Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Upton Warren on approx. 70 species by 08:35 (Grimley in the lead with 71 at 08:30)
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Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Recount puts us on 74 at 09:05 - latest additions being Mistle Thrush, Reed Warbler and Sparrowhawk.
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
2 Hobby south through the Moors Pool to make 77
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Stuck on 79 with addition of Kestrel and Yellow-legged Gull
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Finally nailed Sedge Warbler at the Moors Pool for species #80.
upstarts1979
Well-known member
Last bird added Swift 81 at Moors
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Nothing of note at the Flashes up to nightfall - 81 it is. Above average but didn't feel like it!!
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
The full list of 81 species for yesterday's Autumn All-Day Birdwatch is below. In the end it was an above average year but didn't feel like it with little obvious movement during the day (Mike - with only 5 species recorded is this the worst Autumn All-Dayer for waders?):
Mute Swan - 11 at the Moors Pool
Greylag Goose - 63 at the Moors Pool
Canada Goose - 400+ roosted at the Moors Pool
Wigeon - 7 at the Moors Pool
Gadwall - at least 7 at the Moors Pool
Teal
Mallard
Shoveler
Pochard - 2 at the Moors Pool
Tufted Duck
Pheasant
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Cormorant - 8 at the Moors Pool
Little Egret - 5 at the Moors Pool (with Great White in Droitwich and Cattle at Grimley all egrets are worth a detailed scan!)
Grey Heron - 3 at the Moors Pool
Sparrowhawk
Buzzard
Kestrel
Hobby - several sightings during the day at the Moors Pool
Peregrine
Water Rail
Moorhen - 7 at the Flashes, 22 at the Moors Pool
Coot
Lapwing - 230 at the Moors Pool
Snipe - 3 at the Flashes, up to 9 at the Moors Pool
Black-tailed Godwit - 1 at the Moors Pool
Curlew - 13 at the Flashes
Green Sandpiper - 4 at the Flashes at dawn
Black-headed Gull - c300 roosted on the third Flash, including white ring 2K44
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Yellow-legged Gull - adult briefly at the Moors Pool early afternoon
Herring Gull
Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Swift - 1 over the Moors Pool late afternoon
Kingfisher
Green Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Sand Martin
Swallow
House Martin
Meadow Pipit - 1 over the causeway at the Moors Pool
Grey Wagtail
Yellow Wagtail - 1 over the causeway at the Moors Pool
Pied Wagtail
Wren
Dunnock
Robin
Redstart - female in the transmitter field hedge at the Flashes
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Mistle Thrush
Cetti's Warbler
Sedge Warbler - 1 on west side of Moors Pool
Reed Warbler
Lesser Whitethroat
Whitethroat
Blackcap
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler - 1 singing in North Moors
Goldcrest
Long-tailed Tit
Coal Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Treecreeper
Jay
Magpie
Jackdaw
Rook - small numbers at the Flashes
Carrion Crow
Raven
Starling
Chaffinch
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Linnet
Bullfinch
Reed Bunting
John - any further counts to add to the above?
Biggest omissions from the list were Skylark, Feral Pigeon, House Sparrow, Common Tern and Common Sandpiper.
Many thanks to all who participated including John B, John R, Des, Andy P, Andy A, Neil, Dave J, Kevin, Janette, Phil W, Paul C, Steve P and anyone else who I have omitted.
Mute Swan - 11 at the Moors Pool
Greylag Goose - 63 at the Moors Pool
Canada Goose - 400+ roosted at the Moors Pool
Wigeon - 7 at the Moors Pool
Gadwall - at least 7 at the Moors Pool
Teal
Mallard
Shoveler
Pochard - 2 at the Moors Pool
Tufted Duck
Pheasant
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Cormorant - 8 at the Moors Pool
Little Egret - 5 at the Moors Pool (with Great White in Droitwich and Cattle at Grimley all egrets are worth a detailed scan!)
Grey Heron - 3 at the Moors Pool
Sparrowhawk
Buzzard
Kestrel
Hobby - several sightings during the day at the Moors Pool
Peregrine
Water Rail
Moorhen - 7 at the Flashes, 22 at the Moors Pool
Coot
Lapwing - 230 at the Moors Pool
Snipe - 3 at the Flashes, up to 9 at the Moors Pool
Black-tailed Godwit - 1 at the Moors Pool
Curlew - 13 at the Flashes
Green Sandpiper - 4 at the Flashes at dawn
Black-headed Gull - c300 roosted on the third Flash, including white ring 2K44
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Yellow-legged Gull - adult briefly at the Moors Pool early afternoon
Herring Gull
Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Swift - 1 over the Moors Pool late afternoon
Kingfisher
Green Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Sand Martin
Swallow
House Martin
Meadow Pipit - 1 over the causeway at the Moors Pool
Grey Wagtail
Yellow Wagtail - 1 over the causeway at the Moors Pool
Pied Wagtail
Wren
Dunnock
Robin
Redstart - female in the transmitter field hedge at the Flashes
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Mistle Thrush
Cetti's Warbler
Sedge Warbler - 1 on west side of Moors Pool
Reed Warbler
Lesser Whitethroat
Whitethroat
Blackcap
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler - 1 singing in North Moors
Goldcrest
Long-tailed Tit
Coal Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Treecreeper
Jay
Magpie
Jackdaw
Rook - small numbers at the Flashes
Carrion Crow
Raven
Starling
Chaffinch
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Linnet
Bullfinch
Reed Bunting
John - any further counts to add to the above?
Biggest omissions from the list were Skylark, Feral Pigeon, House Sparrow, Common Tern and Common Sandpiper.
Many thanks to all who participated including John B, John R, Des, Andy P, Andy A, Neil, Dave J, Kevin, Janette, Phil W, Paul C, Steve P and anyone else who I have omitted.
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Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Provisional results for the West Midlands Autumn All-Day Birdwatch:
93 - Sandwell Valley
92 - Branston Gravel Pits
91 - Middleton Lakes
90 - Belvide Reservoir
89 - Grimley
88 - Ladywalk
81 - Upton Warren
79 - Chasewater
70 - Draycote Water
68 - Venus Pool
66 - Whitemoor Haye
63 - Wood Lane
62 - Earlswood Lakes
62 - Sutton Park
60 - Lower Moor
58 - Smestow Valley
58 - Elmdon Park
50 - Halesowen patches
93 - Sandwell Valley
92 - Branston Gravel Pits
91 - Middleton Lakes
90 - Belvide Reservoir
89 - Grimley
88 - Ladywalk
81 - Upton Warren
79 - Chasewater
70 - Draycote Water
68 - Venus Pool
66 - Whitemoor Haye
63 - Wood Lane
62 - Earlswood Lakes
62 - Sutton Park
60 - Lower Moor
58 - Smestow Valley
58 - Elmdon Park
50 - Halesowen patches
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Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
From the Moors Pool this morning Tim O reports:
Black-tailed Godwit still, 2 Snipe, 2 Little Egret, Green Sandpiper
Black-tailed Godwit still, 2 Snipe, 2 Little Egret, Green Sandpiper
upstarts1979
Well-known member
Little grebe 18+1 on 3rd Flash. GCG 6 on Sailing pool 1NM 2Moors. Shoveler c30. Teal 38. Gadwall min 12. Coot 210. Hobby at least 3possibly 4 birds involved , including 2 together flying through W-SW.
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
From the Moors Pool Dave J reports:
Black-tailed Godwit, Pintail (bill more like eclipse drake but markings more juvenile / female), 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 Little Egret, 7 Wigeon
Black-tailed Godwit, Pintail (bill more like eclipse drake but markings more juvenile / female), 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 Little Egret, 7 Wigeon
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Dave J's WeBS count from yesterday:
Black-tailed Godwit 1, Canada Goose 264, Coot 245, Cormorant 6, Gadwall 8, Great Crested Grebe 4, Green Sandpiper 2, Grey Heron 3, Greylag Goose 58, Kingfisher 1+, Lapwing 194, Little Egret 4, Little Grebe 12, Mallard 63, Moorhen 16+, Mute Swan 11, Pochard 1, Shoveler 41, Snipe 1+, Tufted Duck 47, Teal 36, Water Rail 1+, Black-headed Gull 390, Herring Gull 23, Lesser Black-backed Gull 41
Black-tailed Godwit 1, Canada Goose 264, Coot 245, Cormorant 6, Gadwall 8, Great Crested Grebe 4, Green Sandpiper 2, Grey Heron 3, Greylag Goose 58, Kingfisher 1+, Lapwing 194, Little Egret 4, Little Grebe 12, Mallard 63, Moorhen 16+, Mute Swan 11, Pochard 1, Shoveler 41, Snipe 1+, Tufted Duck 47, Teal 36, Water Rail 1+, Black-headed Gull 390, Herring Gull 23, Lesser Black-backed Gull 41
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Female / juvenile Pintail on the third Flash this morning as per Andy P
Congratulations to all who took part in the all dayer. With the Flashes turned into a field, 81 is an outstanding result under such difficult conditions.
Didn’t they do well!:t::t::t::t:
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
The Black-headed Gull sporting white leg ring 2K44 is both the long-lived and most frequently recorded gull at Upton Warren. It was originally ringed in the nest at Cleveland Farm, Cotswold Waterpark, Wiltshire on the 12th June 2007 and has been recorded back at that site in May 2008, May 2009 and between March and May 2010. Sightings at Upton Warren comprise:
- 27th July 2009
- 5th August 2009
- 16th + 23rd July 2011
- 2nd August 2014
- 27th August 2016
- 17th August 2017
- 8th September 2018
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
I strongly suspect that the yellow ringed Black-headed Gull I had last Monday in the Flashes roost sporting leg ring 2??J was in fact yellow "2RNJ" which was noted last year at the Moors Pool on the 2nd and 16th September; it was ringed as a juvenile at Fishers Green, Essex on the 16th October 2016.
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
A fuller update from Andy P at the Flashes this morning:
Eclipse drake Pintail, 3 Shoveler, 3 Teal, Little Grebe, 10 Curlew, 5 Lapwing, 5 Snipe, 68 BH Gull, 2 Raven, Grey Wagtail.
Also 2 Little Egret & Kingfisher over Sailing Pool.
Eclipse drake Pintail, 3 Shoveler, 3 Teal, Little Grebe, 10 Curlew, 5 Lapwing, 5 Snipe, 68 BH Gull, 2 Raven, Grey Wagtail.
Also 2 Little Egret & Kingfisher over Sailing Pool.
