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[Abbeybirder]

Just a couple to add to Phil's sightings

Sailing Pool - Chiffchaff at the back of the boats close to entrance to Flashes

Flashes 1m Shoveler third flash 2 Buzzards over head

Moors Pool - Cetti's warbler in the cut back reed area (old dead tree) West track
1x Lesser black backed gull & 5 Buzzards in total in the air together (2 north moors, 2 Over the Moors pool towards the Farm & one over the Salwarpe)

 

[binus1963]

added to phils

adult and juve herring gull moors, and pied wagtail moors and flashes, and nearer to 15 redpol at lifestyles.

 

[Phil Andrews]

Spring All-Day Birdwatch

A date for your diaries; this year the annual institution that is the Spring All-Day Birdwatch will on Saturday 3rd May. More details closer to the time; this year we hope to be joined by Belvide, Middleton Lakes, Marsh Lane and Venus Pool (plus any other Midlands sites that wish to participate).

 

[upstarts1979]

We are so lucky to regularly see the water rails and little grebes at Upton.
Either that or it's great management of the habitat.It is the latter I am sure and all our thanks should regularly be expressed to those guys who carry out this work.

Thanks Alan.
There were 57 Individuals on the work parties this season (Sep (2103) to Mar (2014)
24 at the Moors
33 at the Flashes
with 3 on both, but modesty forbids me mentioning them.

The amount of tasks carried out has increased dramatically, purely as a result of the dedication and numbers of people involved. What is also reassuring, is that many people come up with ideas that we hadn't thought about. A real team effort and long may it continue.B B John

 

[Birder Gladys]

flashes

roost tonight
20 Avocets,13 curlew,2 gadwall both male,2 shelduck,2 greylag,c500 BHG,2 LBBG ,pied wag
left about 18.30

as most of you know BIRDER GLADYS is really my daughter, but recently when asked "are you birder Gladys" I had to reply Yes. So heres the big question do I now start my own Avatar on the forum? yours Tim

 

[John Sirrett]

Talking of Cuckoos, I noted that John Sirret recorded two at Upton on Wednesday via BirdTrack; presumably input error??

Correct, input error, now corrected. For Cuckoo read Curlew.

JS

 

[Phil Andrews]

Tufted Duck

After such as successful breeding season in 2013, it is not totally unexpected that Tufted Duck numbers are well up this year. Attached is chart comparing the maximum half-monthly counts so far this year against the average of the 16 years between 1998 and 2003. Indeed four of the five half-monthly maximums so far this year have been the highest on record (the exception being the second half of February which noted 50 birds compared to 51 in 2012).

 

[Phil Andrews]

Tufted Duck again

Tufted Duck is one of the species that is doing increasingly well at Upton Warren, both in terms of breeding success and overall numbers. Reasons could include the management of the mink situation and the increase in the Black-headed Gull colony which at least some of the Tufties appear to breed within. Although its only a limited sample, please below a comparison of the average half-monthly maxima between 1998 to 2005 (blue line) and 2006 to 2013 (red line):

 

[Stone Snapper]

WANTED

anyone local got a good tripod for sale must be able to hold a Nikon f4 500mm + camera cash waiting cheers vern

 

[wheatearlp]

WANTED

anyone local got a good tripod for sale must be able to hold a Nikon f4 500mm + camera cash waiting cheers vern

I'm sure Brian can help you Vern.

 

[Phil Andrews]

I note from BirdTrack that this morning Dave J had 21 Avocet, 6 Gadwall, 6 Shelduck, 76 Tufted Duck and 3 Chiffchaff.

 

[Birder Gladys]

flashes

roost tonight
also counted 21Avocet,6 sheluck (2 flew in late)2 gadwall,2,oyk,2LBBG,500+BHG and Mystery bird (Mary claiming 1st yr Kittiwake due to yellow bill) any help please

1 & 2 mystery bird
3 moon
4 geese
5 little grebes (moors)

 

[upstarts1979]

roost tonight
also counted 21Avocet,6 sheluck (2 flew in late)2 gadwall,2,oyk,2LBBG,500+BHG and Mystery bird (Mary claiming 1st yr Kittiwake due to yellow bill) any help please

1 & 2 mystery bird
3 moon
4 geese
5 little grebes (moors)

Tim
a 1st winter/summer BHG:t: John

were the Little grebes in front of the east hide. It could be that there are 6 on the Moors , assuming the pair are still on the Broadmeadow pool.

 

[Birder Gladys]

Tim
a 1st winter/summer BHG:t: John

were the Little grebes in front of the east hide. It could be that there are 6 on the Moors , assuming the pair are still on the Broadmeadow pool.

thanks John
yes Little grebes in front of east hide, also one in front of concrete hide BUT could be one the four by the time we walked round

 

[Bob O.]

roost tonight
20 Avocets,13 curlew,2 gadwall both male,2 shelduck,2 greylag,c500 BHG,2 LBBG ,pied wag
left about 18.30

as most of you know BIRDER GLADYS is really my daughter, but recently when asked "are you birder Gladys" I had to reply Yes. So heres the big question do I now start my own Avatar on the forum? yours Tim

You could just sign off with 'Tim BG' then we would know it's you not Mary.:t:

 

[Bob O.]

WANTED

anyone local got a good tripod for sale must be able to hold a Nikon f4 500mm + camera cash waiting cheers vern

Vern, you could post this here http://www.birdforum.net/forumdisplay.php?f=650
If the link doesn't work it's the wanted section of the classifieds. :t:

 

[upstarts1979]

Update from Crofty at the Flashes. Acocet 18. Lapwing 1. Shelduck 8. Gadwall 4. And chiffchaffs 1 flashes 1 sailing pool. 1 edy reserve

 

[Martin S]

Good afternoon all,

 

[upstarts1979]

later at Flashes Bob O and Vern had 10 shelduck

 

[wheatearlp]

Diving Shovelers

Link below to a thread from USA on the above behaviour that we've seen at Upton

http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=2950756#post2950756