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    Upton Warren

    Today marks the 3rd anniversary of my most significant find at Upton Warren. It was a Friday and I'd spent the day at the reserve and had come back over to the Flashes for the gull roost. Scanning through the Black-headed Gulls I saw a bird that I thought initially was a Common Gull. However, on...
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    Upton Warren

    On this date last year April 1st 2019 saw the first Osprey sighting of the year on the reserve. Phil Wood, Phil Quiney and myself were fortunate to see the bird flying above us as we walked along the East Track at the Moors back towards the car park just before midday. The bird didn't linger...
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    Upton Warren

    Hi Phil. Sharing pretty much the same panoramic view of the city as you I too have been able to pick out the perch of that certain bird of prey. Got some half-decent views through my scope, and even saw it in flight yesterday! Glad you are keeping well and look forward to seeing you and...
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    Upton Warren

    An adult Black-headed Gull from the Polish ringing scheme (yellow ring/black print) - T8E7 was at the Moors Pool yesterday morning. I think this may be a new or previously unrecorded bird at Upton Warren. Also 24H0 a 7 year old ringed in the Cotswold Water Park was seen again at the Moors Pool.
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    Upton Warren

    The Jack Snipe are viewable from the East Hide, the largest and furthest away from the car park. Look straight out over Amy's Marsh towards the promontory where the vegetation has recently been cut. There is an obvious black patch where a fire has been lit. The Jack Snipe are usually to be found...
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    Upton Warren

    At the Moors Pool this morning: Jack Snipe - in the reeds on the far side of the lagoon, in a gap to the left side of a rufous-tinged small willow as viewed from the East Hide. Singles also viewed in this area on Friday and Sunday. Snipe - 22 (at Least) mostly in the area where the Jack Snipe...
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    Upton Warren

    Polish ringed Black-headed Gull TLHU was in the Flashes roost again yesterday evening.
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    Upton Warren

    I found another Black-headed Gull sporting a yellow leg ring with black code TR0V at the Flashes this morning. There doesn't appear to be a record of this bird being seen at Upton Warren before. I think it was a first winter. Also present again at both the Moors Pool and Flashes was T81U.
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    Upton Warren

    A 4th ringed BHG appeared later, in the shape of regular sighting 2A23. The Med/BHG hybrid dropped in at least 3 times and a Peregrine went through. The Sailing Pool held 6 GC Grebe, 8 Tufted Duck, female Pochard.
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    Upton Warren

    In the roost at the Flashes tonight: Yellow-legged Gull(adult), c1800 Black-headed Gulls, 250 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 25 Herring Gulls, 3 Avocet, 4 Oystercatchers, 13 Curlew, 20 Lapwing, 4 Shelduck, 6 Teal, 16 Coot, 2 Mute Swan, Peregrine, Barn Owl at 1755.
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    Upton Warren

    The Belgian ringed Black-headed Gull - EH53 - was in the roost again on Tuesday 11th.
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    Upton Warren

    Ringed LBBG Also at the Moors Pool late morning was a Lesser Black-backed Gull with a white ring 9N6C printed in red. There was a colon (:) between the 6 and the C, which shows as an angry face thus 9N6:C when I post! I've looked at what I think is the most recent spreadsheet relating to...
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    Upton Warren

    Moors Pool 0800 - 1230 Highlights: Snipe (40) - mostly between the promontory and the watermark with 3 on the back of the Broadmeadow Pool and 2 on the other side of the lagoon. Difficult to count with most only viewable with a scope...
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    Upton Warren

    A lovely atmospheric shot of a splendid morning spent in great company.:t:
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    Upton Warren

    Fabulous shots Tony. Pour yourself a glass of wine!:t:8-P;)
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    Upton Warren

    According to my records I saw one over the Education Reserve as I walked along the Salwarpe on 9th January 2015.:t:
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    Upton Warren

    An update on the Bewick's Swan For those readers of the forum who either don't follow Twitter or I haven't spoken with in the meantime the Bewick's Swan that was briefly at the Flashes on 30th December was sighted at Slimbridge the following morning. Steve Heaven, a Bewick's Swan researcher...
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    Upton Warren

    9th December 2002 would appear to be the last record of Bewick's Swan at Upton Warren prior to today's occurrence, when one was present for a couple of hours on the Sailing Pool (Paul Anstiss) according to The Birds Of Upton Warren report for that year. The WMBC annual report for 2002 confirms...
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    Upton Warren

    Also a Dunlin picked up by Bill Box on the promontory just after midday.
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    Upton Warren

    From the Moors Pool this morning: JACK SNIPE, 150+ Common Snipe, 30 Lapwing, 40 Teal, 18 Tufted Duck, 2 Gadwall, 1 drake Shoveler, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, 18 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, Kingfisher. At the Sailing Pool: 8 GC Grebe, 3 Tufted Duck, 6 Cormorant, Grey Heron.
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    Upton Warren

    Upton Warren sightings 0715 to 1215 FLASHES: 5 Green Sands, 11 Curlew, 20 Lapwing, Snipe, 2 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 5 Teal, c150 Canada Geese, 22 Greylags, 30 BHG, 2 Herring Gull, 2 LBBG, Fieldfare, 2 Goldfinch, Linnet. HEN BROOK: 8 Teal, Shoveler. SAILING POOL: 5 GC Grebe, 5 Mute Swan(1st...
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    Upton Warren

    Additional Sightings Today 5 Wigeon flew SE to NW over the Flashes early morning. 54 Teal, c30 Lapwing, 11 Curlew and at least 2 Snipe were also present. A Barn Owl showed again from 4.35pm. There were only 18 BHGs in the roost tonight. About 20 large gulls flew west over the reserve late...
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    Upton Warren

    From the Moors Pool this morning: 24 Snipe, 11 Curlew, 58 Lapwing, 20 Teal, 12 Shoveler, 9 Pochard, 9 Gadwall, 35 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Grebe, 48 Coot, 5 Mute Swan, Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 18 Cormorant, Kingfisher, Cetti's Warbler. Nuthatch, Coal Tit, Bullfinch, 3 Chaffinch, Grey Heron...
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    Upton Warren

    FAO Bob O My post regarding the maximum numbers of each species of wader seen on the reserve is dated 14th August 2019 and can be found on page 1541.
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    Upton Warren

    The Avocet with the distinctive grey crown is the same bird that I saw this morning.
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