John Sirrett

Upton Warren Birder 1975 Nocmig & Moths VC38- Scillies mostly St Agnes 1983-2014

[John Sirrett @Riflebird19]

Warks Moths: Striped Hawk-moth in my Monkspath Solihull garden trap last night

[John Sirrett @Riflebird19]

West Mids Monkspath #nocmig first migrant Redwing of this autumn’s passage at 00:31 on 24 Sept 25 followed by two more at 00:52 & 01:55 @WestMidBirdClub

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West Mids Monkspath #nocmig 22 - 23 Sept: first migratory Song Thrush of autumn passage: first Barn Owl this year a courtship screech, two passages of Common Scoter at 21:44 1/1 call plus multiple wingbeats, 23:35 2/21 calls.

[John Sirrett @Riflebird19]

WestMidsBirds: read with interest in WMBC news @WestMidBirdClub Common Quail recorded Silverdale 5 May, Alsanger 7 May & Longdon Marsh 17 June. Here at Monkspath six nocmig passage ‘wet-my-lips’ recordings made 30 April , 13 May, 12 June (2), 21 June & 30 June; site total now 14.

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Warks Moths: Another two new to my garden, though recorded by me at other sites: Four-spotted Footman and Pinion streaked Snout.

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Warks Moths: Moths making a comeback: caught this once locally extinct Dark Crimson Underwing on 17 August 25

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Warks Moths: first night GMS 3x Oak Beauty, 11xCommon Quaker, Clouded Drab, Hebrew Character & Twin Spotted Quaker. West Mids Nocmig Small nos Redwing, Fieldfare, Song Thrush on the move.

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Warks Moths: New moth for my Monkspath garden 10/5/24 confirmed by disection 35.045 Bryotropha basaltinella: not new for SP15 but the first since 1895!

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WarksMoths: Cliftden nonpareil in the trap this morning.

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@pmandrews1973 Late addition to the Earlswood list Phil, Common Sandpiper taking us to 67.

[John Sirrett @Riflebird19]

Earlswood All Dayer #westmidsalldayer recorded 66 species including feral pigeon. We did not record any waders. Birds of the day were an adult and juvenile Sandwich Tern and a fly over Tree Pipit. My thanks to all those that participated.

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Earlswood Lakes - #westmidsalldayer total to date 55

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[John Sirrett @Riflebird19]

@janet13swan An Earlswood special Janet !

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Thank you to Deb and Pete for letting us see this superb rarity, that turned up at their home, I never thought I would ever see one of these 🙂.

[John Sirrett @Riflebird19]

West Mids nocmig: Wood Sandpiper over Monkspath garden at 22:25 last night 11/8.

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Warks: birds- Black Tern at Earlswood on Engine atm found by John Oates

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Warks Moths this Twin-spotted Wainscot last night was new for my Monkspath garden presumably off the nearby Blyth Valley reed beds

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West Mids Nocmig - not been much to shout about this year but reasonable night 26/27 July

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Worcs: Wyre Hawkbatch calls of two Wood Warblers sound recorded. They seem to have finished singing, least there were non singing yesterday morning, albeit a bit of clipped song can be heard on this recording. Also 3+ Spotted Flycatchers present.