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Phil Andrews said:
It may come as a surprise to some but the Baird's Sandpiper represented a 20+ year wait for Upton Warren to add to the Worcestershire County List, with Westwood Pool and Grimley being responsible for most of the recent additions. By my reckoning Upton's contributions are as follows:

9th September 2016 - Baird's Sandpiper
26th August 1996 - Laughing Gull
1st May 1992 - Red-rumped Swallow
15th August 1988 - Least Sandpiper
7th November 1987 - Rustic Bunting
8th October 1986 - Yellow-browed Warbler
14th September 1985 - Wilson's Phalarope
11th May 1985 - Savi's Warbler
5th May 1982 - Purple Heron
6th May 1973 - Alpine Swift
29th July 1971 - Caspian Tern
6th March 1968 - Blue-winged Teal
7th October 1967 - Richard's Pipit

Had the American Wigeon from the 1970s been accepted as a wild bird it too would be added to the list; I am still uncertain about the circumstances of the sighting and why it was deemed to be Category D.

I don't know if anyone (Brian?) has a list of all new Worcestershire additions for say the last 50 years?
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I have had a go at this exercise, covering all additions over the last 80 years. I don't expect it to be perfect and more than happy for others to contribute to the timeline:

Puffin - mid July 1936 (near Hagley)
Pomarine Skua - 21st October 1936 (Bittell Reservoir)
Kentish Plover - 15th July 1940 (Bittell Reservoir)
Bean Goose - 27th March 1941 (Bittell Reservoir)
Icterine Warbler - 29th June 1942 (Sheriffs Lench)
Bluethroat - second week of April 1944 (Arley)
White-tailed Eagle - 25th December 1945 (Wannerton)
Sabine's Gull - 15th August 1948 (Bittell Reservoir)
Eider - 21st April 1948 (Bittell Reservoir)
Razorbill - 10th May 1953 (Overbury)
Bee-eater - 2nd September 1955 (Kidderminster)
Black Stork - 31st March 1956 (Dowles Brook)
Collared Dove - 1961 (Worcester)
Ferruginous Duck - 3rd October 1961 (Bittell Reservoir)
Richard's Pipit - 7th October 1967 (Upton Warren)
Blue-winged Real - 6th March 1968 (Upton Warren)
White-winged Black Tern - 14th May 1969 (Westwood Pool)
Pectoral Sandpiper - 8th September 1970 (Upton Warren)
Caspian Tern - 29th July 1971 (Upton Warren)
Great Skua - 26th September 1971 (Upton Warren)
Red-necked Phalarope - 8th July 1972 (Upton Warren)
Roseate Tern - 28th May 1972 (Westwood Pool)
Alpine Swift - 6th May 1973 (Upton Warren)
Cetti's Warbler - 26th May 1977
Serin - 17th June 1978 (near Evesham)
Dusky Thrush - 27th February 1979 (Majors Green)
Purple Heron - 5th May 1982 (Upton Warren)
Aquatic Warbler - 19th August 1983 (Oakley)
White Stork - 27th April 1984 (Crowle)
Mediterranean Gull - 26th February 1985 (Madeley Heath)
Savi's Warbler - 11th May 1985 (Upton Warren)
Wilson's Phalarope - 14th September 1985 (Upton Warren)
Ring-billed Gull - 2nd March 1986 (Throckmorton)
Black Kite - 4th May 1986 (Defford)
Black-winged Stilt - 14th June 1986 (Larford)
Yellow-browed Warbler - 8th October 1986 (Upton Warren)
Lesser Grey Shrike - 4th June 1987 (Wythall)
Long-tailed Skua - 8th August 1987 (Upton Warren)
Rustic Bunting - 7th November 1987 (Upton Warren)
Pallas's Warbler - 17th November 1987 (Westwood Pool)
Least Sandpiper - 13th August 1988 (Upton Warren)
Ring-necked Duck - 28th March 1990 (Bittell Reservoir)
Long-billed Dowitcher - 9th October 1990 (Westwood Pool)
Red-rumped Swallow - 1st May 1992 (Upton Warren)
Little Egret - 6th May 1992 (Bredon's Hardwick)
Green-wing Teal- 26th December 1992 (Bredon's Hardwick)
Cattle Egret - 25th October 1993 (Besford)
Whiskered Tern - 1st May 1994 (Bredon's Hardwick)
Collared Pratincole - 4th May 1994 (Bredon's Hardwick)
Little Bunting - 25th May 1994 (near Defford)
Dartford Warbler - 9th December 1995 (Lickey Hills)
Arctic Redpoll - 14th January 1996 (Wyre Forest)
Black-throated Thrush - 17th January 1996 (Webheath)
Pine Bunting - 6th February 1996 (Bibby's Hollow)
Laughing Gull - 26th August 1996 (Upton Warren)
White-rumped Sandpiper - 15th September 1996 (Bredon's Hardwick)
Common Crane - 13th May 1999 (Childswickham)
Great White Egret - 11th September 1999 (Westwood Pool)
Surf Scoter - 21st October 2000 (Westwood Pool)
Red-footed Falcon - 15th May 2001 (Westwood Pool)
Caspian Gull - 25th November 2001 (Throckmorton)
Lesser Scaup - 11th February 2006 (Grimley)
Squacco Heron - 25th June 2007 (Hanley Swan)
Lapland Bunting - 7th October 2007 (Grimley)
American Wigeon - 22nd January 2008 (Westwood Pool)
Glossy Ibis - 20th November 2009 (Holt)
Spotted Sandpiper - 3rd May 2011 (Westwood Pool)
Barred Warbler - 16th October 2011 (Grimley)
Great Reed Warbler - 14th May 2013 (Grimley)
Baird's Sandpiper - 9th September 2016 (Upton Warren)

I have not been able to trace the first records of Bearded Tit, Iceland Gull and Glaucous Gull but all are believed to be in the 1960s.

Would be great if the Baird's Sand was the vanguard of a cluster of County firsts as per the late 1960s / early 1970s and again in the mid and late 1980s - Lesser Yellowlegs and Bonaparte's Gull anyone?
 
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Phil Andrews said:
I have had a go at this exercise, covering all additions over the last 80 years. I don't expect it to be perfect and more than happy for others to contribute to the timeline:

Puffin - mid July 1936 (near Hagley)
Pomarine Skua - 21st October 1936 (Bittell Reservoir)
Kentish Plover - 15th July 1940 (Bittell Reservoir)
Bean Goose - 27th March 1941 (Bittell Reservoir)
Icterine Warbler - 29th June 1942 (Sheriffs Lench)
Bluethroat - second week of April 1944 (Arley)
White-tailed Eagle - 25th December 1945 (Wannerton)
Sabine's Gull - 15th August 1948 (Bittell Reservoir)
Eider - 21st April 1948 (Bittell Reservoir)
Razorbill - 10th May 1953 (Overbury)
Bee-eater - 2nd September 1955 (Kidderminster)
Black Stork - 31st March 1956 (Dowles Brook)
Collared Dove - 1961 (Worcester)
Ferruginous Duck - 3rd October 1961 (Bittell Reservoir)
Richard's Pipit - 7th October 1967 (Upton Warren)
Blue-winged Real - 6th March 1968 (Upton Warren)
White-winged Black Tern - 14th May 1969 (Westwood Pool)
Pectoral Sandpiper - 8th September 1970 (Upton Warren)
Caspian Tern - 29th July 1971 (Upton Warren)
Great Skua - 26th September 1971 (Upton Warren)
Red-necked Phalarope - 8th July 1972 (Upton Warren)
Roseate Tern - 28th May 1972 (Westwood Pool)
Alpine Swift - 6th May 1973 (Upton Warren)
Cetti's Warbler - 26th May 1977
Serin - 17th June 1978 (near Evesham)
Dusky Thrush - 27th February 1979 (Majors Green)
Purple Heron - 5th May 1982 (Upton Warren)
Aquatic Warbler - 19th August 1983 (Oakley)
White Stork - 27th April 1984 (Crowle)
Mediterranean Gull - 26th February 1985 (Madeley Heath)
Savi's Warbler - 11th May 1985 (Upton Warren)
Wilson's Phalarope - 14th September 1985 (Upton Warren)
Ring-billed Gull - 2nd March 1986 (Throckmorton)
Black Kite - 4th May 1986 (Defford)
Black-winged Stilt - 14th June 1986 (Larford)
Yellow-browed Warbler - 8th October 1986 (Upton Warren)
Lesser Grey Shrike - 4th June 1987 (Wythall)
Long-tailed Skua - 8th August 1987 (Upton Warren)
Rustic Bunting - 7th November 1987 (Upton Warren)
Pallas's Warbler - 17th November 1987 (Westwood Pool)
Least Sandpiper - 13th August 1988 (Upton Warren)
Ring-necked Duck - 28th March 1990 (Bittell Reservoir)
Long-billed Dowitcher - 9th October 1990 (Westwood Pool)
Red-rumped Swallow - 1st May 1992 (Upton Warren)
Little Egret - 6th May 1992 (Bredon's Hardwick)
Green-wing Teal- 26th December 1992 (Bredon's Hardwick)
Cattle Egret - 25th October 1993 (Besford)
Whiskered Tern - 1st May 1994 (Bredon's Hardwick)
Collared Pratincole - 4th May 1994 (Bredon's Hardwick)
Little Bunting - 25th May 1994 (near Defford)
Dartford Warbler - 9th December 1995 (Lickey Hills)
Arctic Redpoll - 14th January 1996 (Wyre Forest)
Black-throated Thrush - 17th January 1996 (Webheath)
Pine Bunting - 6th February 1996 (Bibby's Hollow)
Laughing Gull - 26th August 1996 (Upton Warren)
White-rumped Sandpiper - 15th September 1996 (Bredon's Hardwick)
Common Crane - 13th May 1999 (Childswickham)
Great White Egret - 11th September 1999 (Westwood Pool)
Surf Scoter - 21st October 2000 (Westwood Pool)
Red-footed Falcon - 15th May 2001 (Westwood Pool)
Caspian Gull - 25th November 2001 (Throckmorton)
Lesser Scaup - 11th February 2006 (Grimley)
Squacco Heron - 25th June 2007 (Hanley Swan)
Lapland Bunting - 7th October 2007 (Grimley)
American Wigeon - 22nd January 2008 (Westwood Pool)
Glossy Ibis - 20th November 2009 (Holt)
Spotted Sandpiper - 3rd May 2011 (Westwood Pool)
Barred Warbler - 16th October 2011 (Grimley)
Great Reed Warbler - 14th May 2013 (Grimley)
Baird's Sandpiper - 9th September 2016 (Upton Warren)

I have not been able to trace the first records of Bearded Tit, Iceland Gull and Glaucous Gull but all are believed to be in the 1960s.

Would be great if the Baird's Sand was the vanguard of a cluster of County firsts as per the late 1960s / early 1970s and again in the mid and late 1980s - Lesser Yellowlegs and Bonaparte's Gull anyone?
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Pallas's Warbler?
 
Phil Andrews said:
I have not been able to trace the first records of Bearded Tit, Iceland Gull and Glaucous Gull but all are believed to be in the 1960s.
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Brian used to have dates of occurrence of rarities/scarcities on Worcs Birding, something I think inherited when he became county recorder and carried on with. It may still be on the site, but I don't think so. That may have the first dates of the three species above if we haven't had too many in Worcs, though it may not have the site.
 
wheatearlp said:
Brian used to have dates of occurrence of rarities/scarcities on Worcs Birding, something I think inherited when he became county recorder and carried on with. It may still be on the site, but I don't think so. That may have the first dates of the three species above if we haven't had too many in Worcs, though it may not have the site.
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I cant see anything of this ilk currently on Worcester Birding - Brian is currently away so cant follow up what info he may have.

PS Highlighting corrected
 
Phil Andrews said:
I cant see anything of this ilk currently on Worcester Birding - Brian is currently away so cant follow up what info he may have.

PS Highlighting corrected
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At least it's not just me being technologically challenged then! Impressive piece of work though, thought you'd be short of time, what with trying to amass enough brownie points for the rest of the autumn and all that 😃
 
Amy's Marsh

Well done to the Tuesday crew. Today is the culmination of all the sweat and toil that you given in the last 2 weeks. No coincidence Great White egret. 2 x little egret. 9 Blackwits. Wouldn't have happened without you..take a bowB :)

On this subject due to continued work at the Flashes ...next Tuesday etc. There will not be a Tuesday work party on 20th September.
 
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upstarts1979 said:
Well done to the Tuesday crew. Today is the culmination of all the sweat and toil that you given in the last 2 weeks. No coincidence Great White egret. 2 x little egret. 9 Blackwits. Wouldn't have happened without you..take a bowB :)
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Thanks John - and let me add my thanks to you for all the hard work and excellent publicity you have given the reserve this week.

Roger
 
Baird's still present last thing, flying and calling a lot. Ruff Avocet, 2 Green Sands, 10 Curlew, 3 Snipe and 1st W Common Gull also at Flashes. Both egrets (I only saw one Little) disappeared from view just after my tweet earlier, probably only out of sight though. Three Snipe at Moors too.
 

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