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Dowles Brook, Wyre Forest (4 Viewers)

rollingthunder said:
It really is the Holy Grail that one. I suppose Germany is plan B, wherever one pops up i wo'nt hear about it until it's gone that's for sure but they ca'nt stop you dreaming;).....

Laurie:t:
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Hi Laurie

The Black Forest site is very poor these days.....2,000 there in 2001 and less than 100 in 2011.

If a twitchable one does get found, people will get to see it. There's a co-ordinated search going on this year, you might like to help??

Sean
 
Hi Pete -

I was sent yr link via a mate and did'nt want to stick yr name on it in case it caused u any hassle just in case yr wondering why you were'nt credited........

ATB Laure:t:
 
The pics have been on my websites for a few days now and I've avoided any hassle thus far. Was a bit special seeing them, even if it involved lengthy periods of seeing almost nothing else. Awesome birds.

Thanks though :t:
 
Duck_Pond said:
The pics have been on my websites for a few days now and I've avoided any hassle thus far. Was a bit special seeing them, even if it involved lengthy periods of seeing almost nothing else. Awesome birds.

Thanks though :t:
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Awesome really is the word for both the birds and the pics, well done Pete. Those pics really convey the bulk and power of these fantastic birds.

Brian
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Thanks :t: but sadly not - a photographer in Scotland (Chas Moonie) has the best pics of a goshawk I've ever seen. Feast your eyes on his set of images - they're outstanding.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/canon_chas/

But he seems to specialise in amazing shots of birds of prey - his hen harrier images are also incredible.
 
Cheers for the PM - Pete.

I look forward to bumping in to you and nice to know that the 2BCxBill's are still about now that everybody has lost interest;)....

I'm over tmrw and on Friday so will post whatever is sighted/heard.

Laurie:t:
 
Wed 10th April.......

ButtonOak and the area around the Rocket Station.

A bit overcast but mild and humid, quieter than i would have thought but plenty of Chiffchaffs/Blackcaps, a couple of Willow Warblers and what i thought was a Wood Warbler 'trill' but it was distant and brief and i was'nt paying attention. No Tree Pipit or Redstart but a nice couple of female-type Xbills. Spring Flowers coming up e.g. Primrose, Cowslip, Sweet Violet and Wood Sorrel. Nice range of Flutterbyes - Comma, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock and plenty of Brimstones.

Dowles Brook on Friday.

Laurie:t:
 
Fri 11th April.......

A 4.3 mile walk on a superb sunny, warm, Spring day.

Quieter than expected i did'nt hear/see either Redstart or Tree Pipit, would deff have expected the latter.

A mix of warblers (not Wood), helicopters, butterflies and flowers plus Dipper, Buzzard, Raven and Swallow.

Picked some Ramsons to go with the fish and got the dogs knackered:eek!:

Up on the hill above Coopers Mill i spotted some sort of camera attached to a tree overlooking the valley. It looked like a solar-powered thingy for recording on motion.

Any ideas?

Laurie:t:
 
Went to the Wyre Forest Butterfly Recorders' Meeting on Thursday evening -a very convivial event.

There was a talk by Rosemary Winnall on general wildlife in the Forest - there is a load of really good, nationally rare, stuff around - mainly creepy crawlies, but good indicators of the value of the place nationally.

Reason I post here is that I found out there was a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker survey done from 2007-2009 and the species was found in almost every suitable piece of woodland in the Forest!!! It is supposedly one of the best places in the country to see LSW. Rosemary reckons there are well over 20 pairs.

This doesn't exactly reflect my experience, but they can be very difficult to detect, especially once the males have stopped drumming and calling.

Maybe locals could get out and about at a few places where there are old trees and see what they can see while we're at the right time of year?

see this link

http://www.wyreforest.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/2011-ECSD-Woodpeckers.pdf

Sean
 
Had a great day yesterday, Pied Flycatcher, Tree Pipit, Wood Warbler, dipper and Grey Wagtail plus plenty of Blackcaps, Chiffchaffs and Willow Warblers. At least 25 to 30 Palmate Newts in the trackside ditches, and 5 different species of Butterfly, Peacock, Brimstone, Orange tip, Comma and 1 single Speckled Wood.
Jackie
 

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