Today, we combined forces and went birding on both our patches.

At Dunstall Park, we counted 49 Snipe and 870 Black-headed, 37 Lesser Black-backed and ten Herring Gulls.

At Saltwells nature reserve, Gareth found a Chiffchaff (Thank you), but there was little at Netherton Reservoir apart from 5 Dabchick and a Great Crested Grebe.

We tried Bartley Reservoir (Birmingham) in the hope that the juvenile Iceland Gull would roost again, but it chose to go to Coton instead. However, the juvenile Glaucous Gull returned (image below) and we found single adult and first-winter Yellow-legged Gulls.

Kevin: 57 Species. Gareth: 64 species.

Juvenile Glaucous Gull (0.5 second exposure!)

Bartley Reservoir and Birmingham at dusk from Frankley Beeches