Rob Smallwood
Well-known member
At the risk of upsetting some - what is the permit score for the birder that would like to pop in,say on his way home to Manchester from relatives in the SW and arriving in the evening?
For those that haven't seen it yet - the Sabine's roosted again tonight, coming in at 19.30. Don't forget that Worcs WT (or other county wildlife trust) membership is required to access the reserve. Permits are currently available at £1.00 each, although with effect from next week this will increse to £3.00!
Went to UW again yesterday.I'm becoming a regular now I've discovered my Warks wildlife card gets me in and I can get there quicker than I can get to Brandon Marsh.
Went to the Moores pools first and was chuffed to find three Black Terns zooming round at great speed.Getting a decent shot was impossible as the sun from the hide I was in was directly in front of me (well that's my excuse).Didn't see anything else of note and surprisingly hardly any other birders were there.
Went to the flashes next and it was very quiet from the main hide (some roofing work had been done earlier).Did see 17 Curlew (the roofing men had counted 37), 8 Green Sandpipers,2 common Sandpipers and 2 Ringed Plovers.
Max.
Re replies to my earlier post:
Emma - As highlighted by 'The Blackbird' £3.00 isn't that expensive for a permit and it doesn't apply if you're a member of WWT, or any other county wildlife trust, anyway. Also I wasn't aware a forum was purely for listing bird sightings, surely a forum is a place for open discussion?
Went to UW again yesterday.I'm becoming a regular now I've discovered my Warks wildlife card gets me in and I can get there quicker than I can get to Brandon Marsh.
Went to the Moores pools first and was chuffed to find three Black Terns zooming round at great speed.Getting a decent shot was impossible as the sun from the hide I was in was directly in front of me (well that's my excuse).Didn't see anything else of note and surprisingly hardly any other birders were there.
Went to the flashes next and it was very quiet from the main hide (some roofing work had been done earlier).Did see 17 Curlew (the roofing men had counted 37), 8 Green Sandpipers,2 common Sandpipers and 2 Ringed Plovers.
Max.
The reason why I may have appeared sharp (not intentionally!) is because in my opinion there has been too much emphasis of late on charges/permits to enter the reserve by both members of this forum and individuals met whilst at the reserve. The information about charges/permits should be made clear at the reserve at the car parks/in the hides and also on the Worcs Wildlife Trust website as this would be the first port of call for people who want to visit Upton to find out more information. I agree that a forum is a place for open discussion but this thread was started for the sole purpose of latest sightings and reports from Upton Warren, hopefully the members who have joined in this discussion will also add their Upton sightings to this thread.
this thread was started for the sole purpose of latest sightings and reports from Upton Warren, .
Apologies if I misrepresented the mood of your earlier post Emma.
Nevertheless sorry to labour the point but I can find no suggestion in post No.1 that this thread is for sightings only, indeed it looks like a general description of all things pertaining to the reserve. To repeat my earlier suggestion do you think we need two threads?
I agree it is unfortunate that the main topic of conversation in the hides is about charges but it is, for example, difficult to ignore the individual who thought he should not have to pay because he had been going since he went with Bill Oddie, he knew Harry Green and Colin Raven, used to know Andrew Fraser and they would'nt have charged him! (my guess is that they would all have been disappointed to think he had never wanted to help support the Trust!!)
The reserve does seem to be going through a 'purple patch' let us hope we can all see the value of a couple of hours there.
Nice Kingfisher Emma - much better than on a pole!
At the risk of upsetting some - what is the permit score for the birder that would like to pop in,say on his way home to Manchester from relatives in the SW and arriving in the evening?