A walk round Sandwell Valley RSPB this morning, a few sand martins, 1sedge warbler, 3 reed warbler, reed bunting singing, cettis warbler, lrplover, lapwing, greylag goose, kestrel.

We went to Sandwell rspb this morning. A ringed plover was here, found by Thomas Bridgewater ,also 5 little ringed plover, oystercacher, lapwing, a few shoveler, cettis warbler, siskins, blackcaps are well in now.

Had a walk down salters Lane Sandwell this morning, 2 wheatear, which have been here a few days. Nice to see the few rooks we have in the valley, we're at the nest site.

A walk round Highgate common, this morning, with Sonia and ollie, chiffchaff seemed to be everywhere, mistle thrush, Jay's were everywhere, brimstone, comma, peacock.

Popped to Sandwell Valley RSPB this morning, to see the redshank, found first thing this morning by Ian Whitehouse.

A walk round Sandwell Valley this morning, 4 goosander, shovelers teal,12 lapwings ,2 chiffchaff singing, cettis warbler, siskins, greenwoodpecker, mistle thrush ext.

Especially little egret, Martyn

A walk round Sheepwash this morning, 5 goosander, 4 shoveler, 31 cormorant, 4 gswoodie, 7 little grebe, grey wagtail.

A walk round Sandwell Valley RSPB this morning, 1 oystercacher, 15 lapwing, 1 little egret, small numbers of wildfowl, mistle thrush singing, song thrush singing

A walk round Sandwell Valley RSPB this morning, 20 lapwing, 3 snipe, cormorants ,2 water rail reed buntings, little grebe, teal in double figures

A walk along the wednesbury walsall canal this morning. Raven, gswoodie, grey heron, buzzard, chaffinch, goldfinch, redwings pied wagtail.

A walk round Sandwell Valley this morning, forge mill lake. Common gull, with the bhgulls, shovelers,goosanders, gswoodie, lttits.

We had a walk round Sandwell Valley forge mill lake this morning, cold weather, lots of gulls and wildfowl around, goosanders, shovelers, goldeneye,siskins, redwings. Song thrush.

A walk round Sandwell Valley this morning forge mill, lots of birds moved on 30 lapwing, wigeon, a sphawk went over chased by rnparakeets, water rail, siskins and redwing around.

A walk round Sandwell Valley today, the cold weather has bought a lot of birds in.a male pintail, 2 male goldeneye, wigeon, shoveler, goosander, little egret, hundreds of gulls, a good count of 75 lapwing, and others.

A walk round Sheepwash this morning, 4 goosander, 2 shoveler, grey wagtail, handful of pochard.

A walk round Sheepwash this morning . 5 goosander, 20 siskins my highlight

A walk round Sandwell Valley, ice house pool and priory Wood, this morning, a nice male goosander on the pool, small numbers of wigeon, 26 tufted duck, in the woods stock dove, usual tits ext.

A walk down salters Lane Sandwell this morning, 20 starlings, redwings, fieldfare,redpolls,siskins, 2 pied wagtail ex.

A walk round Sandwell Valley this morning forge mill lake, 25 lapwing, 12 snipe ,goldeneye f,12 goosander, 50 wigeon, gadwall, water rail, cettis warbler, gswoodie.

A walk round Sheepwash urban Park this morning, 7 pochard, 2 goosander, 36 cormorant, 2 little egret, 10 rnparakeets, siskins ,raven, buzzard, greenwoodpecker, gswoodie.

Had a walk round Himley Hall this morning, counted 42 tufted duck, probably a few more, couple of hundred coot,several gcgrebe, not to much else to mention, gull numbers very low

Had a walk round Sandwell Valley RSPB this morning 15 snipe, chiffchaff, water rail, little egret, wildfowl numbers building up, lapwings.

A walk along the wednesbury walsall canal this morning, 1 grey wagtail, 150 starlings, 1 buzzard, 1 grey heron, 4 greenfinch

A walk round Sandwell Valley RSPB this morning, male mandarin on the river, grey wagtail, cettis warbler, redpolls around, raven.

A walk round swan pool this morning, very quiet on bird front, siskins, and meadow pipits my highlight, very few gulls, 5 gcgrebe. Common darter dfly.

A walk along the wednesbury walsall canal this morning, 7 cormorant, 20 goldfinch, gswoodie, 2 redwings chiffchaff.

Had a walk round Sheepwash urban Park this morning, 1 gwegret, several little egret, 10+teal, shoveler 3,gcgrebe, little grebe, cettis warbler, raven, 2 jackdaw, redwings, gswoodie.

A walk along the river at Sandwell this morning. 1 chiffchaff, 2 redwings, gswoodie, jay,teal 20,gadwall, 1 little grebe, 1 little egret rnparakeets ext.

A walk round a windy Sandwell forge mill lake this morning. 20 lapwing, small numbers of wigeon gadwall, teal, 4 goosander.