Last few months we have had Peregrines quite often around our buildings. Pair Raven displaying recently. Big roosts of Pied Wagtail, up to 30 some afternoons. Oystercatchers nest blocked our roof gutter
There was a very interesting small yellow legged Lesser Black-backed Gull yesterday - looked 3rd yr generally (as best as I can tell with them) but no white in primaries apart from outer primary small white patch at end with black at tip and appeared almost as dark slate black as the Baltic Gulls I see when at a suppliers factory on the Southern Baltic. Possible intermedius.
Lots of finch flocks this year which is unusual. Wonder if they are being displaced from Sliver Lane Pools which are a few hundred yards distant as the crow, sorry, finch flies.
Was on top a 28m high building at the science park this morn when I noticed a few Mistle Thrushes over at 7:15. By 7:30 I'd counted another 150, with 14 Pied Wagtails and three Meadow Pipit plus odd Swallows.
Added Lapwing to my office window patch list today as two were in display together on the wasteland by Aston Ave.
The usual pair of Oystercatcher are also around the business park, with Pied Wagtails, Magpies and Goldfinch a plenty, a feral Barney with the Canadas on the pond at the Engine room and Black-headed, Common and Herring Gull about.
Nightwatchman has seen an "owl" often atop one of our building, Tawny I'd assume from the description.
Recorded 34 species this year within the Birchwood business park. Suspect developments of the remaining gravel lands from building demolished in the 1970s-1990s for the 700 series buildings will see put to the Oystercatchers and Ringed Plovers.
Most bizarre sighting was Redwings in the first week in September in 22C heat.
Tried educating colleagues to nature, everyone seems to love Greta, wants their Carbon footprint down, wants diversity and inclusion at work, but no one cares about the birds............not one person came to the window when I tried to show them the first sign of autumn as Pink-footed Geese 'win-winked' overhead.
Too late the birds will be gone but we will pat each other on the backs for our increasing Networks on Linked In saying the right things which have no real outcome on the future of the plant.
Working on the outside 22m Level of Newton House, at grisley Risley today, I had the shock to be looking down on a Green Sandpiper calling as it was making its way across Birchwood Business Park. Looking back where it came from, it would probably have come from Silver Lane Pools, 1/3 mile distant, or perhaps but not on flight line Colliers tip or Risley Moss. [If you look from the top of Risley IV Landfill SSW, Newton House is the highest Beige building on the Birchwood site].
Eight Pied Wagtails were around the grass to the southern end of the Park and the resident Oystercatcher Pair were flitting about between Chadwick House, newton House and the wasteland.
