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Upton Warren (18 Viewers)

just some photos from Mary yesterday.
 

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Moors Oyc Youngster

Spent a long time watching the young Oyc and its main guardian this afternoon. Both have a limp !! The adult on the right foot and the youngster on the left. Both are capable of flight and whilst the landings are slightly hairy, both were moving between the Shingle Island and each part of Pool Island. There was a third Oyc, the other parent presumably, lying low on Pool Island before joining up with the others. One, or both were feeding the youngster from time to time, which allowing for the heat seemed perky enough. Videoed them. Fingers crossed. Like me they could probably do with a little less heat.
Phil E.
 
This afternoon at the Moors:-
The terns.

1. Chick on new raft.

2 & 3. Fledged bird two ways. Not a trick of the light, this bird is paler, with less black on its face, on the right-hand-side.

4. Two adults off duty.
 

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Three or four Reed Warblers were busy feeding young in front of the west hide, especially on the centre and right hand section.

This particular bird frequently showed crossing the left-hand channel and has two small metal rings on its right leg.
The top ring appears to have an X on it; the lower ring has either 68 or 6B showing. There may be other marks, but they are not visible.

(On looking again at the 3rd photo, the lower ring seems to have turned and reads 40 - needless to say, not the shot I interpreted originally.)

Perhaps someone else will be able to find the bird and get a clearer shot.
 

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Finally:

1. Stock dove drying off after a short bath.

2. Blackbird (full of blackberries) taking off.
 

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Three or four Reed Warblers were busy feeding young in front of the west hide, especially on the centre and right hand section.

This particular bird frequently showed crossing the left-hand channel and has two small metal rings on its right leg.
The top ring appears to have an X on it; the lower ring has either 68 or 6B showing. There may be other marks, but they are not visible.

(On looking again at the 3rd photo, the lower ring seems to have turned and reads 40 - needless to say, not the shot I interpreted originally.)

Perhaps someone else will be able to find the bird and get a clearer shot.

Thanks Margaret - it would be good to get some uptodate ringing data for some of our more regular summer visitors; the information we have from Reed Warblers is getting rather historic now:

(1) Ringed on the 7th August 1991 as an adult at Icklesham, West Sussex; recovered on the 27th July 1996 at Upton Warren
(2) Ringed on the 17th August 1991 as an adult at Icklesham, West Sussex; recovered on the 8th August 1993 at Upton Warren
(3) Ringed on the 8th August 1994 as a juvenile at Icklesham, West Sussex; recovered on the 11th July 1996 at Upton Warren
(4) Ringed on the 8th August 1994 as a juvenile at Icklesham, West Sussex; recovered on the 10th May 1997 at Upton Warren
(5) Ringed on the 1st August 1995 as an adult at Icklesham, West Sussex; recovered on the 5th May 1996 at Upton Warren
(6) Ringed on the 28th March 1996 as an adult in Senegal; recovered on the 1st June 1996 at Upton Warren
(7) Ringed on the 23rd June 2001 as an adult at Upton Warren; recovered on the 13th August 2004 at Grimley, Worcs
 
The Hen Brook Hide

No doubt John will be reporting on today's work but he and Bob O have done a splendid job in cutting the reeds in front of the hide. As they rested from their labours we saw much Reed Warbler activity. I went back later when the workers and the smell had gone (not connected, I believe) and saw at very close quarters adult and juveniles (one adroit enough to catch a damsel-fly) out in the open. If you like seeing birds up close now is the time to enjoy the hide.

Peter
 
The Hen Brook Hide

No doubt John will be reporting on today's work but he and Bob O have done a splendid job in cutting the reeds in front of the hide. As they rested from their labours we saw much Reed Warbler activity. I went back later when the workers and the smell had gone (not connected, I believe) and saw at very close quarters adult and juveniles (one adroit enough to catch a damsel-fly) out in the open. If you like seeing birds up close now is the time to enjoy the hide.

Peter

:-O Like it Peter, BUT adroit:eek!: new one on me8-P
 
Work party details later

A lot of birds and plenty of activity, both bird and people wise on the reserve today. Water level is at 0.7 and we will keep it at this for a short time.
An very hot day, that saw a small movement of swallow and swift. The Terns were extremely active this morning, catching plenty of fish in the Moors pool for a change. It would appear that fish fry is emerging in certain places attracting grebes and terns. The shoveler family has now split up and birds can be seen all around the moors. Reed warblers were by far the most common passerine on the reserve today, with concentrations on the east side of moors and hen pool and 1st Flash.
Species count MOORS
GCG 4 (incl a juv from elsewhere), Little grebe 17 ( 7 ads, 7 juvs + 3 chicks), cormorant 1, mute swan pr + 6 cygnets, greylag 15, shoveler fem + 10 juvs, tufted 35 + 13 broods, coot 120, water rail juv concrete hide, oystercatcher pr + juv, lapwing 25, common tern 10 ads + 4 juvs, + 2 chicks, kingfisher, swift 30, raven, swallow 15, reed warbler c10 and some in song, blackcap 2,
 
The Flashes water level had come down to 0.44 just a tad above pre flooding.
Lapwing was the big mover today, with a decent flock between 2nd and 3rd flash. Another small movement of shelduck en route to Bridgewater Bay, these birds fed frenetically in the 1st Flash as did most of the other wildfowl. The hot condition are certainly providing a food bonanza for both waders and ducks.
Bird of the day was a immaculate juv Med Gull, it stood on the 'crescent island' for a few minutes and then flew north with BHG's. The avocet chicks are growing rapidly, especially the 2 in the 'saucer'.

species count FLASHES
Teal 4, mallard 120+, shelduck 7 (pr + 5 juvs), tufted brood of 3 min on 3rd Flash, Avocet 8 ads , 3 juvs + 3 broods of 3: 2: 4. LRP 5 ( 2 ads + 3 juvs), Lapwing 272, green sand 8, common sand 2 ads, snipe, oystercatcher pr + chick - being fed regularly every 10 minutes or so with small grubs, curlew 19, Med Gull juvenile, BHG 100 + 5 broods of smallish chicks,
reed warbler 12min, several young being fed in hen pool and 1st Flash reed beds. at least 3 birds singing. blackcap, chiffchaff, starling in front of main hide, a rarity at the moment. Linnet 10,

record shot of Med gull
 

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