It felt like autumn stirring this morning

25th July 15           morning               mid section

mostly cloudy,  12-15°c,  1014mb,  NW 11 mph

Only one singing bird (song thrush ) today, but  more activity than the last few days with family parties of whitethroat,blackcap and chaffinch. Nothing unusual yet but it's early days for autumn passage.

The parakeet was heard calling from the fir trees near Meccano bridge and then it arched north over Compton field almost following the line of the canal. Our parakeets spent most of last winter in and around West Park defending a tree with a possible nest hole which was blown down in storms around January. They were not seen again until Ian had them flying over Crowther Rd on 22nd Jan, but for the last two weeks local birders have reported them back at the park again, I had one today and one last saturday so are they the same pair or have we got more??

Mallard	1♀	Wetlands
Moorhen	2 broods	1+1 imm  Wetlands,   1+1 imm  Meadow View,
Black Headed Gull	15 ( 1 juv )	Compton Field
Lesser Black Backed Gull	odds over	mid section
Ring Necked Parakeet	1 over	1 calling then flew  N across Compton playing field,
Swift	2 over	Tettenhall Ridge
Green Woodpecker	calls	Tettenhall Ridge
Swallow	1 over	Compton Field
House Martin	30+ over	Barleyfield
Song Thrush	1 singing	Hanging Grds
Whitethroat	4 (family)	Hanging Grds
Blackcap	3+ ( family )	Hanging Grds
Chiffchaff	calls	Station Paddock,   Graiseley Culvert,
Long Tailed Tit	calls	Hanging Grds
Jay	1 >> to	Lower Alders
Chaffinch	3♂ 1♀ 2 juv	1♂ Meccano Grds,  2♂+1♀+2 juv ( family ) Hanging Grds
Greenfinch	4	Hanging Grds
Goldfinch	calls	Hanging Grds
Bullfinch	calls	Hanging Grds