Clive Rutter

Birder for 60+ years in Toronto, West Midlands and Gwent. WeBS participant for 30+ years, lastly at Uskmouth on the Severn estuary. Casual local sightings now.

[Clive Rutter @rutter_clive]

1 chiffchaff

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Wilcrick-Bishton road. 8 grey herons, 94 lapwings,100+ fieldfares,1

[Clive Rutter @rutter_clive]

Flooded fields Wilcrick-Bishton road. 5 mute swans, 34 mallard, 2 shoveler, 5 teal, 4grey herons, c60 lapwings, green woodpecker, kingfisher, stonechat. Hundreds of thrushes mainly fieldfares yesterday mostly gone

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2 'browncaps ' in garden on mill

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Adult kittiwake on flood bordering wilcrick-bishton road this afternoon. Also 7 grey herons and a chiffchaff.

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About 50 fieldfares along salthouse lane yesterday pm

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Wilcrick-Bishton: c150 Greylags on cut barley fields. 1 Whinchat

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Magor Pill high tide: 1 whimbrel, 1common sandpiper, 1 yellow wagtail, 2 grey wagtails, 1 spotted flycatcher, 1 whitethroat, 2 stonechats. Good numbers of hirundines (3spp.) over saltings , 29 little egrets and 200+ curlew towards Collister

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2 whinchats and 1 stonechat along Bishton road West of brewery. On fence bordering recently cut spring barley. #twenties

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Hummingbird hawk moth visiting impatien in garden

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Thanks to everyone for the welcome. Hope I can provide a few interesting sightings in the coming months.

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Pied flycatcher in slade wood near entrance to upper minnetts. Also several spotted flycatchers.
(Hope you like this Hadyn you are my sole follower)

[Clive Rutter @rutter_clive]

@scaupface @Staffsbirdnews Glad to hear it. I have good memories of times around Sedgley and Himley. Will follow your posts with interest. All the best.