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[Gertatron]

2 Great Black Backed Gulls, Dunlin on the Flashes. Common Tern Sailing Pool. Picture of GBBG on my twitter feed @gertatron

 

[Phil Andrews]

2 Great Black Backed Gulls, Dunlin on the Flashes. Common Tern Sailing Pool. Picture of GBBG on my twitter feed @gertatron

A good start to the day Gert - the mutky conditions could well see a Little Gull, Sandwich Tern or passage wader drop in.

 

[Spoonbill Finder]

Sedge Warbler near bridge at Flashes.

 

[Skeleton man]

A few pics from a very murky early morning.

 

[Bob O.]

A few pics from a very murky early morning.

Formation ducklings...whatever next?:t:

 

[JulianRRouse]

Skeleton Man - where were the ducklings - I was there this morning and must have missed them - (on the moors were they over on the flashes) Oh well back over on Saturday afternoon?
PS I love the formation

 

[Skeleton man]

Skeleton Man - where were the ducklings - I was there this morning and must have missed them - (on the moors were they over on the flashes) Oh well back over on Saturday afternoon?
PS I love the formation

They were on the sailing pool Julian, opposite the gate to the Flashes.
Rich:t:

 

[upstarts1979]

Today at the Reserve

Flashes: 9am - 1pm and again 5pm - 6.30pm
Little grebe (3rd Flash),
Shoveler 6 (3prs), Teal 35, Gadwall 3 ( pr + male), Shelduck 4 ( 2 prs),
Tufted 30, water rail - hen pool, coot 20, mute swan,
Avocet 29, Oystercatcher pr, lapwing male displaying, snipe, curlew 5, LRP 4, dunlin,
BHG 900+, Herring gull 5+, LBBG pr,
Buzzard 15+, peregrine,
Stock dove 4, skylark, swallow, meadow pipit, linnet 5, chiffchaff 2, Sedge warbler

Sailing Pool: GCG 4, little grebe, tufted 22, Gadwall 3 (first time I've ever seen them on here). mistle thrush pr, cettis warbler, song thrush, chiffchaff 2,

North Moors: Coot 2, water rail 2, song thrush, blackcap 2, chiffchaff 3, chaffinch singing,

MOORS: GCG 7, Little grebe 5, shoveler c18 - 20, gadwall 2prs + 2 males (9 on reserve), Teal 12 (47 on reserve), shelduck 7 (11 on reserve), Tufted 60+ (90+ on reserve), Pochard 2 fems, oystercatcher 4,
sedge warbler heard this morning by Alan D.

 

[Phil Andrews]

Latest year list addition

Sedge Warbler near bridge at Flashes.

108. Sedge Warbler

Top ten return dates at UW are as follows:

1. 29th March - 1998
2. 30th March - 1996
=3. 3rd April - 2011
=3. 3rd April - 2010
=5. 4th April - 2014
=5. 4th April - 2006
=7. 9th April - 2009
=7. 9th April - 2005
=7. 9th April - 1999
=7. 9th April - 1997
=7. 9th April - 1995

 

[Birder Gladys]

today

can only add to John B
Moors, Kingfisher and Heron
Sailing Pool, Little Egret (spotted from car park in trees to the left, then flew off north,
here's hoping tomorrow tim

 

[Phil Andrews]

here's hoping tomorrow tim

Overcast conditions and a southerly wind may bring to Upton tomorrow some of the local action it missed out on today with Marsh Harrier, Red Kite, Kittiwake, Goshawk, Little Gull, Osprey and Yellow Wagtail all noted elsewhere in the county and several Common Scoter records in the wider West Midlands

 

[Dick-E-Dipper]

My first message,which I hope gets through! a couple of photos of the "Red Oyks" over the Sailing Pool

 

[Pull43]

Warning. Some people may find these photos upsetting. Welcome to the world of Nature.

John, as requested Gull with Duckling photos.

Simon P :t:

 

[Pull43]

A few shots from today at the Moors

1 - Cetti's (From The East Moors track)
2 - Cetti's (From The East Moors track)
3 - Wren

Simon P :t:

 

[keithr]

Yes its got through but could be better on the OTHER Upton page...

Keith :t:

 

[Grayman]

Barn Owl

Driving down the A38 from the M5 apx 01:15 (05:04:14) Barn Owl flying low over the road from left side into the moors had something in it's mouth.

Graham

 

[Phil Andrews]

Latest year list addition

Driving down the A38 from the M5 apx 01:15 (05:04:14) Barn Owl flying low over the road from left side into the moors had something in it's mouth.

Graham

109. Barn Owl

 

[JulianRRouse]

Thanks, I have not been over to the flashes for a week - will have to go over this afternoon

 

[Janner Falcon!]

From "Smoggy Thursday" 3rd March - pm

Method of preparation for a Little Grebe's lunch:-

First dive for fish.
1. decapitate the victim - swallow head
2. toss torso vigorously in the air several times and then proceed to halve it - swallow upper part
3. retrieve the remainder (behave as though hunting)
4. wash tail vigorously and make it look as though it is alive (for fun?) - swallow
5. Start all over again

This happened three times, every stage followed exactly. A long process which was both systematic, apparently part play and part purpose.

(The hidden instruction the bird was following was "make sure the activity is behind sufficient foliage to make it difficult to see, or focus")o

 

[Phil Andrews]

Black-tailed Godwit at the Moors Pool this morning then flew towards the Flashes as per Dave Jackson.