Bourn Brook juvenile Kingfisher
Saturday, 25 September 2021
River Rea / Bourn Brook Dipper timeline
River Rea (RR) / Bourn Brook (BB) Dipper time line
2012 - Dipper - RR near Ten acres (report by KF spotter to me)
10th Jan 2016 - Dipper - BB HL bridge - my first Birmingham Bourn Brook Dipper sighting
17th Dec 2016 - Dipper - BB roundabout photo
End of July 2020 - Dipper - BB reported on bird track
31st August 2020 - Dipper first seen - my first River Rea Dipper sighting
13th Sept 2020 - Dipper - BB Grey Bridge - my first Bourn Brook sighting 2020
19th Sept 2020 - first RR Dipper photo
22nd Sept 2020 - 2 Dippers - RR weir photo
End of Sept 2020 - Dipper seen BB - Grey bridge
14th Oct 2020 - Dipper seen BB - Grey bridge (KA)
Oct - Dipper - BB Uni (Paul)
4th Oct - Dipper - Chad Brook
10th Oct 2020 - Dipper - BB Uni
17th Oct 2020 - Dipper - BB Grey bridge, zipped
10th Nov 2020 - 2 Dippers - RR chasing MAC
13th Nov 2020 - 3 Dippers - BB Uni bridge (Paul)
19th Nov 2020 - 3 Dippers - RR/BB join
13th Dec 2020 - Dipper - BB blue bridge (photo with KA)
31st Dec 2020 - Dipper - BB roundabout (KA)
2nd Jan 2021 - Dipper - BB roundabout (KA)
8th Jan 2021 - Dipper - BB blue ridge (photo)
9th Jan 2021 - Dipper - BB roost Uni roost (photo)
13th Jan 2021 - Dipper - BB roost Uni roost (photo)
15th Jan 2021 - Dipper - BB (photo HL)
1st Feb 2021 - Dipper - BB under A38 Uni bridge roost (photo)
7th Feb 2021 - 2 Dippers - RR KN (photo)
14th Feb 2021 - 2 Dippers - BB roundabout (photo)
17th Feb 2021 - 2 Dippers - BB Uni roost (photo)
18th Feb 2021 - Dipper - BB Uni roost (photo)
7th March 2021 - 3 Dippers at RR / BB ramp - 2 fighting
29th April 2021 - Female Dipper AA under bridge at KN (nest)
28th May 2021 - 2 Dippers AB & AC taking food to nest (photo)
5th June 2021 - 2 fledgling Dippers seen (photo's)
12th June 2021 - Dipper AB feeding fledgling
3rd July 2021 - Fledgling Dipper AF seen PM playing fields
3rd July 2021 - Dipper AB roosting at CH (photo)
12th July 2021 - Dipper AB moulting along CH wall (photo)
3rd October 2021 - Dippers AB & AC feeding along hidden BB (photo)
Xmas 2021 - 2 Dippers last sent at the River Rea ramp
Boxing day 2021 - Dipper AB seen for the last time struggling, heavy rain for a few days.