Matthew Fennell-Fox

Birder, particularly waterfowl. Belvide and The Wrekin area regular patches. Villa fan

[Matthew Fennell-Fox @matthewrfox]

My #PWC2023 for @PatchBirding next year, be nice to get 100pts but think it unlikely unless the tiny reservoir turns something up! Includes a couple of areas I don't always go to so they might turn up something different :)

[Matthew Fennell-Fox @matthewrfox]

@FUT_Accountant 10 evo chain for Botta now just need to get a CDM evo for a full Libertadores evo team

[Matthew Fennell-Fox @matthewrfox]

@tfwrail why is the TFW 0744 running fast through Wellington and not stopping? "More trains than usual needing repairs" that you've given as the reason is clearly not why is it. You repeatedly do this and it causes significant overcrowding on @WestMidRailway services

[Matthew Fennell-Fox @matthewrfox]

@WestMidRailway can you confirm why the buses are only running to Telford and no other stations?

[Matthew Fennell-Fox @matthewrfox]

@tfwrail Shouldn't it be listed then, and every subsequent service this unit forms that is 2 carriage instead of 4? Was the same for parts of last week as well when it wasn't listed, and the service board at WLN no longer says "this service is shorter than usual today".

[Matthew Fennell-Fox @matthewrfox]

@tfwrail is the reduction of the 07.44 WLN to BHI (0730ish ex SHR) from 4 to 2 carriages permanent? Not listed on your short notice formation changes

[Matthew Fennell-Fox @matthewrfox]

@tfwrail @WestMidRailway sort your trains out at New Street it's absolutely ridiculous. 1726 WMT to SHR cancelled, 1721 TFW to Llandudno 2 carriages instead of 4 and many unable to board. 30 mins wait for absolutely no reason. It's rush hour and people want to get home!

[Matthew Fennell-Fox @matthewrfox]

@WestMidRailway Thanks. From what I can see from your service updates a lot of the Shrewsbury line today is reduced from 4 to 2 carriages, including both rush hours. Why?

[Matthew Fennell-Fox @matthewrfox]

@WestMidRailway is there a reason the 0704 WLN-BHM is now a 2 car service most of the time when it was a 4 car service before (and was 4 again yesterday)? Very busy by the time it leaves WLN and TFC let alone WVH.

[Matthew Fennell-Fox @matthewrfox]

@AvantiWestCoast the 1710 from Carlisle to Wolverhampton is cancelled, what are my options? Neither the one before or after go to Wolverhampton, is there ticket acceptance beyond Crewe if I am able to get one of those services?

[Matthew Fennell-Fox @matthewrfox]

@woodlandbirder @MarkAvery @JackShutt8 @Alexander_Lees Very rare I find any Chaffinch in a 280ha native woodland in Shrops. 1 specific loc i know there's 1 pair, and if I get 1 in the gdn it's a mega day, only had 2 in 4 years. Very sad to see. Have feeders still at the mo but really only get 30+ House Spar, just the one BT each day

[Matthew Fennell-Fox @matthewrfox]

@WestMidRailway Thanks. Will the timetable be the same as the current Saturday engineering timetable? NRE is still showing trains running.

[Matthew Fennell-Fox @matthewrfox]

@WestMidRailway Is that going to be available before Monday morning please? As I'm going to have to make alternative arrangements otherwise as I do have to get to work, and there's more than a coach capacity that gets on every train in Wellington let alone those coming from Shrewsbury.

[Matthew Fennell-Fox @matthewrfox]

@WestMidRailway Is what you've put out the 'plan'? No trains turning round at Telford, everyone got to hope a bus turns up at rush hour that has space on it and if not wait another hour? Journeys of 1hr becoming journeys of 3+ hours with traffic, but for the same price! Not really a plan is it.

[Matthew Fennell-Fox @matthewrfox]

@WestMidRailway there are several social media posts suggesting no trains on the Shrewsbury line until April due to the landslip nr Oakengates. Can you confirm if this is the case or if there will be any/some trains from Monday? NR only shows TFW services as canc at the moment

[Matthew Fennell-Fox @matthewrfox]

@WestMidRailway Thanks for the swift reply. Hoping for a solution that doesn't mean getting out of bed at 5am every day!

[Matthew Fennell-Fox @matthewrfox]

Not doing big garden birdwatch until tomorrow but typically 14 Long Tailed Tits, biggest flock ever seen in the garden just now feeding on my homemade suet cakes, wondered what had been eating them!

[Matthew Fennell-Fox @matthewrfox]

Wonderful to see today that for the second winter running we have a male Blackcap in the garden. Sudden explosion of species numbers today, presumably due to the cold. 3 Goldfinches which I very rarely record, and a Long Tailed Tit.

[Matthew Fennell-Fox @matthewrfox]

Despite the significant growth in Wren numbers and it being our most common bird, we've just had one in our garden which is just my fourth record in 4 years. Nice to see

[Matthew Fennell-Fox @matthewrfox]

@Claire__Bratley I'd walked up from home, was on the top waiting by 7.20 and at least 20 people there before me. There were lots coming down even as I was going up as well. Saw a single person in 3 and a half hours on the Ercall after!