Upton Warren (16 Viewers)

[UW82]

Reminising.

This week in 2007, this little beauty dropped into the Flashes. - Wilsons` Phalarope
It`s been very quiet this month.

Richard

You obviously missed the Spoonbills Dick.

Des.

 

[Phil Andrews]

Reminising.

This week in 2007, this little beauty dropped into the Flashes. - Wilsons` Phalarope
It`s been very quiet this month.

Richard

We are currently on 111 species which is above average for September although many of the good birds have been short starts and we are missing some good headliners such as Little Stint or Curlew Sandpiper.

I can remember being at Spurn and getting a pager message about 9:30ish about the presence of the Wilson's Phal having just seen a Bluethroat and Lapland Bunting. A quick ring round of the local grapevine and nobody knew anything about it! (turns out it was found by a visiting North East bidder who phoned it straight into RBA). Think I waited for Andy Warr to confirm it was indeed there before hacking back through motorway network and arriving about 2pm to tick the arse of it!

 

[Birder Gladys]

roost tonight, 2 green sandpiper, 15 Curlew,Lapwings, 600c BHG, 150+LBBGs, 15 Herring,YLG ,Common Gull 1st winter. Please inform the Heron that flew over the flashes not to fly into all the Gulls that you just spooked,never seen a Heron hover in mid air before.

 

[upstarts1979]

Cut and paste from email from WWT

New hide at Upton Warren!

Visitors will see work beginning next week on construction of a new hide at the North Moors Pools at Upton Warren!

This is to replace the hide that was detroyed by arson five years ago but will be in a new location at the other side of the pool. More details to follow soon........

Mart who sent the email... ??:t:

 

[GaseousClay]

Mart who sent the email... ??:t:

It was from Anne, one of their monthly e-newsletters. :t:

 

[upstarts1979]

It was from Anne, one of their monthly e-newsletters. :t:

Thanks Mart will speak to Andy Harris :t:

 

[upstarts1979]

FORTHCOMING WORK at FLASHES

See notice below

 

[Dick-E-Dipper]

You obviously missed the Spoonbills Dick.

Des.

Yes, unfortunately, they didn`t stop long enough. They would have been an Upton tick.

However, did see the 2 at Slimbridge yesterday, and one in Norfolk last week. The rate of dispersion and breeding recently, they could be a common visitor,
e.g Great White Egret!

Richard

 

[Dick-E-Dipper]

See notice below

John

The only worrying thing is that the Work will take `SEVERAL` weeks, can they be more precise, or perhaps give notice nearer the time when the work is due to finish.
I appreciate this work is for the long term good of the Flashes, and hopefully we will all benifit in the future.

Richard

 

[forgetfulelephant]

Just spotted this on Facebook. I'm guessing the Trust know about this? https://www.facebook.com/92768586782/photos/gm.1530036857116507/10154718872736783/?type=3&theater

 

[upstarts1979]

John

The only worrying thing is that the Work will take `SEVERAL` weeks, can they be more precise, or perhaps give notice nearer the time when the work is due to finish.
I appreciate this work is for the long term good of the Flashes, and hopefully we will all benifit in the future.

Richard

Weather related so if it is good sooner than later. I
will be having a meeting with Andy and give more info on visiting arrangements. I think the Trust are concerned that some people will give verbal abuse like they did when the invertebrate survey took place....yes I did say verbal abuse:eek!:
Anyway will let you know next week.
're the hide Martin is correct work starts next Tuesday at North Moors. Path to NM will be closed for safety reasons and rightly so:t:

 

[Phil Andrews]

Adult Little Gull at the Moors Pool late morning as per JTB

 

[upstarts1979]

Just spotted this on Facebook. I'm guessing the Trust know about this? https://www.facebook.com/92768586782/photos/gm.1530036857116507/10154718872736783/?type=3&theater

ROB spoke to Trust they know nothing. I will speak to AZTEC and find out. Maybe the reserve is the Education reserve?
Will find out and post.
Thanks for letting us know:t:B john

 

[Rob_S]

I think the Trust are concerned that some people will give verbal abuse like they did when the invertebrate survey took place....yes I did say verbal abuse:eek!:

What's the betting those giving the abuse were male, in their 50s/60s and laden with thousands of pounds worth of optics and camera equipment? You wouldn't find kids behaving like that nowadays.

 

[keithr]

What's the betting those giving the abuse were male, in their 50s/60s and laden with thousands of pounds worth of optics and camera equipment? You wouldn't find kids behaving like that nowadays.

Well that narrows it down to most of the people...

 

[upstarts1979]

Birding at Moors today

The heavy rain this morning dropped in a few bits and pieces but not anything out of the ordinary although Bob O had an adult Little gull later in the morning. As always snipe are in their element in the rain so we had a true count. A small flock of 6 wigeon joined the 2 long states. They flew south at one stage but returned shortly afterwards. Plenty of action in the scrape in front of the east hide. Here teal and shoveler dabbled , water rail showed well and cettis sang. The long staying blackwit fed close to the hide later moving to the lagoon. Early afternoon warm conditions as a small group of hirundines pass through. But the predominantly westerly winds just haven't been conducive for any eastern birds to appear. I'm having a day off tomorrow so if anyone fancies an early at the FLASHES it's all yours8-P
Species Count Moors:-
Little grebe 8, Little egret 3. Grey heron 3. Cormorant 5. Teal 40. Shoveler 70. Wigeon 8. Pochard 2. Tufted 20+. Greylag 40+. Mute swan 17. Kestrel. Buzzard 4. Pheasant. Water rail 5. Coot c85. Lapwing 120. Black tailed godwit juv. Green sand. Common sand. Snipe 17. BHG 220. Stock dove. Kingfisher 2. Swallow 1. House martin 4. Raven. Jay 4. Mistle thrush. Song thrush. Cetti's 3. Blackcap 2. Chiffchaff 3. Goldcrest 3. Grey wag. Starling 85. Bullfinch. Reed bunting.

 

[Phil Andrews]

Also today as per Andy P and Tim O:

Coal Tit on Moors Pool feeders

Adult Yellow-legged Gull and 2 first winter Common Gulls in the Flashes roost

5 Green Sand, 15 Curlew, 183 Lapwing and 61 Shoveler at the Flashes first thing

 

[Birder Gladys]

just got over the 50 bird count for the day,but good to see so many people enjoying the place today.I took a walk up the public foot path on the other side of the salwarpe a large part of it was extremely muddy will not be doing that again.
pic 1 didn't know I got all 3.
pic 2 who watching who ?

 

[Phil Andrews]

Just a few charts this weekend relating to recent sightings, starting off with Black Tern.

Whilst recorded in every half month period between the second half of April and the end of October, the two main periods of passage show very different profiles. Overall spring passage is slightly stronger with a very clearly defined peak of records in the first half of May. Autumn passage is a much more drawn out and evenly spread event, so records in late September should not be a great surprise. The latest ever date a Black Tern has been recorded at Upton Warren was the 30th October in 1990; one was also present on the 29th October in 2000.

 

[Phil Andrews]

One of the birds of the moment is Common Gull with the species currently being noted in the Flashes roost whenever it is watched. Albeit using a very limited data set, there is a marked increase in occurrence during the autumn months for a species that is largely absent for significant parts of the year.