31st December – Records Added 30th December – Records Updated All members should now have received the 2018 Annual Report which has been re-designed.  It is packed with information and many photographs and aside from being very grateful

Updates 30th November – records added 29th November – records amended 28th to 29th November – Records added 27th November  – Records added Work Party Dates 7th December 2019              2 pm 11th January 2020                2 pm 8th February

Updates October 17th and 22nd – Records added 31st October 2019 Sunny and cool. A few birds were clearly new in with at least six Chaffinches in and out over the Old Road. A single Skylark went over,

Work Party Dates: 5th October 2019 – 2 pm 9th November 2019 – 2 pm 7th December 2019 – 2 pm Ringing Returns With thanks to Graham Rowling the details of the two colour-ringed Black-headed Gulls seen/photographed at

Work Party Dates: 3rd September 2019 – 6 pm 5th October 2019 – 2 pm 9th November 2019 – 2 pm 7th December 2019 – 2 pm Update to 20th August 2019 Update to 23rd August 2019 Update

Updates: 30th and 31st July – Records updated 8th July – Record updated 4th July – Record updated. 23rd July – Record updated Work Party Dates: 3rd September 2019 – 6 pm 5th October 2019 – 2 pm

  Updates: 28th June – Photograph added and record updated. 26th June – Photograph added and record updated. 20th June – Record updated. 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th Updated 11th amended 6th June – Photograph added

Announcement: (2) The all day bird count will take place on the Reserve this coming Saturday, 4th May 2019, and all contributors welcome. (1)  The West Midlands Ringing Group are looking for a volunteer(s) to assist them with

Announcement: (2) The all day bird count will take place on the Reserve this coming Saturday, 4th May 2019, and all contributors welcome. (1)  The West Midlands Ringing Group are looking for a volunteer(s) to assist them with

Please Note : Severn Trent water are doing repair works by the pumping station off Meriden Road from Thursday (28th March) to Saturday (30th March) so the track to the car park in that area will not be

Work Party Dates: 9th March 2019 – 2 pm 6th April 2019 – 2 pm Updates: We send our apologies that our site has been down for almost a week.  Unfortunately this was not of our doing, but

Work Party Dates: 12th January 2019 – 2 pm 29th January 2019 – 9 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.     Additional volunteers required for this additional work party which is indirectly c/o HS2 and through their contractor Balfour Beatty

Work Party Dates: 2019 12th January 2019 – 2 pm 9th February 2019 – 2pm 9th March 2019 – 2 pm 6th April 2019 – 2 pm Updates: 31st December 2018 – record updated – probable drake Common

  Updates: 4th November – record updated (to include Herring Gull and Little Egret numbers) and new paragraphs added. 2nd November – record amended (Common Darter numbers) and new paragraph added 30th November 2018 Sunny, light south-westerly wind.

Work Party Dates: November 10th – 2 pm December 8th – 2 pm Updates: Railway Pool and Islands: Further to previous updates, the water level on Railway Pool has been lowered in order that access can be gained

Work Party Dates: September 11th – 6 pm October 13th – 2 pm November 10th – 2 pm December 8th – 2 pm Ringing Recoveries 29th September 2018 – Courtesy of the Brewood Ringing Group, we have had another

Ringing Recoveries One of the young Black-headed Gulls ringed in 2016 has just been seen at the RSPB Conway Reserve in Wales; and Common Tern C15 was sighted on the 9th August at Seaforth, Merseyside. This is the

Work Party Dates: July 10th -6 pm August 8th – 6 pm September 11th – 6 pm Updates: Update of record for 31st July. Update of record on 26th July in relation to Egyptian Geese Photographs added 17th

  Other News It is  with sadness that I report that I have just heard that Geoff Wardle, a long time supporter of the Reserve, passed away recently. Some of you will have known Geoff and he will be sadly

Work Party Dates: June 13th – 6 pm July 10th -6 pm August 8th – 6 pm September 11th – 6 pm Update 19th, 20th and 24th May – Photographs added. 20th May 2018 – Records added .

  Update Black-headed Gull ringing information added 25th April 2018. Photographs added to the 21st , 23rd and 24th April. Apologies for the late news of two colour-ringed Black-headed Gulls seen on March 17th. Yellow 2DJV was ringed