Today i went back to Northycote farm for some more voluntary work and i didn't see many birds but we did go on a fungi walk.
Here is what i saw:
Jackdaw, Pied wagtail, Nuthatch, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Robin, Buzzard, Greenfinch, Sparrow hawk, Wood Pigeon.
On the fungi walk we saw a lot of mushrooms including:
Candle snuff
Earth Ball
Liberty cap (better known as magic mushrooms)
And a lot more
I shall post again about Northycote farm on the 8th of november and i shall probably do a post on the blog about my garden before then
Sunday, 14 October 2012
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Monday, 10 September 2012
The Summer Update
Hi readers this is what youve all been waiting for and here it is. This is what i have been doing all summer starting from the 16th of june to the 3rd of september. (Any important photos i shall post in the pictures page).
On the sixteenth of june me and my dad walked along the canal from wolverhampton to where i live and in total we saw:
Walk along the canal- 16/6/12
Coot x24 and x18 chick and 2 nest and 2 eggs, Swift or house martin x6, Mallard male x30, Mallard female x20 and 21 chicks, Woodpigeon 10+, Magpie 10+, Mute swan x2 and 2 signets, Moorhen x12 and chicks 21+, House sparrow 10+, greater black backed gull x1, Canada goose 5+ and chicks5+, Blackbird 5+, Pintail male x1, Starling 10+.
On the 25th of july i went birding with my grandad to saltwells wood, we didnt see much but here is what we did see:
Saltwells wood- 25/7/12
Woodpigeon, Grey squirrel, Magpie, Robin, Carrion crow, Jay, Common tern, Mallard, Mute swan, Coot, Black headed gull, Great crested grebe, Lbb gull, Blackbird, Canada goose, House sparrow.
On the same day we were passing leasowes park so we stopped in there briefly and we saw:
Leasowes park- 25/7/12
Magpie, Greenfinch, Blue tit (juvenile), Blackbird, Canada goose, Mute swan, Coot, Woodpigeon, Mallard, Moorhen.
On july the 28th i went on holiday with my family to france, we stayed near the city of limoges at a village called lussac les eglises and just outside the village there is a place called les bouiges and we discovered that there is a lake just down the road with a hide. It is called etang du murat (check it out on google maps) i did most of my birding there but we went cycling a lot so i did birding on the road aswell. we came back on the 3rd of August but during my time there this is what i saw (by the way i wrote it down for day and evening because i knew there would be different birds) I also wrote down wildlife:
France- 28/7/12
Coot, Beaver, Grey heron, Purple heron(new), Large birds of prey (they were silhouetted so i couldnt tell), Medium birds of prey(they were silhouetted so i couldnt tell), Great crested grebe, Mallard, Deer, Jay, Blue tit (juv), Blue tit, Swallow, House sparrow, Slug, Bat, Goldfinch.
29/7/12
Day-
Swallow, Blue tit (juv), Great tit, Black redstart, House sparrow, Goldfinch, Cormorant, Grey heron, Great crested grebe, Pied wagtail, Great crested grebe (juv), Buzzard, Blue tit, Kestrel, House Martin, Collared dove, Stonechat(new), Carrion crow.
Evening
Grey heron, Great crested grebe, Deer, Beaver, Buzzard, Pied wagtail, Fox.
30/7/12
Early morning
1 Grey heron, 2 Beaver, 5+ Great crested grebe, Cormorant, Coot, Buzzard, Some kind of warbler?, Purple heron(new), 4 foxes, 2 rabbits, Mallard.
Day
Swallow, Redstart (new), Stonechat, Buzzard.
Evening
Grey heron, Great crested grebe, Beaver, Rabbit, Carrion crow.
31/7/12
Day
Great tit, Heard woodpecker drumming, Buzzard, Swallow, Carrion crow, Possible rough legged buzzard.
Evening
Buzzard, Deer running about 2 metres in front of and along side me as I was cycling.
1/8/12
Day
Swallow, Buzzard, Carrion crow, House sparrow, House Martin, Collared dove, Stonechat, Coot, Great crested grebe, Grey heron, Lapwing.
Evening
Grey heron, Coot, Fox, Great crested grebe, Beaver, Carrion crow, Purple heron, Rabbit.
2/8/12
Day
Blue tit, Black redstart, Great tit, Buzzard.
Evening
Blackbird, Jay, Grey heron, Coot, Rabbit, Fox, Great crested grebe, Mallard, Beaver, Carrion crow, Cormorant.
3/8/12
Day
Blue tit, Blackbird, Carrion crow, Swallow, House sparrow.
Evening
Blackbird, Grasshopper, Grey heron, Coot, Great crested grebe, Mallard, Jay, Beaver, Deer.
On the 7th of august i went birding at sandwell valley nature reserve with my grandad, heres what we saw:
Sandwell valley - 7/8/12
Mallard, Woodpigeon, Coot, Swift, Goldfinch, Cormorant, Moorhen, Tufted duck, Canada goose, Magpie, Black headed gull, Lapwing, Pochard, Goldfinch (juv), Great tit, Stock dove, Starling, Female bullfinch, Reed warbler, Grey heron, House Martin, Blue tit, Wren, Carrion crow, Mute swan and signets, Lesser/greater black backed gull, Mallard, Green woodpecker heard only.
I went to Center Parcs with my family and friends.
Center Parcs Sherwood Forest- 10 august - 14 August
1 mute swan 4 signets, Moorhen, Robin, Mallard, Woodpigeon, Greylag goose, Canada goose, Magpie, Jay, Jackdaw, Great tit, Goldfinch, Chaffinch nest.
During my time at Center Parcs i had a go at falconry. The birds were- barn owl, american kestrel, buzzard, eagle owl and two i cant remember but they were an eagle and a hawk. i shall do a post on this as soon as i get the photos of me doing it. But i have made a montage video that you can watch on youtube at this address http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL1hDfty8wg&feature=plcp.
On august 31st I went to a museum with my grandad and on the way back we popped into upton warren and we saw an Osprey, i was very happy as it was a new bird and i had always wanted to see one. i could have stayed watching it for hours but we had to get back for dinner.
Heres a photo my grandad took:
Moors pool
Magpie, Blackbird, Wood pigeon, Canada goose, Black headed gull, Mallard, Coot, Osprey, Little owl (new), Grey heron, Mute swan, Moorhen, Greylag, Cormorant, Hobby (new), Buzzard, Kingfisher (new), Raven (new), Greenfinch, Coal tit, Great tit, Great crested grebe, Bullfinch.
On the sixteenth of june me and my dad walked along the canal from wolverhampton to where i live and in total we saw:
Walk along the canal- 16/6/12
Coot x24 and x18 chick and 2 nest and 2 eggs, Swift or house martin x6, Mallard male x30, Mallard female x20 and 21 chicks, Woodpigeon 10+, Magpie 10+, Mute swan x2 and 2 signets, Moorhen x12 and chicks 21+, House sparrow 10+, greater black backed gull x1, Canada goose 5+ and chicks5+, Blackbird 5+, Pintail male x1, Starling 10+.
On the 25th of july i went birding with my grandad to saltwells wood, we didnt see much but here is what we did see:
Saltwells wood- 25/7/12
Woodpigeon, Grey squirrel, Magpie, Robin, Carrion crow, Jay, Common tern, Mallard, Mute swan, Coot, Black headed gull, Great crested grebe, Lbb gull, Blackbird, Canada goose, House sparrow.
On the same day we were passing leasowes park so we stopped in there briefly and we saw:
Leasowes park- 25/7/12
Magpie, Greenfinch, Blue tit (juvenile), Blackbird, Canada goose, Mute swan, Coot, Woodpigeon, Mallard, Moorhen.
On july the 28th i went on holiday with my family to france, we stayed near the city of limoges at a village called lussac les eglises and just outside the village there is a place called les bouiges and we discovered that there is a lake just down the road with a hide. It is called etang du murat (check it out on google maps) i did most of my birding there but we went cycling a lot so i did birding on the road aswell. we came back on the 3rd of August but during my time there this is what i saw (by the way i wrote it down for day and evening because i knew there would be different birds) I also wrote down wildlife:
France- 28/7/12
Coot, Beaver, Grey heron, Purple heron(new), Large birds of prey (they were silhouetted so i couldnt tell), Medium birds of prey(they were silhouetted so i couldnt tell), Great crested grebe, Mallard, Deer, Jay, Blue tit (juv), Blue tit, Swallow, House sparrow, Slug, Bat, Goldfinch.
29/7/12
Day-
Swallow, Blue tit (juv), Great tit, Black redstart, House sparrow, Goldfinch, Cormorant, Grey heron, Great crested grebe, Pied wagtail, Great crested grebe (juv), Buzzard, Blue tit, Kestrel, House Martin, Collared dove, Stonechat(new), Carrion crow.
Evening
Grey heron, Great crested grebe, Deer, Beaver, Buzzard, Pied wagtail, Fox.
30/7/12
Early morning
1 Grey heron, 2 Beaver, 5+ Great crested grebe, Cormorant, Coot, Buzzard, Some kind of warbler?, Purple heron(new), 4 foxes, 2 rabbits, Mallard.
Day
Swallow, Redstart (new), Stonechat, Buzzard.
Evening
Grey heron, Great crested grebe, Beaver, Rabbit, Carrion crow.
31/7/12
Day
Great tit, Heard woodpecker drumming, Buzzard, Swallow, Carrion crow, Possible rough legged buzzard.
Evening
Buzzard, Deer running about 2 metres in front of and along side me as I was cycling.
1/8/12
Day
Swallow, Buzzard, Carrion crow, House sparrow, House Martin, Collared dove, Stonechat, Coot, Great crested grebe, Grey heron, Lapwing.
Evening
Grey heron, Coot, Fox, Great crested grebe, Beaver, Carrion crow, Purple heron, Rabbit.
2/8/12
Day
Blue tit, Black redstart, Great tit, Buzzard.
Evening
Blackbird, Jay, Grey heron, Coot, Rabbit, Fox, Great crested grebe, Mallard, Beaver, Carrion crow, Cormorant.
3/8/12
Day
Blue tit, Blackbird, Carrion crow, Swallow, House sparrow.
Evening
Blackbird, Grasshopper, Grey heron, Coot, Great crested grebe, Mallard, Jay, Beaver, Deer.
On the 7th of august i went birding at sandwell valley nature reserve with my grandad, heres what we saw:
Sandwell valley - 7/8/12
Mallard, Woodpigeon, Coot, Swift, Goldfinch, Cormorant, Moorhen, Tufted duck, Canada goose, Magpie, Black headed gull, Lapwing, Pochard, Goldfinch (juv), Great tit, Stock dove, Starling, Female bullfinch, Reed warbler, Grey heron, House Martin, Blue tit, Wren, Carrion crow, Mute swan and signets, Lesser/greater black backed gull, Mallard, Green woodpecker heard only.
I went to Center Parcs with my family and friends.
Center Parcs Sherwood Forest- 10 august - 14 August
1 mute swan 4 signets, Moorhen, Robin, Mallard, Woodpigeon, Greylag goose, Canada goose, Magpie, Jay, Jackdaw, Great tit, Goldfinch, Chaffinch nest.
During my time at Center Parcs i had a go at falconry. The birds were- barn owl, american kestrel, buzzard, eagle owl and two i cant remember but they were an eagle and a hawk. i shall do a post on this as soon as i get the photos of me doing it. But i have made a montage video that you can watch on youtube at this address http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL1hDfty8wg&feature=plcp.
On august 31st I went to a museum with my grandad and on the way back we popped into upton warren and we saw an Osprey, i was very happy as it was a new bird and i had always wanted to see one. i could have stayed watching it for hours but we had to get back for dinner.
Heres a photo my grandad took:
Me and my grandad went to upton Warren on Monday 3rd September. This is what we saw:
Upton warren- 3/9/12
Moors pool
Magpie, Blackbird, Wood pigeon, Canada goose, Black headed gull, Mallard, Coot, Osprey, Little owl (new), Grey heron, Mute swan, Moorhen, Greylag, Cormorant, Hobby (new), Buzzard, Kingfisher (new), Raven (new), Greenfinch, Coal tit, Great tit, Great crested grebe, Bullfinch.
North moors pool
Great tit, Blue tit, Blackbird.
Sailing pool
Great crested grebe, Black headed gull.
The flashesMoorhen, Wood pigeon, Carrion crow, Osprey, Green sandpiper x5 (new), Snipe, Lapwing, Curlew 20+, Teal, Starling, Pied wagtailx2, Mallard.
Thats all for the moment. there will be an update of my life list and photos of my birding outings on the pictures page
Monday, 3 September 2012
coming up
Hi readers just to let you know i haven't posted since june so i have a lot to catch up on. i shall be writing a blog post including photos and should be posting it tomorrow evening. It will include:
Keep Reading, James
PS.I am also changing the blog name to Taylor Birding In Europe because of my trip to france and my easter trip to ireland earlier on in the year
- days out birding with my grandad (eg. saltwells wood, upton warren, sandwell valley etc.)
- my trip to france
- my falconry experience (There won't be photos of me but as soon as i get hold of them i shall upload them in a seperate post)
- a walk along the canal with my dad.
- an update of my life list
Keep Reading, James
PS.I am also changing the blog name to Taylor Birding In Europe because of my trip to france and my easter trip to ireland earlier on in the year
Thursday, 14 June 2012
bridgnorth
Hi readers this is a bit late but i was occupied with revision these last few daysOn sunday 10th june my dad asked me if i wanted to go to bridgnorth because my next door neighbour had told him that there should be kingfishers on the river banks now. Firstly we didn't see any kingfishers because the river was so high and secondly we saw some other good stuff.
We saw Lapwing x2, woodpigeon 50+, Starling 5+, Buzzard x2, Mallard 10+, House Sparrow 5+, Blackbird 5+, Swallow 2+, Song Thrush x1, Chaffinch x1, Jacdaws 10+, some sort of bird of prey but i can't tell from the photo(ill post it later), Blackcap x1(also photo), Magpies 10+, Robin x1, Carrion Crow 5+, I also saw a bird that looked like a wren but at closer examination i wasn't sure so heres a photo
We saw Lapwing x2, woodpigeon 50+, Starling 5+, Buzzard x2, Mallard 10+, House Sparrow 5+, Blackbird 5+, Swallow 2+, Song Thrush x1, Chaffinch x1, Jacdaws 10+, some sort of bird of prey but i can't tell from the photo(ill post it later), Blackcap x1(also photo), Magpies 10+, Robin x1, Carrion Crow 5+, I also saw a bird that looked like a wren but at closer examination i wasn't sure so heres a photo
Blackcap
This is what i thought was a wren
Saturday, 9 June 2012
slimbridge
the other day(6/6/12) me, my dad, my grandad and my mate jason went down to slimbridge because it was my birthday. I have been there once before but now i have a brilliant camera i took some brilliant images. these images will be on my pictures page that i will be creating. We saw tons of birds including captive ones. This is what we saw: House sparrow, Buzzard, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Starling, Woodpigeon, Black Headed Gull, Mallard, Rook, Moorhen, Mute Swan, Shelduck and chicks (new one for me), Greylag Goose (there were 100's, literally), Tufted Duck, Feral Pigeon, Nene(captive) (otherwise known as hawaiian goose. They were introduced by peter scott), Lesser black backed gull, redshank(captive), Black winged stilt (new)(captive), Egyptian Goose (new), Black Tailed Godwits(new), Shoveler, oystercatcher, Grey Heron, Pochard, Barnacle Goose(new)(captive), Smew (captive), Goldeneye(captive), Canada Goose, Cuckoo(new), Gadwall(new, Reed Bunting, Reed warbler(new), Greater Black Backed Gull, Goldfinch, White hooded merganser(captive), American Wood Duck(captive), Andean Goose(captive), Chilean Flamingo(captive), Andean Flamingo(captive), Black Necked Swan(captive), Ringed Teal.
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