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Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Saturday 24th May 1015-1315
MOORS POOL
1 Snipe, 2 Avocet, 4 Oystercatcher + 2 young, 1 Shoveler (male), 2 Gadwall (both male), 49 Tufted Duck, 2 GC Grebe, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Greylag Geese, 8 Canada Geese, Ross's Goose, 2 Mute Swan + 6 cygnets, 12 Common Tern, 1 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 21 Coot, 4 Moorhen, 3 Whitethroat singing on the eastern side, OTTER - first at the north end (climbed out onto the old tern raft in the reeds, then on the eastern side before swimming across the pool the east hide).
SAILING POOL
6 Tufted Duck, 2 Coot, 2 Canada Geese
FLASHES
29 Avocet + 16 young in 6 broods (4:2:2:4:3:1), 3 Oystercatcher, 4 LRP, 3 Shelduck, 2 Gadwall (both males), 29 Tufted Duck, 1 Mute Swan, 11 Coot, 6 Moorhen, 3 LBB Gull, 3 Herring Gull, Garden Warbler still, workman in a hi-vis jacket working on top of the tanks in the sewage works put everything up.
As John was present at the Flashes from 5am I sure he will have more to add.
MOORS POOL
1 Snipe, 2 Avocet, 4 Oystercatcher + 2 young, 1 Shoveler (male), 2 Gadwall (both male), 49 Tufted Duck, 2 GC Grebe, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Greylag Geese, 8 Canada Geese, Ross's Goose, 2 Mute Swan + 6 cygnets, 12 Common Tern, 1 Herring Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 21 Coot, 4 Moorhen, 3 Whitethroat singing on the eastern side, OTTER - first at the north end (climbed out onto the old tern raft in the reeds, then on the eastern side before swimming across the pool the east hide).
SAILING POOL
6 Tufted Duck, 2 Coot, 2 Canada Geese
FLASHES
29 Avocet + 16 young in 6 broods (4:2:2:4:3:1), 3 Oystercatcher, 4 LRP, 3 Shelduck, 2 Gadwall (both males), 29 Tufted Duck, 1 Mute Swan, 11 Coot, 6 Moorhen, 3 LBB Gull, 3 Herring Gull, Garden Warbler still, workman in a hi-vis jacket working on top of the tanks in the sewage works put everything up.
As John was present at the Flashes from 5am I sure he will have more to add.
upstarts1979
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Not a lot to add Phil in my 7 hours.
The heavy rain and easterlies didn't bring anything unexpected.
Gadwall 4 (pr + 2m), Shelduck 4 ( the breeding female appeared for a few minutes , before returning from whence she came), Water rail flew into the 3rd Flash reed bed. Common tern flew through, then off east. 40 large gulls 9 herring and 31 LBBG - again BHG eggs and chicks were seized. a female cuckoo called from the Hen Pool. http://www.xeno-canto.org/species/Cuculus-canorus?pg=1.
UW82
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Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
At last some movement - this morning at the Flashes Dave J has had 2 Greenshank, Arctic Tern and Redshank :t:
upstarts1979
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Fair play to Dave a dunlin has now appeared. Anybody on the moors:t:
upstarts1979
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This could be the day. Get out there and be the h8-Pero
Birder Gladys
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Little gull on moors spotted by steve taylor
Ravenwing
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Little Gull
As per Tim's report, some pics of the Little Gull on the Moors at about 4pm today.
As per Tim's report, some pics of the Little Gull on the Moors at about 4pm today.
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wheatearlp
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Both shanks and Arctic Tern had disappeared by the time I arrived at 10.50 |=\||=\| However the Dunlin was still there and the 1st summer Med.Gull dropped in at about 11.15. There were three more Avocet chicks, which I thought was the 6th brood but it seems, having spoken to John, that it's the 7th. I had superb views of the Garden Warbler on my second attempt mid-afternoon and I then sped (well ambled and drove) over to the Moors Pool for the Little Gull. I also managed an Upton tick today in the form of a Red-eyed Damselfly along the Salwarpe path. Admittedly I was only looking as Andy P had seen on in that area earlier in the week...
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upstarts1979
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Little gull still on moors.
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Latest year list addition
133. Little Gull
133. Little Gull
luckyosprey4
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Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Dave J also had a Hobby and Arctic Tern at the Moors Pool this morning
upstarts1979
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Just back from a very fruitful 3 hours till dark.
Moors
The little gull looked settled and was resting on the water when I left to go the Flashes at 8.15pm.
Also Shoveler male, gadwall, shelduck pr, common tern 14 - looks like there are 3 pairs in the 'new' raft.
Oystercatcher 4 ads + 2 chicks, Avocet,
swifts 200+, sand martin 10 plus many house martins.
whitethroat 3 singing along east side.
Flashes
The marauding LBBG were at it again. Catching quite large BHG chicks two thirds grown.
A Med gull roosted, after speaking to Mike it would appear that it was a different bird than his. This was a 1st Summer bird, with orange basal half and black tipped bill and orange/red legs. It had full black ear coverts and dark lores - giving it a black 'mask' effect. The rest of its head was a mottled black with a distinctive black smudge on its lower forehead.
The Avocet broods were 4:2:2:4:3:3 The 7th brood - Yesterday's newly hatched chick on the large shingle island, probably succumbed to the abysmal conditions. Its parents were still incubating the rest of the clutch.
Also tonight were: shelduck 5 (2 from flashes), gadwall 6 (1 fem), avocet 26+, oystercatcher, dunlin, LRP 4, LBBG 40 roosted, herring gull 4,
2 noctule bats fed over the sailing pool
Moors
The little gull looked settled and was resting on the water when I left to go the Flashes at 8.15pm.
Also Shoveler male, gadwall, shelduck pr, common tern 14 - looks like there are 3 pairs in the 'new' raft.
Oystercatcher 4 ads + 2 chicks, Avocet,
swifts 200+, sand martin 10 plus many house martins.
whitethroat 3 singing along east side.
Flashes
The marauding LBBG were at it again. Catching quite large BHG chicks two thirds grown.
A Med gull roosted, after speaking to Mike it would appear that it was a different bird than his. This was a 1st Summer bird, with orange basal half and black tipped bill and orange/red legs. It had full black ear coverts and dark lores - giving it a black 'mask' effect. The rest of its head was a mottled black with a distinctive black smudge on its lower forehead.
The Avocet broods were 4:2:2:4:3:3 The 7th brood - Yesterday's newly hatched chick on the large shingle island, probably succumbed to the abysmal conditions. Its parents were still incubating the rest of the clutch.
Also tonight were: shelduck 5 (2 from flashes), gadwall 6 (1 fem), avocet 26+, oystercatcher, dunlin, LRP 4, LBBG 40 roosted, herring gull 4,
2 noctule bats fed over the sailing pool
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Mike / John - do you consider that either of these first summer Meds were the same birds that were present earlier in the month?
Spoonbill Finder
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Little Gull still at Moors Pool. Dunlin still at Flashes. LRPs to right of hide seem to have abandoned nest.
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Gert Corfield
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Little Gull still on Moors Pools
Gert Corfield
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Also Ringed Plover on the Moors
