Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Turnstone at the Flashes as per Andy P
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Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Flew off south at 0835
Dick-E-Dipper
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New BIRDGUIDES from today, personally a bit of a let down from old format. Thank goodness for Birdforum.
Can`t find any County reports.
Dick
Can`t find any County reports.
Dick
Peregrine Trousers
Returning birder after 30 years of hard graft
Arrived at Moors car park at 0650...checked phone and saw tweet for Turnstone at flashes, so quick u-turn and down to the flashes for Turnstone...otherwise fairly quiet with usual suspects
Flashes 0700-1030
Avocet (c35 inc. Juveniles)
Common Sandpiper (2)
Common Tern (2 flyover)
Cormorant (3 flyover)
Green Sandpiper (5)
LRP (2 + 4 juveniles)
Med Gull (1 + juvenile)
Redstart (fleeting glimpse of probable male in hedgerow/transmitter field about 3:30pm)
Turnstone (1)
Teal (1)
House Martins (several large groups 200-300)
Swift (several large groups throughout the day 300+)
Over to the moors...
Med Gull (1)
Hobby (1)
Sparrowhawk (1)
Swallow (c10)
Several large groups of Swifts, House and Sand Martins (200-300)
Flashes 0700-1030
Avocet (c35 inc. Juveniles)
Common Sandpiper (2)
Common Tern (2 flyover)
Cormorant (3 flyover)
Green Sandpiper (5)
LRP (2 + 4 juveniles)
Med Gull (1 + juvenile)
Redstart (fleeting glimpse of probable male in hedgerow/transmitter field about 3:30pm)
Turnstone (1)
Teal (1)
House Martins (several large groups 200-300)
Swift (several large groups throughout the day 300+)
Over to the moors...
Med Gull (1)
Hobby (1)
Sparrowhawk (1)
Swallow (c10)
Several large groups of Swifts, House and Sand Martins (200-300)
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
In addition Andy Pitt reports a Snipe at the Flashes and a juvenile Med Gull raised elsewhere.
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
From yesterday evening Mike W reported:
MOORS POOL
6 broods of Tufted Duck, Common Tern - 6 adults 1 juvenile 2 chicks; Gadwall - 2 half grown juveniles + 4 adults
FLASHES
30 Avocets (including 12 juveniles), 9 LR Plover (6 juveniles), 6 Green Sand, 3 Common Sand, juvenile Dunlin, adult & juvenile Med Gulls, 16 Curlews earlier but no sign in the roost by 9:30pm.
MOORS POOL
6 broods of Tufted Duck, Common Tern - 6 adults 1 juvenile 2 chicks; Gadwall - 2 half grown juveniles + 4 adults
FLASHES
30 Avocets (including 12 juveniles), 9 LR Plover (6 juveniles), 6 Green Sand, 3 Common Sand, juvenile Dunlin, adult & juvenile Med Gulls, 16 Curlews earlier but no sign in the roost by 9:30pm.
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Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Early morning at the Flashes JTB reports:
5 Common Sand, 4 Green Sand, 9 LR Plover, 42 Avocet (including 17 juveniles), 7 Curlew, 45 Lapwing, juvenile Dunlin, 6 Teal, 3 fem Shoveler + 5 juveniles, 2 Raven, juvenile Med Gull being fed by parent + another juvenile raised elsewhere, Lesser Whitethroat, 10+ Reed Warbler, male Redstart, Treecreeper, Whimbrel
5 Common Sand, 4 Green Sand, 9 LR Plover, 42 Avocet (including 17 juveniles), 7 Curlew, 45 Lapwing, juvenile Dunlin, 6 Teal, 3 fem Shoveler + 5 juveniles, 2 Raven, juvenile Med Gull being fed by parent + another juvenile raised elsewhere, Lesser Whitethroat, 10+ Reed Warbler, male Redstart, Treecreeper, Whimbrel
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Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Yesterday morning at the Moors Pool JTB reported:
1 Green Sand, 1 Common Sand, 8 adult Common Tern (1 still sitting) + 2 chicks, 5 broods of Little Grebe with 6+ chicks (including 2 young in the Bittern channel)
1 Green Sand, 1 Common Sand, 8 adult Common Tern (1 still sitting) + 2 chicks, 5 broods of Little Grebe with 6+ chicks (including 2 young in the Bittern channel)
upstarts1979
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Also at Flashes this am
A noticeable southern movement of Swift 450+.
Little grebe 2 calling Hen pool.
Snipe 3. Oystercatch, curlew 16...10 species of wader.
Common Tern 8 (2 juvs) resting on islands
Kestrel. Peregrine. Buzzard 4. Stock dove 40.
Raven 2. Jay. Green woodpecker. Kingfisher.
Reed warbler c20. Wedge warbler 3. Lesser Whitethroat 2. Blackcap. Chiffchaff 5. Goldcrest. Sand martin 10. Swallow 5.
House martin 50+.
Treecreeper. Linnet 12. Goldfinch 20.
Pics
Our juv Med gull
The other istant shot med ours and a BHG juv
Distant shot of male redstart
A noticeable southern movement of Swift 450+.
Little grebe 2 calling Hen pool.
Snipe 3. Oystercatch, curlew 16...10 species of wader.
Common Tern 8 (2 juvs) resting on islands
Kestrel. Peregrine. Buzzard 4. Stock dove 40.
Raven 2. Jay. Green woodpecker. Kingfisher.
Reed warbler c20. Wedge warbler 3. Lesser Whitethroat 2. Blackcap. Chiffchaff 5. Goldcrest. Sand martin 10. Swallow 5.
House martin 50+.
Treecreeper. Linnet 12. Goldfinch 20.
Pics
Our juv Med gull
The other istant shot med ours and a BHG juv
Distant shot of male redstart
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upstarts1979
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Moors today.
Mike and me spent a brief time in west hide.
Little grebe at least 2 fledged other chicks decent size 5 seen. GCG 2. Cormorant 3. Greylag 6. Mute Swan 8.
Tufted 7 broods.
Coot 150+
Common Tern both chicks ok and 1sitting.
Cetti's juv heard.
Several sedge and reed warbler
Sand martin 10.
Mike and me spent a brief time in west hide.
Little grebe at least 2 fledged other chicks decent size 5 seen. GCG 2. Cormorant 3. Greylag 6. Mute Swan 8.
Tufted 7 broods.
Coot 150+
Common Tern both chicks ok and 1sitting.
Cetti's juv heard.
Several sedge and reed warbler
Sand martin 10.
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Peregrine Trousers
Returning birder after 30 years of hard graft
Male Redstart present mid-afternoon on previous day (Friday 21st)
wheatearlp
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In addition, on S.Pool, Egyptian Goose, 5 GCGrebe + 1 chick.
On brief visit to Moors - 6+ broods of T.Duck (6:5:4:3:2:1. - no this isn't a countdown!) & at least 5 juv L Grebes
On brief visit to Moors - 6+ broods of T.Duck (6:5:4:3:2:1. - no this isn't a countdown!) & at least 5 juv L Grebes
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Would force myself to visit more often if Rachel Riley was a regular ....
midlands birder
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This evening on the reserve. Made myself a task to finally find the Hobby on the east side. On walking to the hide, a juv Coal Tit was feeding in trees on the corner of the concrete road and east track.
Having heard that the Hobby had been perched earlier in the day around the hide, we headed there, to find the Hobby sat up in an oak close to the hide. Great views as it sat there throughout a prolonged rain shower. Some of the best views I have had of the species!
3 Tern chicks on the rafts and female Gadwall with 2 chicks below hide.
Flashes- 4 Med Gull this evening, the resident family + a very smart fresh juv (pictured). Waders well represented with 65 Lapwing, 41 Avocet, 9 LRP, 5 Green Sand, 4 Common Sand, 1 Dunlin, 1 Curlew
Having heard that the Hobby had been perched earlier in the day around the hide, we headed there, to find the Hobby sat up in an oak close to the hide. Great views as it sat there throughout a prolonged rain shower. Some of the best views I have had of the species!
3 Tern chicks on the rafts and female Gadwall with 2 chicks below hide.
Flashes- 4 Med Gull this evening, the resident family + a very smart fresh juv (pictured). Waders well represented with 65 Lapwing, 41 Avocet, 9 LRP, 5 Green Sand, 4 Common Sand, 1 Dunlin, 1 Curlew
keithr
Relapsus resurgam
Love the Hobby images...what a smart bird.
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Paul Rhodes also reported juvenile Coal Tit yesterday at the North Moors plus a family party of Goldcrest and 400+ Swift moving south
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
3 Redshank at the Flashes this morning as per Andy P
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
As we approach the end of July the monthly list currently stands on 88, well down on the totals from recent years. Potential additions in the next few days include (year ticks in bold);
Garganey, Shelduck, Pochard, Red Kite, Marsh Harrier, Pheasant, Ringed Plover, Wood Sand, Greenshank, Ruff, Yellow-legged Gull, Common Gull, Sandwich Tern, Black Tern, Barn Owl, Tawny Owl, Feral Pigeon, Yellow Wagtail, Garden Warbler, Willow Warbler, Nuthatch, Yellowhammer
And of course Great White Egret....
Garganey, Shelduck, Pochard, Red Kite, Marsh Harrier, Pheasant, Ringed Plover, Wood Sand, Greenshank, Ruff, Yellow-legged Gull, Common Gull, Sandwich Tern, Black Tern, Barn Owl, Tawny Owl, Feral Pigeon, Yellow Wagtail, Garden Warbler, Willow Warbler, Nuthatch, Yellowhammer
And of course Great White Egret....
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Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
10 Black-tailed Godwit just dropped into the Flashes as per Dave J
