Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Am only as good as my source material - Belvide not mentioned as the leading site for Spot Crake in "The new Birds of the West Midlands" :-C
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Am only as good as my source material - Belvide not mentioned as the leading site for Spot Crake in "The new Birds of the West Midlands" :-C
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Monday 21st August 0715-1200
A day that started out promisingly with dank, murky conditions and a decent bird on the Sailing Pool then failed to deliver as I hoped; even more frustrating when bits and pieces were dropping in elsewhere in the region.
SAILING POOL
1 Arctic Tern (adult), 3 Common Tern, 1 Cormorant, 2 GC Grebe, 5 Coot, 3 Moorhen, Little Egret flew over SW (missing an obvious primary), Jay, Green Woodpecker, GS Woodpecker, Goldcrest
FLASHES
Wood Sand (juvenile), 5 Green Sand, 3 Common Sand, Ringed Plover dropped in, 142 Lapwing, 2 Avocet (adult + juvenile - clearly not all is well with the youngster, when the management team went out on site it remained on the island whilst the parent circled overhead calling), 3 Shoveler, 1 Gadwall, 35 Teal, 11 Coot, 31 Moorhen, c200 Canada Geese, 53 Greylag Geese, 1 Grey Heron, Water Rail, 1 Common Tern, Jay, Goldcrest, Garden Warbler feeding on elderberries by the steps, 8 Rook in transmitter field, c200 Starling, Cetti's Warbler
MOORS POOL
3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sand, c50 Lapwing, 12 Mute Swan, Egyptian Goose, c150 Canada Geese, 45 Greylag Geese, 5 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 17 Teal, 6 Gadwall, 4 Shoveler, 22 Tufted Duck, 22 Little Grebe, Water Rail, 65 Coot, 16 Moorhen, 2 Common Tern, 2 LBB Gull, Jay, GS Woodpecker, Raven, 5 Swift, Kingfisher, Willow Warbler in sub-song by the secret garden
The promising conditions continue today and overnight into early Wednesday morning so hopefully something of interest will be unearthed.
A day that started out promisingly with dank, murky conditions and a decent bird on the Sailing Pool then failed to deliver as I hoped; even more frustrating when bits and pieces were dropping in elsewhere in the region.
SAILING POOL
1 Arctic Tern (adult), 3 Common Tern, 1 Cormorant, 2 GC Grebe, 5 Coot, 3 Moorhen, Little Egret flew over SW (missing an obvious primary), Jay, Green Woodpecker, GS Woodpecker, Goldcrest
FLASHES
Wood Sand (juvenile), 5 Green Sand, 3 Common Sand, Ringed Plover dropped in, 142 Lapwing, 2 Avocet (adult + juvenile - clearly not all is well with the youngster, when the management team went out on site it remained on the island whilst the parent circled overhead calling), 3 Shoveler, 1 Gadwall, 35 Teal, 11 Coot, 31 Moorhen, c200 Canada Geese, 53 Greylag Geese, 1 Grey Heron, Water Rail, 1 Common Tern, Jay, Goldcrest, Garden Warbler feeding on elderberries by the steps, 8 Rook in transmitter field, c200 Starling, Cetti's Warbler
MOORS POOL
3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sand, c50 Lapwing, 12 Mute Swan, Egyptian Goose, c150 Canada Geese, 45 Greylag Geese, 5 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 17 Teal, 6 Gadwall, 4 Shoveler, 22 Tufted Duck, 22 Little Grebe, Water Rail, 65 Coot, 16 Moorhen, 2 Common Tern, 2 LBB Gull, Jay, GS Woodpecker, Raven, 5 Swift, Kingfisher, Willow Warbler in sub-song by the secret garden
The promising conditions continue today and overnight into early Wednesday morning so hopefully something of interest will be unearthed.
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keithr
Relapsus resurgam
Bet there were about 15 for Bittell...just that no one was allowed to say...lol
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Wood Sand still at the Flashes as per Hughie King
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Black Tern at the Sailing Pool now; Sandwich Tern briefly at the Flashes.
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Black Tern now on the Moors Pool; Sandwich Tern briefly reappeared at the Flashes
upstarts1979
Well-known member
Work party today
Another cracking session from the 10 of us.
Bob O. Bobby P. Bob R. Jim B. Julie W. Kim W. Paul M. Ray C. Tony B and me.
At the Moors we cleared the site where new hide is going to be and also another track for the machinery.
At the Flashes we cleared channels in front of the Hen Pool hide.
Again Julie cleaned out another hide, this time the Avocet hide. You can't tell if the windows are open or not now. Please do not leave any rubbish in the hide it certainly helps the upton warren experience when you sit in a clean hide.:t:
Photo's
1. new hide site
2. view from hide....we will be creating habitat once hide is inplace
3.Julie's work ..hide is very clean now PLEASE HELP KEEP IT SO
4. Hen pool before work
5. Hen Pool after work
Another cracking session from the 10 of us.
Bob O. Bobby P. Bob R. Jim B. Julie W. Kim W. Paul M. Ray C. Tony B and me.
At the Moors we cleared the site where new hide is going to be and also another track for the machinery.
At the Flashes we cleared channels in front of the Hen Pool hide.
Again Julie cleaned out another hide, this time the Avocet hide. You can't tell if the windows are open or not now. Please do not leave any rubbish in the hide it certainly helps the upton warren experience when you sit in a clean hide.:t:
Photo's
1. new hide site
2. view from hide....we will be creating habitat once hide is inplace
3.Julie's work ..hide is very clean now PLEASE HELP KEEP IT SO
4. Hen pool before work
5. Hen Pool after work
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upstarts1979
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Birding at Reserve today
MOORS:
Before the work birded from the east hide. After last week's work the birds have certainly taken to the scrape and it's islands.
The 3 blackwits were again feeding in the pool within pool island. The slightly misty sultry conditions were ideal for a flock of Swifts. The waterfowl now prefer the Moors to the Flashes for loading around.
In the afternoon the juv black tern had arrived from the sailing pool and was still present this evening.
Passerines were dominated by calling chiffchaff, a few reed warbler and blackcaps.
Early afternoon the unseen otter caused mass panic making counting easier.
Species Count MOORS:
Little grebe 30+. Greylag 40+. Canada's 300+. Mute Swan 11. Cormorant 3. Shoveler 5. Gadwall 4. Teal 20. Tufted 6 broods total ads/ juvs 40-45. Water rail coot c85. Little egret. Green sand. Blackwit 3. Lapwing 80+. Common tern. Black tern juv.
BHG 120. LBBG.
Kingfisher. SWIFT 35. Swallow. House martin 35. Reed warbler 3. Chiffchaff 15. Blackcap 3.
FLASHES:
having missed the Sandwich tern in the morning , I was pleasantly surprised when Kim W phoned me to say it was back.
Otherwise the Flashes was very quiet, with small numbers of duck and gulls.
SPECIES COUNT:
Little grebe - 3rd Flash, water rail hen pool, Teal 10, shoveler 5,
Wood Sand, green sand 6, common sand 2, lapwing 85, Avocet 2 ( ad + juv not looking too well),
SANDWICH TERN, BHG 80+
stock dove 100+,
rook c10,
starling 350 in NE field, redstart calling
sedge w - hen pool, reed w 3 hen pool, cetti's w singing, chiffchaff, willow warbler
pied wag, linnet 10,
sandwich tern back of camera shot through my mobile thanks to Gary M
MOORS:
Before the work birded from the east hide. After last week's work the birds have certainly taken to the scrape and it's islands.
The 3 blackwits were again feeding in the pool within pool island. The slightly misty sultry conditions were ideal for a flock of Swifts. The waterfowl now prefer the Moors to the Flashes for loading around.
In the afternoon the juv black tern had arrived from the sailing pool and was still present this evening.
Passerines were dominated by calling chiffchaff, a few reed warbler and blackcaps.
Early afternoon the unseen otter caused mass panic making counting easier.
Species Count MOORS:
Little grebe 30+. Greylag 40+. Canada's 300+. Mute Swan 11. Cormorant 3. Shoveler 5. Gadwall 4. Teal 20. Tufted 6 broods total ads/ juvs 40-45. Water rail coot c85. Little egret. Green sand. Blackwit 3. Lapwing 80+. Common tern. Black tern juv.
BHG 120. LBBG.
Kingfisher. SWIFT 35. Swallow. House martin 35. Reed warbler 3. Chiffchaff 15. Blackcap 3.
FLASHES:
having missed the Sandwich tern in the morning , I was pleasantly surprised when Kim W phoned me to say it was back.
Otherwise the Flashes was very quiet, with small numbers of duck and gulls.
SPECIES COUNT:
Little grebe - 3rd Flash, water rail hen pool, Teal 10, shoveler 5,
Wood Sand, green sand 6, common sand 2, lapwing 85, Avocet 2 ( ad + juv not looking too well),
SANDWICH TERN, BHG 80+
stock dove 100+,
rook c10,
starling 350 in NE field, redstart calling
sedge w - hen pool, reed w 3 hen pool, cetti's w singing, chiffchaff, willow warbler
pied wag, linnet 10,
sandwich tern back of camera shot through my mobile thanks to Gary M
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Black and Sandwich Terns
A couple of pictures of the Black Tern, and one from The Flashes of the Sandwich Tern.
The Black Tern was very active on the North Moors, but while I was there, late afternoon, didn't come closer to the East Hide than the Tern rafts.
The Sandwich Tern was a good distance from the Cuckoo Hide, perched on one of the posts.
A couple of pictures of the Black Tern, and one from The Flashes of the Sandwich Tern.
The Black Tern was very active on the North Moors, but while I was there, late afternoon, didn't come closer to the East Hide than the Tern rafts.
The Sandwich Tern was a good distance from the Cuckoo Hide, perched on one of the posts.
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upstarts1979
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nice one Tony, can you put them on twitter :t:
If not with your permission I will do it for you.:t::t:
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Think that's the first three figure count of Stock Dove this year and number will only rise in forthcoming weeks.
Clearly the Teal were disturbed by yesterday's management visit as 35+ were present prior to the surveying starting.
Clearly the Teal were disturbed by yesterday's management visit as 35+ were present prior to the surveying starting.
upstarts1979
Well-known member
Most of them were on the Moors I probably undercounted
upstarts1979
Well-known member
Friday 25th August SURVEY
The survey will conclude from 2pm till 5pm on Friday afternoon at the FLASHES
The survey will conclude from 2pm till 5pm on Friday afternoon at the FLASHES
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Late news of an adult Arctic Tern on the Sailing Pool early afternoon on Sunday (Andy Payne via WorcesterBirding)
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Wood Sand still at the Flashes as per Des. Unfortunately the lingering, clearly ill juvenile Avocet has finally succumbed - final tally for the breeding season is 26 successfully fledged.
Also at the Flashes are the adult Avocet, Redshank, 2 Green Sand, 2 Common Sand and 2 Common Tern (adult + juvenile).
Also at the Flashes are the adult Avocet, Redshank, 2 Green Sand, 2 Common Sand and 2 Common Tern (adult + juvenile).
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Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Spotted Flycatcher briefly along the causeway at the Moors Pool as per Des but no sign of the Black Tern.
UW82
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Today's highlights:
FLASHES:
Wood Sand----------------Redshank
Green Sand (7)-----------Common Sand (2)
Curlew (16)---------------Avocet (ad + dead juv)
Lapwing (71)-------------Shoveler (5)
Teal (13)------------------Gadwall (2)
Starling (c250)-----------Sparrowhawk
Rook (17)-----------------Common Tern (ad + juv)
Little Grebe (3rd flash)---Common Gull (juv)
HEN POOL/CUCKOO HIDE*
Water Rail (2)-------------Reed Warbler (2)
Cetti's Warbler------------Chiffchaff
Whitethroat*
MOORS/ N MOORS*
Hobby----------------------Spotted Flycatcher (P & M Lewis). Seen briefly in trees near the bend of the causeway.
Little Egret-----------------Sedge Warbler. Along west track
Tufted Duck (52)----------Shoveler (8)
Gadwall (3)----------------Green Sand (1)
Water Rail(1) + (1)*------Cetti's Warbler (1)
Cormorant (8)-------------Mute Swan (12)
Egyptian Goose------------Little Grebe (28)
Greylag Goose (47)-------Canada Goose (314)
Lapwing (51)
Des.
FLASHES:
Wood Sand----------------Redshank
Green Sand (7)-----------Common Sand (2)
Curlew (16)---------------Avocet (ad + dead juv)
Lapwing (71)-------------Shoveler (5)
Teal (13)------------------Gadwall (2)
Starling (c250)-----------Sparrowhawk
Rook (17)-----------------Common Tern (ad + juv)
Little Grebe (3rd flash)---Common Gull (juv)
HEN POOL/CUCKOO HIDE*
Water Rail (2)-------------Reed Warbler (2)
Cetti's Warbler------------Chiffchaff
Whitethroat*
MOORS/ N MOORS*
Hobby----------------------Spotted Flycatcher (P & M Lewis). Seen briefly in trees near the bend of the causeway.
Little Egret-----------------Sedge Warbler. Along west track
Tufted Duck (52)----------Shoveler (8)
Gadwall (3)----------------Green Sand (1)
Water Rail(1) + (1)*------Cetti's Warbler (1)
Cormorant (8)-------------Mute Swan (12)
Egyptian Goose------------Little Grebe (28)
Greylag Goose (47)-------Canada Goose (314)
Lapwing (51)
Des.
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Wood Sand still at the Flashes as per Gary Palmer but no sign of any Avocet. Also 5+ Green Sand and 3 Common Sand.
Dick-E-Dipper
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As report above, plus Redstart in hedge from Hide at Flashes.
Over a dozen Chiffchaff along West Track at Moors .+ Egyptian Goose still & Little Egret.
Dick
Over a dozen Chiffchaff along West Track at Moors .+ Egyptian Goose still & Little Egret.
Dick
