midlands birder
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Those were the two that were in tonight! :t:
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Upton Warren (15 Viewers)
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Those were the two that were in tonight! :t:
UW82
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upstarts1979
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This morning at the Flashes
Dave J has a good morning at the Flashes
Juv WHINCHAT in western hedge to right of hide.
3 YELLOW WAGS 2 on the deck 1 over 30 minutes later.
2 Ruff first thing, later disappeared.
4 avocet, 4 dunlin, 4 green sand, common sand.
Med Gull juv.
Dave has just texted again... another WHINCHAT to left of hide and a willow warbler.
Sadly Dave is only one on site.
Dave J has a good morning at the Flashes
Juv WHINCHAT in western hedge to right of hide.
3 YELLOW WAGS 2 on the deck 1 over 30 minutes later.
2 Ruff first thing, later disappeared.
4 avocet, 4 dunlin, 4 green sand, common sand.
Med Gull juv.
Dave has just texted again... another WHINCHAT to left of hide and a willow warbler.
Sadly Dave is only one on site.
upstarts1979
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Certainly worth the effort Craig:t:
upstarts1979
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the 2nd Whinchat ( less well marked) is moving through the west hedhe going south. Birds are everwhere sounds like a proper 'fall' . B 
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Weather looks very interesting over the next few days - the winds swings round to a south-easterly overnight with rain all day Monday, followed by two days of bright weather but with a straight easterly on Tuesday and Wednesday :eek!::t::t:
wheatearlp
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I did. First ones I've seen since the late 90s. Also Common Darters mating and ovipositing - 2 pairs. Got a short video but it's too big to post |=\|
upstarts1979
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Moors:
GCG 2 ads + 3 chicks, Little grebe plenty of birds scattered about - I didn't do any serious counts. shoveler 4, teal 2, little egret,
water rail calling in scrape,
Med Gull juv, BHG 1500 came in from a field in the NW, close to Grafton Manor.
Sand martin c50, cettis arler one either side of east hide.
Paul C had a large flock of tits with many warblers on the causeway, possibly the same flock seen earlier on the west track , included lesser whitethroat, whitethroats and plenty of chiffs.
John L had 2 goldcrests on the east track
FLASHES:
A disappointing roost of BHG's, and for the first time in a while no Meds. It was a strange eerily quiet evening with no wind, high cloud and almost no birds calling. A juv peregrine shot through low over the lagoons, almost toying with the flocks of BHG and lapwings. Most of the ducks and waders came into the open , making counting easier. A 4th dull juvenile yellow wag landed on the 'grassy knoll' . Bringing the days total to 7. The north fields are attracting large numbers of lapwing and starling. Here they are feeding on the short mowed grass around the rotting crop, where many stock doves are gathered. At 8.20 a hobby drifted east over the sailing pool car park.
species count FLASHES
Teal 59 (same as yesterday), shoveler 5, gadwall, tufted fem and at least 2 chicks 3rd Flash. coot 16, Avocet 4, lapwing 300+, curlew 18, snipe 4, green sand 7, common sand 1 ( Jarad had 2 earlier), dunlin 4, Oystercatcher pr + juv, BHG 750, LBBG over, Hobby, peregrine, stock dove 45, green woodpecker, starling 180, YELLOW WAG 4, whitethroat,
GCG 2 ads + 3 chicks, Little grebe plenty of birds scattered about - I didn't do any serious counts. shoveler 4, teal 2, little egret,
water rail calling in scrape,
Med Gull juv, BHG 1500 came in from a field in the NW, close to Grafton Manor.
Sand martin c50, cettis arler one either side of east hide.
Paul C had a large flock of tits with many warblers on the causeway, possibly the same flock seen earlier on the west track , included lesser whitethroat, whitethroats and plenty of chiffs.
John L had 2 goldcrests on the east track
FLASHES:
A disappointing roost of BHG's, and for the first time in a while no Meds. It was a strange eerily quiet evening with no wind, high cloud and almost no birds calling. A juv peregrine shot through low over the lagoons, almost toying with the flocks of BHG and lapwings. Most of the ducks and waders came into the open , making counting easier. A 4th dull juvenile yellow wag landed on the 'grassy knoll' . Bringing the days total to 7. The north fields are attracting large numbers of lapwing and starling. Here they are feeding on the short mowed grass around the rotting crop, where many stock doves are gathered. At 8.20 a hobby drifted east over the sailing pool car park.
species count FLASHES
Teal 59 (same as yesterday), shoveler 5, gadwall, tufted fem and at least 2 chicks 3rd Flash. coot 16, Avocet 4, lapwing 300+, curlew 18, snipe 4, green sand 7, common sand 1 ( Jarad had 2 earlier), dunlin 4, Oystercatcher pr + juv, BHG 750, LBBG over, Hobby, peregrine, stock dove 45, green woodpecker, starling 180, YELLOW WAG 4, whitethroat,
upstarts1979
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keithr
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LATE POST.........popped in around midday on Saturday and a Hobby put up all the Gulls and Lapwings ...an early bonus.
Loved seeing all the Sandpipers and the Migrant Hawkers.
Keith
1.Gulls and a smaller one....
2..3..Sandpiper
4..5..Hawkers
Loved seeing all the Sandpipers and the Migrant Hawkers.
Keith
1.Gulls and a smaller one....
2..3..Sandpiper
4..5..Hawkers
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Stunning flight shots of the Hawkers! :t::t:
upstarts1979
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Flashes update
arrived at 5.50am with woodchat already on site. Moderate ENEand drizzle low cloud. First bird was a female Cettis calling in front of cuckoo hide. Amassive number of mallard 520+. teal too had increased to 68. then through the mist came a hobby immediately chased a dunlin into the distance. 30 minutes later the dunlin returned minus a chunk of right neck feathers but otherwise was ok. at 8.20 a ringed plover dropped in. Almost immediately the hobby appeared and flushed the waders.
avocet 4. snipe 5. dunlin 3. ringed plover. green sand 6. common sand 2 ad and juv. oyc. curlew c 20. lapwing 120.
arrived at 5.50am with woodchat already on site. Moderate ENEand drizzle low cloud. First bird was a female Cettis calling in front of cuckoo hide. Amassive number of mallard 520+. teal too had increased to 68. then through the mist came a hobby immediately chased a dunlin into the distance. 30 minutes later the dunlin returned minus a chunk of right neck feathers but otherwise was ok. at 8.20 a ringed plover dropped in. Almost immediately the hobby appeared and flushed the waders.
avocet 4. snipe 5. dunlin 3. ringed plover. green sand 6. common sand 2 ad and juv. oyc. curlew c 20. lapwing 120.
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
upstarts1979
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update from Moors. 200 hirundines. black billed arctic tern briefly
upstarts1979
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Good to know there are some passage waders (and birders
more passage birds than birders. just me now8-P
