ADRIANS PHOTOGRAPHY
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Didn't see any sand martin 21st must have been after I had gone.
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forgetfulelephant
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forgetfulelephant
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:-O Send our & the birds grateful thanks for the jumper. :t: We'll see if it is true now!!
The pics show well just how bleak it was.
Rob
Sy V
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Oh we were certainly doing bleak yesterday, rob!
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Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Sunday 24th March
Grim again today with a biting NE wind and snow flurries; the temperature had crept up to -1C by the time I had left:
SAILING POOL
10 GC Grebe, 2 Coot, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Canada Geese, 5 Mallard
FLASHES - water level 0.58
Only 9 Avocet, 6 Moorhen, 9 Coot, 2 Oystercatcher, 15 Curlew, c150 BH Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 2 Shelduck, 5 Mallard, 21 Canada Geese, good continued passage of Meadow Pipit.
Small group of 4 Pied Wagtail, 8 Meadow Pipits and a Chiffchaff feeding on the southern and western shores of the second Flash.
MOORS POOL
2 Shelduck, 16 Teal, 13 Shoveler, 2 Pochard (m+f), 28 Tufted Duck, 4 Gadwall (2 pairs), 6 Cormorant, 4 GC Grebe, 2 Little Grebe, 6 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron, 41 Coot, 7 Moorhen, c200 BH Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 17 Snipe, 7 Water Rail (3 south of the east hide, 1 feeding station, 1 concrete hide, 2 calling north of the east hide), Kingfisher, plenty of Redwing and Fieldfare, Jay, Kestrel, Pheasant, Sparrowhawk, 15 Lesser Redpoll, Green + GS Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff feeding on near edge of Amy's Marsh.
Good movement of passerines - Skylark, more Meadow Pipits, Grey Wagtail.
Busy on the feeding station with 8-10 Greenfinch, similar number of Reed Buntings, 4-5 Chaffinch, 4 Dunnock, 2 Bullfinch, Great / LT / Blue Tits, Pheasant and a calling Chiffchaff.
Also plenty of birds around the North Moors - mainly winter thrushes and finches but flushed a WOODCOCK from right of the path having passed through the spindle clump (I see that Dave also had one this morning down at Coney Meadows). Well worth walking the North Moors this time of year; could easily be more Woodcock, SE Owl roosting in the rank vegetation, interesting pipits in the wet areas etc.
Grim again today with a biting NE wind and snow flurries; the temperature had crept up to -1C by the time I had left:
SAILING POOL
10 GC Grebe, 2 Coot, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Canada Geese, 5 Mallard
FLASHES - water level 0.58
Only 9 Avocet, 6 Moorhen, 9 Coot, 2 Oystercatcher, 15 Curlew, c150 BH Gull, 2 LBB Gull, 2 Shelduck, 5 Mallard, 21 Canada Geese, good continued passage of Meadow Pipit.
Small group of 4 Pied Wagtail, 8 Meadow Pipits and a Chiffchaff feeding on the southern and western shores of the second Flash.
MOORS POOL
2 Shelduck, 16 Teal, 13 Shoveler, 2 Pochard (m+f), 28 Tufted Duck, 4 Gadwall (2 pairs), 6 Cormorant, 4 GC Grebe, 2 Little Grebe, 6 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron, 41 Coot, 7 Moorhen, c200 BH Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 17 Snipe, 7 Water Rail (3 south of the east hide, 1 feeding station, 1 concrete hide, 2 calling north of the east hide), Kingfisher, plenty of Redwing and Fieldfare, Jay, Kestrel, Pheasant, Sparrowhawk, 15 Lesser Redpoll, Green + GS Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff feeding on near edge of Amy's Marsh.
Good movement of passerines - Skylark, more Meadow Pipits, Grey Wagtail.
Busy on the feeding station with 8-10 Greenfinch, similar number of Reed Buntings, 4-5 Chaffinch, 4 Dunnock, 2 Bullfinch, Great / LT / Blue Tits, Pheasant and a calling Chiffchaff.
Also plenty of birds around the North Moors - mainly winter thrushes and finches but flushed a WOODCOCK from right of the path having passed through the spindle clump (I see that Dave also had one this morning down at Coney Meadows). Well worth walking the North Moors this time of year; could easily be more Woodcock, SE Owl roosting in the rank vegetation, interesting pipits in the wet areas etc.
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Gert Corfield
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Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Leave it with me Gert - not a code that has been recorded at UW before
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
This is a Polish scheme as per many of the Med ringing records at UW
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Gert Corfield
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Nice one Phil - had a look at the other pics and it was definitely definitely a '4'
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Have you got your list from today; see if Sunday boyz have trounced the Saturday lads?! :t:
upstarts1979
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You mean the Sunday wussy's 8-P a walk in the park after yesterday' weather:-O (not including Gert, he is da man - both days)
Good to see some cold weather movement.
Med Gull ringing codes
http://medgull.free.fr/pages/coordinators.php
Gert Corfield
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Here you go mate - 50 - not bad for an hour's or so birding!
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Think it was commented that the Med on the 13th was also ringed? Conditions were actually worse in Sutton this morning than yesterday.
wheatearlp
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Nothing unusual by the time I arrived at 13.30. The Med Gull had departed and there was no sign of Woodcock around the North Moors or in the Education Reserve. Two Jack Snipes eventually showed in the south-east islands in front of the east hide.
On the Moors Pool Shovelers had increased to 17 and Tufted Ducks to 30, whilst there were 12 GCGs on the Sailing Pool (plus four on Moors), where the pair of Tufted Duck remained. A Chiffchaff around the area of cut reeds on the Moors causeway was my only year-tick of the weekend.
On the Moors Pool Shovelers had increased to 17 and Tufted Ducks to 30, whilst there were 12 GCGs on the Sailing Pool (plus four on Moors), where the pair of Tufted Duck remained. A Chiffchaff around the area of cut reeds on the Moors causeway was my only year-tick of the weekend.
upstarts1979
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And still NO lapwing:-C
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
The Woodcock flew out of the North Moors, across the pony paddock but seem to double back behind the plantation
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
This weekend's sightings have moved the year list on to 101 and March's total on to 93. I wonder, with some good coverage over the Easter weekend and hopefully more Spring-like weather, if we could break 100 for the month.
wheatearlp
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So used to seeing them I forgot - one over the Moors Pool c.2.30 and 30 with Canadas in the field to the east of the Sailing Pool c.3.15.
Gert Corfield
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Out of interest, when I drove past the Moors on the A38 this evening the regular Kestrel was hovering 10 feet over the kerb to the left and dropping down to catch something to the extent I had to swerve to avoid it. As did cars behind me. It must be desperate.
