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Bittell Reservoirs and Hopwood area (1 Viewer)
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keithr
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keithr
Relapsus resurgam
UPPER....This evening....always great to see and hear the Canada Geese honking around while they decide to take off.....mind you they only go over to the nearby field.
As they took off in a few groups I caught a glimpse of a much lighter one which I missed when they were on the water....managed to get a quick shot as they went over the boat club and when I got it on Laptop found out it was a Barnacle Goose....
About 30 Tufted Duck were on the left end of the pool but right on the other edge in the far weeds was a small Duck with a very white patch on the face...and with it being so far from the others I was wondering what it was.Could it be a female Scaup ???...NO....
As they took off in a few groups I caught a glimpse of a much lighter one which I missed when they were on the water....managed to get a quick shot as they went over the boat club and when I got it on Laptop found out it was a Barnacle Goose....
About 30 Tufted Duck were on the left end of the pool but right on the other edge in the far weeds was a small Duck with a very white patch on the face...and with it being so far from the others I was wondering what it was.Could it be a female Scaup ???...NO....
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keithr
Relapsus resurgam
MILL SHRUB.....2pm...
Crept past the white posts in the car and spied a KINGFISHER through the hedge....parked up and ran back with camera.
Slowly inched forward as they soon see you and go.....could see it through a tiny hole in hedge and got a few clean shots.....another local chap saw me and i showed him before it flew off....
It is a juvenile so either one has moved in the area or a pair have bred here...hope its the latter as the years weather looked to have really messed them about.
Crept past the white posts in the car and spied a KINGFISHER through the hedge....parked up and ran back with camera.
Slowly inched forward as they soon see you and go.....could see it through a tiny hole in hedge and got a few clean shots.....another local chap saw me and i showed him before it flew off....
It is a juvenile so either one has moved in the area or a pair have bred here...hope its the latter as the years weather looked to have really messed them about.
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keithr
Relapsus resurgam
UPPER...Saturday evening around 7.40 pm...
Any birders looking in who might have any ideas what these 6 birds are.....an absolutely awful pic for you to judge from.....shot from the causeway where they sped in from below up over the dam then went down into the flooded grassy part.... I only spotted them very late...just time to raise the camera with settings all wrong....just lucky to get anything.
Had the feeling they were small waders......
Any birders looking in who might have any ideas what these 6 birds are.....an absolutely awful pic for you to judge from.....shot from the causeway where they sped in from below up over the dam then went down into the flooded grassy part.... I only spotted them very late...just time to raise the camera with settings all wrong....just lucky to get anything.
Had the feeling they were small waders......
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No idea - maybe Dunlin? Who knows
Corvus cornix
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I'd go with Dunlin. Agree that the picture sadly isn't the best to work from, but at least you got a picture. The top bird in the centre is the only one really giving anything to go on, but seems to show a dark leading edge to the wing (perhaps a wingbar?) and apparently a dark central stripe to the tail.
Cheers,
Matt
Cheers,
Matt
JackRabbit
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Grey Phalarope found this morning by some other birders on Upper. Showing well but a bit distant in the small channel, best viewed about halfway along the dam.
It was still present at 2pm, and I've seen subsequent reports on Twitter.
First time I've been to Bittell for months. There could be all sorts hidden in all that weed.
Rob Williams
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Grey Phalarope still present early this afternoon
JackRabbit
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Good numbers of wildfowl on Upper Bittell at the moment. As the water level slowly creeps up, the flooded margins are pulling in about 200 mallard, 100 teal, 50 wigeon, 20 shoveler and best of all 3 drake pintail. Hopefully more will arrive as the winter progresses and the water level still has someway to go before they start sailing again (and scare all the birds away).
Hi Keith, no other news other than what is on the Worcester Birding site and twitter;
Lower Bittell Reservoir: Great White Egret
http://www.worcesterbirding.co.uk/worcestershire_bird_news_60.html
