Mallards stay put but garden warbler moved
2nd June 15 morning mid section
blustery,occ drizzle,muggy, 12-16°c, 997mb,SSW 12-SW 22
Wetlands was deserted until after a waiting game the mallard family of 3 appeared deep in the reedmace before showing later in open water. The garden warbler was surprisingly found singing from the top of Barleyfield in the now reduced Willow and Wild Rose scrub, ( this was traditionally the area used along with the Annex to the west ).
There is still a brood of 4 moorhen chicks just south of the weir back of the Prefabs but no sign of the brood of 2 chicks from the same area or the brood south of Meadow View. Also no mallard broods on the canal. I suspect the Wetland brood of 9 have moved off to the north.
Mallard | ♀ + 3 chks | Wetlands still |
Moorhen | pr + 4 chks | S&W Canal nr Prefab weir |
Swift | 10+ low over | Barleyfield & wetlands |
Green Woodpecker | calls | Tettenhall Ridge |
Pied Wagtail | 1♀ carrying/food | Compton Playing Field |
Wren | 7 singing | mid section |
Dunnock | 2 singing | Barleyfield |
Robin | 9 singing | mid section |
Blackbird | 7 singing | mid section |
Song Thrush | 4 singing | mid section |
Garden Warbler | 1 singing | Barleyfield Top Roses |
Blackcap | 7 singing | mid section |
Chiffchaff | 6 singing | mid section |
Blue Tit | 1 juv | Graiesley Culvert feed by adults |
Chaffinch | 1 singing | Station Paddock |
Bullfinch | 2 pair | mid section |
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