Upton Warren (100 Viewers)

[Jimbo1948]

Just got back from the moors , the salwarpe is now in flood and water running across east track , passable wearing wellingtons but getting worse by the minute . Pollarding well underway next to Jacob's hide .
Birds : snipe , shell duck , great crested grebe , pochard , little grebe and kestrel .

 

[Gert Corfield]

10 Avocet at the Flashes this afternoon so a number of birds just passing through at present.

 

[Ian Byrnes]

10 Avocet at the Flashes this afternoon so a number of birds just passing through at present.

18 yesterday Gert

 

[Jimbo1948]

Very high water levels at the moors this morning all the islands just about covered and the water is now across the causeway .
The tree surgeons have done a great job on the willow next to the Jacob's hide , really good views out of the end window now .
Plenty of birds around , huge pidgeon / dove / corvid flock in the seed field , 9 drake pochard , 2 oyster catchers , just one curlew , lots of reed buntings and 2 Great crested grebes getting very interested in each other .

 

[PeterMcF]

A mud-covered Tufted Duck - he went in black & white and resurfaced brown all over

 

[Phil Andrews]

A mud-covered Tufted Duck - he went in black & white and resurfaced brown all over

Two bird theory - you saw a male dive and a female surface (as per the photo)

 

[PeterMcF]

Two bird theory - you saw a male dive and a female surface (as per the photo)

I'm sure you're right - but a good trick nevertheless! Had me fooled (not difficult). Here's another one

 

[wheatearlp]

Fairly quiet yesterday afternoon at a sunny but chilly Moors Pool. Eight Avocets around Amy's/east island, disturbed from Flashes, I'm advised, by a gunshot from beyond the third flash earlier in the afternoon. Other waders present were: Oystercatcher (2), Curlew (3+) & Lapwing (3), all seen from the East Hide. On the water were 8 male Pochards, six Shovelers, 38 Tufted Ducks, 3+ Little Grebes & a pair of Great Crested Grebes. At least three Song Thrushes & a Mistle Thrush in song, along with 4+ Cetti's Warblers. Water still high, the marker in Amy's showing the level at 8.

 

[UW82]

Today's highlights from the Moors, Flashes and Sailing Pool.

MOORS : Lesser Redpoll (11) near Lifestyles, Siskin (1), Goldcrest, Mistle Thrush, Snipe (4), Curlew (1), Lapwing (4), Oystercatcher (2), Pochard (3), Shoveler (pair), Teal (7), Gadwall (1), Shelduck (2), Tufted Duck (15), G C Grebe (1), Little Grebe (2), B H Gull (c120), Mute Swan (8).

FLASHES : Avocet (18), Peregrine (2), Shoveler (5), Shelduck (4).

SAILING POOL : Grey Wagtail, G C Grebe (5), Tufted Duck (27).

Des.

 

[Phil Andrews]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1764265810195857869

 

[Phil Andrews]

31 Avocet at the Flashes this morning as per Andy A.

 

[Phil Andrews]

A reminder of the half monthly maximum Avocet counts up to the end of 2020. Hopefully Mike or Gert can advise of any higher counts in subsequent years.

J1 - 0
J2 - 0
F1 - 4 (2019 & 2020)
F2 - 20 (2017)
M1 - 35 (2020)
M2 - 46 (2020)
A1 - 50 (2020)
A2 - 52 (2017)
M1 - 53 (2017)
M2 - 54 (2020)
J1 - 56 (2018)
J2 - 57 (2015)
J1 - 67 (2019)
J2 - 42 (2017)
A1 - 34 (2019)
A2 - 21 (2016 & 2019)
S1 - 4 (2016)
S2 - 6 (2015)
O1 - 2 (2017)
O2 - 2 (2016 & 2019)
N1 - 0
N2 - 0
D1 - 0
D2 - 0

 

[warrener]

Unusual Black-headed Gull at the Moors today, the bird having a pinkish colouration.

 

[UW82]

Today's highlights from the Moors, Flashes and Sailing Pool.

MOORS: Lesser Redpoll (3), Bullfinch (male), Little Egret (3), Lapwing (2), Oystercatcher (2), Shelduck (2), Gadwall (2), Shoveler (5), Tufted Duck (14), B H Gull (c200), Herring Gull (10), Cormorant (8), G C Grebe (1), Little Grebe (2).

FLASHES: Avocet (31), Curlew (3), Shelduck (4), Teal (20), Shoveler (1), Chiffchaff.

SAILING POOL: Pochard (male), Tufted Duck (3), G C Grebe (5), B H Gull (c100).

Des.

 

[wheatearlp]

Unusual Black-headed Gull at the Moors today, the bird having a pinkish colouration.

There have been one or two such birds noted over the last 5-6 years (and probably before that?). The underpart colouring has varied from peach to pale pink, with some more obvious ones as shown in your photos.

 

[Phil Andrews]

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[Phil Andrews]

34 Avocets at the Flashes early afternoon as per Mike W.

 

[Phil Andrews]

Little Gull briefly at the Flashes

 

[wheatearlp]

Latest info attached re Belgian-ringed BHG EH12 that was noted at the Moors Pool yesterday & on Friday.

 

[Phil Andrews]

Today's sightings including a record Avocet count for the first half of March.