After a quiet few days this morning produced a good crop of migrants. As I approached the bottom of the barleyfield 2 common whitethroat were sitting in a hawthorn bush and a swift flew south.
several other common whitethroat were seen giving a minimum count of 7 plus single lesser wthroat and willow warbler. 3/4 chiffchaff accompanied 9 or so blackcap in 2 group one in the hole at the top right and the other near the crossroads.
Highlight tho was the spotted flycatcher feeding by the crossroads which was a juvenile followed by pristine female pied flycatcher which perched briefly on a dead bit of the oak towards the top of the field.
It was pleasing to also see a female kestrel hovering over the lower part of the field-far less common than in years gone by. I had also seen a bird hovering over the lupin field at the beginning of the week.
resident birds were several jays a female grey wagtail at the water bridge several nuthatch and green woodpecker. the latter I had also seen earlier in the week with juvenile at meccano.
Also earler in the week 3 great spotted woodpeckers inc juvenile at tettenhall station.
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