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The West Midland Bird Report THE WEST MIDLAND BIRD REPORT No. 24 1957 Price Six Shillings Published August, 1958 A Hawfinch at a nest in an apple tree photographed by S. C. Porter. A shy bird, not easily observed, whose distribution in the West Midlands has not been fully worked out. We are also indebted to S. C. Porter for this study of a Nightjar with young. An article on the distribu- tion of this bird in the Club's area appears on another page. THE WEST MIDLAND BIRD REPORT No. 24 1957 BEING THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BIRMINGHAM AND WEST MIDLAND BIRD CLUB FOR 1957 ON THE BIRDS OF WARWICKSHIRE, WORCESTERSHIRE AND STAFFORDSHIRE. CONTENTS Page OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE 5 CHAIRMAN'S REPORT 5 FIELD MEETINGS REPORT 6 TREASURER'S REPORT 6 EDITOR'S REPORT 7 SECRETARY'S REPORT 7 THE WINTER DISTRIBUTION OF COOT, 1956/7 . 9 THE STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE NIGHTJAR IN THE WEST MIDLANDS 12 SURVEY OF BIRDS IN THE BROOKVALE DISTRICT OF ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM . 19 CLASSIFIED NOTES 23 ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MIGRANTS . 53 KEY TO CONTRIBUTORS 57 BIRD-RINGING RECOVERIES 58 FINANCIAL STATEMENT 60 4 OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE, 1958 President : H. G. ALEXANDER, 144 Oak Tree Lane, Selly Oak, Birmingham. Vice-President : (vacant). Chairman : C. A. NORRIS, Clent House, Clent. Secretary : A. R. M. BLAKE, 102 Russell Bank Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield. Editor : J. LORD, "Orduna," 369 Chester Road, Sutton Coldfield. Treasurer : N. SWINDELLS, Rowan Lodge, 14 New Road, Shenstone, Lichfield. Field Meetings Secretary : A. T. CLAY, 93 Hamstead Hill, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham. Assistant Secretary : J. SEARS, 468 Shirley Road, Hall Green, Birmingham. Branch Representatives : KIDDERMINSTER : Mrs. M. THURSFIELD, Burnt Wood, Long Bank, Bewdley. STUDLEY : G. C. LAMBOURNE, Cottage Farm, Ipsley, near Redditch. SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE : Mrs. M. NELDER, Philomel, Kineton Road, Wellesbourne, Warwickshire. Committee : S. C. Brown, G. C. Lambourne, Miss R. C. Lee, G. M. Lewis, Miss G. M. Lewis, D. J. Munns, L. Smith. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT Each year the Club goes from strength to strength and it is good to report that we have had another very successful year of activity and progress ; membership is higher than ever before and we have a small surplus in the bank. The lectures during the year proved as popular as in the past and attendances, in spite of the rival claims of television, were as well attended as usual. On the scientific side our Hon. Secretary, Mr. Blake, is to be congratulated on the wide range of work done. He has continued to organise the wildfowl counts for the three counties and has managed the Nightjar and Coot surveys as well. How he copes with so much remains a mystery. The work he puts into the Bulletin, which is almost entirely his doing, is beyond praise, indeed it would be fair to say that it would be impossible to get this job better done. Once more we must express our thanks to Mr. Lord who has edited the Report. This is always a most formidable task which 5 he carries out with commendable speed and accuracy. It is my personal regret that this year I have been responsible for delaying its production for which I tender my apologies. One of the most important events of the year was undoubtedly the formation of a new branch of the Club at Stafford. This is almost entirely due to the enterprise of Mr. N. R. West who is to be congratulated not only on the formation but on the speedy growth of this new venture. During the year the Club suffered the loss of its founder member and Vice-President Mr. W. E. Groves. Nobody has done more for the Club and we mourn his passing. An obituary appears on page 9. No Chairman's Report would be complete without an expression of thanks to all the officers and committees of the Club who make the organisation function with such devotion. We really are extremely fortunate and well served in every direction, indeed the whole strength of the Club is based on the energy and drive of these people who give their time so generously. Finally, it is a pleasure once again to express our thanks to the Director of the City of Birmingham Art Gallery for the excellent facilities placed at our disposal for our meetings. To Dr. Mary Woodall and her staff we are most grateful for what is undoubtedly a very real privilege. C. A. NORRIS. FIELD MEETINGS REPORT The field meetings held monthly continued to be well supported and form a very useful means of introduction to bird-watching for beginners. More meetings specifically for beginners have been held and have been successful. A. T. CLAY. TREASURER'S REPORT The accounts for 1957 are printed inside the back cover. It will be seen that the increased subscription has been effective and that the receipts exceeded the expenditure by £25 compared with a deficit of £15 the previous year. Membership at the end of 1957 was 528, to which the new Stafford Branch made a significant contribution. During the year 60 members left the Club. N. SWINDELLS. 6 EDITOR'S REPORT The earlier summer migrants arrived well before the average date, the Chiffchaff being a fortnight earlier whereas in 1956 it was a week behind. Similarly the Sand-Martin, Wheatear, Swallow and Blackcap were all at least a week ahead of their usual dates. Perhaps the feature of the autumn wader passage was the spate of records from Cannock Reservoir where, for obscure reasons and to the joy of bird-watchers but to the chagrin of fishermen and sail- ing enthusiasts, the water-level remained unusually low. The large areas of mud and weed proved irresistible to waders. It is these variables, and others, such as a reservoir becoming watched less regularly owing to the migration of a bird watcher, that makes it so difficult to draw firm conclusions from past records when the transient factors are forgotten. The entries under Blue Tit, Coal-Tit, Greater Spotted Wood- pecker and Jay show that the area was concerned in the interesting invasion of tits and other species which was so marked in the east and south-east of the country. Amongst the rarities reported during the year were Spoonbills at Brandon and Hams Hall, White-eyed Pochard at Rotton Park, Birmingham, Dotterell at Bittell, Pectoral Sandpiper and Arctic Skua at Alvecote, Purple Sandpiper at Bartley and Great Skua and Iceland Gull at Belvide. Several observers sent in detailed notes on areas where few species beyond the ordinary ones occurred. That little reference can be made to such records in a Report of this kind should afford no discouragement ; the value of these records is ultimately in the personal satisfaction to the observer of building up an intimate picture of the bird life in a familiar haunt. As on previous occasions, the editor has had the assistance of members of the committee in assessing doubtful records. J. LORD. SECRETARY'S REPORT Indoor Meetings No statistics were kept of the attendance at these meetings. Perhaps this is no serious omission as in some quarters the opinion is held that there is a plethora of figures in the bird world to-day. Be that as it may, the attendances were as good as ever and I think members will agree that the standard of our speakers was as high as ever. Those who spoke to us were the Rev. P. H. T. Hartley, Dr. J. F. Monk and Messrs. Clifford Holt, D. J. Munns, S. C. Porter, Donald Risden and G. K. Yeats. 7 At the February Meeting—our Annual General Meeting—films produced by the National Film Board of Canada were shown. We are very grateful to these speakers, who often travelled considerable distances to talk to us. A New Branch of the Club A very successful venture during the year was the inauguration of a new Branch at Stafford. The idea was formulated by the present Branch Chairman, Mr. N. R. Went, who put in much hard work to make the inaugural meeting held on April 25th a success. The Club's Chairman explained the purpose of the proposed new Branch to the meeting, and the R.S.P.B. kindly lent some films. As a result of these efforts, the membership of this Branch is now over 35, most of whom are new members. A far better cover- age of Central and North Staffordshire for future Club Reports is assured. Bird Study The Nightjar Survey of 1957 was the one new investigation of the year. Despite a rather disappointing response, a fair coverage of the three counties was achieved. We may repeat the exercise in 1958, drawing particular attention to the gaps in our present knowledge. A Report on the present known status and distribution of the species in the West Midlands appears on page 12. The Coot Survey continued over 1956-7 and is being repeated again over the 1957-8 winter. An account of the results achieved over the former period appears on page 9. Once again thanks are due to the wildfowl counters in con- tinuing their good work, in some instances for the tenth consecutive season. At the end of 1957 a further report, this time concerning the Tufted Duck, was published by the Wildfowl Trust and dis- tributed to the counters. The Research Committee set out to determine more exactly the status of the Cirl Bunting in South-West Worcestershire. A combined effort on May 12th and a careful combing of the area south of a line from Worcester to West Malvern and west of the River Severn resulted in one bird of the species being discovered.
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