Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Also yesterday Andy P had a female White Wagtail at the Flashes
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Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
From the Flashes this morning Andy P reports:
30 Avocet, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Oystercatcher, Common Sand, 16 Lapwing, 4 Shelduck, 5 Shoveler, 2 Teal, Gadwall
30 Avocet, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Oystercatcher, Common Sand, 16 Lapwing, 4 Shelduck, 5 Shoveler, 2 Teal, Gadwall
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Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
From the Moors Pool this morning Andy A reports:
Male Pochard, 2 Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 50+ Tufted Duck, 18 Shoveler
Male Pochard, 2 Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 50+ Tufted Duck, 18 Shoveler
Peregrine Trousers
Returning birder after 30 years of hard graft
An early start (0615) at the moors on quite a chilly morning
Teal (2 on NM)
GS Woodpecker (NM)
Green Woodpecker (NM)
Shelduck (1)
Shoveler (19)
Gadwall (5)
Pochard (1 pair)
Tufted Duck (64)
Little Grebe (4)
GC Grebe (3)
Oystercatcher (3)
Snipe (3)
Common Sand (2)
Skylark (1)
Sand Martin (20-30)
Willow Warbler (1)
Sedge Warbler (a few!)
Song Thrush (2)
...then over to the flashes for 1030-1630
Shelduck (4)
Gadwall (3)
Teal (4)
LRP (3)
Reed Warbler (1)
Avocet (27)
Teal (2 on NM)
GS Woodpecker (NM)
Green Woodpecker (NM)
Shelduck (1)
Shoveler (19)
Gadwall (5)
Pochard (1 pair)
Tufted Duck (64)
Little Grebe (4)
GC Grebe (3)
Oystercatcher (3)
Snipe (3)
Common Sand (2)
Skylark (1)
Sand Martin (20-30)
Willow Warbler (1)
Sedge Warbler (a few!)
Song Thrush (2)
...then over to the flashes for 1030-1630
Shelduck (4)
Gadwall (3)
Teal (4)
LRP (3)
Reed Warbler (1)
Avocet (27)
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Garden Warbler on the east side of the Moors Pool by Lifestyles early morning as per Paul C.
28 Avocet, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 14 Lapwing, 8 Teal, 7 Shoveler at the Flashes as per JTB
28 Avocet, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 14 Lapwing, 8 Teal, 7 Shoveler at the Flashes as per JTB
Where Bird
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Yesterday Evening at the Flashes
After a late trip to the garden emporium across the road I ambled down to the Flashes to make the visit doubly worthwhile.
On the way down the pair of tufted and the GCG shone beautifully in the late evening light. Then on the pathway to the Flashes, in the dead tree was a beautifully puffed up seated little egret.
Tim O was in the hide and my thanks to him, not only for his company, but for his patience in finding me some of the birds either as live bodies or sounds.
Had it not been for him I would have missed the green sandpiper which he heard fly in just after we had left the hide. We went back ! The light was glorious on it and I now have a video of it calling which is magical. Wish that I had let the recording run a little longer. The somewhat plaintiff calling was I'm sure eventually answered but I only heard it on playback
An equally impressive display from a LRP, captured on video not only calling but displaying as well. Sadly, and much as I love the BHGs, they drowned out its song.
Extra to anything else recorded yesterday 3 stock doves, 1white dove and a plethora of Canadas dotted around all over in the undergrowth inside and outside in the fields. A pair of mallards also feeding well. On that not the avocets were feeding in various places and notably a pair were doing so in the small muddy pool on the sewage meadow. Hopefully then the food source is now recovering.
Noted and well hidden an OYC and a lapwing apparently and hopefully sitting,
Tim and ! heard a chiff chaff and he also picked up a lesser whitethroat singing.
When we left about 7.40 any large gulls, commons or meds were conspicuous by their absence. The little egret flew back in to the dead tree but it didn't give the impression that it was going to settle for the night. Looks as though the green sand did.
All in all a good if somewhat short and unintended visit.
Phil E
After a late trip to the garden emporium across the road I ambled down to the Flashes to make the visit doubly worthwhile.
On the way down the pair of tufted and the GCG shone beautifully in the late evening light. Then on the pathway to the Flashes, in the dead tree was a beautifully puffed up seated little egret.
Tim O was in the hide and my thanks to him, not only for his company, but for his patience in finding me some of the birds either as live bodies or sounds.
Had it not been for him I would have missed the green sandpiper which he heard fly in just after we had left the hide. We went back ! The light was glorious on it and I now have a video of it calling which is magical. Wish that I had let the recording run a little longer. The somewhat plaintiff calling was I'm sure eventually answered but I only heard it on playback
An equally impressive display from a LRP, captured on video not only calling but displaying as well. Sadly, and much as I love the BHGs, they drowned out its song.
Extra to anything else recorded yesterday 3 stock doves, 1white dove and a plethora of Canadas dotted around all over in the undergrowth inside and outside in the fields. A pair of mallards also feeding well. On that not the avocets were feeding in various places and notably a pair were doing so in the small muddy pool on the sewage meadow. Hopefully then the food source is now recovering.
Noted and well hidden an OYC and a lapwing apparently and hopefully sitting,
Tim and ! heard a chiff chaff and he also picked up a lesser whitethroat singing.
When we left about 7.40 any large gulls, commons or meds were conspicuous by their absence. The little egret flew back in to the dead tree but it didn't give the impression that it was going to settle for the night. Looks as though the green sand did.
All in all a good if somewhat short and unintended visit.
Phil E
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
From the Moors Pool this morning Dave J reports;
Common Sandpiper, Common Tern straight through north, 2 Pochard, 2 Snipe, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 7+ Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 3 Willow Warbler
Common Sandpiper, Common Tern straight through north, 2 Pochard, 2 Snipe, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 7+ Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 3 Willow Warbler
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Wheatear and Yellowhammer added to the year list at the Moors Pool this morning as per Dave J; also Redpoll.
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Common Whitethroat by the horse chestnut tree at the end of the causeway at the Moors Pool as per Alan H - new for the yeat
wheatearlp
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2A23 seems to be resident, it's on the Flashes again today along with EH53, another with black letters on yellow darvic that has been seen previously. Phil - If it's not evident from the info from the ringer, 2A23 is a female.
Also what appears to be a 'new' BHG - 26V7 black lettering on a white ring
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upstarts1979
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Feedng Station Funding
Now that we are no longer supplied with food from the Pet Store company..we have to buy the food ourselves.
If anyone would like to donate to tbe fund please speak to any wardens.
Today I received a kind donation from Bob W. Thanks BobB
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Now that we are no longer supplied with food from the Pet Store company..we have to buy the food ourselves.
If anyone would like to donate to tbe fund please speak to any wardens.
Today I received a kind donation from Bob W. Thanks BobB
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upstarts1979
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Also at Flashes:-
2 pairs of Little grebe. Hen pool and 3rd Flash.
After a cool, misty start the temperature rose dramatically from 7 - 22 degrees on my car thermometer by late morning.
Very obvious today was the influx of singing warblers all over the RESERVE.
Little egret, shelduck 6. Gadwall pr. tufted 12.
Common sand.
BHG 174 nests so far.
Water rail. Coot c20.
Kingfisher.
Song thrush 2. Sand martin 2. Swallow.
Sedge warbler 5 min. Reed w. Cetti's w. Blackcap 5. Willow w 2. Chiffchaff 2.
Greenfinch 2. Bullfinch. Linnet 2 singing. Goldfinch 5.
Reed bunting 5.
SAILING POOL:-
GCG 6. Greylag 8.
Common sand.
Lesser Whitethroat.
MOORS:-
Mostly at North Moors..where there was plenty of warbler activity in the plantation and in the reeds.
Tufted 6. Teal 3.
Peregrine male.
Song thrush 2.
Blackcap 4. Lesser whitethroat top of drive in A38 field. Reed warbler 2. Sedge warbler 5. Cetti's w 2. Willow warbler 3. Chiffchaff 2.
Greenfinch . Bullfinch 2. Chaffinch.
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
From the Moors Pool this morning Dave J reports:
2 Avocet briefly, Common Sandpiper, 3 Snipe, 1s Common Gull, 2 Pochard, 3 Gadwall, 10 Shoveler, Lesser Whitethroat, Coal Tit, Meadow Pipit over
2 Avocet briefly, Common Sandpiper, 3 Snipe, 1s Common Gull, 2 Pochard, 3 Gadwall, 10 Shoveler, Lesser Whitethroat, Coal Tit, Meadow Pipit over
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
24N0 was previously seen at the Flashes on the 20th May 2017. The bird is believed to have originated from the Cotswold Water Park schemo but no response from the programme coordinator.
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
From the Flashes Tim O reports:
30 Avocets, 7 Lapwing, Common Sand, 3 Little Ringed Plover, Oystercatcher, 2 Linnet, Gadwall, Shoveler, Shelduck
Carl J has a further 3 Common Sandpiper at the Sailing Pool to make a total of 5 across the reserve.
30 Avocets, 7 Lapwing, Common Sand, 3 Little Ringed Plover, Oystercatcher, 2 Linnet, Gadwall, Shoveler, Shelduck
Carl J has a further 3 Common Sandpiper at the Sailing Pool to make a total of 5 across the reserve.
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Black-headed Gull sporting a black leg ring with white code 2BTV noted at the Flashes on 17th April was ringed at Marsh Lane NR on the 7th June 2017 in the nest as a pullus. The only other sighting since then was on the 6th April 2019 at Woolston Eyes near Warrington.
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Spoonbill Finder
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Feral pigeon at the Flashes last Sunday (14th April)!
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Ta Andy
wheatearlp
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Bit early, assuming you mean White-letter. Not on wing until mid/late June.
