Upton Warren (85 Viewers)

[Phil Andrews]

Sunday's WeBS count courtesy of Dave J:

Avocet 34, Black-tailed Godwit 1, Canada Geese 22, Common Sandpiper 3, Coot 70+, Cormorant 2, Curlew 2, Dunlin 1, Gadwall 5, Great Crested Grebe 6, Green Sandpiper 5, Heron 2, Greylag Goose 3, Kingfisher 1, Lapwing 75, Little Egret 1, Little Grebe 4, Little Ringed Plover 7, Mallard 140+, Moorhen 12+, Mute Swan 5, Shelduck 1, Shoveler 10, Snipe 2, Teal 12, Tufted Duck 30+, Water Rail 1+, Wood Sandpiper 1, BH Gull 200+, LBB Gull 4, Common Tern 7

 

[Phil Andrews]

From the Flashes this evening Mike W reports:

Wood Sandpiper 1, Curlew 14 (including the juvenile), Black-tailed Godwit 2, Dunlin 2 (adult & juvenile), Green Sandpiper 6, Common Sandpiper 1, Lapwing 88, Avocet 29, Little Ringed Plover 2 adults + 2 chicks plus 3 juveniles from elsewhere, Teal 6+, Shelduck juvenile, Little Grebe 2 (both juveniles), 2 Common Tern (adult and juvenile)

Kingfisher over the Sailing Pool.

 

[wheatearlp]

From the Flashes this evening Mike W reports:

Wood Sandpiper 1, Curlew 14 (including the juvenile), Black-tailed Godwit 2, Dunlin 2 (adult & juvenile), Green Sandpiper 6, Common Sandpiper 1, Lapwing 88, Avocet 29, Little Ringed Plover 2 adults + 2 chicks plus 3 juveniles from elsewhere, Teal 6+, Shelduck juvenile, Little Grebe 2 (both juveniles), 2 Common Tern (adult and juvenile)

Kingfisher over the Sailing Pool.

Increases on the above: Common Tern 5 (3 ad, 2 juv), Peregrine over and 13 Teal

 

[Phil Andrews]

From the Flashes this morning Andy P reports:

Little Ringed Plover 2 chicks still + adult + 3 other juveniles, Wood Sandpiper still, Black-tailed Godwit 2, Dunlin 3 (1 juvenile), Snipe, Green Sandpiper 6, Common Sandpiper 2, Avocet 32, Lapwing 95, Shelduck juvenile, Little Grebe 2 juveniles, Teal 9, Common Tern 4

Juvenile Redstart along the hedge line as per Gert

 

[Phil Andrews]

Female Marsh Harrier over the second Flash yesterday afternoon as per the hide logbook

 

[Phil Andrews]

A second Wood Sandpiper was present this afternoon as per Phil Taylor but just one again the evening as per Tim O.

 

[Where Bird]

Deer Norht Moors Thursday pm

What looks like a muntjac showed briefly whilst it fed in the low undergrowth between the bird feeders and the North Moors hide. This was literally all we saw. Yesterday pm. had it not been for this very brief view / disturbance we wouldn't have known it was there.

 

[Phil Andrews]

2 Wood Sandpipers still at the Flashes at 6:55am as per Paul Croft; the two remaining Little Ringed Plover chicks are still OK.

 

[Phil Andrews]

Juvenile Hoby over the west side of the Moors Pool as per Andy P.

 

[Birder Gladys]

A second Wood Sandpiper was present this afternoon as per Phil Taylor but just one again the evening as per Tim O.

I did tweet the second wood sand could be sheltering from the bad weather last night .The first one did on its arrival last Tuesday. So here is a test for your memory is this multiple count of wood sand? enjoy your trip.:t:

 

[Phil Andrews]

Female Marsh Harrier over the second Flash yesterday afternoon as per the hide logbook

Also seen by PA from his usual car park watch point

 

[Phil Andrews]

5 Turnstone at the Flashes late afternoon as per Craig R - note sure when there was last a flock of this size.

 

[Phil Andrews]

5 Turnstone at the Flashes late afternoon as per Craig R - note sure when there was last a flock of this size.

Four have flown off south after being flushed by vy gunshots but the fifth is still on site.

Picture here: https://twitter.com/MidlandsBirder/status/1160206586041839617?s=20

 

[Phil Andrews]

Now a Ruff at the Flashes as per Craig

 

[Phil Andrews]

2 Wood Sandpipers still at the Flashes at 6:55am as per Paul Croft; the two remaining Little Ringed Plover chicks are still OK.

Also thIs morning at the Flashes Paul Legge reports:

2 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin, 11 Curlew, juvenile Water Rail in the open in front of the hide

 

[Phil Andrews]

One of the two remaining Little Ringed Plover chicks was lost during the course of the afternoon, cause unknown.

Two yellow ringed Black-headed Gulls - TAMR and 2RNJ - present at the Flashes this evening.

 

[wheatearlp]

Two further ringed BHGs seen but they were unco-operative & neither could be read. One was white ring with black characters and the other the reverse. This latter one possibly ended with 90.

 

[Phil Andrews]

A late evening update from the Flashes by Andy P:

Turnstone still at dusk. The Ruff flew off high to the east with one of the Wood Sandpiper and a Dunlin after the juvenile Peregrine went through.

 

[Phil Andrews]

Juvenile Turnstone still at the Flashes early morning plus the one remaining Little Ringed Plover chick as per Clive Lee.

 

[Phil Andrews]

From the Flashes this morning Dave J reports:

Turnstone flew off south at 6:55am, Wood Sandpiper, 25+ Avocet, Black-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, 8 Curlew, 5 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 7 Little Ringed Plover (including 5 juveniles) + 1 young.

Little Egret, 7 Common Tern and Common Sandpiper on the Sailing Pool.