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upstarts1979 · Oct 22, 2019

Birding the Reserve Today

MOORS
Little grebe 8. Cormorant 6. Mute swan 5.
Shoveler 46. Teal 34. Gadwall 21. Wigeon fem. Pochard 6. Tufted 34.
Water rail 5, coot c35.
Green sand. Jack snipe 4 poss 5. Common snipe 10. Lapwing 155.
BHG 450. Herring Gull 20. LBBG 30.
Peregrine.
Green woodpecker. Great sp woodp 2. Kingfisher 2. Raven. jay
Fieldfare c10 . Redeing 120. Mistle thrush 3.
Skylark.
Cetti's w singing 5. Goldcrest 5. Nuthatch. Coal tit 2.

FLASHES
Teal 60, Gadwall 11 (32 total). Wigeon male, shoveler 46 (86 total min). Coot 56, water rail.
Curlew 12. Snipe 2. Lapwing 60, green sand 3.
BHG 2000, common gull 3. LBBG 1000+, herring gull 800. Yellow Legged Gull 2 ads.
Kestrel. BARN OWL 3.
Green woodp. Rook.
Starling 20 dropped into 3rd Flash reeds to roost.
A pre roost gathering of wagtails were perching on the wooden rails between the 2nd and 3rd flash. 35 pied and 3 greys. The flew of North to roost maybe to Moors.
Cetti's w singing. Stonechat imm male to left of cuckoo hide. Greenfinch 2. Reed bunting 4 in 3rd flash reeds roosting

Phil Andrews · Oct 23, 2019

5 Green Sandpiper left the Flashes roost early morning as per Andy P.

UW82 · Oct 23, 2019

Today's highlights:

MOORS/N MOORS*
Teal (38)------------------Pochard (6m+1f)
Shoveler (36)-------------Gadwall (19)
Snipe (8)------------------Jack Snipe (2)
Curlew (2)-----------------Lapwing (92)
Grey Wagtail--------------Little Egret (1)
Kingfisher-----------------Kestrel
Cormorant (10)-----------Coal Tit*
B H Gull (c200)-----------Med Gull (ad). Roosted at the Flashes.

FLASHES:
Green Sand (1)-----------Curlew (9)
Snipe (1)------------------Stonechat (m)
Teal (55)------------------Gadwall (21). It's not sure if any of the 21 are Moors birds.
Shoveler (41)-------------B H Gull/Med Gull hybrid
BH Gull (c2000)-----------L B B Gull (c800)
Herring Gull (c500)-------Yellow Legged Gull (ad)
Barn Owl. Appeared at 18.20 and flew north across the 2nd flash, then perched.

Des.

The Moors adult Med Gull.

Phil Andrews · Oct 24, 2019

2 Jack Snipe at the Moors Pool this afternoon viewed from the West Hide as per Terry H plus 30 Common Snipe aa per Alan H.

Phil Andrews · Oct 25, 2019

From the Flashes yesterday evening Mike W reported;

2,000 Black-headed Gulls (including a yellow-ringed bird although it was roo dark to read the code), only approx 200 large gulls by 18:30, one Barn Owl to right of hide, Green Sandpiper, 9 Curlew, 5 Snipe flew out.

Also 7 Mute Swans on the Sailing Pool that left to east over Flashes at 6pm plus 5 Great Crested Grebes.

Phil Andrews · Oct 25, 2019

This morning at the Flashes Andy P reports:

2 Green Sandpiper, 4 Snipe, 12 Curlew, 35 Lapwing, 74 Shoveler, 50 Teal, 2 Stonechat (male & female), 2 Meadow Pipits, Raven.

Phil Andrews · Oct 25, 2019

Andy P further reports from the Flashes:

20 Snipe, 38 Coot, 4 Gadwall

Also 5 Great Crested Grebe and 5 juvenile Mute Swans at the Sailing Pool.

Phil Andrews · Oct 25, 2019

From the Moors Pool Andy P reported:

20 Gadwall, 37 Teal, 32 Tufted Duck, 13 Shoveler, 4 Pochard (3 drake), 6 Little Grebe, 5 adult Mute Swan, 60 Coot, Water Rail, 5 Snipe, 98 Lapwing, 12 Cormorant, Grey Heron, Kingfisher, Sparrowhawk.

Also 2 Jack Snipe as per Kevin Hill and John Weaver.

Phil Andrews · Oct 25, 2019

Andy P's final report of the day is of an adult Yellow-legged Gull and a second winter Common Gull in the roost at the Flashes tonight plus a murmuration of about 300 Starling but no sign of the Barn Owl in blowy conditions.

wheatearlp · Oct 25, 2019

Phil Andrews said:
Andy P further reports from the Flashes:

20 Snipe, 38 Coot, 4 Gadwall

Also 5 Great Crested Grebe and 5 juvenile Mute Swans at the Sailing Pool.

Last nght's 7 was 2 adults & 5 juvs

Phil Andrews · Oct 26, 2019

Further to Andy P's recent updating of the list of maximum wader counts for the reserve, please find the same exercise now undertaken for the maximum wildfowl numbers (first produced in April 2014):

Mute Swan - 50 (22/12/1952)
Bewick's Swan - 28 (04/03/1979)
Whooper Swan - 12 (27/10/2018)
Pink-footed Goose - 2 (07-08/05/1972, potentially feral birds. Otherwise only records of single birds)
White-fronted Goose - 32 birds (21/12/1952)
Greylag Goose - 100 (11/01/2017)
Canada Goose - 750 (29/09/2007, 03/10/2007)
Barnacle Goose - 26 (12/11/1985)
Brent Goose - 1 (5 records; unsubmitted record of 2 birds on 26/12/2007)
Egyptian Goose - 9 (02/11/1971)
Shelduck - 22 (08/04/2014)
Mandarin Duck - 6 (25/09/1987)
Wigeon - 102 (23/12/1968)
Gadwall - 33 (21/10/2019)
Teal - 360 (16/12/1989)
Mallard - 605 (09/08/2014)
Pintail - 19 (23/10/2012)
Garganey - 16 (01/08/1968)
Blue-winged Teal - 2 (29/09-11/10/1980
Shoveler - 168 (Nov 1977)
Red-crested Pochard - 3 (27/02/2010)
Pochard - 238 (Nov 1981)
Ferruginous Duck - 1 (3 records)
Tufted Duck - 137 (15/04/2016)
Scaup - 5 (24/10-30/10/1988)
Long-tailed Duck - 2 (12/11-16/11/2003)
Common Scoter - 11 (02/04/2002)
Velvet Scoter - 1 (21/04/1974)
Goldeneye - 9 (12/11/1983)
Smew - 2 (07/02/1948, 09/01/2004)
Red-breasted Merganser - 2 (31/10/2002)
Goosander - 10 (05/02/2011)
Ruddy Duck - 28 (14/09/1975)
Great Northern Diver - 1 (15/03-24/03/1963, 04/11/2004)
Little Grebe - 38 (18/08/1959)
Great Crested Grebe - 31 (19/03/1984)
Red-necked Grebe - 1 (23/04-24/04/2015)
Slavonian Grebe - 1 (5 records)
Black-necked Grebe - 3 (22/04/1997)
Cormorant - 73 (12/01/2014)
Coot - 401 (21/12/2003)
Moorhen - 74 (05/10/2014)

If I get the inclination over the weekend I will undertake the same exercise for gulls and terns.

Phil Andrews · Oct 26, 2019

1 Jack and 29 Common Snipe at the Moors Pool this morning as per Rob Strong

wheatearlp · Oct 26, 2019

Bit wet at the Flashes this evening, search #uptonwarren on Twitter for images.
On the bird front a pair of Pintails was the highlight, although a late Swallow and a showy Barn Owl ran them close. One YLG in roost with c.750 large gulls and c.1k BHGs.

Rob_S · Oct 26, 2019

Phil Andrews said:
1 Jack and 29 Common Snipe at the Moors Pool this morning as per Rob Strong

Not often opportunity knocks so I thoroughly enjoyed a couple of hours in the East hide at the Moors across lunchtime. Birding rarely works out as we hope, but a free morning on a very wet day in October and still needing Jack Snipe for my year list....Moors it is.

Water levels were ok to access the hide in walking boots when I arrived, but a significant pool was developing around the hide by the time I left. The water over-topped my boots repeatedly for the first 50 yards from the hide. 20+ Mallard on the field behind the hide, enjoying the new pools.

The Common Snipe were a very enjoyable watch, all on the edges of the vegetation line directly opposite the hide. A couple of scans across gave me a total of 29 both times, but the birds were moving constantly. I wouldn't be surprised to find there were another 20 or more present.

I was on the verge of packing up with no Jack Snipe, but one last scan and suddenly I'm watching a smaller bird with that facial pattern, dark crown stripe, bouncing as it feeds...bingo.

8 Curlew feeding in the field adjacent to the Moors car park as I left.

Phil Andrews · Oct 27, 2019

wheatearlp said:
Bit wet at the Flashes this evening, search #uptonwarren on Twitter for images.
On the bird front a pair of Pintails was the highlight, although a late Swallow and a showy Barn Owl ran them close. One YLG in roost with c.750 large gulls and c.1k BHGs.

A very good late date for Swallow although there have been four November records - 1st on three occasions (1992, 2002 and 2012) with a remarkable sighting on 20th in 2006.

Phil Andrews · Oct 27, 2019

As promised please now find attached the maximum counts for gulls and terns at Upton Warren:

Mediterranean Gull - 12 - 29/06/2012
Laughing Gull - 1 - 26/08>04/09/1996
Little Gull - 8 - 18/04/2011
Sabine's Gull - 1 - 13/09>15/09/1994, 20/08>03/09/2009, 21/09>22/09/2016
Black-headed Gull - 3,500 - 30/07/1996 and 13/10/2019
Common Gull - 40 - 16/10/2010 (80 over on 13/04/2018)
Ring-billed Gull - 1 - 08/04/2017
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2,200 - 05/10/2019
Herring Gull - 1,800 - 12/10/2019
Yellow-legged Gull - 10 - 16/10/2010
Caspian Gull - 1 - several dates
Iceland Gull - 1 - 7 records
Glaucous Gull - 1 - 02/02/1972 and 12/02/1972
Great Black-backed Gull - 5 - 03/01/1993 (7 over several dates in 01/1996)
Kittiwake - 4 - 24/03/1995 (11 over on 09/05/1993)
Caspian Tern - 1 - 29/07/1971
Sandwich Tern - 28 - 29/09/1988
Roseate Tern - 2 - 23/08/2015
Common Tern - 39 -14/08/2015 (86 over the course of the day on 30/08/1985)
Arctic Tern - 36 - 30/04/1991
Little Tern - 6 - 29/05/1991
Black Tern - 53 - 11/09/1992 (with a whole day total of 64 birds)
White-winged Black Tern - 1 - 26/09/1971

Bob O. · Oct 28, 2019

Phil Andrews said:
As promised please now find attached the maximum counts for gulls and terns at Upton Warren:

Mediterranean Gull - 12 - 29/06/2012
Laughing Gull - 1 - 26/08>04/09/1996
Little Gull - 8 - 18/04/2011
Sabine's Gull - 1 - 13/09>15/09/1994, 20/08>03/09/2009, 21/09>22/09/2016
Black-headed Gull - 3,500 - 30/07/1996 and 13/10/2019
Common Gull - 40 - 16/10/2010 (80 over on 13/04/2018)
Ring-billed Gull - 1 - 08/04/2017
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2,200 - 05/10/2019
Herring Gull - 1,800 - 12/10/2019
Yellow-legged Gull - 10 - 16/10/2010
Caspian Gull - 1 - several dates
Iceland Gull - 1 - 7 records
Glaucous Gull - 1 - 02/02/1972 and 12/02/1972
Great Black-backed Gull - 5 - 03/01/1993 (7 over several dates in 01/1996)
Kittiwake - 4 - 24/03/1995 (11 over on 09/05/1993)
Caspian Tern - 1 - 29/07/1971
Sandwich Tern - 28 - 29/09/1988
Roseate Tern - 2 - 23/08/2015
Common Tern - 39 -14/08/2015 (86 over the course of the day on 30/08/1985)
Arctic Tern - 36 - 30/04/1991
Little Tern - 6 - 29/05/1991
Black Tern - 53 - 11/09/1992 (with a whole day total of 64 birds)
White-winged Black Tern - 1 - 26/09/1971

Great stats Phil! Any chance of one for waders? :t::t::t:
Or have I missed it?

Phil Andrews · Oct 28, 2019

Bob O. said:
Great stats Phil! Any chance of one for waders? :t::t::t:
Or have I missed it?

Andy P posted an updated version of my 2014? original about 10 days ago :t:

wheatearlp · Oct 28, 2019

Disappointingly small roost last night at Flashes, less than 1,000 gulls in total. Around 600 BHG & c,.150-200 HG & LBBG plus 1 ad. YLG. Two Barn Owls noted, 12 Curlews rooted and one Green Sandpiper & a few Snipe seen. Starling roost numbers lower too, only c. 200. Waterfowl counts: Teal 46; Mallard 72; Shoveler 44; Gadwall 23; Coot 55; Moorhen 13. Six GCGs on Sailing Pool.

Phil Andrews · Oct 28, 2019

From the Flashes this morning Phil W reports:

Teal 34, Shoveler 28, Gadwall 13, Lapwing 35, Stonechat 1 (male) and a couple of Meadow Pipits

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