Upton Warren (5 Viewers)

[Stone Snapper]

buzzard taken from the east hide. well spotted that man!!!

 

[AlanH46]

Moors Pool 7.30am to 12.15pm

Mandarin - 1m at 8.00am
Wigeon - 4
Pochard - 3
Scaup 1
Gadwall 4
Snipe 8

 

[forgetfulelephant]

Mandarin - 1m at 8.00am
Wigeon - 4
Pochard - 3
Scaup 1
Gadwall 4
Snipe 8

Good find Alan. Smart pics! :t:

Rob

 

[upstarts1979]

Mandarin - 1m at 8.00am
Wigeon - 4
Pochard - 3
Scaup 1
Gadwall 4
Snipe 8

Nice 1 Alan:t:
I think it might be a first for the year.over to you Phil:smoke:

 

[J_Caswell]

Mandarin - 1m at 8.00am
Wigeon - 4
Pochard - 3
Scaup 1
Gadwall 4
Snipe 8

Mandarin is a nice image

 

[upstarts1979]

The weather was, still and warm today (15deg C). But to be fair there was quite a lot about considering.
North Moors: A slow walk around the trail (1hour), revealed plenty of common stuff.
Water rail, redwing 5, mistle thrush, song thrush 5, blackbirds c10 - all the thrushes were in and around the 'Yew thicket'. also treecreeper, goldcrest, chaffinch, redpoll, and goldfinch. Also overhead were skylark, kestrel and buzzard.

The Moors
A good number of duck and a few waders. GCG 4, little grebe, cormorant 5, greylaG 20+, Wigeon 5 feeding in Broadmeadow pool, Gadwall 3, Shoveler 49 min, teal 12, mallard c30, Scaup, tufted 16, pochard 3, Jack snipe, snipe 15, lapwing 60+, BHG 100, buzzard 2, kestrel 2, kingfisher 2, water rail 3 (2 along east side and 1 in Broadmeadow pool), coot 200+, mute swan pr + 3 juvs,
meadow pipit over, goldfinch 10,

Flashesonly a brief visit.
Teal 46, shoveler 5 (54 in total), Snipe 5, lapwing 45, green sand, BHG 10, herring gull, kestrel 2, rook 20, stock dove few,redpoll 8, linnet 5, goldgrest,
B John
Oh yes I forgot to say that a CETTI'S WARBLER was seen and heard in front of the east hide. It is probably a female as it 'trilled' and gave a single note contact call, but didn't sing.
http://www.xeno-canto.org/browse.ph...genumber=2&order=taxonomy&view=0&pagenumber=1 scroll down to the 5th from bottom (alarm calls)to listen to the exact calls that our bird was giving.

 

[Gert Corfield]

The weather was, still and warm today (15deg C). But to be fair there was quite a lot about considering.
North Moors: A slow walk around the trail (1hour), revealed plenty of common stuff.
Water rail, redwing 5, mistle thrush, song thrush 5, blackbirds c10 - all the thrushes were in and around the 'Yew thicket'. also treecreeper, goldcrest, chaffinch, redpoll, and goldfinch. Also overhead were skylark, kestrel and buzzard.

The Moors
A good number of duck and a few waders. GCG 4, little grebe, cormorant 5, greylaG 20+, Wigeon 5 feeding in Broadmeadow pool, Gadwall 3, Shoveler 49 min, teal 12, mallard c30, Scaup, tufted 16, pochard 3, Jack snipe, snipe 15, lapwing 60+, BHG 100, buzzard 2, kestrel 2, kingfisher 2, water rail 3 (2 along east side and 1 in Broadmeadow pool), coot 200+, mute swan pr + 3 juvs,
meadow pipit over, goldfinch 10,

Flashesonly a brief visit.
Teal 46, shoveler 5 (54 in total), Snipe 5, lapwing 45, green sand, BHG 10, herring gull, kestrel 2, rook 20, stock dove few,redpoll 8, linnet 5, goldgrest,
B John
Oh yes I forgot to say that a CETTI'S WARBLER was seen and heard in front of the east hide. It is probably a female as it 'trilled' and gave a single note contact call, but didn't sing.
http://www.xeno-canto.org/browse.ph...genumber=2&order=taxonomy&view=0&pagenumber=1 scroll down to the 5th from bottom (alarm calls)to listen to the exact calls that our bird was giving.

John - this is brilliant news re the Cetti's. Lets hope for a mild winter :t:

 

[Bob O.]

Mandarin - 1m at 8.00am
Wigeon - 4
Pochard - 3
Scaup 1
Gadwall 4
Snipe 8

Ex Mandarin Alan, shame I missed him by 10mins!!!||

 

[upstarts1979]

John - this is brilliant news re the Cetti's. Lets hope for a mild winter :t:

Yes Gert
as good as a rarity, hopefully a male will appear soon.
A Med Gull was at the Flashes this evening. per Paul A

 

[upstarts1979]

Although its getting a bit late for many migrants to appear, the weather from Sunday looks like it might bring in or at least stir things up a bit.


http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/wm/bromsgrove_forecast_weather.html

 

[The Silver Fox]

Lovely image of the Mandarin last one I saw was at Earlswood a couple of years ago. Always brings a smile to my face. Has anyone seen a second Jack Snipe recently? Great news about the Cettis.

Alan

 

[Phil Andrews]

Yes Gert
as good as a rarity, hopefully a male will appear soon.
A Med Gull was at the Flashes this evening. per Paul A

Any idea of the age of the Med? This is now the fifth date this month that the Cetti's has been recorded on the east side of the Moors Pool.

 

[Phil Andrews]

Lovely image of the Mandarin last one I saw was at Earlswood a couple of years ago. Always brings a smile to my face. Has anyone seen a second Jack Snipe recently? Great news about the Cettis.

Alan

Not sure when two Jack Snipe were last together in Amy's Marsh but two birds were present this Tuesday, one at the Moors and one at the Flashes.

 

[upstarts1979]

Any idea of the age of the Med? This is now the fifth date this month that the Cetti's has been recorded on the east side of the Moors Pool.

Just spoke to Paul , he said 2nd Winter:t:

 

[The Silver Fox]

Not sure when two Jack Snipe were last together in Amy's Marsh but two birds were present this Tuesday, one at the Moors and one at the Flashes.

Thanks Phil. Incidentally is it me or has the Common Sandpiper numbers fallen off recently. Thinking about it it is probably me.

Alan

 

[Phil Andrews]

Nice 1 Alan:t:
I think it might be a first for the year.over to you Phil:smoke:

Hi John - yes, first for the year and now the sixth year in a row that Mandarin has been recorded, albeit usually only single birds:

 

[upstarts1979]

Thanks Phil. Incidentally is it me or has the Common Sandpiper numbers fallen off recently. Thinking about it it is probably me.

Alan

I would think so Alan, they are probably all in Africa by now. However there are still a few Green sands about during the day, but more come into roost at night.:t:John

 

[The Silver Fox]

I would think so Alan, they are probably all in Africa by now. However there are still a few Green sands about during the day, but more come into roost at night.:t:John

Of course thanks John Duh! Can't get to UW till Sunday morning/lunchtime/afternoon depending on how long my other half takes to get ready.

 

[upstarts1979]

Shovelers

The numbers have picked up again at the Moors and they started to form into flocks. So hopefully they will soon begin their gyrating feeding action. This involves the birds gathering into large tight circles, numbers vary from 10 to 40 or more. The gyrating action, accompanied by foot paddling, stirs up the food, that is then shoveled up.


DIVING SHOVELER
yesterday 2 or 3 birds were regularly diving in the area just north of the Lagoon at the Moors. I know many dabblers do dive when washing, but these birds appeared to be diving for food.



:t:John

 

[Phil Andrews]

I would think so Alan, they are probably all in Africa by now. However there are still a few Green sands about during the day, but more come into roost at night.:t:John

The last Common Sand was at the Flashes on the 26th September. There are still a few knocking around across the country so another sighting isnt totally out of the question.