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Rare and Scarce Birds in Warwickshire (4 Viewers)

The "herons" I was thinking of were Grey Heron, Bittern, Night Heron, White Stork, Spoonbill, Little Egret, Great White Egret, and yes Cattle Egret.

A summer-plumaged Cattle Egret was reported by two observers at a site in south Warks back in early July, news not being put out (rightly or wrongly I'm not sure). I found out the following day and went to check straight away but no sign. Cattle Egret was one of the species rumoured to have escaped from Blackbrook Zoo in Staffs earlier in the year though...

White Stork was a flyover report from Rugby.

Matt
 
Draycote Water this morning

Despite the gloom :-C some good birds :t:

Purple Sandpiper (1) Farborough Spit
Rock Pipit (1) Farborough Bank
Red Breasted Merganser (1) Mobile
Goosander (6f 1m) Farborough Bank
Redshank (1) Outlet
Dunlin (13) Outlet

Not seen by me Brent Geese (9) Over & Water Pipit
 
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Periwinkle said:
MEGA - Woodlark Wishaw. More info on my blog.
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QUOTE=Periwinkle;2287401]If that is an unsubtle way of suggesting I don't put out news then you are way off the mark and it is unappreciated.[/QUOTE]

No not at you Tom but whoever it was that saw it well this afternoon, please pass the numbers on for them as I am sure they will twitch anyone elses birds when they turn up. I guess you got the out as fast as you could as I did with the Spoonbill at Draycote even though I was on Scilly at the time :eek!:

Regards

John
 
Ok - I forgive you then 8-P

In this case the observer phoned me and I texted the news out to the usual Tame crowd. As I don't have a pager any more I was not aware it had not been put on.
 
draycotebirding said:
QUOTE=Periwinkle;2287401]If that is an unsubtle way of suggesting I don't put out news then you are way off the mark and it is unappreciated.
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No not at you Tom but whoever it was that saw it well this afternoon, please pass the numbers on for them as I am sure they will twitch anyone elses birds when they turn up. I guess you got the out as fast as you could as I did with the Spoonbill at Draycote even though I was on Scilly at the time :eek!:

Regards

John[/QUOTE]

Hi John,

...re the Spoonbill, didn't you put the news out 'nationally' ?
 
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Not too sure this is true though, I report sightings to Birdguides and within 10 minutes of appearing on Birdguides they appear on RBA, yet some of the sightings I see on RBA never get posted by Birdguides :(
 
CV7Birder said:
No not at you Tom but whoever it was that saw it well this afternoon, please pass the numbers on for them as I am sure they will twitch anyone elses birds when they turn up. I guess you got the out as fast as you could as I did with the Spoonbill at Draycote even though I was on Scilly at the time :eek!:

Regards

John
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Hi John,

...re the Spoonbill, didn't you put the news out 'nationally' ?[/QUOTE]

Yes text it in to the pager straight away and called a few people I knew that didn't have one. Should I have done more?

Regards

John
 
For anyone not been yet the Short Eared Owls are showing well at Dostill Lake usually along the bunds.

Got there at 11.00AM yesterday and saw one straight away and then on and off for a couple of hours until a water skier came out.

Max.
 

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18/11/11 Draycote Water Colin J Green (Nuneaton Bird club member) reports 3 White-fronted Geese behind Farnborough Bank.
Black-necked Grebe in middle of Reservior.
5 Dunlin, 4 Knot, Raven & Peregrine.

Regards, John
 
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