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    Upton Warren

    Thanks for this. Brian _________________ Worcester Birding
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    Upton Warren

    Couldn't agree more Andy :t: The whole 'large white-headed' gull complex is a shambles and at best many IDs are just pigeon-holed in to a name that fits what we believe is a valid species. With regards to this afternoon's bird, I received a text to say that it was re-identified as a...
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    Upton Warren

    Received a report of a Great White Egret at the North Moors Pool at c1.45pm on Saturday 8th April. Would be interesting to know if anyone else saw it. Brian _________________ Worcester Birding
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    Upton Warren

    Submitted anonymously through the Worcester Birding website the day after but presumably the report relates to the hybrid. I don't generally post anonymous sightings but with the recent run of Meds at Upton didn't see any reason to dismiss it. Brian _________________ Worcester Birding
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    Upton Warren

    The case for the Swanshurst Park bird being a Yellow-legged Gull is made very well by Tim Marlow here. Brian ________________ Worcester Biding
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    Upton Warren

    The first-winter Caspian Gull that was at the Flashes this evening looks remarkably similar to this bird at Chasewater yesterday evening: https://twitter.com/CWG_sightings/status/835206837737820161 Brian ________________ Worcester Biding
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    Upton Warren

    Hi Phil, I would suspect it's not so much the reserve you need to be concerned about, more about the general lack of birds nationwide. You mention 'uncomplimentary farming in the land adjacent to the reserve'. The reality is 'uncomplimentary farming' everywhere is the root cause of the lack of...
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    Upton Warren

    How's the comparison list coming along Phil? There was some speculation at Grimley last night that the task had been handed over to Sir John Chilcot ;) Brian _________________ Worcester Birding
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    Upton Warren

    Lists totals now updated on Worcester Birding here. If anyone has spotted an error or wishes to add their name, let me know. Brian _________________ Worcester Birding
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    Upton Warren

    Well, I've dipped on him too then! It isn't just Grimley, it's the whole county. Looking at the 'autumn' (from 1st July), totals so far for the scarcer migrants makes for grim reading: Wood Sandpiper 1 (Clifton) (despite large influx to other parts of UK) Little Stint 2 (both Upton) Sanderling...
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    Upton Warren

    Some of us are still waiting for it to start...... Brian _________________ Worcester Birding
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    Upton Warren

    Good question Phil. And it's the same old names that crop up. Many will know of the long list of rarities seen by a single observer at Alvecote in N.Warks over many years. But there are many more who operate some sort of fantasy birding league and every time they go out in the field they bump in...
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    Upton Warren

    Thanks for the confirmation Phil, much appreciated. Brian _________________ Worcester Birding
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    Upton Warren

    Has anyone else been to the Flashes early this afternoon? All of this has been submitted to Worcester Birding by a single observer for between midday and 1.30pm today: 3 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 7 Avocet, 1 Common Snipe, 1...
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    Upton Warren

    Yes, Phil. I guess there is an understandable reluctance to withhold records from certain sites, particularly gravel workings where disturbance from egg collectors could go unnoticed. Brian _________________ Worcester Birding
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    Upton Warren

    Interesting stats Phil. It makes me wonder how reliable they are. For example, 6 pairs of LRP in the whole of Worcs? At least double that surely. Brian _________________ Worcester Birding
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    Upton Warren

    Red-necked Grebe at the Moors Pool per MJI. Brian ________________ Worcester Birding
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    Upton Warren

    Red Shoveler, a South American species. Saw one at Grimley many years ago, but thinking about it, it may have been a hybrid ;) Brian ________________ Worcester Birding Follow Worcester Birding on Twitter @WorcsBirding
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    Upton Warren

    Just added some notes and pictures of the presumed Baltic Gull on the Grimley thread here. Brian ________________ Worcester Birding Follow Worcester Birding on Twitter @WorcsBirding
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    Upton Warren

    Hopefully they will again. TMH had what was almost certainly the same bird in the Bartley roost this evening. Brian ________________ Worcester Birding Follow Worcester Birding on Twitter @WorcsBirding
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    Upton Warren

    Pictures of the Caspian Gull now online here. Brian ________________ Worcester Birding Follow Worcester Birding on Twitter @WorcsBirding
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    Upton Warren

    It's a juvenile Arctic. Note the short fine bill and compact body shape including the almost 'neckless' appearance and shorter rear end compared with Common Tern. Brian ________________ Worcester Birding Follow Worcester Birding on Twitter @WorcsBirding
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    Upton Warren

    Black Tern at the Moors Pool this afternoon (per TMH). Brian ________________ Worcester Birding Follow Worcester Birding on Twitter @WorcsBirding
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    Upton Warren

    Terns 28.08.14 Are there any pictures, no matter how poor, of the Sandwich and Arctic Terns at the Moors Pool yesterday? If they do exist, could they be posted on here please. Brian ________________ Worcester Birding Follow Worcester Birding on Twitter @WorcsBirding
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    Upton Warren

    Four Med Gulls (all 1cy) at the Flashes in roost by 8pm yesterday (per SMW). Looking at Vern's pic here, I'd say that is the same unringed bird present at Grimley the day before. The Grimley bird was a small individual with a small bill. Brian ________________ Worcester Birding Follow...
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