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Hi Des.
What was the breakdown of tern chick/juvs.
yesterday there were 4 flying juvs and 2 small chicks in the middle raft.
Still two chicks in the middle raft and the rest juvs.
Des.
Hi Des.
What was the breakdown of tern chick/juvs.
yesterday there were 4 flying juvs and 2 small chicks in the middle raft.
Whiskered Tern:………. Tim Jones
Green-winged Teal:…. Trevor Jones
Red-necked Grebe:….. Mike Wakeman
Glossy Ibis:…………………Andy Gibb
Ring-billed Gul:……….. Stuart Croft
Wryneck:…………………..Craig Reed
Cattle Egret:……………. Dave Walker
Common Rosefinch:… Des Jennings
Night-heron:……………. Phil Andrews
Long-billed Dowitcher: Gert Corfield
Lesser Yellowlegs:……. John Belsey
Cirl Bunting:…………….. Simon Vickers
Black-throated Diver:. Roger P
Spotted Sandpiper:…. Andy Warr
Caspian Gull:………….. Kay D
Aquatic Warbler:……… Phil Quiney
Bean Goose:…………….. Graham LaB
Red Footed Falcon:….. Andy Pitt
Marsh Sandpiper:……. Mark Peacock
Purple Sandpiper:……. Terry Hinett
Great Reed Warbler:…Gary Prescott
Little Bittern.............Mike Wheeler
Common crane..........Jon shhh
Up-dated 11th May 2011
Those in red have paid ...note when updated,
Haven't checked the list in the east hide. If anyone is there today could they let me know if there are any additions
Now that has surprised me as I found that bird but didn't realise it was a first for the reserve.
It was a stroke of luck seeing that bird as I was flying out to Majorca later that day and decided at the last minute to drop down to UW for a couple of hours first.
John
Please find below a chronological list of when species were specifically first noted at Upton Warren:
10th April 1941 - Black-necked Grebe
23rd April 1941 - Black Tern
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1st October 2007 - Great White Egret
14th November 2009 - Twite
Hi John
The annual report for 1997 credits John Belsey and Graham La Boucherderie with finding the Nightingale. This was just before I started coming to Upton Warren so I dont know the history - it may be worth having a PM exchange with Upstarts to establish the circumstances of each of your sightings.
Cheers
Phil
Hi Phil
I was at Upton early that morning and saw it fly in from towards the radio masts. It flew into the bushes at the side of the river about 50 yards before the feeder station and I reported it on RBA straight away.
There is a chance it had been there earlier than I had seen, and been seen by those two, then flew out then back again in time for me to see it but certainly my report was the first to go onto RBA.
I can't remember the time of the sighting though as this is over 16 years ago. All I know was that it was quite early in the morning because I was catching a flight to Majorca from Birmingham in the afternoon.
John
From memory the bird was found more or less at first light as that was the day of that year's all -dayer. I was still playing cricket in those days, so didn't arrive that early - c.7.00 am - and was informed it was there then.
Redshank and juvenile Water rail on the flashes this afternoon.
phil
Hi all,
Just out of curiosity. Does anyone know where 'our' Avocets go once they leave Upton?
Cheers
Tom
Picked up a copy of The Birds of Upton Warren 2012 yesterday. Congratulations and well done to all involved in its publication. Best yet.
John
From memory the bird was found more or less at first light as that was the day of that year's all -dayer. I was still playing cricket in those days, so didn't arrive that early - c.7.00 am - and was informed it was there then.
Phil
There are some interesting omissions, such as Snipe, Brambling and Goldcrest - presumably too common to be of note?
Also, some interesting inclusions, such as Greylag Goose and Sparrowhawk, presumably more common now than they were back when they were first noted?
As I said I was there very early because of my my flight to Majorca and when I saw it there was no one else around so I couldn't tell anyone other than RBA.
That call (if they keep records that long) will be documented. Whether or not I was the first to see it is not important but if it was known about before I got there why wasn't there other birders there with such an important bird on site, not only for UW but for Worcs in general.
John
Hi TomHi all,
Just out of curiosity. Does anyone know where 'our' Avocets go once they leave Upton?
Cheers
Tom