Kingfisher: September 2021

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.

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