Upton Warren (14 Viewers)

[upstarts1979]

confirmed breeding of Greylags

Greylags breeding on Sailing pool. photo courtesy of Rob Guest:t:

 

[John Sirrett]

Great Crane Project (Slimbridge) rings (blues & blacks) showing on left hand leg tucked up against the body.

Margaret

Hi Margaret are you saying you can make out the rings in the picture or you saw the bird and saw the rings? Im not sure I can make out the knee joints in the picture we have or the area above the knee? But my eyesight isn't what it was! Perhaps there are other photos?

According to the WWT site: the Slimbridge Cranes of which nearly 100 have been released over the last five years are all ringed above the knee. Each crane is marked with 6 colour rings, three on each leg. Every bird has black-blue-black on their left legs (this is the unique combination identifying the birds as being ringed in the UK) with a mix of three different colours on their right legs. If you report a ring combination, please tell us the ring colours in the following order – top, middle, bottom - [email protected]

Despite the Slimbridge Cranes being around to muddy the water this is the time when we could get or expect a genuine wild crane.

John

 

[Bob O.]

Today's Crane over the Moors. No leg rings as far as I can see but will check all my pics!

Roberto....what a cracker!!....nice one!:t::t::t:

 

[forgetfulelephant]

From this it looks like it has one blue ring.

 

[Squeelia]

Enjoyable day's viewing at the Moors today. Highlight after seeing the Crane, was the Great Crested Grebe Family. Three little striped humbugs being taken for a ride before being given a flying lesson!

 

[Phil Andrews]

From this it looks like it has one blue ring.

Hopefully Rob G's pictures will assist further

 

[Phil Andrews]

Enjoyable day's viewing at the Moors today. Highlight after seeing the Crane, was the Great Crested Grebe Family. Three little striped humbugs being taken for a ride before being given a flying lesson!

Always great to see - any idea where they had emerged from?

 

[forgetfulelephant]

If anyone reports seeing Ostriches round the Moors pool this is probably why!

 

[forgetfulelephant]

Enjoyable day's viewing at the Moors today. Highlight after seeing the Crane, was the Great Crested Grebe Family. Three little striped humbugs being taken for a ride before being given a flying lesson!

Nice one! The flying one looks like a Swallow dive!

 

[Squeelia]

Always great to see - any idea where they had emerged from?

Probably from eggs, but I don't know from which nest. They were just in front of the Water Rail Hide for ages.

 

[upstarts1979]

Enjoyable day's viewing at the Moors today. Highlight after seeing the Crane, was the Great Crested Grebe Family. Three little striped humbugs being taken for a ride before being given a flying lesson!

Hi Celia, was this from the nest in front of the east hideB John

 

[upstarts1979]

Work party Crew tomorrow

Tomorrow the work party crew are off to Wilden for a couple or 3 hours. Meet at car park 9am with wellies.
Afterwards any help would be appreciated to remove the mesh from the top of the main tern raft. We will be rowing out at about 1pm. so disturbance will be brief.

 

[upstarts1979]

If anyone reports seeing Ostriches round the Moors pool this is probably why!

What!!!!!!!!!!!!! wasn't there a crop in that field.
The sooner we buy that field the better, don't they need planning permission for that.

Rob is that on the opposite field the other side of the A38. initially looked like it was on our side...still an eyesore though

 

[forgetfulelephant]

What!!!!!!!!!!!!! wasn't there a crop in that field.
The sooner we buy that field the better, don't they need planning permission for that.

Rob is that on the opposite field the other side of the A38. initially looked like it was on our side...still an eyesore though

Yes across the road John.

 

[upstarts1979]

Yes across the road John.

Thank god for that, it must be massive8-P

 

[Phil Andrews]

I came across this strange creature in Holkham Pines yesterday - can anyone help me identify it? I am struggling to tie it down to any known species; is it a weird hybrid or some form of unsanctioned release?

 

[Phil Andrews]

Breeding history of Greylag Goose

Greylags breeding on Sailing pool. photo courtesy of Rob Guest:t:

1991 - one paired with a Canada Goose
1992 - one paired with a Canada Goose, producing a hybrid offspring
2007 - one pair produced one gosling which emerged on the 17th May (killed 12 days later by the resident male Mute Swan)
2008 - one pair bred at the Moors Pool, hatching five goslings from the 9th May (only one was present by the 23rd May and not noted at all in June)
2009 - one pair bred at the Sailing Pool, hatching eight goslings from the 2nd May, of which seven progressed to fledging
2015 - one pair bred at the Sailing Pool, hatching four goslings

 

[Pull43]

A few shots from today at the Moors

Views from the concrete hide

Shot 1 - GCG with 2 Chicks
Shot 2 - GCG chick with eyes bigger than it's belly:eat:
Shot 3 - Common Tern on rail
Shot 4 - Sedge Warbler

Simon P :t:

 

[forgetfulelephant]

Looks like the Sand Martin box might have a tenant. Phil W spotted this Wren going in & out of the top right hole.

 

[rollingthunder]

Nice Crane pic, very symmetrical, :t: to the photographer...

Laurie:t: