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Nacnud69 said:
Cracking shots. Nice to meet you today at SV country park this evening Lee (Nikon bloke next to you!)
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Great to chat to you and your good wife, hope the kestrels' parents returned with food and a few good pics were taken.
Drop me a line with your names and I hope to see you both at Upton Warren again soon. It's a fab place to see numerous species of birds throughout the year, don't be shy, pay another visit soon, the guys and girls there are always welcoming.
All the best
Lee. :t:
 
I have now had a response from the Polish scheme co-ordinator regarding the ringed second summer Mediterranean Gull noted at the Flashes at the weekend (still one of the three present yesterday John?).

The bird with red ring and white lettering PRL5 was ringed in the nest on the 28th June 2014 at Domanice, Mietkow in western Poland, close to the Czech border. It has only been recorded once else - at Sulistrowice, approx. ten miles to the south of the original site, on the 3rd July 2015.
 
Phil Andrews said:
I have now had a response from the Polish scheme co-ordinator regarding the ringed second summer Mediterranean Gull noted at the Flashes at the weekend (still one of the three present yesterday John?).

The bird with red ring and white lettering PRL5 was ringed in the nest on the 28th June 2014 at Domanice, Mietkow in western Poland, close to the Czech border. It has only been recorded once else - at Sulistrowice, approx. ten miles to the south of the original site, on the 3rd July 2015.
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Yes it was still there yesterday. Trying to pull the hybrid.8-P
 
A couple of record shots of the Egyptian Geese on the sailing pool yesterday.

Brilliant morning as always. Upton must be one of friendliest reserves in the country. :t:
 

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Today's highlights:

FLASHES:
Green Sand------------------------------LRP (4) inc visiting juv.
Curlew (1)-------------------------------Oystercatcher (1)+ juv.
Lapwing (30) inc 8 juvs------------------Redshank (2) + 3 chicks
Avocet (31) + 20 chicks/juvs------------Teal (12)
Gadwall (8)-------------------------------Shelduck (4)+ 7 juvs
Shoveler (f) + 9 juvs---------------------Med Gull (2 x 2s)
Med Gull/B H Gull hybrid

MOORS/ N MOORS*
Oystercatcher (2) + 1 juv----------------Common Tern (7) + 3:2 chicks. Could not see another brood.
Lapwing (4)-------------------------------Teal (3
Gadwall (2)-------------------------------Tufted Duck (brood of 8)
Herring Gull (2 ad)------------------------Mute Swan (2) + 5 young
G C Grebe (3)-----------------------------Greylag Goose (1)
Little Grebe (2) (1)*---------------------- Lesser Whitethroat (1)
Whitethroat (1)----------------------------Shoveler (1)*

SAILING POOL:
Egyptian Goose (2)

Des.
 
Keith M had the 2 Egyptian geese on sailing pool and Andy A had all 3 Redshank chicks .
Also SMW had an adult Med Gull this afternoon
 
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Todays highlights

Sailing Pool 0640
Canada Goose (77 inc 9 young)
Egyptian Goose (2)
Greenfinch

Flashes 0730-1030
Shelduck (pair + 7 young plus 1 adult, 1 juvenile)
Water Rail (1 at Hen Pool)
Oystercatcher (3)
LRP (2 + juv)
Med Gull (1)
Swift
Lapwing (c25)
Redshank (1 adult + 3 chicks)
Teal (4)
Avocet (32 + 15 young counted)

Moors 1045-1300

Tufted Duck (40)
Oystercatcher (2)
Lapwing (12)
Swallow
Common Tern (7 + 3 broods 2:2:2)
 
Spent a couple of hours at the Flashes this afternoon and recorded 23 species. On arrival at the boardwalk, I heard chiffchaff, Cetti's warbler and wren. On pausing at the bridge, I saw a male blackcap in the vegetation behind the nettles.
I went to the Henbrook Hide hoping for a glimpse of the young water rails, but only saw a moorhen with a chick and some reed warblers in the half hour or so I was watching.
From the Avocet Hide, all three redshank chicks were present, with one of the adults never too far away. They appear to have quite a distinct little territory conveniently close to the hide. I also saw two Med gulls, three oystercatchers, a green sandpiper and a curlew.
Although I didn't count the avocet young, they certainly seem to be doing much better than those over at Minsmere.
 
6am start at Flashes.
After counting all the chicks I set about looking for migrants but only teal and green sand.
After an hour the female redshank started regularly perching on the roof of the hide and alarming to the chicks. Initially I thought this was to keep an eye on them. But then she dropped down to the ground with the chicks literally up against the hide. Then the chicks moved towards the Fox fence while the female had now gone on to the fence behind the hide. It become obvious that she was leading them out BUT how would they get through 1 inch mesh. We'll however they did it they were soon 'outside'. I was now resigned to the fact that we wouldnt be seeing them again. I had a quick look across the field but no sign. Foxes are always stalking this area as well as crows and magpies so I feared the worse. But a short time later Rob G phoned to say that they were at the top of the mowed transmitter field behind the hide. A few minutes later the female was alarm calling behind the hide. She had brought the chicks back and they on the path to the lower hide. They were trapped and we're trying to get under the hide:eek!: So I thought I would assist by catching them and putting through the downstairs window. Unfortunately they didn't appreciate this and scampered along the boardwalk ooops.
Anyway to cut a long story short, they eventually found there way under the wooden screen fencing through bramble, blackthorn climbed over nettles and then we're confronted by the 'double' fox fencing to the left of the hide. Unfortunately unlike the right side that they went out of this was double meshed and frantically the female was egging them on she was perched on the posts close bu. We could actually see them trying to get through but failing each time. Fearing the worse we were helpless to do anything. But against the odds we saw the grass parting further along on the Flashes side of the fence and yes it was one of the chicks. The female somehow communicated this with her calls and what seemed like an age at last the other 2 chicks got through. Hopefully they will soon be fat enough not to try this again . And why did they do it in the first place.
But all well that ends well:t:
 
Species count Flashes
Teal 5. gadwall. Shelduck 4+7 chicks. Shoveler fem +13 well grown chicks. Tufted brood of 4.
Avocet 38 +20. chicks only 2 sitting. Green sand. lapwing 48 and 9. of our juvs. Oystercatcher 2 ads+juv. LRP 4. Redshank fem +3 ch
Med gull x2 2nd summer. Common tern 2.
Kestrel. raven 3. kingfisher. swift 12. sand martin 2. starling 14.
Reed warbler an increase in singing birds in 1St Flash sluice channel and nearby reed beds. At lead 5 song thrushes.
Young seen - blackcap. chiffchaff. reed warblers. sedge warbler and lesser whitethroat reported

Egyptian geese 2 on sailing pool
 
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