Tuesday 14 April 2015

Follow on from geoff's post

Friday afternoon was noteable for about 50 butterflies in the paddocks (just south tett station) all seemed to be small tortoiseshell or peacock.
Into the weekend still plenty of blackcap and chiffchaff with an additional 4 of each between Compton and wightwick. additiona;;y 5 chiffchaff and 6 blackcap in the north section this morning.
pair of buzzards circling Oxley bank this morning and calling green woodpecker from there-both regular nesting places.
talking of nesting pair of grey wagtails being seen daily between Compton and tettenhal raising hopes.
coot on nest just up from lock 17 suggesting movement down from town centre where several pairs raised young last year.  Will it affect the moorhens???
amazingly a young mistle thrush in the road at viaduct drive with an anxious parent above in silver birch-yes Geoff they do nest early!!!
one possibly 2 treecreeper at tettenhall station yesterday and three diff goldcrests thru the paddocks which given previous sightins suspect indicates three pairs
Finally yesterday brought what we think was first willow warbler of the year by the station, a rather dumpy bird but the orange legs gave its identity which was confirmed when it sang. A different bird was singing today on the canal at back of rifle range.

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