David Waite
@birdiedave.bsky.social
A walk round Sandwell Valley this morning forge mill lake, 25 lapwing, 12 snipe ,goldeneye f,12 goosander, 50 wigeon, gadwall, water rail, cettis warbler, gswoodie.
November 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A walk round Sandwell Valley this morning forge mill lake, 25 lapwing, 12 snipe ,goldeneye f,12 goosander, 50 wigeon, gadwall, water rail, cettis warbler, gswoodie.
A walk round Sheepwash urban Park this morning, 7 pochard, 2 goosander, 36 cormorant, 2 little egret, 10 rnparakeets, siskins ,raven, buzzard, greenwoodpecker, gswoodie.
November 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
A walk round Sheepwash urban Park this morning, 7 pochard, 2 goosander, 36 cormorant, 2 little egret, 10 rnparakeets, siskins ,raven, buzzard, greenwoodpecker, gswoodie.
Had a walk round Himley Hall this morning, counted 42 tufted duck, probably a few more, couple of hundred coot,several gcgrebe, not to much else to mention, gull numbers very low
November 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Had a walk round Himley Hall this morning, counted 42 tufted duck, probably a few more, couple of hundred coot,several gcgrebe, not to much else to mention, gull numbers very low
Had a walk round Sandwell Valley RSPB this morning 15 snipe, chiffchaff, water rail, little egret, wildfowl numbers building up, lapwings.
November 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Had a walk round Sandwell Valley RSPB this morning 15 snipe, chiffchaff, water rail, little egret, wildfowl numbers building up, lapwings.
A walk along the wednesbury walsall canal this morning, 1 grey wagtail, 150 starlings, 1 buzzard, 1 grey heron, 4 greenfinch
November 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
A walk along the wednesbury walsall canal this morning, 1 grey wagtail, 150 starlings, 1 buzzard, 1 grey heron, 4 greenfinch
A walk round Sandwell Valley RSPB this morning, male mandarin on the river, grey wagtail, cettis warbler, redpolls around, raven.
October 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A walk round Sandwell Valley RSPB this morning, male mandarin on the river, grey wagtail, cettis warbler, redpolls around, raven.
A walk round swan pool this morning, very quiet on bird front, siskins, and meadow pipits my highlight, very few gulls, 5 gcgrebe. Common darter dfly.
October 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A walk round swan pool this morning, very quiet on bird front, siskins, and meadow pipits my highlight, very few gulls, 5 gcgrebe. Common darter dfly.
A walk along the wednesbury walsall canal this morning, 7 cormorant, 20 goldfinch, gswoodie, 2 redwings chiffchaff.
October 22, 2025 at 8:15 AM
A walk along the wednesbury walsall canal this morning, 7 cormorant, 20 goldfinch, gswoodie, 2 redwings chiffchaff.
Had a walk round Sheepwash urban Park this morning, 1 gwegret, several little egret, 10+teal, shoveler 3,gcgrebe, little grebe, cettis warbler, raven, 2 jackdaw, redwings, gswoodie.
October 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Had a walk round Sheepwash urban Park this morning, 1 gwegret, several little egret, 10+teal, shoveler 3,gcgrebe, little grebe, cettis warbler, raven, 2 jackdaw, redwings, gswoodie.
A walk along the river at Sandwell this morning. 1 chiffchaff, 2 redwings, gswoodie, jay,teal 20,gadwall, 1 little grebe, 1 little egret rnparakeets ext.
October 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A walk along the river at Sandwell this morning. 1 chiffchaff, 2 redwings, gswoodie, jay,teal 20,gadwall, 1 little grebe, 1 little egret rnparakeets ext.
A walk round a windy Sandwell forge mill lake this morning. 20 lapwing, small numbers of wigeon gadwall, teal, 4 goosander.
October 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A walk round a windy Sandwell forge mill lake this morning. 20 lapwing, small numbers of wigeon gadwall, teal, 4 goosander.
Had a walk round Sheepwash urban Park this morning, at least 50 cormorant, 5 little egret, 3 gcgrebe, 4 little grebe, 2 teal, several chiffchaff around, 2 buzzard, jay,coal tit.
September 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Had a walk round Sheepwash urban Park this morning, at least 50 cormorant, 5 little egret, 3 gcgrebe, 4 little grebe, 2 teal, several chiffchaff around, 2 buzzard, jay,coal tit.
A walk round Sandwell Valley RSPB this morning, to see the 2 btgodwit that had dropped in,with Sonia, water rail, and others.
August 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
A walk round Sandwell Valley RSPB this morning, to see the 2 btgodwit that had dropped in,with Sonia, water rail, and others.
Swan pool Sandwell this morning, 2 stonechat, whitethroat, little egret, and not a lot else.
July 31, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Swan pool Sandwell this morning, 2 stonechat, whitethroat, little egret, and not a lot else.
Along the wednesbury walsall canal this morning 2 raven, peregrine, cormorant, grey heron, chiffs.
July 28, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Along the wednesbury walsall canal this morning 2 raven, peregrine, cormorant, grey heron, chiffs.
A walk along the wednesbury walsall canal this morning, plenty of chiffchaff around ,20 starlings feeding on berries, around 20 hse sparrows
July 27, 2025 at 12:56 PM
A walk along the wednesbury walsall canal this morning, plenty of chiffchaff around ,20 starlings feeding on berries, around 20 hse sparrows
A walk along the wednesbury walsall canal this morning, highlight grey wagtail, coal tit,gswoodie, 20 starlings feeding on berries
July 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A walk along the wednesbury walsall canal this morning, highlight grey wagtail, coal tit,gswoodie, 20 starlings feeding on berries
A walk down salters Lane, Sandwell Valley this morning, with Sonia, very quiet birdwise, highlight, greenwoodpecker, song thrush feeding young, whitethroat, swallow, plenty of goldfinch around.
July 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
A walk down salters Lane, Sandwell Valley this morning, with Sonia, very quiet birdwise, highlight, greenwoodpecker, song thrush feeding young, whitethroat, swallow, plenty of goldfinch around.
Wednesbury parkway today, good numbers of cinnabar moths,common blue bfly, a few meadow brown, gatekeeper, speckled Wood, good numbers of skippers
July 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Wednesbury parkway today, good numbers of cinnabar moths,common blue bfly, a few meadow brown, gatekeeper, speckled Wood, good numbers of skippers
We came down Sandwell Valley RSPB this morning, 2 common terns, green sandpiper, common sandpiper, lapwings, lrplover, 6 little egret, 2 sand martins, hsemartins 4,
July 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
We came down Sandwell Valley RSPB this morning, 2 common terns, green sandpiper, common sandpiper, lapwings, lrplover, 6 little egret, 2 sand martins, hsemartins 4,
We went to upton warren this morning, 2 common terns, 5 greensand ,3 common sandpaper, lrps,oystercacher, shellduck.
July 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
We went to upton warren this morning, 2 common terns, 5 greensand ,3 common sandpaper, lrps,oystercacher, shellduck.
Went to Sandwell Valley RSPB this morning, to see the male gargeny, found by Matt fletcher.
June 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Went to Sandwell Valley RSPB this morning, to see the male gargeny, found by Matt fletcher.
We had a walk round Sandwell Valley this morning, lrp,lapwing, oystercacher, 2 little egret, cettis warbler, reed warblers, reed buntings ext.
June 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
We had a walk round Sandwell Valley this morning, lrp,lapwing, oystercacher, 2 little egret, cettis warbler, reed warblers, reed buntings ext.
A walk along the river Severn in Bewdley today with Sonia. Nice to see the sand martins
June 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
A walk along the river Severn in Bewdley today with Sonia. Nice to see the sand martins
Went to Slimbridge today, with my wife n daughter, always a nice day out. Nice to see some birds, urban birding is becoming a struggle, 3 cranes ,gwegret, common terns, plenty of dragonflies around.
June 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Went to Slimbridge today, with my wife n daughter, always a nice day out. Nice to see some birds, urban birding is becoming a struggle, 3 cranes ,gwegret, common terns, plenty of dragonflies around.