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Phil Andrews · Nov 16, 2014

Phil Andrews said:
Today's Nuthatches inch the November list to 81 just over half way through the month. Potential additions with varying degrees of probability include (year ticks in bold) Barnacle Goose, Goldeneye, Scaup, Mandarin Duck, Red Kite, Redshank, Oystercatcher, Golden Plover, Grey Plover, Woodcock, Med Gull, Barn Owl, Tawny Owl, Little Owl, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Rock Pipit, Water Pipit, Stonechat, Coal Tit, Brambling, Mealy Redpoll

Edit:- make that 82; just seen on BirdTrack that Mike (Wicker Man) had a Tawny Owl at the Moors yesterday. Also an interesting count logged of 5 Jack Snipe at the Flashes on Friday

CaveLight · Nov 16, 2014

upstarts1979 said:
Hi Dave
nice to get you back on the reserve. Where did you see them, my guess along the east track by the barn conversion gardens.B John
The last time I saw multi sightings of this species was when they bred in the dead Oak tree by the east hide.

Good guess John. They were there and very vocal.

the wicker man · Nov 16, 2014

Phil Andrews said:
Edit:- make that 82; just seen on BirdTrack that Mike (Wicker Man) had a Tawny Owl at the Moors yesterday. Also an interesting count logged of 5 Jack Snipe at the Flashes on Friday

An Upton tick for me! Flew off from a fencepost by the road to the Moors Car park at 5:30am.

bob's_retired · Nov 16, 2014

Today at the reserve.

Fine session inspite of the weather today. An early start at the Water Rail hide - no Kingfisher showed the whole time we were at North Moors (0730-1230ish). From Water Rail Hide highlights were 2 Water Rail and a Cetti's Warbler constantly circling the hide but couldn't get a shot off and the Redwing and Fieldfare in the hedgerow behind the hides. From theEast hide it was great to see so many Snipe 50+ in the open, resting, feeding, being moved out by the geese and then returning, as if they didn't like being on the "mainland". Believe I have a Yellow Legged Gull (would appreciate confirmation) and also saw the female Blackcap. There were about 8 Cyrlew in the field on the right as youleave the car park. Flashes were very quiet though we did see the Jack Snipe - well, when we got home and reviewed the photo.
1, 2, 3 - Yellow Legged Gull?
4- Female Blackcap
5- Common Snipe and Jack Snipe
Cheers,
Bob

Phil Andrews · Nov 16, 2014

bob's_retired said:
Fine session inspite of the weather today. An early start at the Water Rail hide - no Kingfisher showed the whole time we were at North Moors (0730-1230ish). From Water Rail Hide highlights were 2 Water Rail and a Cetti's Warbler constantly circling the hide but couldn't get a shot off and the Redwing and Fieldfare in the hedgerow behind the hides. From theEast hide it was great to see so many Snipe 50+ in the open, resting, feeding, being moved out by the geese and then returning, as if they didn't like being on the "mainland". Believe I have a Yellow Legged Gull (would appreciate confirmation) and also saw the female Blackcap. There were about 8 Cyrlew in the field on the right as youleave the car park. Flashes were very quiet though we did see the Jack Snipe - well, when we got home and reviewed the photo.
1, 2, 3 - Yellow Legged Gull?
4- Female Blackcap
5- Common Snipe and Jack Snipe
Cheers,
Bob

Nice adult Yellow-legged Gull there Bob :t: - seem to be a run of records this autumn. Am struggling to see anything other than Common Snipe in #5 though.

midlands birder · Nov 16, 2014

bob's_retired said:
Fine session inspite of the weather today. An early start at the Water Rail hide - no Kingfisher showed the whole time we were at North Moors (0730-1230ish). From Water Rail Hide highlights were 2 Water Rail and a Cetti's Warbler constantly circling the hide but couldn't get a shot off and the Redwing and Fieldfare in the hedgerow behind the hides. From theEast hide it was great to see so many Snipe 50+ in the open, resting, feeding, being moved out by the geese and then returning, as if they didn't like being on the "mainland". Believe I have a Yellow Legged Gull (would appreciate confirmation) and also saw the female Blackcap. There were about 8 Cyrlew in the field on the right as youleave the car park. Flashes were very quiet though we did see the Jack Snipe - well, when we got home and reviewed the photo.
1, 2, 3 - Yellow Legged Gull?
4- Female Blackcap
5- Common Snipe and Jack Snipe
Cheers,
Bob

That Yellow-legged Gull! About as good as they come! Smart looking bird :t:

bob's_retired · Nov 16, 2014

Phil Andrews said:
Nice adult Yellow-legged Gull there Bob :t: - seem to be a run of records this autumn. Am struggling to see anything other than Common Snipe in #5 though.

Thanks very much for the Gull confirmation. There were a couple of guys in the hide who pointed it out to us.
The Jack was well tucked in.
Bob

upstarts1979 · Nov 17, 2014

bob's_retired said:
Thanks very much for the Gull confirmation. There were a couple of guys in the hide who pointed it out to us.
The Jack was well tucked in.
Bob

Yes Bob that is a jack, might be worth starting a 'where's Jacky' type thread (instead of a where'sWally), a good Jordie name for you mate :smoke

.8-P

cracking shots of the YLG

Bob O. · Nov 17, 2014

Today at the reserve.

On the Moors a pair of Pintail showed this morning along with 80+ snipe. No Jacks visible.Two Shelduck and 4 Pochards were also present. Good numbers of Fieldfare and Redwing in the hedgerows and Phil had a Redpoll in the Lifestyles area. Nothing else of note but all the other birds were present in good numbers.
At the Flashes only Lapwing, Moorhen and a few Teal and Snipe were showing. Some guys were banging around in the treatment works and someone was shooting, over by the farm, which close enough to disturb the reserve. So not much happening there.
The enclosed pic is on the refurbished pool island which we rebuilt the other Tuesday, if only we had made it bigger!:t: 'If you build it, they will come'3

upstarts1979 · Nov 17, 2014

Bob O. said:
On the Moors a pair of Pintail showed this morning along with 80+ snipe. No Jacks visible.Two Shelduck and 4 Pochards were also present. Good numbers of Fieldfare and Redwing in the hedgerows and Phil had a Redpoll in the Lifestyles area. Nothing else of note but all the other birds were present in good numbers.
At the Flashes only Lapwing, Moorhen and a few Teal and Snipe were showing. Some guys were banging around in the treatment works and someone was shooting, over by the farm, which close enough to disturb the reserve. So not much happening there.
The enclosed pic is on the refurbished pool island which we rebuilt the other Tuesday, if only we had made it bigger!:t: 'If you build it, they will come'3

Hi Bob
Are you the new 'Monday birder'...what's happened to Friday kid.
We can definitely build it bigger next year, or if we get chance later this season. Mind you it appears that the water level is still pretty high, so no chance and we will have to get Bobby P a pair of waders, as he has a habitat of losing his wellies 8-P see you tomorrow.

upstarts1979 · Nov 18, 2014

work party today

Today we split into 4 groups.
1st team
worked in the east Marsh. This is the area opposite Lifestyles.
Here we coppiced the willows that are drying out the marsh, the brash was burned. Almost immediately water rails were calling from where we working. Later a cettis warbler hopefully a sign of things to come in this area.
Once we had removed some of the larger trees, several small pools were revealed, having been previously engulfed by the shading willows.
We will continue this work over the coming weeks, ultimately it will link up with the original east marsh created last year, that starts opposite the east gate. This will then open up the area to the NE corner of the Moors pool, extending the area of open reeds and marshy habitat.

pics
1 and 2 before work
3 and 4 after the work.
5 after work ..viewed from the souther viewpoint in the secret garden

upstarts1979 · Nov 18, 2014

2nd Team
Secret Garden. Here we completed the 'opening up' of the area, the brash was burned and raked up.

3rd Team
Swampy bottom
Here the ditch was widened and overhanging branches were removed. The dead hedge along the south eastern end was completed. Here and the Secret Garden has now got a wide mosaic of wetland type habitat. Today, kingfisher, snipe, water rail and cettis warblers were seen and heard along the ditch. In the summer birds from the adjacent reed beds will also utilise this habitat.

Pics
1. The secret Garden ..viewed from the viewpoint behind the chestnut tree
2. The swampy bottom dead hedge..this runs along the western end of the secret garden
3. The swampy bottom ditch looking from its southern end , near the moors pool north end.
4. The ditch at swampy bottom as viewed from the causeway

upstarts1979 · Nov 18, 2014

4th Team
worked on the NW reed bed.
Final phase of the 3 year rotational reed cutting scheme.
Here we have 6 blocks of reeds, each year we cut 2 of them One on the causeway and one along the west track.
Today we cut Block B along the causeway. The cuttings were raked and burned.
Next week we will rake up the remaining old thatch which will create a very boggy terrain ideal for water rail and the likes.

Pics 1 before work
2 and 3 afterwards

Special thanks to all 15 of the work crew
A great effort and probably the most productive session to date.:t:
Thanks also to Jim and Peter for the cakes.:eat:
Janet, Janette, Peter E, Bob O, Bob P, Bob R, Jim , Tony B, Tony H, Keith M, Dave H, Terry W, Charles, Paul M

upstarts1979 · Nov 18, 2014

Next Tuesday's Work Party

We were going to cancel the work party next week, as Paul M our leader is away. But due to popular demand 8-P it will now go ahead. However it wont start until 10am as I have a prior engagement.
B

see you next week and anyone else who would like to join us.

upstarts1979 · Nov 18, 2014

BIRDING on the Reserve Today

The Moors water level had dropped a little, and snipe were in good numbers and back on snipe island. Although duck number were down.
Several small groups of winter thrushes and a few redpoll went over during the work party. But other than several singing cettis and calling water rails, things were quiet.
Species count Moors:
Little grebe 8, shoveler 40, teal 45, shelduck 2, Pochard male, tufted 12, Coot 225, water rail c12, snipe 57, lapwing 40, very few gulls, kingfisher, green woodp, great spotted w, fieldfare 12, redwing 15, cettis w 4, goldcrest 2, redpoll 4. grey wag

FLASHES: Little grebe 3rd flash, shoveler 8, teal 15, the 2 shelduck from the Moors came in to roost, greylag 30, snipe 7, lapwing 80, curlew 13, green sand 4 at least birds were calling from several areas and I strongly suspect there could have been 6 but it was too dark to be sure, I only saw 4. REDSHANK, BHG 300 roosted , large gulls 20 arrived at dark, water rail 3 called, coot 15, redwing many went to roost in the hedges

Phil Andrews · Nov 18, 2014

John Sirrett said:
The two ringed first winter Black-headed Gulls in last nights roost were: White Ring - TOYE, right leg, nothing on left: and Yellow Ring - PA86, right leg, silver BTO ring on left. The white ringed gull appears to originate from Poland, and I've dropped the guy responsible a line for details. I've not been able to trace anything for the yellow ringed gull. JS

Just had a response from the ringing co-ordinator regarding this Black-headed Gull.

It was ringed as a nestling on the 22nd June 2013 at Kaunas, Lithuania (an inland site about 70km WNW of the capital Vilnius). It was recorded earlier this year (27th February) at Edgbaston Reservoir by Matt Griffiths who occasionally visits this thread.

Just like that.

UW82 · Nov 18, 2014

Phil Andrews said:
Just had a response from the ringing co-ordinator regarding this Black-headed Gull.

It was ringed as a nestling on the 22nd June 2013 at Kaunas, Lithuania (an inland site about 70km WNW of the capital Vilnius). It was recorded earlier this year (27th February) at Edgbaston Reservoir by Matt Griffiths who occasionally visits this thread.

Just like that.

Tommy would be proud of you Phil!

Des.

Bob O. · Nov 19, 2014

upstarts1979 said:
We were going to cancel the work party next week, as Paul M our leader is away. But due to popular demand 8-P it will now go ahead. However it wont start until 10am as I have a prior engagement.
B see you next week and anyone else who would like to join us.

John, if you give me the tools Friday we can start at 9am as normal:t:

Stone Snapper · Nov 19, 2014

Bob O. said:
John, if you give me the tools Friday we can start at 9am as normal:t:

Someone's after a gold star and a big piece of cake :eat:8-P

upstarts1979 · Nov 19, 2014

Bob O. said:
John, if you give me the tools Friday we can start at 9am as normal:t:

will do Bob. B

john

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