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upstarts1979

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• Sep 30, 2013

• #21,441

belated news

Yesterday afternoon a juvenile tern sp, flew around the Moors pool. Has anyone else heard of a tern in the region yesterday. The light was poor and the observer logged it as a 'commic'.

Trawled through the neighbouring counties bird sites and not one mentioned a tern of any sort.

 

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Brian Stretch

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• Sep 30, 2013

• #21,442

upstarts1979 said:

Yesterday afternoon a juvenile tern sp, flew around the Moors pool. Has anyone else heard of a tern in the region yesterday. The light was poor and the observer logged it as a 'commic'.

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Hi John,

There is a juvenile Arctic at Grimley today. May be the same bird?

Brian
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upstarts1979

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• Sep 30, 2013

• #21,443

Brian Stretch said:

Hi John,

There is a juvenile Arctic at Grimley today. May be the same bird?

Brian
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Thanks Brian:t:, spoke to the observer and he described it as looking clean underneath.B John

 

Stone Snapper

Warrener till i snuff it

• Sep 30, 2013

• #21,444

meadow pipit flashes this morning

 

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chrispp

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• Sep 30, 2013

• #21,445

AlanSS said:

Especially for ChrisP - taken this afternoon at the Water Rail Hide - 8-P :t:

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Fair Play Alan, after nearly 5000 shots !!!! :C

 

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DP the Snapper

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• Sep 30, 2013

• #21,446

chrispp said:

Fair Play Alan, after nearly 5000 shots !!!! :C

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Yes, but you followed and pressed the button at the right time:t:

Dave

 

J_Caswell

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• Sep 30, 2013

• #21,447

Widgeon

Teal in the channels at Concrete hide

 

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JHDraytonbassettpits

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• Sep 30, 2013

• #21,448

Duck

kingfisher blue said:

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Widgeon in the channels at Concrete hide

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That's a male Teal. John

 

J_Caswell

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• Sep 30, 2013

• #21,449

JHDraytonbassettpits said:

That's a male Teal. John

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Thank you,should have gone to Specsavers

 

upstarts1979

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• Sep 30, 2013

• #21,450

Kingfisher-kid said:

meadow pipit flashes this morning

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Niceone kid. Best flight shot i have seen of a mipit. :t:john

 

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albional

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• Sep 30, 2013

• #21,451

Pale Buzzard theme

rollingthunder said:

Attached is a record shot (distant with Iphone) of the palest Buzzard that i have seen taken this Spring over at the West Hagley Fields. OK it's distant and with a couple of crows for contrast but if serves to show how pale this bird is. About 2 Autumns previous i clocked 3 pale birds walking in the furrows at the same site, following the plough. I presume this was one of these birds.

Laurie:t:

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Found this one in Wales earlier this month

 

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upstarts1979

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• Sep 30, 2013

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2 Ruff and a Yellow Wag at the Flashes. Not a lot else. 70+ Swallow over, 15+ House Martin, steady stream of Mipits, 5 Skylark. I didn't see them, but Terry H had 2 Pintail at Moors

this from dave j by text for today.

 

Phil Andrews

It's only Rock and Roller but I like it

• Sep 30, 2013

• #21,453

upstarts1979 said:

2 Ruff and a Yellow Wag at the Flashes. Not a lot else. 70+ Swallow over, 15+ House Martin, steady stream of Mipits, 5 Skylark. I didn't see them, but Terry H had 2 Pintail at Moors

this from dave j by text for today.

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Think that is Ruff recorded every day in September :t:

 

Stone Snapper

Warrener till i snuff it

• Sep 30, 2013

• #21,454

1 common sand, 2 ruff, 3 green sand over, 1 hobby, loads of meadow pipits ,goldfinch 8,1 buzzard,c20 starlings ,44 lapwings, shed load of shoveler and teal all on the flashes

 

rollingthunder

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• Oct 1, 2013

• #21,455

albional said:

Found this one in Wales earlier this month

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Nice shot - you can see how the 'odd' Short-Toed Eagle is now claimed?

Laurie:t:

 

upstarts1979

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• Oct 1, 2013

• #21,456

Update fromthe Moors.
Wigeon 5. Pintail 2. Shoveler 3. Teal 15. Ruff 2 dunlin. Common sand. Snipe 15.
Swallow and house martin 20. Blackcap. Chiffs 5. Cettis 2 singing.

An small influx of pochard, with 6 males and 2 females on the Moors. Several water rails called around the pool this afternoon.
All the waterbirds including all the geese, went into panic en masse , when the cattle waded through the water in the scrape and then onto the islands.

 

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upstarts1979

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• Oct 1, 2013

• #21,457

Tuesday work party SW MARSH

The final phase of the rejuvenation scheme was completed today. We had 2 strimmers on the go and the cuttings were piled up in the water to create temporary islands. We cut the southern section, which made the final length 200 yards. Much of this is very muddy and ideal for dabblers and waders. Within a short period , a couple of snipe , a few teal, coot moorhen and a pintail all fed on or just off the shore. Water rails were heard close by and would almost certainly ventured out when it got dark.
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1. before work
2. after from the new hide. the newly cut area is at the top of the shore.
3. close up of todays cut area.
4. the full extent of the cut area from the north end looking south
5. the muddy shore line.

Afterwards we cut back the willows obscurring the views from the new hide.
Many thanks to all 8 of us today.B

 

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upstarts1979

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• Oct 1, 2013

• #21,458

The Flashes tonight.
Teal 50+, shoveler 37,
ruff 2, common sand, lapwing 40, curlew 21,
BHG 800 roosted, also 1 x 1st winter Common gull.

 

upstarts1979

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• Oct 1, 2013

• #21,459

A good candidate for adult yellow legged gull, at the Moors today. several herrings were present and they were at least 2 or 3 shades lighter than this bird. I think it was too dark for Argentatus herring.

 

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Spoonbill Finder

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• Oct 1, 2013

• #21,460

Look out for Yellow Browed Warbler.One in Gloucs today. It's been the most common species of warbler on Shetland in the ten days I spent there. Had Hudsonian Whimbrel on Yell today (my last day) after me, Phil and co and Garys gang dipped it yesterday. Phil and co were on Whalsay so didn't get it. Hope it sticks around for them. Off to the Borders tomorrow for the Sardinian Warbler.