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Dowles Brook, Wyre Forest (1 Viewer)

The pair of Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers still feeding young yesterday - at least two in the nest, often looking out to see where their parents had got to. One particularly noisy one.

They look close to fledging, so a great success.

Hope Iain Leach doesn't mind me stealing his photos from last week! Check him out of Facebook, where he posts loads of photos like this.

I should point out the photo's were taken from cover, 80m from the nest hole, using a remote control, with the camera positioned partly hidden next to a tree trunk, and he was using a 600mm lens with a 1.4x converter.

The birds were very comfortable and were regularly coming straight to the hole without hesitation.
 

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Tuesday 24 June
Another splendid sunny day wandering around Dowles Brook, bird sightings included Dipper, Grey Wagtails and a Kingfisher, the first Ive seen along the river for a long time. Also seen, another pair of Pied Flycatchers with young, the other pair, seen a couple of weeks ago, appear to have reared their young and moved on.
Many Butterflies on the wing:- Meadow Browns, Ringlets (50+), Red Admirals 2,
Comma 1, Small Tortoiseshell 1, Brimstone 3, Large Skipper 10+, Silver Washed Fritillary 4, and Speckled Woods, (No Whites!)

A few record photos:-
 

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Does anybody visit the Dowles Brook area of the Wyre Forest any more?!!

Very quiet today (people/dog wise) but a nice selection of birds on a lovely warm stroll round today.
Highlights:- Goldcrests -3, Dipper, Nuthatches -4, Redpoll-1

Also seen a.m. Red Admiral & 2 Small White

Dick
 
I visit about once every couple of weeks during the Autumn but i don't bother when the river levels are high or has been excessivley rainy.....just a mud/dog thing.

If i don't see anything worth posting i dont bother.

Laurie:t:
 
Two Dippers on the brook today fighting, one looked asif it's feathering had pale edges. Perhaps one of this years young being driven off. Also a flock of Siskins in an Alder. Other than that it was all Tits, Robins and Blackbirds.
Jackie
 
I managed to flush a Woodcock in the Forest today, I must have been within a few feet of it and never saw it till it flew. Good camouflage.
Jackie
 
29 dec cold -4C reading in car, wyre quiet but for 3 great spotted woodpeckers drumming. Seems early but perhaps they were trying to keep warm . To all readers have a happy new year.
 
Couple of hours down the Brook this morning , fairly quiet, highlights -
Dipper , two sightings ,may have been same bird .
Goldcrest
Willow or Marsh Tit , anyone have any idea which is the more likely ? I thought Willow but moved too quick for a photo
 
albional said:
Couple of hours down the Brook this morning , fairly quiet, highlights -
Dipper , two sightings ,may have been same bird .
Goldcrest
Willow or Marsh Tit , anyone have any idea which is the more likely ? I thought Willow but moved too quick for a photo
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Marsh Tit is far more likely in the Wyre
 
Thanks Phil,
Couldn't see any mark on the bill but I know that's not a definitive ID characteristic so it will have to be a maybe.
To be honest I thought the reported Sandwell RSPB tit showing on the feeders was a Marsh but most birders reporting it as a Willow , think I'll just give up with these two
 
albional said:
Thanks Phil,
Couldn't see any mark on the bill but I know that's not a definitive ID characteristic so it will have to be a maybe.
To be honest I thought the reported Sandwell RSPB tit showing on the feeders was a Marsh but most birders reporting it as a Willow , think I'll just give up with these two
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there's a good article here:

http://www.britishbirds.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Willow-Marsh-Tits.pdf

and a good video here:

http://www.bto.org/about-birds/bird-id/telling-apart-marsh-and-willow-tits


.
 

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