Sunday 26 April 2015

The first Mallard brood but thats as good as it gets

26th April 15            mid section             mid morning

bright & sunny but chilly, 5-9°c,  1010mb,    NW 7-13mph

The first brood of 11 newly fledged mallard chicks greeted me on arrival between the 2 Tettenhall bridges, chiffchaff,chaffinch and blackbird singing I knew I was in for a pleasant morning even if the birds didn't perform.


Mallard brood 11Staffs & Worc
Sparrowhawk 1♀ soaring 1♀ with extensive white to undertail + rump & sides of upper tail soaring over Compton area,
Buzzard 1 over Barleyfield
Moorhen 1 Wetlands
Stock Dove 2 Wetlands Field
Grey Wagtail pair Smestow Bridge
Wren 11 singing mid section
Dunnock 5 singing mid section
Robin 9 singing mid section
Blackbird 4 singing mid section
Mistle Thrush 2 singing mid section
Whitethroat 1 singing Annex Barleyfield
Blackcap 9 (8 singing) mid section
Chiffchaff 9 singing mid section
Long Tailed Tit 2 pair mid section
Coal Tit pair Meccano Br
Great Tit 3 singing mid section
Jay 1 >> SW over Station Paddock
Chaffinch 4 singing mid section

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