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Recent content by geoffw1946

  1. geoffw1946

    sheepwash urban park

    54 species of birds so far this year with the highlights being a Great White Egret, 3 Little Egrets, 6 Shoveler, 12 Goosander, Water Rail, 1 Woodcock, Kingfisher and 50 Siskin. Ring-necked Parakeet numbers have really increased from 6 (2/1/23) to 700+ this year!
  2. geoffw1946

    Blithfield Reservoir.

    Todays news from Blithe and Tad Bays- 2 Pintail, 3 Great Egret, 3 Ruff, 1 Snipe, 1 Curlew, 2 Common Sand, 1 Turnstone, 3 Oystercatcher and a few LRP and Ringed Plover.
  3. geoffw1946

    Blithfield Reservoir.

    The wader season has started with 9 species seen in the last 2 days, Oystercatchers, Little Ringed Plovers, Ringed Plovers, Lapwings, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpiper and 14 Common Sandpiper.
  4. geoffw1946

    Upton Warren

    At least 2 gulls were on their last legs at the flashes today, the water didn't seem very clean, perhaps worth checking? The gulls at the Moors seemed much more healthy.
  5. geoffw1946

    Upton Warren

    The Bearded Tit was at the Moors in the SW marsh this afternoon.
  6. geoffw1946

    RSPB Middleton Lakes

    First visit of the year and 49 species were seen, quiet but highlights included 1 Hooded Merganser, 2 Little Egret, 1 Gt White Egret, 1 Water Rail, 27 Golden Plover and a Chiffchaff. Best part was finding a pub has been opened at the courtyard Middleton Hall with a nice selection of bottled...
  7. geoffw1946

    sheepwash urban park

    New years day visit and managed 40 species which is more than I was expecting, highlights 2 Shoveler, 1 Teal, 6 Goosander, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Gt spotted Woodie, 6 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Jay, 1 Chiffchaff and a Grey Wagtail.
  8. geoffw1946

    Blithfield Reservoir.

    Morning visit with binos only as I forgot to take my scope, couldn't find the White-fronted Goose but 1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Ross's Goose, 2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Pintail, 1 Gt Egret, 1 Common Sand and Gt spotted Woodie drumming. 38 species in total.
  9. geoffw1946

    sheepwash urban park

    Recent highlights include 7 Teal, 2 Shoveler, 9 Pochard, 6 Goosander, 32 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 6 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 1 Snipe, 1 Woodcock, 6 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Raven, 3 Goldcrest and a Grey Wagtail. Pumphouse Pool is ice free but the other pools are mostly frozen.
  10. geoffw1946

    Upton Warren

    Yesterday I found the best place to see the Bearded Tit was from the East Hide, it was right of the concrete hide and not viewable from that hide or the West Hide as the bushes got in the way. If looking from the west side then the gap in the hedge would likely give the best chance of seeing it...
  11. geoffw1946

    Upton Warren

    No sign of the Bearded Tits this morning but the Ruddy Shelduck flew in with Greylags.
  12. geoffw1946

    Blithfield Reservoir.

    A total of 14 wader species from Blithe and Tad Bay this afternoon included 6 Oystercatcher, 1 LRP, 4 Ringed Plover, 1 Knot, 3 Sanderling, 17 Dunlin, 4 Snipe, 3 Blackwit, 1 Curlew, 4 Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 4 Common Sand and 1 Turnstone.
  13. geoffw1946

    Blithfield Reservoir.

    Probably because more mud is showing?
  14. geoffw1946

    Blithfield Reservoir.

    I only did Tad Bay today, 1 Mandarin Duck, a few Oystercatcher, 3 LRP, 1 Dunlin, 10 Blackwit, 1 Curlew and 5 Common Sand.
  15. geoffw1946

    Upton Warren

    Nice pictures of the Garganey, I didn't have time to visit the Moors today.
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