Birmingham Black Redstarts 2024
Dates seen
5/11/24 Adult male on bin
30/10/24 Juvenile up high
21/10/24 Adult male then briefly singing on roof top
13/10/24 Adult male & 2nd bird/assumed juvenile
1/10/24 Last seen River Rea Dipper flying up the Rea past Pebble Mill PF
29/9/24 River Rea Dipper Zipping/singing past PMPF
25/9/24 Dipper on Bourn Brook DH
21/9/24 Rea Dipper zipping at sunrise
10/9/24 Rea Dipper on rock PMPF
18/9/24 Barn Owl against a Birmingham sky
The juvenile Dipper has been at the River Rea & Bourn Brook join during September 2024.
This makes is very difficult to see. A couple times just good to hear it zipping.
It was good to see a report of Birmingham Black Redstarts
Then thanks to Adrian he worked out the site in the centre of Birmingham and there were 2 juveniles with an adult female.
It was good to be able to cycle into the city and see these birds. It was a straight bike ride into the city.
Whilst cycling around the city and not far from the first site I heard a male Black Redstart singing and it flew down past me and to an opening below ground level. I'll have to check there in future.
Then I heard there could be more at the Jewellery Quarter Birmingham. Thanks to Leanne for this info.
It was then good I cycled around and stopped at a gateway of a site ready to be built on and just saw a bird fly across in the distance. I took a closer look and up popped a juvenile Black Redstart.
Then on my next visits I saw 2 juveniles and the female and then a male Black Redstart with the juveniles.
Also good again to be able to cycle into the city along the canals towpath.
Summer 2024:
River Rea juvenile Dipper
River Stour juvenile Dipper
Belne Brook Dipper
Male Kingfisher River Rea CH/NR January 2024 daily. Female Kingfisher on the Bourn Brook DH January 2024 daily. Birds not seen however after heavy rain or when the river is full flow from the rain.
Female Kingfisher at the Bourn Brook Uni, several times January 2024. When there was heavy rain I think the same female Kingfisher was on the canal further along at Selly Oak. Good to see it catch a fish.
The juvenile Kingfisher that was present at the end of 2023 was not heard for a number of days during January 2023. It returned on 18th Jan.
Male Kingfisher along the River Rea at Lifford in the usual place.
