A trip over to Castle Bromwich today where birds spotted were, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Reed Warbler, Chiffchaff, Goldfinch, Great Tit, Robin, Starling, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon and the following juveniles, Reed Warbler, Great Tit, Starling and Blackbird. The Mistle Thrush (a pair) where seen on one of the flat grassy open spaces, feeding along with Song Thrush and Carrion Crow. The Reed Warbler, adults along with some fine looking juveniles were seen amongst the reeds and trees in one of the small swampy areas over Lady Bradford's, thankfully these are virtually inaccessible to humans, so they are mainly left in peace, the other side of this particular area is where the Pheasant and Foxes reside, I heard the Pheasants today but didn't actually get a sighting of them. The rain has had a dramatic effect here with the grass, wildflowers etc, over eight foot high in places, almost making the paths inaccessible, which isn't a bad thing because it keeps the undesirables away and leaves the place to people who actually want to be there for the nature and wildlife like me. There was also plenty of fresh Teasel's in evidence, they were easily numbering in the thousands, which will be great for the many finch visitors, especially the Goldfinch who always in this area. It's also great to see the juvenile Starling now with their mature plumage appearing, they look like somebody has just painted a patch of black on their stomachs and added a some white spots, they appear to have had a great breeding year, hopefully so anyway.
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