Kestrel returns (again) and grey wagtail a&s (at last)

17th July 15           morning                mid section

mostly cloudy,warm, 17-18°c, 1008mb,  SW 8-10 mph

The kestrel we had over most of last winter was a 1st winter male ( ie born last summer ) the bird I had today was a 1st summer male ( ie 1 year old, born last summer. get it )( I know it's confusing, wait till we get into the gull family, ie 1w, 1s, 1cy, 2w and on and on. the bigger gulls have 4 years as immatures ) anyway. Its likely that its the same individual that has paid us a visit two or three times over this spring/summer.

  The grey wagtail on the brook by the Prefabs looks like the male of the pair that nested near Meccano bridge earlier this year. At last i've had a front on view before it's flown off today.

   Apart from the above it's been a very quiet day, indeed week.

  

News from wed 15th.  a family of 8 mistle thrush were on the field east of the Wetlands before being flushed.

Mallard	few	Staffs & Wocs
Kestrel	1 1s ♂	1  1s ♂  hunting over Barleyfield,
Moorhen	2 juv	1 juv Wetlands,   1 juv Prefabs,
Black Headed Gull	13	Compton Field
Lesser Black Backed Gull	odds over	mid section
Swift	odds over	mid section
Swallow	1 over	The Paddock
House Martin	20+	mid section
Grey Wagtail	1♂	1 washed out ♂ ( from Sb nest ? ) Smestow  Prefabs,
Wren	4 singing	mid section
Dunnock	1 singing	The Paddock
Blackbird	2 singing	1 Paddocks,  1 Barleyfield,
Song Thrush	2 singing	The Paddock
Mistle Thrush	4 ( 2+ imm )	Wetland Fields
Whitethroat	calls	Hanging Grds,
Blackcap	1 singing	Hanging Grds
Chiffchaff	3 singing	mid section
Long Tailed Tit	c6	Station Paddock
Chaffinch	2 ( 1♂)	Graiseley Culvert,
Goldfinch	few	mid section