wheatearlp
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Large Skipper Mike. Plenty about this year.
Des.
Cheers Des. thought it must be, but the markings on the rear wing didn't seem to stack up. Perhaps a fresh one?
Mike
Large Skipper Mike. Plenty about this year.
Des.
Cheers Des. thought it must be, but the markings on the rear wing didn't seem to stack up. Perhaps a fresh one?
Mike
Is there an Upton Warren Bird Report published each year? If so, could someone let me know how to get hold of a copy, please? Also has anyone written an account of the birds of Upton Warren? I'm sure it would make fascinating reading.
Thanks, Roger
Havent looked at any of reports; just an uninformed gut reaction. If anyone's interested and I've got nothing better to do later I may have a work through the stats.
Is there an Upton Warren Bird Report published each year? If so, could someone let me know how to get hold of a copy, please? Also has anyone written an account of the birds of Upton Warren? I'm sure it would make fascinating reading.
Thanks, Roger
My mistake - I totally forgot the sustainable presence last year in late winter / early spring. I attach a chart of "Little Egret days" (ie the cumulative sum of the daily totals) following its first sighting in 2000 which show the continued increase occurrence of this species although it looks like this may be reversed this year.
To add to Dave's sightingsA good day's birding today - for July anyhow!
Peregrine on the masts, Goldcrest in the Spruces by the entrance to the flashes plus Treecreeper, a Common Gull (1s) dropped in to the flashes.
Juv Reed and Sedge Warblers in hen pool.
Lesser Whitethroat by the sailing pool and the Spotted Flycatcher in the education reserve was a particular highlight.
1 Willow Warbler in the ed res plus two more along the east track.
The Little Egret showed well on the moors before transferring over to the flashes this evening. Adult and juvenile Water Rails showed well in front of the oak tree (second-flash reedbed).
One Black-tailed Godwit, 3 juv Avocets, 1 Dunlin, 16 Green Sandpipers and ~12 LRP's still present.
A selection of images attached:
I think you could go for a pre-order before publishing, to gauge how much interest there is and the same could be said for the annual report. On here you could ask people to PM you or Mike. I am sure we could sell more Annual reports. Get people to send the money if you have enough orders to cover the costsRoger,
If you PM wheatearlrp (Mike) he should be able to give you a run down of what reports he has available for both recent and yester years.
"The Birds of Upton Warren" unfortunately only had a limited print run of 100 for the 240 odd pages documenting the birds of the reserve up to the end of 2007. These are all sold out but if you PM me I can organise a CD version.
I am currently toying with an updated version but am not sure of the publishing method; I wasnt particularly happy with printed version or the resulting price. At the minute if I do proceed with this at some point I am considering either a CD only version (although I think many people like to have a physical object), going via a self-publish website (although I may struggle with the colour photos) or simply adding the data to the Upton Warren Birding website (although I would like to use the opportunity to raise more funds for the reserve).
Phil
I think you could go for a pre-order before publishing, to gauge how much interest there is and the same could be said for the annual report. On here you could ask people to PM you or Mike. I am sure we could sell more Annual reports. Get people to send the money if you have enough orders to cover the costs
Musk Thistle being biennial means that the basal leaves would have been there last year - it does like Lime but is found well away from any Limestone strata because it is able to take advantage of 'temporary' supplies - around Stourbridge, which is predominately sandy a number of the fields have little clusters of Musk Thistle from time to time due to the dressing of the fields with Lime to raise the PH -
Laurie -
I am currently toying with an updated version but am not sure of the publishing method; I wasnt particularly happy with printed version or the resulting price. At the minute if I do proceed with this at some point I am considering either a CD only version (although I think many people like to have a physical object), going via a self-publish website (although I may struggle with the colour photos) or simply adding the data to the Upton Warren Birding website (although I would like to use the opportunity to raise more funds for the reserve).
Phil
Little Egret in front of East hide this morning. Kingfisher Green Sand. Family party of Blackcap along East track. Flashes 3 Avocet circling round. Dunlin, 10 Curlew, 8 Green Sands and 12 LRP. Small flocks of Goldfinch and Linnet. Peregrine circling the masts.
Marbled White in small field by Sailing centre
No sign of Black tailed Godwit even when the Peregrine came over and flushed everything. I had hoped that would help raise the count of Green Sands but still only 8 with 1 at the Moors. However the Curlew didnt flush from the Sewerage Field (Got to think of a better name) so the Godwit could have been hiding in there.