Not much of note at the lakes today, just a House Martin (my first here for some weeks, I think), 8 Swallows and the 2 Mute Swans were present.
M.P. Griffiths
P.S. Since my previous post, I've updated the OS map on the right. The Ordnance Survey updated their online maps earlier this year, and so the new map here now has Earlswood Moathouse NR and the Mereside Fishing Pools among other new things marked on it (though I believe the nature reserve is marked in the wrong place; see Google map). Also, I've added a red line to mark the Earlswood area's boundary. However, whilst I'm happy with the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal, M42, Alcester Road (A435), River Cole and northwest part of Norton Lane being used for the boundary, I'm still undecided about where this should be placed at the northern parts along Rumbush Lane and Cleobury Lane. Many of the properties along these lanes have "Earlswood" in their address, but it's not clear whether the nearby fields are classed as part of Earlswood or Tidbury Green or Dickens Heath. I'd welcome people's thoughts, via email or leaving a comment.
...and surrounding areas
A blog for the recording of mainly birds seen in the Earlswood area of Warwickshire, England. Sites within this area include Earlswood Lakes (Terry's Pool, Engine Pool and Windmill Pool), Clowes Wood and New Fallings Coppice SSSI, and Earlswood Moathouse NR. Notable sightings from nearby areas may also be included.
Your sightings and counts would be gratefully received. Please email them with your name to the address below.
Contact
matt_avesmaster@hotmail.com
Key Earlswood links
Species lists for Earlswood area
Map of the Earlswood area
Sites in Earlswood
More Earlswood links
- Earlswood Wildlife Partnership
- EWP Newsletter Archive
- Earlswood Heritage Project
- Detailed map of Engine Pool
- Detailed map of Windmill Pool
- Earlswood & Forshaw Heath Bod
- Earlswood Lakes Craft Centre
- Article: Duck rescue
- Article: Scheme to improve lakes
- Article: Shock catch
- Article: Turtle turns up again
- Video: Earlswood turtle
4 comments:
wait im confused is the place where i go gardening in worcs,warwks or west mids.please help.this is a matter of which list the honey buzzard belongs too.
The garden and most of Norton Lane is in West Midlands county (Solihull).
so that means i have honey buzzard on my west mids list,i also watched it fly south untill it dissapeared to view does this cross into another county and can i count it for this county too?
I guess so, if you reckon it was flying over the lakes or Clowes Wood / New Fallings Coppice. You'll have to look at the Ordnance Survey map to be sure - anything south of the line with dashes and dots that stretches from Tanner's Green eastwards passed the woods and lakes to Illshaw Heath is in Warwickshire. Hope this helps.
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