Upton Warren (9 Viewers)

[Phil Andrews]

Its a well marked Buzzard - the pectoral band is a good pointer

 

[forgetfulelephant]

Rob, what was it?

Red Tailed Hawk Bob! 8-P Buzzard I think, as Phil says pale chest band although it looked to me to be a juvenile Red Kite at one point! Certainly an unusually marked Buzzard if so. Hybrid Buzzard/Kite maybe? :-O

 

[Phil Andrews]

Alan H reports from the Moors Pool early morning:

2 Dunlin, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper

Other reports today include the long staying Wigeon still, 19 Teal, Treecreeper and Willow Warbler.

 

[Bob O.]

Red Tailed Hawk Bob! 8-P Buzzard I think, as Phil says pale chest band although it looked to me to be a juvenile Red Kite at one point! Certainly an unusually marked Buzzard if so. Hybrid Buzzard/Kite maybe? :-O

Ah! Buzzard it is then!:t::t:

 

[Birder Gladys]

just some pics from yesterday. Good numbers of gulls tried to spot a YL gull no luck big nos of House Martin and Swallows coming into roost 2100 ish , managed to reach 50 birds for the evening got more birds from 1800 hrs +.
1 gull city rush hour.
2 green clean.
3 so hot, pigeons taking off there feathers.
4 A real rare sight at the flashes,
5 may take some cleaning at that height 8-P

 

[Phil Andrews]

From the Moors Pool this morning Andy P reports:

78 Lapwing, 5 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Snipe, 18 Teal, 7 Shoveler, eclipse drake Wigeon, 2 Common Tern plus 2 juvs, Water Rail, Kingfisher, Hobby.

 

[upstarts1979]

Tuesday 7th August

Tomorrow the Maintenance crew will be repairing the door at the Moors East hide and also repairing the seat at the cuckoo hide.
We will also be clearing an area in front of the Hen Pool hide at the FLASHES not a massive job strimming and raking ( and I know how much everyone loves raking8-P).. Hopefully a CRAKE will appear .
You never know we had one in August last year.:t:
Meet at Flashes from 9am if you can make it.:t: john

 

[Phil Andrews]

From the Moors Pool early morning JTB reports:

Teal 18, Shoveler 9, Tufted Duck 14 broods, Snipe 8, Green Sandpiper 6, Common Sandpiper, Common Tern 2 juveniles (1out of the raft swimming), GC Grebe 2 plus 1 young, Little Grebe large chick, Water Rail 2, Gadwall 2, Wigeon, Lapwing 20, Curlew 3, Coot 80+.

 

[Phil Andrews]

Family party of 3 Spotted Flycatcher at the Flashes in the confluence scrub as per JTB

 

[upstarts1979]

East Hide Closed

Please note that as part of the rejuvenation work to be carried out at Amy's marsh we have to have the track strengthened.
This is because heavy digging equipment has to be brought along the East side of the reserve.
The work will start at 8am WEDNESDAY 8TH August & is scheduled to finish on the evening of Friday 10th August.
Work on Amy's marsh will be carried out in Autumn let you know when we get the dates👍 john

 

[upstarts1979]

East Hide Closed

Please note that as part of the rejuvenation work to be carried out at Amy's marsh we have to have the track strengthened.
This is because heavy digging equipment has to be brought along the East side of the reserve.
The work will start at 8am WEDNESDAY 8TH August & is scheduled to finish on the evening of Friday 10th August.
Work on Amy's marsh will be carried out in Autumn let you know when we get the dates👍 john

 

[upstarts1979]

Work part today

In the searing heat 11 of the crew carried out a few missions around the Reserve.
Repairs in the lapwing, Water rail and cuckoo hides .repairing doors, locks ect and an extension to the seat at cuckoo hide.
The Flashes hides were cleaned out.
A path along the Hen brook was cut ready for the survey's that will be carried out ahead of the rejuvenation work that will be carried out next year.
Also the reeds and vegetation in front of the Hen pool hide was cleared...channels were cut and some open areas were created. Almost immediately reed and Cetti's warblers fed in them, as well as at least 2 water rail one fresh looking juvenile.
A very small Tufted duck chick just a few days old swam alone around the pool and occasionally rested on the mud no adult tufteds were seen. A single female teal and a small mallard chick were also on the Pool. The Spotted Flycatchers were still calling mid afteroon in the silver birches on North side of Hen Pool. A willow warbler sang close by and other warblers seen were blackcap, Whitethroat, chiffchaff. A family of greenfinches and plenty of reed bunting were in the scrub close by.
On the Flashes there 80 lapwing and two water rails called from the 3rd Flash.
stock dove 30, linnet 12, goldfinch 20,

Thanks to the crew today a really great turnout on such a hot day .Thanks to all 11
Bob O. Bobby P. Bob R. Jim B. Julie W. Keith M. Kim W. Paul M. Steve S. Tony B and me
:t:B john
Also nice to meet Eleanor our new Reserves Manager.
Welcome from all the Upton crew:t:
Pics
1. the 1st Flash as viewed from the cuckoo hide.
2 to 4 The Hen pool after we cut in front
5. water rail today at Hen pool

 

[upstarts1979]

From the Moors Pool early morning JTB reports:

Teal 18, Shoveler 9, Tufted Duck 14 broods, Snipe 8, Green Sandpiper 6, Common Sandpiper, Common Tern 2 juveniles (1out of the raft swimming), GC Grebe 2 plus 1 young, Little Grebe large chick, Water Rail 2, Gadwall 2, Wigeon, Lapwing 20, Curlew 3, Coot 80+.

Bobby Potter and some of the crew had 3 hobbies on the Moors this afternoon. Plus 100's of swallows and house Martin's around Hobden Hall farm

 

[upstarts1979]

Today 8 of us cleared ( pulled out manually) two large areas of Ragwort from the southern meadow and meadow in front of the sewage works.
While walking around the 2nd Flash we came across a couple of interesting areas.
The first was in the SW corner hidden from hide view by a swathe of sedge. This is a very wet open pool where I found last year's Spotted crake. Considering that most of the 2nd flash is dry it is reassuring that there is still some wet areas surviving. I will try and post pics later.
The other area is between the 2nd & 3rd Flash. There was historically channels connecting all 3 Flashes. In time the one between the 3rd & 2nd flash silted up and no longer flowed. This caused the 3rd Flash to expand and deepen. It was a bone of contention as to whether we should clear out the channel and let the water flow into the 2nd. The thought was it would supply enough water to prevent the 2nd flash from drying up. However today we discovered that there is a flow but it is literally drawing into the eadt side of the 2nd flash and is only creating a small damp patch & won't be solving the drought problem.

Thanks to the team today
Bobby P. Bob R. Jim B. Kim W. Paul M. Steve S. Tony B and me. :t:

Birds at Flashes today
Teal 2. Greylag 18. Water rail. Moorhen 14.
Lapwing 119. Green sand.
BHG 3.
Peregrine. Buzzard.
Raven. Rook 2
Green woodp. Kingfisher.
Lesser Whitethroat 2. Whitethroat. Blackcap 3. Chiffchaff. Reed warbler 5.
Linnet 10. Goldfinch 25. Greenfinch. Bullfinch.
Pied wag.
Reed Bunting few.

pics from last week
1. from the east side of the 2nd Flash looking towards hide
2. the 3rd Flash channel there is still a flow into the 2nd Flash but it is just soaking into the ground.
3. The SW corner of the 2nd Flash the area is quite wet but it can't be appreciated how much from the hide.
4. the permanent wet pool in same area as 3 , this is where the spotted crake was last year ..but it can't be seen from the hide

 

[Phil Andrews]

10 Black-tailed Godwit flew south over the Flashes this evening as per Andy P

Spotted Flycatcher still near the Hen Pool at 5:15pm as per Tim Owen

 

[Phil Andrews]

Please note that as part of the rejuvenation work to be carried out at Amy's marsh we have to have the track strengthened.
This is because heavy digging equipment has to be brought along the East side of the reserve.
The work will start at 8am WEDNESDAY 8TH August & is scheduled to finish on the evening of Friday 10th August.
Work on Amy's marsh will be carried out in Autumn let you know when we get the dates👍 john

This will be a test of how early Des can get down to the Moors Pool!

 

[UW82]

This will be a test of how early Des can get down to the Moors Pool!

No, it won't.

Des.

 

[Phil Andrews]

From the Moors Pool early morning Andy P reports:

14 Lapwing, 5 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Curlew, Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Tern plus 2 juveniles, 20 Teal, 7 Shoveler, eclipse drake Wigeon, 2 Water Rail, Kingfisher, 2 Muntjac Deer in front of East hide, Badger in south west corner.

 

[Phil Andrews]

3 Yellow-legged Gulls at the Moors Pool this afternoon as per John Sirrett

 

[UW82]

Today's highlights:

MOORS/N MOORS*
Yellow Legged Gull 2 (ad) + 1 (3rd S)--Common Tern (2)+ 2juvs
Green Sand (2)--------------------------------Common Sand
Snipe (2)---------------------------------------Teal (5)
Wigeon (m)------------------------------------Gadwall (1)
Cormorant (2)---------------------------------Coot (124)
Greylag Goose (8)-----------------------------L B B Gull (275)
Herring Gull (40)------------------------------B H Gull (c250)
Sand Martin (10)------------------------------Swift (2)
G C Grebe (1 ) + juv--------------------------Shoveler (2)*
Cetti's Warbler*

FLASHES/HEN POOL*
Water Rail*------------------------------------Cetti's Warbler (2)*
Kestrel-----------------------------------------B H Gull (15)
Reed Warbler*

Des.