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Birding at Reserve today

MOORS:
As expected at the end of the breeding season the passerines become less conspicuous. All sorts of contact calls can be heard and it's challenging to suss them out. Today calls were mostly from warblers. The chacking of blackcap and the single note "swee" call , recently more autumn birds mostly juvs can give a longer "sweeoo" note which is confusing when you first hear it. The reed loving sedge, reed and cetti's warblers were all silent. One big event at mid day was the large gathering of Swift above the southern crop fields. These birds arrived en-masse prior to heavy showers and then went on a feeding frenzy before moving south. The 3rd Common Tern chick fledged today. More little grebe are appearing with at least 8 chick/ juvs from 7 broods with fresh chicks in SW corner. One disappointing aspect of the breeding season is low number of tufted broods not sure of the reason but the ever presence of the otter might be a factor.

Species Count MOORS:
Little grebe 15+. GCG 2.
Mute Swan 11. Greylag 14. grey heron. Shoveler. Tufted 15 ads. Water rail. Coot 120 +. Lapwing 55. Common tern 8 ads 2juv/ chicks. Hobby catching dragonflies. Swift 400+. Sand martin 10. Blackcap c5 . Chiffchaff 6. bullfinch. Greenfinch.
 
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FLASHES
Teal 4. Shoveler 5.
Avocet 13. (8 juvs 1:2:4:1). WOOD SAND
Green sand 5. Common sand 4. LRP 2. Snipe. Lapwing 105 no juvs.
Med gull juv not ours. Almost certain juv yellow legged gull went through south.
Common Tern ad and juv the bird fledged from Moors this morning.
Peregrine. Kestrel.
Swift - another large southerly along the valley that lies neyond the railway tracks 400+.
House martin 35. Sand martin. Stock dove 45.
Starling 120. Linnet 6.
Chiffchaff 6. Willow warbler Andy Warr - along Sailing pool south side hedgerow.
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I played with my new mobile yesterday on the end of my scope. Unfortunately the pics are larger than the forum can handle so I have had to severely crop them. So if they look crap sorry about that8-P.
Pics of yesterday's and today's Wood Sand:t:
 

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Today's highlights:

FLASHES/AREA BETWEEN HEN POOL AND SAILING POOL*
Green Sand (6)-------------Wood Sand. Still present this evening
Common Sand (3)----------LRP ( 1 juv)
Snipe (1)--------------------Avocet (5 ad+ 9 juvs)
Lapwing (108)--------------Curlew (11)
Hobby-----------------------Swift. c 400 moving south.
Cormorant (2) over---------Gadwall (1)
Shoveler (3)-----------------Teal (5)
Sparrowhawk----------------Common Tern (ad + juv)
Garden Warbler* (JS)-------Whitethroat*
Willow Warbler*-------------Goldcrest*
Chiffchaff*

MOORS:
Little Grebe (10)-------------G C Grebe (1)
Teal (1)-----------------------Shoveler (3)
Lapwing (5)------------------Green Sand (1)
Common Sand (1)-----------Common Tern (6)+2 juvs+chick
Water Rail--------------------Cormorant(1)
Swallow(3)-------------------Greylag Goose (11)
Sparrowhawk-----------------Mute Swan (11)

Des.
 
Flashes - low water

The pics were taken on Tuesday 1st August
The level was at approx 0.35/36.
A present the main wader feeding area is shown in red.
Here the water is a maximum of 2 inches deep. The area this side of the red line is known as the 'saucer' and during spring it is by far the most productive feeding area for waders when the water level is at approx 0.45 - 0.5. However we are in the process of adopting a new 'lower' water regime. This will hopefully help expand the salt marsh plants. This spring the level was set at 0.44 5cm lower than normal . Unfortunately this years dry spring/summer caused the level to drop by 10 cm. due to evaporation. As can be seen the saucer is now totally dry and 'birdless'. This emphasises the need for a thorough understanding of where the prime feeding sites are and how water manipulation can affect these areas. A precise control of the levels is imperative as just a few centimetres variation in water level can be the difference between ideal and poor feeding conditions, ultimately this could lead to the success or failure of our Avocets.
Next year the starting level will be even lower at 0.40. If that had been the level this year the 2nd Flash would have dried out which would have been a disaster for the Avocets.
To compensate for this we will be scraping and de-silting the prime feeding zones. If the plan works, the Flashes could be even better than we have at present. But we don't really know for sure, suffice to say something will be happening this Autumn as far as I am aware.
 

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Must have been a lot of rain at the flashes,hardly any mud showing from this hide.
 

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Jarad informs me that 8 of the Blackwits are juvs. He also had a juv Yellow Wag amongst linnets. Wood sand still present at 6.30pm but feeding amongst reeds at times
 
Today's visit

Moors...0630-0915

Canada Goose (c140)
Common Tern (6 + juv)
Green Sand (1)
Cormorant (4)
Common Sand (1)
Kingfisher (1)
Jay (1)
Lapwing (4)
Greylag (c30)
Sparrowhawk (2)
Water Rail (1)
Sedge Warbler
Reed Warbler

Flashes...0930-1145

Avocet (13)
Wood Sand
 

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Adult Yellow-legged Gull in the Flashes roost last night as per Mike W.

Also Wood Sand and 9 Blackwits till dusk, juvenile LRP, 4 Green Sand, 2 Common Sand, juvenile Dunlin, 600 BH Gull, 16 Curlew, Egyptian Goose, 11 Greylag Geese, 11 Avocet (4 adults + 7 juvs)
 
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Still 9 Blackwits and juv Dunlin at the Flashes as per Bob O

Egyptian Goose and Redshank at the Moors Pool as per Andy P
 
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Wood Sandpiper ...distant views now from Cuckoo hide on shoreline in front of reeds behind the posts.
Also 2 / 3 Green Sandpiper
Avocet
Kingfisher.
 

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