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Upton Warren (18 Viewers)

Dan

Reference your recent visit to Upton Warren. Would you have benefited from having one of these (see attachment) pre-visit?

SJV
 

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I downloaded some more weather data this morning. Dave Jackson (on his first day of a fortnight off) was in the Avocet hide accompanied (figuratively speaking) by 10 Avocets. Saw both Sedge and Reed Warblers in the 1◦’clock main channel from the Hen Pool hide, but I need to hone my reaction times before images are forthcoming.

Here are a couple of graphs from the data to date. I guess the last one shows why Worcestershire has just been included as a drought area...
 

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Simon,

Yes that would have been very usefull prior to arriving. I did pick one up the moors pool when i arrived,
but yes definately usefull for people to have before visiting.

Regards,

Dan
 
Thanks, Dan. Noted.

Just perusing the data and in the dark hours (14/15 March) preceding the first 2 LRPs arriving, there was negligible wind (no gust >1.1m/s) but what there was was Southerly.
When the Ruff appeared the wind overnight on (1/2 April) was again negligible (again, no gust >1.1m/s) but North or North Westerly
 
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Bit of a belated post I know but spent an enjoyable (but rather chilly) few hours at the flashes on Saturday. Is it me or has the downstairs part of the hide got a chiller unit built in?;)

Sadly missed the Yellow Wagtail (I always seem to) Nothing much to add apart from this Linnet, one of five that briefly passed through.

Nice chatting to Wheatearlp and Forgetful elephant, keep up the good work guys.:clap:
 

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Bit of a belated post I know but spent an enjoyable (but rather chilly) few hours at the flashes on Saturday. Is it me or has the downstairs part of the hide got a chiller unit built in?;)

Sadly missed the Yellow Wagtail (I always seem to) Nothing much to add apart from this Linnet, one of five that briefly passed through.

Nice chatting to Wheatearlp and Forgetful elephant, keep up the good work guys.:clap:

Stonking Linnet picture - shows what the ground floor can produce for photographers with a more favourable angle than has traditionally been available. Think the chill factor can be attributted to the unique well-ventilated design ....
 
Thanks, Dan. Noted.

Just perusing the data and in the dark hours (14/15 March) preceding the first 2 LRPs arriving, there was negligible wind (no gust >1.1m/s) but what there was was Southerly.
When the Ruff appeared the wind overnight on (1/2 April) was again negligible (again, no gust >1.1m/s) but North or North Westerly

Hi Sy,

I downloaded the back-up data you sent me, as you requested earlier.
Also, I took the liberty of doing a bit of analysis of the wind direction for the period you've monitored so far - see pie chart below:

From this it can be seen that winds generally considered unproductive for spring migration (northerly elements and straight westerlies) have predominated (60%) cf. generally-held more productive winds with southerly elements and straight easterlies (40%). Cheers.
 

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Stonking Linnet picture - shows what the ground floor can produce for photographers with a more favourable angle than has traditionally been available. Think the chill factor can be attributted to the unique well-ventilated design ....


Cheers Phil, despite the new hides well documented shortcomings, the ground floor is certainly an asset.
 
Hi Sy, ...Also, I took the liberty of doing a bit of analysis of the wind direction for the period you've monitored so far - see pi chart below:

From this it can be seen that winds generally considered unproductive for spring migration (northerly elements and straight westerlies) have predominated (60%) cf. generally-held more productive winds with southerly elements and straight easterlies (40%). Cheers.

Dave, I've been trying to depict this very data since I started logging. I kinda hoped you'd step up to the mark - thanks. Can you tell/show me what/how to do it?

BTW I've amended the way that the Temp is shown _I'll post a graph tomorrow). I wanted to show min and max by day. I can now and I can add a polynomial too. Now if that doesn't get your vote, nothing will!
 
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Bit of a belated post I know but spent an enjoyable (but rather chilly) few hours at the flashes on Saturday. Is it me or has the downstairs part of the hide got a chiller unit built in?;)

Sadly missed the Yellow Wagtail (I always seem to) Nothing much to add apart from this Linnet, one of five that briefly passed through.

Nice chatting to Wheatearlp and Forgetful elephant, keep up the good work guys.:clap:

Cracking Linnet pic CB. Good to chat.

Rob
 
Passage Waders

One notable feature of the year so far is the lack of passage waders*. To date we have only had three: Knot (24th January), Ringed Plover (16th March) and Ruff (2nd April). In comparison the last 5 years have produced the following by today's date:

2011 - 16 (Ringed Plover 1, Dunlin 4, Black-tailed Godwit 11)
2010 - 12 (Ringed Plover 1, Dunlin 3, Black-tailed Godwit 7, Greenshank 1)
2009 - 5 (Ringed Plover 1, Dunlin 2, Whimbrel 2
2008 - 2 (Black-tailed Godwit 1, Ringed Plover 1)
2007 - 9 (Ringed Plover 5, Black-tailed Godwit 2, Dunlin 2)

* the above analysis excludes LRP, Redshank, Oystercatcher, Golden Plover, Avocet, Green Sand and Common Sand)

Hopefully the predominately northerly / westerly winds have surpressed any movement rather than a far more fundamental issue with the availability of food at the Flashes following last year's drought.
 
Nothing really to add to the notes in the hide books from today except: Jay flew across N. Moors & Kestrel caught a vole? in the field next to the car park & flew off across the N. Moors with it. Very poor pics of Kestrel. Great Crested Grebes fighting.


Rob
 

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