Grey Wagtail confusion 

11th May 15              morning               mid section

sunshine & light showers, 12-15°c,  1014mb,  S 11-SW 22mph

Spent most of morning with Ian trying to sort out some confusion with our grey wagtails. Over the last few weeks we have seen 2 different males and 2 different females, the breeding pair at Smestow Br both seem to be 1st year birds but we have also had a different female in this area which we suspect was passing through, and we are picking up a different male at the wetland site, indeed both males were present there today but not at the same time. The Smestow male flew off with a bill full of food towards the Smestow site and a male has departed in the past to the east towards Paget Rd?

Moorhen	1	Wetlands
Swift	2 over	Wetlands
Swallow	1 over	Wetlands
Grey Wagtail	pair	Smestow Bridge, poss 2 different ♂s Wetlands,
Wren	song	mid section
Dunnock	song	mid section
Robin	song	mid section
Blackbird	5 singing	mid section
Song Thrush	2 singing	mid section
Whitethroat	2 singing	Barleyfield
Garden Warbler	1 singing	Annex Barleyfield
Blackcap	7 singing	mid section
Chiffchaff	7 singing	mid section
Chaffinch	3 singing	mid section