Summer migrants almost gone

still waiting for winter migrants

8th October 15           morning              mid section

sunny,  7-12°c,  1020mb,  SSE 1-SW 4 mph

One chiffchaff and two blackcap linger on from summer, soon to disappear completely, to be replaced by siskin,redpoll,redwing and fieldfare plus perhaps scarce visitors like brambling, waxwing and possibly a rarer gull ( iceland, mediterranean or yellow-legged )?

A ring necked parakeet was the first for two months, they are reported regularly around the Wolverhampton area now. six seen last week to the south of us on the West Mids border.

Little Grebe	2 (1 nr s/p)	2 ( sculking ) ( 1 nr s/p ) GRb,
Buzzard	1  >> W over	The Paddock
Moorhen	2 imm	S&W Canal
Ring Necked Parakeet	1 >> W over	Barleyfield
Great Spotted Woodpecker	1 >> S over	The Paddock
Wren	3 singing	mid section
Robin	22 singing	mid section
Blackcap	1♂ 1♀	Hanging Grds
Chiffchaff	1	The Paddock
Goldcrest	2	The Paddock
Coal Tit	1	Canal Grds Newbridge
Nuthatch	2	c Wolves Firs,   1 feeding Canal Grds Newbridge,
Jay	1	Barleyfield
Bullfinch	3	Barleyfield