Upton Warren (1 Viewer)

[Janner Falcon!]

1. Neighbours watch on as Great Crested Grebes hold emergency conference when nest is taken over.......

2. .....they decide on a "sit-on" next to the squatter.

 

[Janner Falcon!]

1. Little grebes heading for their new home
2. Mrs. tidies the base of the nest before climbing up
3. Hubby dives to pull up old reed leaves to bind in
4. A bit more housework while hubby looks on

 

[rollingthunder]

'Hobby' ?

Laurie:t:

 

[Janner Falcon!]

'Hobby' ?

Laurie:t:

Anything to boost the ratings! :eek!:

Margaret

 

[upstarts1979]

Update
Flashes; avocet 21. Teal 37. Gadwall 3. Shelduck 9.
Moors; little grebe 6. Teal 4. Gadwall pr. Shovler 12 . Shelduck 5 from flashes. Oyc 4. Lapwing 1. Snipe 12. Pochard 4

 

[Stone Snapper]

Thanks mr dugan for the directions and heads up today:t:

 

[the wicker man]

Thanks mr dugan for the directions and heads up today:t:

nice photo! May pop down first thing Thursday morning myself

 

[Abbeybirder]

Great photo Vern

 

[upstarts1979]

Today at the Reserve

no work party today - will resume next Tuesday.:t:

A very cold south west , moving NW later, interspersed with showers this morning and sunny this afternoon. It never really felt like there would be any movement today, but youve still got to give it a whirl.

Flashes am and the roost tonight.
Teal 37 (min), gadwall 4 (pr + 2m), mallard 22, shelduck 9 ( 2prs + fem and 4m), Tufted 8, coot 20, Avocet 21, oystercatcher pr (absent all day returning to roost), lapwing 1, curlew 11 ( back to the original winter birds - migrants augmented the recent totals), BHG 800 roosted, Herring gull 5 x 1st winter, LBBG 3 roosted, green woodpecker, stock dove 4, winter thrushes - 2 flocks totalling 90 birds with very few redwing, nearly all fieldfare. song thrush 2 singing, linnet.

Sailing pool :
GCG 4, little grebe, tufted 14, coot 6. skylark singing,

Moors:
GCG 4, little grebe 6 min, cormorant 6, mute swan only 1 ( fem could be sitting), greylag a very vocal bird could be guarding a sitting female, shoveler 16 (4 fems + 12 m) Shelduck 5 from Flashes, tufted 60+, pochard 4 ( 2 prs), coot c25, water rail a bird 'singing' in the 'hook area' in front of east hide, others calling, Snipe 12, lapwing fem, oystercatcher 4, BHG 200, herring gull 10, stock dove 2, wood pigeon 200+, collared dove , song thrush 2 singing, cettissinging, redpoll singing,

 

[keithr]

Great photo Vern

O.M.G. :smoke:


Keith :t:

 

[upstarts1979]

nice photo! May pop down first thing Thursday morning myself

what's going on, is this a twitchers forum8-P.
I must say Vern, that's the best pic I have ever seen of a Firecrest .:t: John

 

[upstarts1979]

O.M.G. :smoke:


Keith :t:

What:eek!:, did Vern tell you about the Alfa Romeo incident.:-O....not for this forum.:smoke:

 

[Phil Andrews]

Flashes am and the roost tonight[/B].
Teal 37 (min), gadwall 4 (pr + 2m), mallard 22, shelduck 9 ( 2prs + fem and 4m), Tufted 8, coot 20, Avocet 21, oystercatcher pr (absent all day returning to roost), lapwing 1, curlew 11 ( back to the original winter birds - migrants augmented the recent totals), BHG 800 roosted, Herring gull 5 x 1st winter, LBBG 3 roosted, green woodpecker, stock dove 4, winter thrushes - 2 flocks totalling 90 birds with very few redwing, nearly all fieldfare. song thrush 2 singing, linnet.

Sailing pool :
GCG 4, little grebe, tufted 14, coot 6. skylark singing,

Moors:
GCG 4, little grebe 6 min, cormorant 6, mute swan only 1 ( fem could be sitting), greylag a very vocal bird could be guarding a sitting female, shoveler 16 (4 fems + 12 m) Shelduck 5 from Flashes, tufted 60+, pochard 4 ( 2 prs), coot c25, water rail a bird 'singing' in the 'hook area' in front of east hide, others calling, Snipe 12, lapwing fem, oystercatcher 4, BHG 200, herring gull 10, stock dove 2, wood pigeon 200+, collared dove , song thrush 2 singing, cettissinging, redpoll singing,

What is your best guess for the total number of Tufties across the reserve today John?

 

[keithr]

What:eek!:, did Vern tell you about the Alfa Romeo incident.:-O....not for this forum.:smoke:

????????

Keith

 

[keithr]

Seen on FACEBOOK....

https://www.facebook.com/worcestershirewildlifetrust/posts/10152878579025995

Keith :t:

 

[upstarts1979]

Thursday 20th March

This from Andy Harris at the Trust

For the forum and website
Contractors, RS Hydro will be installing monitoring equipment in the Flashes this Thursday 20th March. They hope to be onsite from 8:00 am to 6.00 pm at the latest. Work will be done sensitively.
Bird viewing opportunities will be limited from the avocet and cuckoo hide at the Flashes.
The equipment will be used to monitor the hydrological detail of the site, notably depths, salinity and flow rate.

Much of the monitoring will be done electronically by data logger, but some brief visits will be undertaken to check equipment is working and retrieve data.

So anyone visiting this Thursday get there early. I don't think they will be there all day. I will be on site early and will post when work is completed.

 

[upstarts1979]

What is your best guess for the total number of Tufties across the reserve today John?

80 min, mate:t:

 

[Phil Andrews]

What:eek!:, did Vern tell you about the Alfa Romeo incident.:-O....not for this forum.:smoke:

Think Matt has given the game away on the Warwickshire thread :kiss:

 

[Sarahrea]

Finally I have a flickr! Go easy on me I'm only little ha http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/

 

[Stone Snapper]

Think Matt has given the game away on the Warwickshire thread :kiss:

dirty ol beggers :t: