wheatearlp
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Five Blackwits
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Five Blackwits
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Lots of inland Sandwich Tern movement today (eg 7 at Bittell, 55+ through Attenborough NR in Notts). Half a chance of Osprey today with birds so far at Bittell (2), Grimley, Marsh Lane, Aqualate, Blithfield, Alvecote, Stourport, Longdon, Draycote, Walton Hill and Belvide (2).
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Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Dave J further reports from the Moors Pool - Sandwich Tern briefly, Redshank, 2 Snipe, Nuthatch, Little Egret
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upstarts1979
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upstarts1979
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A 15. hour Stint today, just a warm up for the real spring8-P.
The weather forecasters got it totally wrong. I arrived at 5.15 am with strong SE winds and heavy rain that continued for the next 5 hours or so. If the forecasters had got it right there would have been even more of us on site early doors. Once again though all the action was in the morning and as the weather improved the birds disappeared, well at at least the migrants.
Flashes :
Sandwich Tern 1 +9.
Teal 14. Shoveler 19. gadwall 7 (3 prs + male). Shelduck 7. Tufted 6. Little egret. Greylag 7.
Avocet 28. Curlew 6. Green sand 2. Snipe. lapwing 16-18 (3 sitting in the meadow). LRP 3. Oystercatcher 2. Blackwit 5. dunlin ad summer plumaged schinzii race.
Common gull 1st winter/summer this evening. BHG 1200 ringed bird - 1st summer white ringT9A7.
Hybrid BHG x MED. herring gull
Kestrel. buzzard 2.
Raven. stock dove 12.
Green woodpecker 3. Skylark. Treecreeper 2. swallow 15. sand martin 30. house martin 2. Cetti's Warbler. chiffchaff 2. Linnet 3.
The weather forecasters got it totally wrong. I arrived at 5.15 am with strong SE winds and heavy rain that continued for the next 5 hours or so. If the forecasters had got it right there would have been even more of us on site early doors. Once again though all the action was in the morning and as the weather improved the birds disappeared, well at at least the migrants.
Flashes :
Sandwich Tern 1 +9.
Teal 14. Shoveler 19. gadwall 7 (3 prs + male). Shelduck 7. Tufted 6. Little egret. Greylag 7.
Avocet 28. Curlew 6. Green sand 2. Snipe. lapwing 16-18 (3 sitting in the meadow). LRP 3. Oystercatcher 2. Blackwit 5. dunlin ad summer plumaged schinzii race.
Common gull 1st winter/summer this evening. BHG 1200 ringed bird - 1st summer white ringT9A7.
Hybrid BHG x MED. herring gull
Kestrel. buzzard 2.
Raven. stock dove 12.
Green woodpecker 3. Skylark. Treecreeper 2. swallow 15. sand martin 30. house martin 2. Cetti's Warbler. chiffchaff 2. Linnet 3.
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upstarts1979
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Moors:
GCG 4. Little grebe 9. little egret 1. Gadwall 3. Teal 4. Tufted 39. Snipe 8. oystercatchers 4. lapwing.
Green woodpecker. kingfisher. nuthatch. Cetti's 2. chiffchaff 5. lesser redpoll 2.
North Moors : Little grebe. GCG. Teal 4. Tufted 4. water rail. Cetti's
Sailing Pool and Education Reserve
GCG 4. tufted 12. Kestrel. raven. Cetti's. chiffchaff 4. goldcrest.
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GCG 4. Little grebe 9. little egret 1. Gadwall 3. Teal 4. Tufted 39. Snipe 8. oystercatchers 4. lapwing.
Green woodpecker. kingfisher. nuthatch. Cetti's 2. chiffchaff 5. lesser redpoll 2.
North Moors : Little grebe. GCG. Teal 4. Tufted 4. water rail. Cetti's
Sailing Pool and Education Reserve
GCG 4. tufted 12. Kestrel. raven. Cetti's. chiffchaff 4. goldcrest.
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Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
As our attention turns to summer migrants, one thing that often gets overlooked at this time of year is the departure of the winter thrushes. The most recent sightings for both Redwing and Fieldfare is the 26th March; if anyone has encountered either species after this date could they post of this thread or make a note in the log book. Ta.
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Hi John - are you sure the ring was white? I cant find a scheme to match on cr-birding but the combination in very similar to a yellow ringed bird T7L2 which Craig saw in mid March which he traced back to a Polish programme.
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Yesterday's Sandwich Tern occurrence was the earliest date the species has been recorded at Upton Warren, surpassing one that passed through the Flashes then the Moors Pool last year on the 10th April. It is also only the second instance from the 30+ accepted records of an occurrence greater than two birds but falls a long way short of the reserve's record flock of 28 birds present at the Moors Pool, then the Flashes, before heading south on the 29th September 1988 (a record of three birds in 2008 was unfortunately not submitted to the County Recorder).
upstarts1979
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Yes mate. ..
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Dave J reports from the Flashes this morning:
23 Avocets, 2 Curlew, 4 LRP, Common Gull (1w), Blackcap, Meadow Pipit, 14 Shoveler, 2 Teal
23 Avocets, 2 Curlew, 4 LRP, Common Gull (1w), Blackcap, Meadow Pipit, 14 Shoveler, 2 Teal
upstarts1979
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Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Quiet at the Moors Pool; Dave J reports Little Egret and Otter.
Birder Gladys
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Not Quiet at the flashes lots of people enjoying the day and the birds, 2 cettis singing both side of the hen brook hide, one by the boardwalk bridge quite visible, also Goldcrest close by too. managed to tick off Skylark.
Sailing pool. also busy quite noise looked like fishing club doing some improvements, no hirundine!
pic Water rail in front of the hen brook hide
Sailing pool. also busy quite noise looked like fishing club doing some improvements, no hirundine!
pic Water rail in front of the hen brook hide
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upstarts1979
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upstarts1979
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Late night closing at Flashes
We are now in the Summer opening hours at the Flashes.
Which means the SAILING CENTRE car park is open until 8pm.
Tonight I will be on site to close up which could mean 8.15pm.
However on the days that I am not on site, the car park will be closed smack on 8pm. So please do not stay later in the car park if you do, park safely outside.
If the sailing centre is going to be open later than 8pm we will do our utmost to let you know.
B
John
We are now in the Summer opening hours at the Flashes.
Which means the SAILING CENTRE car park is open until 8pm.
Tonight I will be on site to close up which could mean 8.15pm.
However on the days that I am not on site, the car park will be closed smack on 8pm. So please do not stay later in the car park if you do, park safely outside.
If the sailing centre is going to be open later than 8pm we will do our utmost to let you know.
B
John
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
These are the two schemes listed in cr-birding that use white rings on BHGs with 4 characters commencing with a T; neither appears to fit:
http://cr-birding.org/node/587
http://cr-birding.org/node/2842
Maybe one for the BTO?
upstarts1979
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Sunday evening at Flashes
Teal 7. Shoveler 19. gadwall 10 . Shelduck 7. Avocet 19. Curlew 6 (1 alone roosted in ' delta' the other 5 in front of sewage works.). Oystercatcher 2. LRP 3. lapwing 14. BHG 1100. raven 2. pied wag 4 most I've seen for a while. Cetti's Warbler
plenty of bats along sailing pool southern side.
Teal 7. Shoveler 19. gadwall 10 . Shelduck 7. Avocet 19. Curlew 6 (1 alone roosted in ' delta' the other 5 in front of sewage works.). Oystercatcher 2. LRP 3. lapwing 14. BHG 1100. raven 2. pied wag 4 most I've seen for a while. Cetti's Warbler
plenty of bats along sailing pool southern side.
Golfing Birder
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Hi everyone
This is my first post. I've been an occasional visitor to Upton Warren since 1985 but I hope to have a bit more time on my hands in the near future so will be down more often.
I was on a walk around the footpath on the right hand side of the flashes yesterday when I came across a dead and decaying fox right by the fox-proof fence. Obviously the fence is doing its job!!
Hi everyone
This is my first post. I've been an occasional visitor to Upton Warren since 1985 but I hope to have a bit more time on my hands in the near future so will be down more often.
I was on a walk around the footpath on the right hand side of the flashes yesterday when I came across a dead and decaying fox right by the fox-proof fence. Obviously the fence is doing its job!!
