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FOUR ASHES and District. (1 Viewer)
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The Snapper
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Hi Keith,
Pic 2 looks like a Banded Demoiselle to me. Beautiful should have uniformly coloured wings if I remember correctly. Bandeds will hang around canals and pools with lots of lush vegetation. The only Beautifuls I have seen are around much faster flowing streams with 'gravelly' beds.
You never know what else could be lurking round there.
Good luck!
Steve
Pic 2 looks like a Banded Demoiselle to me. Beautiful should have uniformly coloured wings if I remember correctly. Bandeds will hang around canals and pools with lots of lush vegetation. The only Beautifuls I have seen are around much faster flowing streams with 'gravelly' beds.
You never know what else could be lurking round there.
Good luck!
Steve
JHDraytonbassettpits
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keithr
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You are right of course......dont know what I was thinking of. ....Doh.
Cheers
Keith
The Snapper
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Hi Keith,
Have you seen any flooded areas or areas of mud around that area?
Would be interested to know in case of potential wader habitat to check for the coming migration which has already started.
Cheers
Steve
Have you seen any flooded areas or areas of mud around that area?
Would be interested to know in case of potential wader habitat to check for the coming migration which has already started.
Cheers
Steve
keithr
Relapsus resurgam
Woops sorry Steve - only just seen your above post..slightly late I think.....lol
Hopefully I will be posting here some more from now on as there is a bit of winter action starting around the site.
At daybreak this morning there were about a dozen Long Tailed Tits moving in amongst the sparse trees that divide the units...they were here and gone in seconds.
Seeing them I quickly got the bins and camera from the car and about 9am there were some Thrushes on the more distant tree tops and I got a couple of shots.
They were big ones and I hoped for Fieldfare but think they were Mistle Thrush.
Keith :t:
Hopefully I will be posting here some more from now on as there is a bit of winter action starting around the site.
At daybreak this morning there were about a dozen Long Tailed Tits moving in amongst the sparse trees that divide the units...they were here and gone in seconds.
Seeing them I quickly got the bins and camera from the car and about 9am there were some Thrushes on the more distant tree tops and I got a couple of shots.
They were big ones and I hoped for Fieldfare but think they were Mistle Thrush.
Keith :t:
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keithr
Relapsus resurgam
On the 16th Dec I had a few Redwing in the same tree as the Mistle Thrush in last report.
Last Thursday I only had literally a minute to locate the Great Northern Diver at Gailey Sailing Pool and it was on far shore .....having a little rest from diving.
Keith :t:
Last Thursday I only had literally a minute to locate the Great Northern Diver at Gailey Sailing Pool and it was on far shore .....having a little rest from diving.
Keith :t:
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keithr
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Popped down to Gailey after early shift for the Great White Egret and Great Northern Diver.
The sun had gone in and the wind was howling around the sailing pool - a quick sighting and dive from the Diver and a fly over and land from the Egret.
Apparently when i saw the Diver last week it was ill and not resting but I was told its looking better now.
Loads of GCGrebes around.
Keith :t:
The sun had gone in and the wind was howling around the sailing pool - a quick sighting and dive from the Diver and a fly over and land from the Egret.
Apparently when i saw the Diver last week it was ill and not resting but I was told its looking better now.
Loads of GCGrebes around.
Keith :t:
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The Snapper
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Both sites can be visited with a permit from the West Midland Bird Club.
Belvide is a cracking reserve with hides, feeding stations etc. News on sightings can be found on Steve Nuttall's excellent Belvide Birding blog.
Gailey doesn't have the hides etc and is generally disturbed with sailing and fishing. However it does turn up the occasional goodie and is easy to do quickly. I get there most weekends and will start doing pre and post work visits with the longer daylight hours. If you've got any particular species queries just say as there's plenty of birders on here to assist.
Good birding
Steve
keithr
Relapsus resurgam
Should have read Stafford Road......lol
keithr
Relapsus resurgam
keithr
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Four Ashes Incinerator 15/3/22...3pm..... I am always seeing multiple Buzzards overhead and have spotted Ravens...Sparrowhawks and Peregrines but today as I was leaving work I had my camera as a Peregrine circled. It went behind the Incinerator but then showed up again (could have been another) and as I was struggling to focus etc my last pics were a Sparrowhawk....LOL.....just hoping I have camera ready when (if) the Barn Door comes to the area again...2 cropped and 2 as shot pics...
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