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Hi all and Happy New Year,
I saw the black swan out of the water at the front of the hide at about 4.15pm, it had no rings which surprised me!
Thank you to the person who put my binoculars cleaning cloth on my windscreen, it must have fallen out of my car
I saw the black swan out of the water at the front of the hide at about 4.15pm, it had no rings which surprised me!
Thank you to the person who put my binoculars cleaning cloth on my windscreen, it must have fallen out of my car
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Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
From the Moors Pool early morning Tim reports:
3 Shelduck, 11 Curlew, 2 Little Egrets flew over, 2 Little Grebe, Kingfisher, Water Rail
3 Shelduck, 11 Curlew, 2 Little Egrets flew over, 2 Little Grebe, Kingfisher, Water Rail
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
A comprehensive victory for Green-winged Teal with 60% of the vote with Common Crane in a clear second place with 26%. Ring-necked Duck and Lesser Yellowlegs could only manage 8% and 6% respectively.
The other Semi-Final now underway pitches against each other:
American Wigeon
Cattle Egret
Spotted Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Cattle Egret is presently romping away with it but its very tight amongst the other three for the final spot in the Grand Final.
upstarts1979
Well-known member
Work Party 7th January
This coming Tuesday we will resume the work of clearing scrub and bramble from the shore around Amys marsh. The crassula pile will be burned .
Please meet at the East hide 8.45ish.
John:t:
Julie is making cake
Also wellies will be needed.:t:B
This coming Tuesday we will resume the work of clearing scrub and bramble from the shore around Amys marsh. The crassula pile will be burned .
Please meet at the East hide 8.45ish.
John:t:
Julie is making cake
Also wellies will be needed.:t:B
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Chiffchaff - new for the year - today as per John Layj
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
A very clear margin of victory for Cattle Egret with a massive 80% of the vote with White-rumped Sandpiper a very distant second place with 8%, closely followed by Spotted Sandpiper (7%) and American Wigeon (the only one to have occurred on the reserve but deemed an escape back in the 1970s) with 5%.
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
The Twitter poll in the Grand Final for the most likely addition to the reserve list is currently up and running, closing tomorrow evening. The four finalists are:
Green-winged Teal
Cattle Egret
Common Crane
White-rumped Sandpiper
With over 100 votes already cast Cattle Egret has established a strong lead with 62%; its nearest rival - Green-winged Teal - is on 27%. Will the next 24 hours of voting changes things?
Green-winged Teal
Cattle Egret
Common Crane
White-rumped Sandpiper
With over 100 votes already cast Cattle Egret has established a strong lead with 62%; its nearest rival - Green-winged Teal - is on 27%. Will the next 24 hours of voting changes things?
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
From the Flashes early morning Andy P reports:
Tawny Owl - new for the year - hooted 3 times at about 0715, 2 Barn Owls, 4 Green Sands, 11 Curlew, 12 Lapwing, 3 Shelduck.
Tawny Owl - new for the year - hooted 3 times at about 0715, 2 Barn Owls, 4 Green Sands, 11 Curlew, 12 Lapwing, 3 Shelduck.
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
From the Moors Pool this morning Andy P reports:
Jack Snipe, 70+ Snipe, 55 Lapwing, 14 Shoveler, 10 Gadwall (including 6 on the North Moors Pool), 44 Teal, 22 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, Little Egret, 2 Cetti's Warbler, Raven
Jack Snipe, 70+ Snipe, 55 Lapwing, 14 Shoveler, 10 Gadwall (including 6 on the North Moors Pool), 44 Teal, 22 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, Little Egret, 2 Cetti's Warbler, Raven
Spoonbill Finder
Well-known member
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 with the WWT, informed me of this via a Tweet.
The bird has over-wintered at Slimbridge before and is called Pom. I believe that individuals are recognisable due to their unique bill patterns.
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 with the WWT, informed me of this via a Tweet.
The bird has over-wintered at Slimbridge before and is called Pom. I believe that individuals are recognisable due to their unique bill patterns.
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
The Grand Final of the most likely next addition to the Upton Warren list has just closed with 125 votes cast and CATTLE EGRET was the clear winner with 62% of the vote.
Now watch as something completely left-field turns up!!
Now watch as something completely left-field turns up!!
upstarts1979
Well-known member
Many years ago I saw a folder at Slimbridge with every Bewick's Swan bill pattern drawn in minute detail and each bird was identified with an individual name.:t:
upstarts1979
Well-known member
Had a private message from Stephen Philips yesterday saying he had a 2nd winter Med Gull at the Moors at 2.45pm
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Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Any mention what age?
Peregrine Trousers
Returning birder after 30 years of hard graft
...a lot of work in this...
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Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
At the Moors Pool this afternoon Andy P reports:
8 Shelduck, 8 Shoveler, 6-8 Gadwall, 46 Teal, 28 Tufted Duck, GC Grebe, Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, 28 Snipe, 58 Lapwing, c300 BH Gull, 17 LBB Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 24 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 12 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing, Mistle Thrush, Nuthatch
8 Shelduck, 8 Shoveler, 6-8 Gadwall, 46 Teal, 28 Tufted Duck, GC Grebe, Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, 28 Snipe, 58 Lapwing, c300 BH Gull, 17 LBB Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 24 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 12 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing, Mistle Thrush, Nuthatch
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
From the Flashes this morning Andy P reports:
2 Barn Owls, 2 Green Sandpiper, 11 Curlew, 8 Lapwing, 4 Shelduck, 40 Teal, c400 BH Gull, 12 LBB Gull, Herring Gull, c150 Canada Geese, 6 Greylag Geese, Cetti's Warbler
2 Barn Owls, 2 Green Sandpiper, 11 Curlew, 8 Lapwing, 4 Shelduck, 40 Teal, c400 BH Gull, 12 LBB Gull, Herring Gull, c150 Canada Geese, 6 Greylag Geese, Cetti's Warbler
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
The first ever January record of Med Gull I believe.
upstarts1979
Well-known member
Todays Work Party Amys Marsh
:t:The first work party of the year was well attended by 28 of us:eek!:...it was a good job that we had 4 off sick otherwise there wouldn't have been enough cake:-O
Today we went to work on the southern boundary area of the Moors. We haven't been here for 2 years, so I was sure what we were going to face as the area cannot be viewed well enough from the hides...what we did have was a bank of bramble and scrub at the southern end of the Lagoon. The shoreline and access from the water to the now diminished grassy area was completely blocked.
The task was daunting but with so many people helping there was no need to worry.
With 3 brush cutters hard at work and plenty of rakers the obstruction was soon removed.
We need another week to remove the other areas close by and this will hopefully open up the habitat for a wide range of birds and other wildlife.
The Pile of wrotting crassula (New Zealand pygmy weed) left to breakdown under the large blue tarpaulin for the last 15 months was burned off or should I say we attempted to burn it.
Two of the windows in the west hide had been sticking ..these were sorted by our maintenance crew.
Thanks to the 28 crew today:t:
Andy A. Bob G. Bob O. Bobby P. Bob R. Charles. Chris S. Ellen A. Graham L. Ian B. Ian J. Ian R (newbie). Jim B. John C. John H. Julie W. Keith M. Kim W. Nick F. Nick L. Paul M. Roger S. Steve S. Steve T. Sue T
Terry W. Tony B and me
Also thanks to Julie for the cake:eat:
Next week.
Tony is cake making
Check out my twitter for film of today's work:t: John
:t:The first work party of the year was well attended by 28 of us:eek!:...it was a good job that we had 4 off sick otherwise there wouldn't have been enough cake:-O
Today we went to work on the southern boundary area of the Moors. We haven't been here for 2 years, so I was sure what we were going to face as the area cannot be viewed well enough from the hides...what we did have was a bank of bramble and scrub at the southern end of the Lagoon. The shoreline and access from the water to the now diminished grassy area was completely blocked.
The task was daunting but with so many people helping there was no need to worry.
With 3 brush cutters hard at work and plenty of rakers the obstruction was soon removed.
We need another week to remove the other areas close by and this will hopefully open up the habitat for a wide range of birds and other wildlife.
The Pile of wrotting crassula (New Zealand pygmy weed) left to breakdown under the large blue tarpaulin for the last 15 months was burned off or should I say we attempted to burn it.
Two of the windows in the west hide had been sticking ..these were sorted by our maintenance crew.
Thanks to the 28 crew today:t:
Andy A. Bob G. Bob O. Bobby P. Bob R. Charles. Chris S. Ellen A. Graham L. Ian B. Ian J. Ian R (newbie). Jim B. John C. John H. Julie W. Keith M. Kim W. Nick F. Nick L. Paul M. Roger S. Steve S. Steve T. Sue T
Terry W. Tony B and me
Also thanks to Julie for the cake:eat:
Next week.
Tony is cake making
Check out my twitter for film of today's work:t: John
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