A run of the mill autumn day

22nd August 15               morning                mid section

muggy,some sun,  16-22°c,  1017mb,   SE 5-7 mph,

The warblers are on the move as can be seen by the wildly fluctuating numbers,with blackcap predominating today but whitethroat yesterday and chiffchaff up and down, willow warbler one day but not the next. Also an increase in sightings of kingfisher,nuthatch and woodpeckers which are local breeding birds but always reappear as autumn takes hold.

Butterflies put in a good show  today, small copper probably the star.

Mallard	few	S&W Canal
Buzzard	2	1 moulting ad over Valley,   1 moulting ad >> N to the W of Meadow View
Moorhen	few	S&W Canal
Black Headed Gull	1 over	Barleyfield
Lesser Black Backed Gull	odds over	mid section
Kingfisher	1 flew N along Smestow, Station Paddock,  10 mins later prob same flying N under Meadow View bridges,
Green Woodpecker	calls	Tettenhall Ridge
Great Spotted Woodpecker	1 >> E to	Central Scrub
Pied Wagtail	4	Compton Field
Wren	1 singing	The Paddock
Robin	3 singing	mid section
Whitethroat	1	Hanging Grds
Blackcap	5	mid section
Chiffchaff	1	Hanging Grds
Long Tailed Tit	few	The Paddock
Coal Tit	2	The Paddock
Nuthatch	1	The Paddock
Jay	calls	Hanging Grds
Greenfinch	2	Hanging Grds
Goldfinch	1	The Paddock
Bullfinch	pair	Hanging Grds
Peacock	2	Barleyfield
Essex Skipper	1	Barleyfield
Common Blue	3	Barleyfield
Meadow Brown	plenty	Barleyfield
Gatekeeper	1+	Barleyfield
Holly Blue	2	Barleyfield  & Wetlands
Small White	few	Barleyfield
Small Copper	1	Barleyfield