Dowles Brook, Wyre Forest (1 Viewer)

[highendofthelow]

The kingfishers used to be very common at the bottom end of dowles towards the river, and on the river itself. I used to row for bewdley and remember that i used to see 5-8 at a time! The summer floods in bewdley has hit them hard.

 

[Joeturner11]

A hide ...now that the way to go....I spent virtually 2 years not in a hide as such but in camo and a screen on a very small stream where I could see only yards around me.I was staking out a local Kingfisher site but managed about 50 species that came to see me.Also Muntjac...Squiggle...Fox...a bizarre sight of what looked like a 10lb + Pike going down stream in about an inch of water at some times....A few non I.D'd vole things ....a Mink...Rabbits and yes DOGS...used to get an Alsation and a Husky thing that would see me (or smell...lol) and dive into the little pool and if I hid they would cry until I said hello to them....crazy.
And all this is in some fields that I used to drive past every day and think were a lifeless waste ground.

Cheers for offering to guide me if I come down your patch.

The Kingfishers on this little stream have not been around this year much due to a fishery in the next field disturbing them and the constant wet weather in the winter messing up the little pools they like to fish in....these things tend to go in cycles I hope and might change back soon and if they are around the district they will show up again.
If I start to get some reliable sightings you could come down and spend some hours waiting for some action.I can see you don't mind your own company.

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Some right old rubbish in that lot....

Keith :t:

I find walking to a different location each time or same location and sitting still for 3 hours ish you can get some good close up action (so you could call that a human hide ) Also you got some good Images on your flickr! Keep it up!

Joe

 

[Joeturner11]

The kingfishers used to be very common at the bottom end of dowles towards the river, and on the river itself. I used to row for bewdley and remember that i used to see 5-8 at a time! The summer floods in bewdley has hit them hard.

The Numbers have gone down about the forest, I think due to the amount of people and dogs we get down here, I did see a few up trimpley res. and towards arley but you need about 3000mm for photos

 

[keithr]

The Numbers have gone down about the forest, I think due to the amount of people and dogs we get down here, I did see a few up trimpley res. and towards arley but you need about 3000mm for photos

...and thats a lot of converters....:-O :-O

Keith :t:

 

[Joeturner11]

And a Bloody Good ISO 8-P

 

[Joeturner11]

I went down to the Wyre Forest and had a look around Town Coppice and Dowles Brook, Nice not to have not many people down by the Brook on a Saturday afternoon for a change, Todays Sightings include :
1 Mistle Thrush
4 House Sparrows
2 Young House Sparrows
1 Grey Wagtail
2 Orange tip male and female butterfly's
1 Great Tit
3 Long Tailed Tits
3 Blue Tits
2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers
1 Robin

( Could anyone help me Identify the Last Image Please! )

Thanks Joe

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[baggie_dave]

I went down to the Wyre Forest and had a look around Town Coppice and Dowles Brook, Nice not to have not many people down by the Brook on a Saturday afternoon for a change, Todays Sightings include :
1 Mistle Thrush
4 House Sparrows
2 Young House Sparrows
1 Grey Wagtail
2 Orange tip male and female butterfly's
1 Great Tit
3 Long Tailed Tits
3 Blue Tits
2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers
1 Robin

( Could anyone help me Identify the Last Image Please! )

Thanks Joe

http://wildworcestershire.blogspot.co.uk/

Hi Joe

Looks like a rather upright looking Wren.

Nice pictures by the way, keep it up!

 

[Joeturner11]

Hi Joe

Looks like a rather upright looking Wren.

Nice pictures by the way, keep it up!

I did think that to but it didn't look the right to me 8-P + Cheers for the comment on my images

 

[greg_evans]

I spent a couple of hours walking along Dowles Brook from the Dry Mill Lane car park and then back along the old railway line.

The sun had brought out good numbers of warblers including Garden and Wood. Most of the Wood Warblers were past Coopers Mill around the ravine which leads to railway line.

Plenty of Great-Spotted Woodpecker and Nuthatch gathering food and as single Green Woodpecker.

No Dipper or Kingfisher but several Grey Wagtail along the brook.

A female Redstart was feeding from the rocks in the the stream near the Coopers Mill footbridge, I also heard another calling from along the railway line.

Neither Tree Pipit, Pied Flycatcher or Lesser Woodpecker were apparent.

Butterfly's included PBF, Speckled Wood and Orange Tip.

Cheers,

Greg

 

[Joeturner11]

I spent a couple of hours walking along Dowles Brook from the Dry Mill Lane car park and then back along the old railway line.

The sun had brought out good numbers of warblers including Garden and Wood. Most of the Wood Warblers were past Coopers Mill around the ravine which leads to railway line.

Plenty of Great-Spotted Woodpecker and Nuthatch gathering food and as single Green Woodpecker.

No Dipper or Kingfisher but several Grey Wagtail along the brook.

A female Redstart was feeding from the rocks in the the stream near the Coopers Mill footbridge, I also heard another calling from along the railway line.

Neither Tree Pipit, Pied Flycatcher or Lesser Woodpecker were apparent.

Butterfly's included PBF, Speckled Wood and Orange Tip.

Cheers,

Greg

Still after them Redstarts to photography! Also there was Pied Flycatchers down there the other day and Dippers haven't been down there for ages!

 

[Rob C]

Had an hour down the brook last evening. Female Goshawk around the bird boxes. Gsw and tree creeper both feeding young. Grey wags on the brook, but no sign of dippers or kingfishers. Wood and garden warbler, chiffchaff and blackcap as well as the normal tits, robins, thrush, etc

 

[hughie king]

Today along the old railway line. At least 15 Pearl bordered Fritillarys, 2 Small pearl bordered Fritillarys ( in the Tree Pipit field ) 3 Brimstone, 3 Speckled Wood, numerous Speckled Yellow and a Chimney Sweeper moth. Birds included a pair of Redstarts ( by the finger post sign at the crossroads to the Visitors Centre & Dowles Brook ) 3 Wood Warbler, Blackcaps feeding young, Green & Gt Spotted Woodpecker and a Cuckoo was heard.

Hughie King

 

[Joeturner11]

Today along the old railway line. At least 15 Pearl bordered Fritillarys, 2 Small pearl bordered Fritillarys ( in the Tree Pipit field ) 3 Brimstone, 3 Speckled Wood, numerous Speckled Yellow and a Chimney Sweeper moth. Birds included a pair of Redstarts ( by the finger post sign at the crossroads to the Visitors Centre & Dowles Brook ) 3 Wood Warbler, Blackcaps feeding young, Green & Gt Spotted Woodpecker and a Cuckoo was heard.

Hughie King

Thanks for sharing the Location of the Redstart as Iam hunting them down to shoot them...with my camera

 

[Rob C]

Good views of a male redstart near the fingerpost mentioned by Hughie king. It was singing in a dead birch about 20 yards up from the fingerpost.

Finally a sighting of not 1 but 2 dippers on the brook, (bit like buses I suppose don't see one for ages then 2 come along at once). Good views of one which was feeding for about 5 mins under the Coopers mill footbridge (until disturbed by mountain bikers an occupational hazard in the evening) and a fleeting glimpse of another one towards Knowles Mill.

Several grey wags on the brook.

Also gsws, blackcap, wood warbler, nuthatch and tree creeper.

 

[Ravenwing]

Redstarts

Disappointingly cloudy conditions this morning but the male Redstart was singing for at least two 5 minute spells near the "finger post". The other bird was photographed in brighter conditions near Lodge hill farm. Not much else to reoprt - a pair of Mandarin on the brook, several Wood Warbler singing but not seen, lots of House Sparrows and a single Goldcrest. No sign of Dipper or Flycatcher.

 

[Joeturner11]

Are have to go down to that signpost on Saturday!! Don't normally go in that area but got to get one of them redstarts

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A lovely quiet afternoon in dowles brook, not much action. The Female Mallard with the duckings again glad to report she has only lost 1 duckling in 2 weeks (Currently has 9) Todays sighting include :

4 Robins
2 Great tits
2 Marsh Tits
1 Wren
1 Grey Wagtail
Female Mallard with 9 Ducklings

Images on my Blog http://wildworcestershire.blogspot.co.uk/

 

[Duck_Pond]

Good views of a male redstart near the fingerpost mentioned by Hughie king. It was singing in a dead birch about 20 yards up from the fingerpost.

Finally a sighting of not 1 but 2 dippers on the brook, (bit like buses I suppose don't see one for ages then 2 come along at once). Good views of one which was feeding for about 5 mins under the Coopers mill footbridge (until disturbed by mountain bikers an occupational hazard in the evening) and a fleeting glimpse of another one towards Knowles Mill.

Several grey wags on the brook.

Also gsws, blackcap, wood warbler, nuthatch and tree creeper.

Hi Rob - good to meet and chat to you at Grimley the other day. :t:

 

[Jason K]

Did a productive walk in the Wyre Forest (Shropshire side) yesterday afternoon. At least 8 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillaries were on the wing and 6 Pearl-bordered Fritillaries were also seen. 2 Dingy Skippers were present as was a ♀ Broad-bodied Chaser.

A number of day flying moths were also noted including 3 Brown-silver Line, 1 Burnett Companion, 1 Common Heath, 1 Mother Shipton and 6 Speckled Yellow

 

[Rob C]

Hi Duck_Pond - always good to put a face to a name.

 

[woodwolf]

Visited a section of the Wyre I had not been to before today. I'm not sure when or if I was in VC 37 to be honest, will check it later..Birdwise, Garden, Willow and Chiffy, but excellent lepidoptera variety.
Heath Moth sp ( need to check ID on my pics) and Speckled Yellow

Speckled Wood, Small Pearl and Pearl Bordered Frits, male and Female Brimstone, Small Heath on a section of Common, lots of Dingy Skipper's, including a pair in cop and best of all a dozen or so Wood Whites.