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Hi Keith I too received the message at 7.15 this morning. I deleted it straight away. Celia
Hi Keith I too received the message at 7.15 this morning. I deleted it straight away. Celia
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luckyosprey4
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Here's todays sightings from the Flashes this morning:
Cormorant, Little Egret, Great Crested Grebe, Canada Goose, Shelduck, Mallard, Teal, Tufted Duck, Coot, Moorhen, Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Curlew, Black-Headed Gull, Lesser Black-Backed Gull, Woodpigeon, Stock Dove, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Goldfinch, Robin, Wren, Dunnock, Starling and Grey Wagtail.
Chris
Cormorant, Little Egret, Great Crested Grebe, Canada Goose, Shelduck, Mallard, Teal, Tufted Duck, Coot, Moorhen, Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Curlew, Black-Headed Gull, Lesser Black-Backed Gull, Woodpigeon, Stock Dove, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Goldfinch, Robin, Wren, Dunnock, Starling and Grey Wagtail.
Chris
upstarts1979
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Dave J this morning
ad Common Gull, 9 Shelduck, 6 Gadwall, 5 Pochard, Meadow Pipit over, Redpoll - Upton Warren, Moors Pool.
Little Egret, another 2 Shelduck, 5 Skylark - Upton Warren, Flashes. No Avocets. 62 Species this morning.
ad Common Gull, 9 Shelduck, 6 Gadwall, 5 Pochard, Meadow Pipit over, Redpoll - Upton Warren, Moors Pool.
Little Egret, another 2 Shelduck, 5 Skylark - Upton Warren, Flashes. No Avocets. 62 Species this morning.
Stone Snapper
Warrener till i snuff it
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02jdslx
slide the slider to 1;25 our Gary on the radio brilliant well done gaz
slide the slider to 1;25 our Gary on the radio brilliant well done gaz
upstarts1979
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thanks for putting the link on kid.....He sounds great and the presenter was impressed as well. I'll text him now.:t:
upstarts1979
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Today on the reserve
Arrived at the Moors at 1ish, welcomed by heavy rain and a cold SSE wind as well as a yrear tick in the form of Dave W. Luckily the rain was not coming into the hide, so I was able to get an accurate count. The first impression was of a reduction in waterfowl, but this was mostly due to the decline in coot numbers. On the Broadmeadow pool several ducks, namely gadwall and shoveler fed on the New zealand pygmy weed. We were told that some one had seen 7 avocet at the Flashes, so we made tracks.
Species count at Moors:
GCG , little grebe 2, cormorant c15, shoveler 36, gadwall 6 (3 prs), teal 20 (incl 5 NM), shelduck 4, pochard 5 (3 m), tufted 36, coot 140, snipe 6, Oystercatcher 2, stock dove, cettis warbler,
FLASHES:
Expecting to see the avocets we were disappointed that we only saw 7 shelduck - easy mistake they are black and white8-P. Joking apart, there weren't any this morning and the people in the sailing centre cafe were told about the avos, they could well have just dropped in for a bit. The heavy rain had created loads of small pools in front of the hide and a flock of teal could be heard dabbling in them. The gull roost was increasing and the curlew flock had increased by nearly 20%.
Species count FLASHES:
Teal 84, shelduck 10 (2 prs + 6 males), tufted 5, greylag 26, coot 22, water rail 2, snipe 5, lapwing 201, CURLEW 13, Oystercatcher 3, BHG 600 roosted, Herring gull 20 over, LBBG 10 over, buzzard, green and great sp woodp, wood pigeon 700+, fieldfare 250, redwing 150, starling 140 all together in the orchard then flushed and landing in trees around Flashes. magpie 27 roosted. pied wag 3.
Arrived at the Moors at 1ish, welcomed by heavy rain and a cold SSE wind as well as a yrear tick in the form of Dave W. Luckily the rain was not coming into the hide, so I was able to get an accurate count. The first impression was of a reduction in waterfowl, but this was mostly due to the decline in coot numbers. On the Broadmeadow pool several ducks, namely gadwall and shoveler fed on the New zealand pygmy weed. We were told that some one had seen 7 avocet at the Flashes, so we made tracks.
Species count at Moors:
GCG , little grebe 2, cormorant c15, shoveler 36, gadwall 6 (3 prs), teal 20 (incl 5 NM), shelduck 4, pochard 5 (3 m), tufted 36, coot 140, snipe 6, Oystercatcher 2, stock dove, cettis warbler,
FLASHES:
Expecting to see the avocets we were disappointed that we only saw 7 shelduck - easy mistake they are black and white8-P. Joking apart, there weren't any this morning and the people in the sailing centre cafe were told about the avos, they could well have just dropped in for a bit. The heavy rain had created loads of small pools in front of the hide and a flock of teal could be heard dabbling in them. The gull roost was increasing and the curlew flock had increased by nearly 20%.
Species count FLASHES:
Teal 84, shelduck 10 (2 prs + 6 males), tufted 5, greylag 26, coot 22, water rail 2, snipe 5, lapwing 201, CURLEW 13, Oystercatcher 3, BHG 600 roosted, Herring gull 20 over, LBBG 10 over, buzzard, green and great sp woodp, wood pigeon 700+, fieldfare 250, redwing 150, starling 140 all together in the orchard then flushed and landing in trees around Flashes. magpie 27 roosted. pied wag 3.
UW82
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Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Was that 3 or 5 Oyks on the reserve yesterday afternoon John?
Gary does have the face for radio 3I think Donna from Radio Cornwall had fallen for Gary!
Des.
33Sorry Gaz! Couldn't resist the old joke:t:
UW82
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Gary does have the face for radio 3
Sorry Gaz! Couldn't resist the old joke:t:
I think Donna was impressed with Gary's intellect....................another old joke!
Des.
upstarts1979
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upstarts1979
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work party at Moors Tomorrow
Light duties tomorrow....We will be having a rest from Shingling. So an easy day, dead hedging, willow coppicing, installing tree guard protection,
B john
Light duties tomorrow....We will be having a rest from Shingling. So an easy day, dead hedging, willow coppicing, installing tree guard protection,
B
johnUW Moors golf club
A few pics of a Herring Gull who had found a golf ball. He took it to the top of the ramp, dropped it so it rolled then chased it down to the waters edge. Also the old favorite of dropping from a height.Fascinating behavior.
Also a pair of Oyk's were mating and four Avocets dropped in.
An Otter showed several times in the channel in front of the East hide to the delight of the work party.:t:
A few pics of a Herring Gull who had found a golf ball. He took it to the top of the ramp, dropped it so it rolled then chased it down to the waters edge. Also the old favorite of dropping from a height.Fascinating behavior.
Also a pair of Oyk's were mating and four Avocets dropped in.
An Otter showed several times in the channel in front of the East hide to the delight of the work party.:t:
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upstarts1979
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update from Moors. Avocet 4. shoveler 52. gadwall 6. teal 22. shelduck 5. pochard 9. tufted 46. little egret.
upstarts1979
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The roost at the Flashes:
Teal 55, shelduck 5 (between 7 and 9 max on reserve), mallard 50, greylag 20+, coot 20, water rail 2, Oystercatcher 3 (mating observed), snipe c20 most flying out at dark, curlew 11 ( the 2 extra birds from 22nd have moved on), lapwing 294, Green sands - 4 (2 came in at 6pm followed by 2 more by 6.25pm). BHG 201 roosted,
song thrush 1 singing
Saling pool: GCG 3, tufted 4, coot 6, Little egret roosted in tree on pools edge.
I have opebned ythe sluice at the Flashes, so there should be some mud soon. Water level was 0.52 (Des could you let me know what it is tomorrow - I am trying to work out the new sluice outflow rate):t:
Teal 55, shelduck 5 (between 7 and 9 max on reserve), mallard 50, greylag 20+, coot 20, water rail 2, Oystercatcher 3 (mating observed), snipe c20 most flying out at dark, curlew 11 ( the 2 extra birds from 22nd have moved on), lapwing 294, Green sands - 4 (2 came in at 6pm followed by 2 more by 6.25pm). BHG 201 roosted,
song thrush 1 singing
Saling pool: GCG 3, tufted 4, coot 6, Little egret roosted in tree on pools edge.
I have opebned ythe sluice at the Flashes, so there should be some mud soon. Water level was 0.52 (Des could you let me know what it is tomorrow - I am trying to work out the new sluice outflow rate):t:
upstarts1979
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Tuesday's MOORS work party
Today we concentrated on extending the 'dead hedge' in the North Moors plantation. We used all the brash from the recent copping. As well as this we created 'habitat piles' from old logs and brash. These were all on the west side of the trail. The eastern side was cleared of brash, to allow a more diverse flora and areas for foraging passerines.
We also cleared some of the debris in the Salwarp log jam - filling 15 bin bags with plastic bottle and footballs.
The team today: 13 of us- Bobby P, Bob O, Charles, Jim, John C, Jonathon, Peter E, Peter, Ray C, Roger, Terry W, Tony B, and me
Two pics of the new dead hedge.
Today we concentrated on extending the 'dead hedge' in the North Moors plantation. We used all the brash from the recent copping. As well as this we created 'habitat piles' from old logs and brash. These were all on the west side of the trail. The eastern side was cleared of brash, to allow a more diverse flora and areas for foraging passerines.
We also cleared some of the debris in the Salwarp log jam - filling 15 bin bags with plastic bottle and footballs.
The team today: 13 of us- Bobby P, Bob O, Charles, Jim, John C, Jonathon, Peter E, Peter, Ray C, Roger, Terry W, Tony B, and me
Two pics of the new dead hedge.
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UW82
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upstarts1979
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Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Useless statistic of the day:
This year is already the third most productive for Little Egret (in terms of number of days recorded) with records of birds present on 35 dates, only surpassed by 75 dates in 2010 and 146 dates last year.
This year is already the third most productive for Little Egret (in terms of number of days recorded) with records of birds present on 35 dates, only surpassed by 75 dates in 2010 and 146 dates last year.
