Upton Warren (20 Viewers)

[Phil Andrews]

No sign of any Hawfinch so far today but warbler heaven at the Moors Pool - Chiffchaff, male and female Blackcap and most amazingly, a first winter Garden Warbler in the spindle bushes at the end of the causeway as per Des.

Nostradesmus didn't predict that!! 8-P

 

[Phil Andrews]

No sign of any Hawfinch so far today but warbler heaven at the Moors Pool - Chiffchaff, male and female Blackcap and most amazingly, a first winter Garden Warbler in the spindle bushes at the end of the causeway as per Des.

This is the latest ever Garden Warbler at Upton Warren, surpassing a bird that Richard Harbird had at the Flashes on the 1st November in 1987.

 

[Stone Snapper]

Garden Warbler from today thanks for the call Des

 

[UW82]

Today's highlights:

An earlier report than usual and only from the Moors.

MOORS:
Garden Warbler (juv/1w).First noted briefly yesterday (JS). Feeding with Blackcaps and Chiffchaff in Spindle tree on bend of causeway and seen sporadically.
Blackcap (3f+1m)---------------Chiffchaff (1)
Whooper Swan---------------Jack Snipe
Little Egret (3)-------------------Siskin (4)
Redpoll (2)-----------------------Coal Tit
Goldcrest-------------------------Nuthatch
Kestrel----------------------------Redwing (c30)
Mistle Thrush (2)----------------Fieldfare (c20)
Mute Swan (21)-----------------Cormorant (21)
Coot (161)-----------------------Water Rail (2)
Cetti's Warbler (2)---------------Teal (36)
Shoveler (22)--------------------Wigeon (2)
Lapwing (c50)-------------------Herring Gull (2)

Des.

 

[Phil Andrews]

The first Bewick's Swan of the winter arrived back at WWT Slimbridge today. Hopefully further birds moving South will drop in to the Moors Pool to join the continuing exceptional numbers of Mute Swan.

 

[keithr]

Did the BT Godwit slip away over the weekend ?

 

[Julie50]

We saw it Saturday up to about 12 noon. I had to leave then!

 

[Gavo]

Did the BT Godwit slip away over the weekend ?

It was still there at 2.45 when I left the east hide on Sunday

 

[Phil Andrews]

This is the latest ever Garden Warbler at Upton Warren, surpassing a bird that Richard Harbird had at the Flashes on the 1st November in 1987.

The latest Garden Warblers for the West Midlands region as per "The new Birds of The West Midlands" (up to 2002) are birds in Sutton Coldfield on the 19th November (1992) and 22nd November in Acton (1975) - I haven't checked the WMBC annual reports published since that date.

 

[upstarts1979]

Today's highlights:

An earlier report than usual and only from the Moors.

MOORS:
Garden Warbler (juv/1w).First noted briefly yesterday (JS). Feeding with Blackcaps and Chiffchaff in Spindle tree on bend of causeway and seen sporadically.
Blackcap (3f+1m)---------------Chiffchaff (1)
Whooper Swan---------------Jack Snipe
Little Egret (3)-------------------Siskin (4)
Redpoll (2)-----------------------Coal Tit
Goldcrest-------------------------Nuthatch
Kestrel----------------------------Redwing (c30)
Mistle Thrush (2)----------------Fieldfare (c20)
Mute Swan (21)-----------------Cormorant (21)
Coot (161)-----------------------Water Rail (2)
Cetti's Warbler (2)---------------Teal (36)
Shoveler (22)--------------------Wigeon (2)
Lapwing (c50)-------------------Herring Gull (2)

Des.

No pochard des:t:

 

[UW82]

No pochard des:t:

17 Pochard John.:t:

 

[lickey1]

Garden Warbler Photo's from 08-11-2017

 

[John Sirrett]

17 Pochard John.:t:

Late flypast of Cormorant over the Moors at dusk, flight of 22 E>W followed by 4 (total 26): checked to see if any Cormorant on Moor pool but they had all left.

Also 700+ BH Gulls S>N over the Moors at dusk presumably heading for Bartley.

Checked BWP re Garden Warbler food: says same as Blackcap, insects followed by berries. Specifically mentions the berries of Euonymus (Spindle).

 

[Phil Andrews]

Late flypast of Cormorant over the Moors at dusk, flight of 22 E>W followed by 4 (total 26): checked to see if any Cormorant on Moor pool but they had all left.

Also 700+ BH Gulls S>N over the Moors at dusk presumably heading for Bartley.

Checked BWP re Garden Warbler food: says same as Blackcap, insects followed by berries. Specifically mentions the berries of Euonymus (Spindle).

Anything in BWP on how to safely identify the eastern race woodwardi?

 

[Phil Andrews]

From the Moors Pool Andy A reports:

24 Mute Swan (including 3 juveniles), adult Whooper Swan, Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Wigeon (+11 flyover), 12 Curlew

 

[Phil Andrews]

Did the BT Godwit slip away over the weekend ?

Andy A confirms that today's Blackwit is the same longstaying juvenile - perhaps it was at the Flashes the last few days?

 

[John Sirrett]

Anything in BWP on how to safely identify the eastern race woodwardi?

Dig out the Helm Identification to Sylvia Warblers and take a look at pages 79 and 80 - https://books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=1408135485

 

[keithr]

Andy A confirms that today's Blackwit is the same longstaying juvenile - perhaps it was at the Flashes the last few days?

Thanks for that...

 

[Phil Andrews]

Dave J updates from the Moors Pool:

Whooper Swan, Black-tailed Godwit, 14 Wigeon, 12 Pochard, 26 Mute Swan, Chiffchaff, 12 Curlew, Coal Tit, Golden Pheasant!

Vis mig watch - 5 Meadow Pipit, 53 Chaffinch, 80 Fieldfare, 81 Redwing, 6 Linnet, 4 Redpoll, 4 Siskin.

 

[Phil Andrews]

Garden Warbler still at the eastern end of the causeway as per Andy A