Gert Corfield
Well-known member
Couple of hours at the Flashes. 2 Winter plumaged Dunlin, 12 Snipe, 4 Mipits, 2 Raven, lots of Redwing and bickering Blackbirds, 200 Lapwing, a few Fieldfare, Cetti's Warbler calling.
Couple of hours at the Flashes. 2 Winter plumaged Dunlin, 12 Snipe, 4 Mipits, 2 Raven, lots of Redwing and bickering Blackbirds, 200 Lapwing, a few Fieldfare, Cetti's Warbler calling.
Looks like scissors were in short supply in those days !!
Been looking at the sketches and discussing with Geoff Holmes Shropshire recorder take a look at no 52 pretty sure this is John Ridley have let Ticker know a little before my time but have to admit a fair few faces are familiar !:t:
Some pics from today's work party.
5. Peter and JTB worked so hard the heat rising from them made pic impossible.
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Some pics from today's work party.
3. Man bashing head with flat board.
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A bit quiet considering the cold snap we have had.
During the work a few siskin and the odd redpoll went over, plenty of thrushes were feeding in the hedgerows. From the east hide a cettios wperformed well, but not sure our 'togs' were on the ball 8-P.
Ducks were again down in number and most of the snipe were in hiding.
Species count MOORS: GCG, little grebe 5, cormorant 18, shoveler 35, teal 42, tufted 10, snipe 20, Lapwing 20, curlew 13 fed in the north A38 field all day. BHG 250, coot 230, water rail 6 along east side, buzzard, great sp woodp 2, fieldfare 15, redwing 80, cettis 3 singing along east side from NM to Broadmeadow pool, siskin 3, redpoll,
FLASHES Little grebe 3rd flash, greylag 31, teal 21, mallard 120, coot 10, water rail 2, moorhen 39, snipe 21, green sand 3 roosted, curlew 13, lapwing 156, jack snipe landed on end of spit late on, BHG 420 roosted , LBBG 2 roosted, redwing 120 roosted and fed in adjacent fields, cettios and 3rd flash.
For the uninitiated, a "cettios" is the very Spanish sub-species only seen or heard once in the UK....................................................today!
Des.
Great job guys I think mr Potter has cracked the fires John promotion on the cards me thinks :t: GOLDEN WELLY AWARD :t:
Moors Nest Box Survey
Over the years numerous nest boxes have been placed around the Moors but there has been very little follow-up with published information about breeding attempts. Consequently Janet, Bob P and I carried out a survey after the work party to locate the boxes, look for evidence of past nesting attempts, and to start cleaning out the boxes. In all we found 20 boxes designed for passerines and one owl box. We were able to access all but 3 boxes and were pleasantly surprised to find that almost all of the boxes south of the causeway (the West track, the Secret Garden and the stretch in front of Lifestyles) had some nesting material in them. The boxes in the wood on the North Moors Trail were apparently less used by birds in recent years but they are appreciably older and in worse condition; however, three of these boxes are currently providing a des res for some very energetic mice.
We will replace some of the more decrepit boxes and monitor breeding attempts. We hope to provide information about which species use the boxes and, perhaps, which are the more successful sites for breeding.
Roll on spring!
Peter
Gavo did a survey a couple of years ago, the results of which were incorporated into the species accounts 2012 annual report (esp Blue and Great Tits). I will see if I still have the raw data,
Must admit JHWR came to mind as soon as I opened the link (drop us a text John if it is you)
If you scroll to the very bottom then click captions it names most of them under the drawings :t:Phil I have received confirmation that 52 is indeed John Ridley ! Also present are Eric Phillips and Steve Whitehouse.