between hordern rd and wightwick with 2 different birds on 3 sept
Blackbird many family parties indicating good breeding season but in sharp contrast to our two resident thrushes
reed Bunting single on Oxley bank 22 aug
Willow warbler 4 birds in paddocks on 1 sept (2ad 2juv) 3 the following day and 1 on 4th also 2 barley field 31 aug
Blackcap lots of juveniles but only 1 ad male and 1 ad female barley field and paddocks to water bridge
Grey wagtails seem to be back around water bridge and smestow including ad female aug 31st at water bridge
_Pied wagtails on football pitch at Compton 11 and 12 on first days of sept all but two were juveniles
2 spotted flycatcher and redstart just north of the valley Copley wood area on 25 aug would surely have made their way thru the valley
whitethroat juv in paddock on 1 sept followed by ad on barleyfield next day
lesser whitethroat classic bright juv on 2 sept on western border barleyfield
also on t6hat day small copper and painted lady butterflies