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The West Midland Bird Report 1959 No. 26 THE WEST MIDLAND BIRD REPORT Price Six Shillings Published August, 1960 We are indebted to one of our members, A. Winspear Cundall, for these two fine studies of a Yellow Hammer feeding young near Redditch and of a Tufted Duck nesting at one of our reservoirs. THE WEST MIDLAND BIRD REPORT No. 26 1959 BEING THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE WEST MIDLAND BIRD CLUB FOR 1959 ON THE BIRDS OF WARWICKSHIRE, WORCESTERSHIRE AND STAFFORDSHIRE. CONTENTS Page OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE .... 5 EDITOR'S REPORT 5 SECRETARY'S REPORT 6 TREASURER'S REPORT 7 FIELD MEETINGS REPORT 7 BREEDING BIRDS OF THE MALVERN DISTRICT 8 SOME NOTES ON THE GROWTH OF A ROOKERY 12 CLASSIFIED NOTES 14 ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MIGRANTS . 44 KEY TO CONTRIBUTORS 49 FINANCIAL STATEMENT 50 OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE, 1960 President : THE LORD HURCOMB, G.C.B., K.B.E. Vice-President : A. J. HARTHAN, Badgers Hill, Sheriffs Lench, Evesham. 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, "Ardenshaw," Gentle- men's Lane, Ullenhall, Warwickshire. Assistant Secretary : J. N. SEARS, 67 Coalmeadow Road, Billesley, Birmingham 14. Branch Representatives : Kidderminster: Mrs. M. THURSFIELD, Burnt Wood, Long Bank, Bewdley. Stafford: G. M. IRESON, 38 Linton Road, Penn, Wolver- hampton. Studley: G. C. LAMBOURNE, Cottage Farm, Ipsley, Redditch. South Warwickshire: Mrs. M. NELDER, "Philomel," Kineton Road, Wellesbourne, Warwickshire. Committee : S. C. Brown, A. W. Cundall, Miss R. C. Lee, H. T. Lees, Miss G. M. Lewis, D. J. Munns, F. Rollett. EDITOR'S REPORT The dry summer and early autumn made the reservoirs attractive for waders and in contrast with 1958 there were plentiful records from all the waters without, however, any rarities turning up. Reservoirs presented unusual sights after the long drought but most were back to normal by the end of the year. Cannock reservoir, by some manipulation, remained at the usual level and this and its use as a pleasure ground made it a poor bird-watching venue although in the late autumn two Eider-Ducks appeared, the second occurrence for Staffordshire. A Greenshank at Leamington on January 10th and Common Sandpipers at Cheddleton on February 15th were surprising for the Midlands. It was a Garganey year as in other parts of the country and they arrived earlier and in greater numbers than usual. Records of Scaup were curiously few. A Red-necked Phalarope at Brandon in June and two occurrences of Temminck's Stint—at Middleton Pool and at Black- brook Sewage Farm—were unusual. Little Ringed Plovers, now 5 regular on passage at several waters, bred at two localities in Warwickshire for the first time although suspected of having done so last year. A Roseate Tern was seen at Alvecote, and Black Terns appeared in considerable numbers around May 23rd. A Glaucous Gull and an Iceland Gull were seen together at Belvide to afford a rare opportunity in this area of comparison in the field. Crossbills nested at Enville, the first breeding in Staffordshire for some time, and a Long-eared Owl nesting record from the north of the county was one of the few within recent years. Spotted Crakes were reported from Hampton-in-Arden in the autumn and from near Worcester in the spring. Few Quail's nests have been seen intact in this area although occasionally found destroyed by farming operations so that it was pleasing to hear of one photo- graphed near Betley from which young subsequently hatched. Twite and Snow-Buntings were seen in autumn and winter at more localities than usual and a Lapland Bunting was reported at Belvide. Some of the Bearded Tits which appeared at various parts on the East Coast penetrated to Baginton to provide an exciting sight for the fortunate observers there. Members are thanked for all the record cards submitted, which can not all be acknowledged, but add to the general picture whether they refer to our commoner species or to the glamorous rarities. j LORD. SECRETARY'S REPORT Indoor Meetings In 1959 we repeated the experiment of the previous year of holding a public meeting in Birmingham Town Hall. On Novem- ber 6th the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds showed their film, "Highland Birds," the meeting being held in conjunction with the R.S.P.B. and the British Trust for Ornithology. This was a particularly successful venture and we intend to organise another such meeting in 1960—it may well become an annual event. In Birmingham Art Gallery our speakers were Mrs. Rosemary Upton and Messrs. W. M. Condry, W. G. Harper, R. E. Moreau, C. A. Norris and K. Williamson. We are most grateful to them all, and to our Chairman for continuing to attract such talented lecturers apart from speaking to us himself. Bird Study For once the Club issued its own questionnaire and we did not have to rely upon the B.T.O. to provide us with a project. In fact, after several years of breeding and winter distribution surveys into Buzzard, Mute Swan, Coot and Nightjar, there was no work of 6 a co-operative nature in which we could help in 1959. There was, of course, the Great Spotted Woodpecker Enquiry, but this was best satisfied by individual effort. Our questionnaire enquired into the Breeding Distribution of Birds in Staffordshire. Members may remember that in December, 1958, it was announced that we intended to revise T. Smith's "Birds of Staffordshire," and to this end we wanted far more information than was then available about the birds breeding in the northern half of the county. Response from this part of the county has been most encouraging, coming mostly from bird-watchers who had responded to our letter published in "Bird Notes," "Bird Study" and "British Birds." As a result, for all but a comparatively small part of the county, we have adequate coverage (and we have gained quite a few new members). We intend to organise parties from the Stafford Branch and from the Research Committee to fill the gaps in our knowledge during 1960. In the meantime the Editor has been busily analysing records published in our Reports and the results of our questionnaire. Progress has been made in searching for other published references and it seems likely that our tentative publishing date of mid-1961 will be maintained. I must apologise for not yet completing the analysis of Wildfowl Counts in the West Midlands from 1951 to 1958—it has been shelved temporarily because of other commitments. It is, however, a poor appreciation of the sterling work of our counters. A. R. M. BLAKE. TREASURER'S REPORT The accounts for 1959, which are printed inside the back cover, show a surplus for the year of £43. It will be seen that over £30 of this comes from the Club's share of the proceeds from the lecture in the Birmingham Town Hall; the margin between normal income and expenditure is, as usual, extremely modest. During 1959, membership increased by 28 to a total of 601, in spite of the loss of 64 members. N. SWINDELLS. FIELD MEETINGS REPORT The local reservoirs and the Wildfowl Trust at Slimbridge were visited as in previous years. Two of the most successful meetings were to the Malvern Hills and to Radnor Forest. The latter was a new venture and members who attended were very well rewarded. As usual, the weather was ideal on every occasion and the meetings were well supported. A. T. CLAY. 7 BREEDING BIRDS OF THE MALVERN DISTRICT Since 1953 I have recorded not far short of 2,000 nests for The British Trust for Ornithology over the Malvern district. 80 species breed in the district for certain, probably more, nests of 61 species recorded, and I have seen nests of others where not possible to record the eggs or young. By covering the same areas yearly one can make interesting and valuable comparisons and I often find the same nests and sites used yearly. 1959 saw the earliest nesting I have known. Many birds built in February and some laid; by the end of March I had 120 records with eggs and young, recording 444 nests for the season. A Song-Thrush was sitting on four eggs by March 4th, the young hatched on the 16th. Space does not allow me to relate the many unusual occurrences which make nest recording so well worth while. MALLARD. Breed on suitable pools; nest recorded at top of elm trunk. MUTE SWAN. Watched pair nesting on Golden Valley Pool, Castlemorton, during 1958. BUZZARD. Nests yearly in several woods in the district. Species did not appear to diminish owing to myxamotosis. KESTREL. Nests over the district. Common on the hills. RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE. A few pairs nest. Nest recorded in fruit orchard surrounded by woodland. PARTRIDGE. Four nests recorded in fruit orchards. PHEASANT. Eight nests recorded in fruit orchards. MOORHEN. 22 nests recorded on pools over the area, several in trees. COOT. Nests on two pools, where I have seen young. LAPWING. Increasing in numbers. Nests recorded on farmland over the district. WOODCOCK. Have been reported to me from two areas, probably breeds. CURLEW. Heard in the district and seen in fields beside Castle- morton Common; no doubt breeds. STOCK-DOVE. Breeds over the district. WOOD-PIGEON. Widely distributed over woods and fruit orchards; 48 nests recorded. TURTLE-DOVE. Nests in hedgerows and over farmlands and woods.
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