16/04/2012 Blithfield, Radford Meadows and Wolseley Bridge

Blithfield Reservoir

Mallard, Tufted Duck, Coot, Great crested Grebe, Teal, Shoveler, Wigeon, Gadwall, Canada Geese, Lapwing, Goldeneye, Mute Swan, Shelduck,

Cormorant, Black headed Gull, Lesser black-backed Gull, Oystercatcher, Greylag Geese, Pied Wagtail, Buzzard, Nuthatch, Chaffinch, Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Great spotted Woodpecker, Jackdaw, Pheasant, Wood Pigeon, House Martin, Blackbird, Magpie, Crow, Rook, we also heard Chiffchaff.

After lunch a few of us went in search of the Common Crane at Radford Meadows

After a short walk along the canal we had good but distant views of the Common Crane, also I saw –Kestrel, Wood Pigeon, Mallard, Grey Heron, Blue Tit, Canada Geese, Crow, Jackdaw and Great Tit. 

Later in the day I decided to go for walk around Wolseley Bridge SWT, I sat by the river in the hope of seeing a Kingfisher but had no luck! but the time wasn’t wasted as I saw Canada Geese, Mallard, Mute Swan, Long-tailed Tit, Wren, Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Chiffchaff, Song Thrush, a pair of Great spotted Woodpecker, Dunnock, Great Tit, Jackdaw, Magpie, Chaffinch and a pair of Mistle Thrush.