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upstarts1979 said:
All reported as 'quiet' by Crofty this morning.......sneaking in under the radar to get a guddy8-P;)
just mipit over
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Highlights on the Flashes this afternoon were 2 Peregrine interacting, 1 Avocet still, 1 Snipe, 17 Curlew, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 or 2 Raven calling constantly and 1 Sedge Warbler.
Geoff
 
JTB reports the largest gull roost of the summer / autumn at the Flashes with 1,500 BHG and 500 large gulls present early morning. Only waders are 2 Snipe, 1 Green Sand and hop-a-long Avocet - is autumn passage over? :-C
 
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redpoll over grey wagain 2 . chiffchaa several but only a couple other warblers blackcap and cetti's. Hobby reported at flashes. Dave J had siskin. redpoll, and mipit over at Moors. .Fog not clearing
 
Phil Andrews said:
The only migrant Grimley seems to have attracted is Mike 'Quisling' Wheeler ;)
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Well, I've dipped on him too then!

It isn't just Grimley, it's the whole county. Looking at the 'autumn' (from 1st July), totals so far for the scarcer migrants makes for grim reading:

Wood Sandpiper 1 (Clifton) (despite large influx to other parts of UK)
Little Stint 2 (both Upton)
Sanderling 1 (Bittell)
Spotted Redshank 0
Bar-tailed Godwit 0
Grey Plover 0
Knot 0
Curlew Sandpiper 0
Turnstone 0
Garganey 0
Little Gull 2 (1 Bittell, 1 Upton)
Arctic Tern 4 (2 Bittell, 2 Upton)
Marsh Harrier 2 (1 Strensham & 1 Upton)
Osprey 4 (1 Bittell, 2 Upton, 1 Westwood) - possibly some duplication between sites

Black Tern have been OK with c20 recorded: 8 Bittell, 2 Ripple, 2 Upton, 8 Westwood.

At least Upton has seen some decent birds turn up with of course, the Roseate Terns and Red-backed Shrike in addition to the above.

Brian
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Worcester Birding
 
The fog had lifted completely by 11.30. But not many passerines, tit flocks became more active with chiffs and a goldcrest in tow. Finch flocks became more conspicuous over the ploughed north fields, amongst them were a few mipits and a wheatear on the Plough.
Species count Flashes :
Teal 45. Shoveler 55. coot 20. water rail. Avocet. Snipe 3. Green sand. Curlew 18. BHG 1500. LBBG 460. Herring gull 40. peregrine. kestrel. sparrowhawk 2 displaying. buzzard 6. stock dove 45. Green woodpecker. great sp woodpecker 2. kingfisher. wheatear. grey Wagtail 2. pied wag 8. meadow pipit 5. swallow 35-45. house martin 10. Cetti's 2. blackcap 3. chiffchaff 8. goldcrest . linnet 30.goldfinch 45. bullfinch. repoll 8. siskin 12. Reed bunting 6.
also 7 cows grazing the Flashes
 
Brian Stretch said:
Well, I've dipped on him too then!

It isn't just Grimley, it's the whole county. Looking at the 'autumn' (from 1st July), totals so far for the scarcer migrants makes for grim reading:

Wood Sandpiper 1 (Clifton) (despite large influx to other parts of UK)
Little Stint 2 (both Upton)
Sanderling 1 (Bittell)
Spotted Redshank 0
Bar-tailed Godwit 0
Grey Plover 0
Knot 0
Curlew Sandpiper 0
Turnstone 0
Garganey 0
Little Gull 2 (1 Bittell, 1 Upton)
Arctic Tern 4 (2 Bittell, 2 Upton)
Marsh Harrier 2 (1 Strensham & 1 Upton)
Osprey 4 (1 Bittell, 2 Upton, 1 Westwood) - possibly some duplication between sites

Black Tern have been OK with c20 recorded: 8 Bittell, 2 Ripple, 2 Upton, 8 Westwood.

At least Upton has seen some decent birds turn up with of course, the Roseate Terns and Red-backed Shrike in addition to the above.

Brian
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Worcester Birding
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Thanks for the comprehensive summary Brian - pretty grim reading :eek!::-C
 
upstarts1979 said:
The fog had lifted completely by 11.30. But not many passerines, tit flocks became more active with chiffs and a goldcrest in tow. Finch flocks became more conspicuous over the ploughed north fields, amongst them were a few mipits and a wheatear on the Plough.
Species count Flashes :
Teal 45. Shoveler 55. coot 20. water rail. Avocet. Snipe 3. Green sand. Curlew 18. BHG 1500. LBBG 460. Herring gull 40. peregrine. kestrel. sparrowhawk 2 displaying. buzzard 6. stock dove 45. Green woodpecker. great sp woodpecker 2. kingfisher. wheatear. grey Wagtail 2. pied wag 8. meadow pipit 5. swallow 35-45. house martin 10. Cetti's 2. blackcap 3. chiffchaff 8. goldcrest . linnet 30.goldfinch 45. bullfinch. repoll 8. siskin 12. Reed bunting 6.
also 7 cows grazing the Flashes
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Dave J had Little Egret and Reed Warbler at the Moors Pool plus 2 Redpoll and 8 Siskin
 
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Work parties at the Flashes

Work parties at the Flashes will run from October to March, commencing on Sunday 4th October and will be the first Sunday of the month save for January when we will move it to the 10th due to its proximity to New Year. Work parties will start at 10am; please meet on the Sailing Centre car park a few minutes beforehand. Drinks, biscuits and hopefully cakes will be provided; please bring old warm clothes, gloves and wellies.

The task list will be heavily dependent on the speed that the water drops in the Trust's proposals to drain the Flashes over the winter period before re-filling ahead of Spring and what the Trust / Natural England permits us do in terms of island and channel / shoreline management. Currently I have in mind:

- Cutting back the willows along the Hen Brook (threatening to fall in and block the brook; also will open up the hidden "Triangle" area)
- Something radical with the blackthorn scrub at the Feeding Station; this is very tired and leggy with many elements now dead. This will probably involve cutting back large sections (keeping any live growth), dead hedging and some new planting if we can get hold of some young hawthorns or similar. The aim would be to recreate the type of habitat that is around the confluence of the Hen Brook and the sluice channel which has taken around 3 years to reach its potential. This will also improve lines of sight into the marshy area beyond the brook.
- Cutting back the blackthorn on the shore of the second Flash. Whilst this did provide sanctuary for the recent shrike it also remains a nesting and perching location for corvids plus a barrier to the cattle, forcing them to either chew up the shoreline or push their way through next to the fox proof fencing which caused a number of holes to appear over last winter
- Once the water level is lower, potentially deslitting the rear channel that the godwits, Green Sands and tringa waders prefer, improving the water flow across the Flashes
- Perhaps a rotational cut of the reedbeds in the Hen Pool to stimulate fresh vibrant growth and rake out the dead stems

All reasoned suggestions are gratefully received and will be given due consideration.

Hope to see as many of you as possible in a fortnight's time.
 
Brian Stretch said:
Well, I've dipped on him too then!

It isn't just Grimley, it's the whole county. Looking at the 'autumn' (from 1st July), totals so far for the scarcer migrants makes for grim reading:

Wood Sandpiper 1 (Clifton) (despite large influx to other parts of UK)
Little Stint 2 (both Upton)
Sanderling 1 (Bittell)
Spotted Redshank 0
Bar-tailed Godwit 0
Grey Plover 0
Knot 0
Curlew Sandpiper 0
Turnstone 0
Garganey 0
Little Gull 2 (1 Bittell, 1 Upton)
Arctic Tern 4 (2 Bittell, 2 Upton)
Marsh Harrier 2 (1 Strensham & 1 Upton)
Osprey 4 (1 Bittell, 2 Upton, 1 Westwood) - possibly some duplication between sites

Black Tern have been OK with c20 recorded: 8 Bittell, 2 Ripple, 2 Upton, 8 Westwood.

At least Upton has seen some decent birds turn up with of course, the Roseate Terns and Red-backed Shrike in addition to the above.

Brian
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Worcester Birding
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Doubly depressing here at Bittell as we've had the first shoreline for 3 years,a quite substantial one at that.The few waders we have had have been very short stayers.

St Modwen (whose raison d'etre is to build factories houses and shops) have recently surveyed large areas of the north fields.All in all it does not augur well.:-C

Chris.T
 
I heard that "they" were going to lay a road from Longbridge Lane through the top north fields to Groverley Lane but the demise of Rover put paid to that.
You would have thought the car site was enough to build all that would be needed.....the north fields are never mentioned in any plans for the area- BUT industry IS needed around here instead of homes and retail.

I can remember when all of a sudden the Hawkesley estate was built...right on "my" fields....I liven in Greenacres and used to roam there since I was about 4-5 years old.....suppose they will stop building when all green bits are gone - so not long to go then.
:-C
 
Reports from Messrs Jackson and Sirrett from the Flashes this morning:

1 Avocet, 2 Green Sandpipers, 2 Snipe, 3 Wheatear, Lesser Whitethroat, Skylark, 53 Siskin, Redpoll, 8 Swallow, 10 Meadow Pipit
 

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