Reed Bunting  valley year tick for me

13th October 15            morning                mid section

mostly cloudy,  5-11°c,   1025mb,  N 6-11 mph

Up until 2010 reed bunting was a regular breeding bird on the Barleyfield, indeed that year i'm sure  the pair had two successful broods. I still miss the repetitive song every spring when sitting on the seat at the top of the meadow. From there I could hear many singing birds in april including reed bunts and willow warbler, another species which didn't breed this summer for the first time.

A calling parakeet above the Paddocks, two chiffchaff still hanging on and still two little grebe by Meccano Br were other highlights.

Little Grebe	2	2 Meccano Br
Moorhen	1 Wetlands,  17 counted Compton Rd - Tettenhall Rd,
Ring Necked Parakeet	calls	The Paddock
Great Spotted Woodpecker	1 >> E over	Barleyfield
Wren	2 singing	mid section
Robin	10 singing	mid section
Chiffchaff	2	c Paddock,  1 in bullrushes  Wetlands,
Coal Tit	1	The Paddock
Jay	2	mid section
Greenfinch	calls	Annex Barleyfield
Goldfinch	4	Barleyfield
Bullfinch	calls	graiseley Cnr
Reed Bunting	1	Central Scrub
Speckled Wood	1	Prefabs