Grey Phalarpe-Blithfield Reservoir & Shustoke Reservoir-Help please? (1 Viewer)

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Jeremy Gloucestershire

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• Sep 29, 2007

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Grey Phalarope would be a lifer for me. I think there are birds seen today at both Blithfield Reservoir & Shustoke Reservoir. If anyone can help me with directions to wherer the bird has been seen today (Blithfield in particular looks BIG on the road map), I'd be grateful. Early start tomorrow morning!
Jeremy

 

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steveevans

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• Sep 29, 2007

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The Blithfield bird has been showing well 150m north of the west end of the causeway, the causeway is the road that runs through the middle of the reservoir. The Shustoke bird is viewable from the North shore.The Blithfield bird has been showing very well and present for a few days. hope this helps and good luck,
regards,
steve

 

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Jeremy Gloucestershire

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• Sep 29, 2007

• #3

Many thanks Steve, I'll let you know how I get on. Very excited about it!
Jeremy

 

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Jeremy Gloucestershire

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• Sep 30, 2007

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lovely morning

Seen this morning at first light. A beautiful little bird, and brerathtaking sunrise thrown in!
Jeremy

 

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midlandbirder

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• Sep 30, 2007

• #5

does anybody know how close the shustoke bird is showing?

 

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paul goode

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• Sep 30, 2007

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midlandbirder said:

does anybody know how close the shustoke bird is showing?

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Very close! To get any closer you'd be in the water with it

Paul

 

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davem

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• Sep 30, 2007

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Isn't the Farmoor bird closer for you Jeremy??

Showing really well yesterday and still there today.

Dave.

 

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Jeremy Gloucestershire

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• Sep 30, 2007

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Probably would have been closer to Farmoor Dave, but I was spoilt for choice! Never seen one before and now a trio of them around me! Left home at 5am (I am an early riser!). Had a wonderful morning at Blithfield-Little Gull and Terns too. Back to the grindstone in the morning. Wonder what next weekend will bring in the area.
Jeremy

 

Mike Feely

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• Oct 1, 2007

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I saw the Blithfield bird yesterday - incredible - we stood on the Causeway and didnt really even need bins (although i was still watching it with 60x zoom - amazing!). It was closley associating with a juvenile Knot right below us. there were a few photographers on the shore and at one point, the Phalarope was feeding within six inches of one of their feet! I had heard that Grey Phals were quite tame, but this was ridiculous.

Superb bird and a long overdue lifer for me.

 

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