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R Ed-B Illed C Hough -- M Alvern H Ills P Hotograp No.494 Autumn 2019 Red-Billed Chough -- Malvern Hills Photographer - Steve Atkinson This front page is sponsored by The Birders Store, Worcester WMBC News Is published in March, June, September and December each Meet The Editor - Liz Clipson year to link members with each other, what’s been happening, current issues and forthcoming events on the birding scene in our area and further afield together with a selection of your It all started in April 2013, my dad and I were discussing ways to be more active. My dad, living articles and a comprehensive summary of the recorded bird sightings in our area. close to the Wyre Forest, suggested that we go out walking. To be honest, we didn’t realise how monumentally the next sentence would change our lives; “we both hate walking without a purpose, Well that was a last minute change of front cover with a lovely regional rarity turning up! Welcome we could get a pair of binoculars and look for birds”. Since then, we have to the Autumn Issue of the WMBC Newsletter, and my first as Editor. both been keen birders and we bring my partner, a keen lover of nature, along to enjoy the sights too. Firstly I want to thank Sue Judge for all her hard work as editor before I took over and to thank her for all the extra support whilst I have been getting to grips with the role. I have taken the time to Growing up, my dad and I embraced nature living in Norfolk, he certainly introduce myself overleaf. I spend a lot of my time in Worcestershire birding as well as in my home nurtured my enjoyment of wildlife, building a moth trap with me aged 6, county of Staffordshire; if you see me around, please come and say hello. looking at nature in our garden pond, and telling me stories of the North Norfolk bird reserves. There are certainly some good opportunities arising on our reserves, branches and field trips in the upcoming months, and some further roles are advertised within the newsletter itself. Club activities Since 2013, I have seen so many species and like everyone, I have my both behind the scenes and actively on reserves do require the services of members as volunteers. favourites. Firstly, I have a big fascination with Common Eiders, I even Please come and get involved, you might meet some new friends to go birding with! I would also have their call as my text message tone. I would love to pinpoint exactly Red-Footed Falcon like to introduce Glen Kirby to the role of Education officer and I am sure he would love to hear of what it is about them that attracts me so much. Picture: Liz Clipson any ideas you have in regards to this- his contact details are on the officers list (page 38). Another bird that has stayed with me is the Red Footed Falcon, in particular the individual that I life-ticked in Stoke-on-Trent, my hometown at the time. I will never I will always need photographs and articles in order to produce the newsletter. The deadline for the forget that manic morning where I had about an hour to connect with the bird before my commute Winter Edition will be 1st November 2019. Please send any submissions to the Newsletter email to Manchester. I had expected distant views and to pull up and see it on those wires was priceless. address prior to this date. As I am sure many of you are aware, the bird ended up being under police protection before flying Liz to Cambridgeshire where it met its untimely end, something that greatly upsets me even now. I have been fortunate to see these wonderful birds in other locations in the UK and also abroad in In This Issue Lesvos. Page 3 Meet The Editor - Liz Clipson Page 4 From the Postbag: “A Flash in the Pan” or a new Trend Getting out birding creates so many wonderful memories, Page 4 Membership Matters whether it is the adrenaline pumping through your veins when Page 5 Belvide Work Party Dates 2019/2020 one of your birding party finds a Penduline tit at Titchwell Page 5 Opportunities: Education Team and you are desperate to get a record shot to add to the rarity Page 5 Classifieds report, or to life tick a bird in your home county with the help of Page 6 Opportunities: Harborne WMBC Nature Reserve local birders, (Wryneck in Berryhill fields), even the thousands Page 7 From Ladywalk Reserve: West Midlands All Dayer of geese flying overhead to roost in North Norfolk can ingrain Page 10 Opportunities: Open Day at Ladywalk Reserve itself in the mind. One recent moment I had was in Lesvos Page 11 Land of the Rising Sun (and falling snow) - A bird trip to Japan where we had seen a black stork hunting in a ford, we sat down Page 14 Blythe Valley Countryside Park, Solihull; Nestbox monitoring - 2019 Breeding Season and the stork was a comfortable distance away. This bird kept Page 15 A Long Billed Blue Tit coming closer and closer to us, and got within a few metres, Page 16 Angry Birds: An Observation quite happily catching frogs. I remember being so filled with Page 17 Kinver Edge - Current Management and Future Aspirations excitement, but was scared to breathe it was coming so close. Page 19 Conservation Matters - Dave Jackson I think this is why we will still go out in the cold and wet, just Page 21 Isle Of Skye - April 2019 - Trip Report in case we have that moment of excitement; a new bird for us, Page 25 Roof-top nesting gulls from within the Birmingham Boundary - Foreword by Jim Winsper something unusual, something new for our “patch”, or just views Black Stork in Lesvos Page 29 WMBC Trip Reports - Nagshead RSPB and Lakenheath RSPB of a bird that is in good plumage. It’s certainly an escape from Picture: Liz Clipson Page 31 Club and Branch the grey office of weekdays. Page 31 Indoor Meetings and Field Trips Page 33 Call for Submissions To be the new WMBC editor is a great privilege, especially as I am following Sue Judge who did so Page 34 Bird Notes May - July - Compiled from your records by Humphrey Miller much for the newsletter, I certainly have big shoes to fill. I hope I will be able to facilitate the sharing Page 38 WMBC Officers of those memorable moments alongside all the comings and goings of club activities as well as your wonderful articles. Liz 2 3 Membership Matters Belvide Work Party Dates 2019/2020 We are pleased to welcome the following new members of the club who have joined since the last newsletter. Please note the names shown are as on the Sunday 29th September membership form but that all family members at each address are included in this welcome. Sunday 6th, 20th and 27th October Sunday 10th and 17th November Mrs A & Mr P Yardley of STAFFORD, Ms J Woolam of BIRMINGHAM, Mr M Hughes of BIRMINGHAM, Mr A Kelso of STOCKPORT, Mr R O’Donoghue of Sunday 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd December WOLVERHAMPTON, Mr G Brough of COVENTRY, Ms H Percival of STAFFORD, Mr R Greenslade of STRATFORD ON AVON, Mr K Phillips of NUNEATON, Dr E Sunday 12th and 26th January Barkell of SOLIHULL, Ms S Insull of SOLIHULL, Mr T Jones of TELFORD, Mr R Sunday 2nd and 16th February Burns of WOLVERHAMPTON, Ms S Williams of STOURPORT, Ms E Cole of MARKET DRAYTON, Mr G Ryott of SOLIHULL, Ms H Jones of SOLIHULL, Mr A Tunnicliffe All gloves and tools will be provided but please feel free to bring your own. of STOKE ON TRENT, Mr R & Mrs P Wakelam of COVENTRY, Mr R Bates of Meet at the reserve car park at 9.30am MALVERN, Ms D Lewsley of SOLIHULL, Mr K O’Flaherty of WOLVERHAMPTION, Mr A Grundy of COVENTRY, Mr S Mountford of NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME, Mr Opportunities: Education Team D Budeanu of RUGELEY, Mr P & Mr J Cobley of BIRMINGHAM, Ms C Khan & Mr J Khan of BIRMINGHAM, Mr G Nicholls of ATHERSTONE, Mrs P Bradshaw of The Club is pleased to announce the appointment of Glen Kirby as our first Education Officer following our announcement on the vacancies page on the website STAFFORD & Mr P Picken of SHREWSBURY www.westmidandbidclub.org.uk Kind Regards The advertisement is still on the website because it is clear that we need an education team if the Michael Bevan, Membership Secretary Club is to be effective. 64 Brookfields Road, Ipstones, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire ST10 2LY If there are any other members interested in developing the Club’s education programmes across Email: [email protected] the age ranges from the very young and into adult education please contact Mark Rickus the WMBC Secretary via email on From the Postbag: “A Flash in the Pan” or a new Trend [email protected] Earlier this month I recieved this email: If you would like to contact Glen in regards to his work as Education Officer, you can find his contact Since the 19th June we have heard a Common Redstart singing in the trees and hedge opposite details within the WMBC Officers list at the back of this newsletter. our urban location in the town of Kingswinford. On one occasion ‘he’ was seen singing from our neighbour’s tv aerial. As the bird is heard only from first light until about 8 am, we deduce that other Classifieds duties occupy his time for the rest of the day, so perhaps there is a nest of young to feed.
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