Nice trip out to Sutton Coldfield yesterday to visit New Hall Mill on one of their few Open Days which has some lovely land with a mixture of habitats including water, a meadow and even a small ancient woodland.
Being as the Mill is located in Newhall Valley Country Park I had a quick walk around there as well as the Plantsbrook to see if any Mallards had had any babies in the same location as they always do and indeed they had eight Ducklings approximately two weeks ago (according to the locals) and thankfully they still have eight and they all looked fine specimens. It was also great to see a flock of Blue Tit that must have had twenty or more juveniles in amongst them which must have been from two or three separate families. In the same location as the Ducklings I also saw a juvenile Chiffchaff foraging in the bushes overhanging the Plants Brook, which was a real treat to see.
In the Mills grounds there was a pair of Grey Wagtail feeding young in nests in the same outbuilding as the one I saw them in late April, on top of the building I also spotted a pair of juvenile Grey Wagtail so I presume some had fledged and some hadn't, in the building adjacent to that one there was also a Blue Tit nest which was being visited regularly by the adults.
Birds seen were Buzzard, Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Wren, Robin, Starling, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon, Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Grey Heron, Mallard, Canada Goose as well as the following juveniles, Duckling (8), Chiffchaff, Blue Tit, Grey Wagtail as well as both Grey Wagtail and Blue Tits feeding young in nests.
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