Upton Warren (136 Viewers)

[Phil Andrews]

Bob also reports Red Kite over the Moors Pool

 

[Birder Gladys]

last day of my holidays and what a morning.
pic 1 Dumped on the Moors car park if anyone knows where it comes from can you let them know.
North moors. greeted by 2 sets of Robin families,3 mute swans,Moors lots going on east track large numbers of house martins and swifts,on the pool quite sure 3 common tern chicks on the large raft.also 3 cetti's calling on walking over to the west hide I spotted a large raptor 3/4 the way over the pool towards the east hide,flying over the trees on the east track heading north.I confirmed later with Bob P this was the Red Kite he reported my 1st at Upton in 3 1/2 years,Thanks Bob.:t: looks like a Jackdaw has learnt from the Jay which was around as well.
Sailing pool Greylag with goslings,26c Greylag fly over too + Egyptian goose,Flashes LRP chick still around and 2 ravens but the Boardwalk was amazing today with so many House Martins flying around your head.

 

[Birder Gladys]

5 more.
ps did I tell you I saw a Red Kite at Upton today 8-P.

 

[Phil Andrews]

last day of my holidays and what a morning.
pic 1 Dumped on the Moors car park if anyone knows where it comes from can you let them know.
North moors. greeted by 2 sets of Robin families,3 mute swans,Moors lots going on east track large numbers of house martins and swifts,on the pool quite sure 3 common tern chicks on the large raft.also 3 cetti's calling on walking over to the west hide I spotted a large raptor 3/4 the way over the pool towards the east hide,flying over the trees on the east track heading north.I confirmed later with Bob P this was the Red Kite he reported my 1st at Upton in 3 1/2 years,Thanks Bob.:t: looks like a Jackdaw has learnt from the Jay which was around as well.
Sailing pool Greylag with goslings,26c Greylag fly over too + Egyptian goose,Flashes LRP chick still around and 2 ravens but the Boardwalk was amazing today with so many House Martins flying around your head.

Nice one Tim - not many breeding records of Greylag Goose at Upton; will look up details later.

 

[UW82]

Today's highlights:

MOORS/ N MOORS*
Gadwall (2) + 4 chicks-----------Common Tern (10) + 2:1 chicks
Lapwing (2) + 4 chicks----------Oystercatcher (4) + 2 chicks
Shoveler (pr)----------------------Tufted Duck (45) (6)*
Med Gull (2 x 3 cal year)---------Greylag Goose (12)
Kingfisher*

FLASHES/SAILING POOL*
Avocet (min 46) +19 young------LRP (4) No young.
Redshank (2)----------------------Oystercatcher (2). No sign of other adults or chicks.
Shelduck (2)----------------------Gadwall (7)
Shoveler (pr) (m)-----------------Lapwing (12)
Greylags (2) + 3 chicks*---------Whitethroat- near climbing frames
Chiffchaff feeding two young along track to Flashes near Hen Pool.
Egyptian Goose seen flying north of the Flashes.

Des.

 

[PeterE]

Today's highlights:

MOORS/ N MOORS*
Gadwall (2) + 4 chicks-----------Common Tern (10) + 2:1 chicks


Des.

Des,

Presumably these terns were on the large raft. Was there any sign of terns occupying the newly-refurbished small rafts?

Peter

 

[UW82]

Des,

Presumably these terns were on the large raft. Was there any sign of terns occupying the newly-refurbished small rafts?

Peter

There were a couple of Terns on a small raft, but BH Gulls were also occupying the smaller rafts.

Des.

 

[Burberaj]

Shot of OYC family at The Moors

Shot of oystercatcher family this morning, on The Broadmeadow at Moors. For the record only, showing 3 chicks.

 

[Phil Andrews]

Andys P and A report still no sign of the LRP chick or any young Oyks at the Flashes but still 19 Avocet chicks

 

[Phil Andrews]

Family party of 4 House Sparrows visiting the feeding station by the West Hide at the Moors Pool as per Craig R

Also Red Kite reported west of the Moors Pool flying north towards Bromsgrove as per Andy Thomas

 

[midlands birder]

Nice evening visiting both sides of the reserve.
Some nice views of both Med Gull chicks at the Moors Pool. Occasionally on view from the Water rail 'concrete' hide. Lots of flapping, wing stretching and getting fairly old now. Should be able to fly in the next few days!

Another highlight was my first House Sparrows actually within the boundary of the reserve. A family flock (1m, 1f + 2juv) visiting feeders but keeping a fairly low profile in the scrub between the two hides.

The flashes haden't changed much to recent days. 19 Avocet chicks. 7 Shoveler here (5m) but pride of place must go to the 13 Gadwall (+1 grown chick). The Lapwings look to have given up with breeding, with 14 looking disinterested in the meadow.

Walking back to the car, a Kingfisher flew along the brook, a Peregrine over the Sailing Pool and the Egyptian Goose again at the boat ramp.

 

[Phil Andrews]

Nice evening visiting both sides of the reserve.
Some nice views of both Med Gull chicks at the Moors Pool. Occasionally on view from the Water rail 'concrete' hide. Lots of flapping, wing stretching and getting fairly old now. Should be able to fly in the next few days!

Another highlight was my first House Sparrows actually within the boundary of the reserve. A family flock (1m, 1f + 2juv) visiting feeders but keeping a fairly low profile in the scrub between the two hides.

The flashes haden't changed much to recent days. 19 Avocet chicks. 7 Shoveler here (5m) but pride of place must go to the 13 Gadwall (+1 grown chick). The Lapwings look to have given up with breeding, with 14 looking disinterested in the meadow.

Walking back to the car, a Kingfisher flew along the brook, a Peregrine over the Sailing Pool and the Egyptian Goose again at the boat ramp.

Hi Craig - presumably the young Gadwall is fledged and therefore was raised elsewhere?

 

[Phil Andrews]

Dave J reports from the Flashes this morning:

47 Avocet + 19 young (3:2:1:2:1:2:2:3:2,1), adult Mediterranean Gull, 5 LR Plover, 2 Oystercatcher, Redshank, 17 Lapwing

Egyptian Goose still on the Sailing Pool

 

[Phil Andrews]

From the Moors Pool this morning Dave J reports:

3 Med Gulls (first summer + 2 second summers) + 2 young, 4 Oystercatcher (no chicks observed), 2 Lapwing (+ 4 young), 8+ Common Tern (+ just 1 young)

 

[Peregrine Trousers]

Spotted this young Blue Tit with a couple of unsightly growths...probably won't make it... ||

 

[jackied]

Spotted this young Blue Tit with a couple of unsightly growths...probably won't make it... ||

They're ticks, it'll probably survive.

 

[Phil Andrews]

Dave J's results from Sunday's WeBS count:

Avocet 47, Canada Goose 78, Coot 88, Egyptian Goose 1, Gadwall 9, Grest Crested Grebe 3+, Grey Heron 2, Greylag Goose 3, Kingfisher 1, Lapwing 19, Little Grebe 4+, Little Ringed Plover 5, Mallard 122, Moorhen 15+, Mute Swan 7, Oyestercatcher 6, Redshank 1, Shelduck 1, Shoveler 4, Tufted Duck 71, BH Gull 698, Herring Gull 4, LBB Gull 6, Common Tern 8

 

[Phil Andrews]

Shoveler brood with 7 ducklings at the Moors Pool as per Bob Oakley

 

[Burberaj]

Shoveler brood with 7 ducklings at the Moors Pool as per Bob Oakley

Just for the record, a distant picture of the shoveler with ducklings, taken at the insistence of Bob. You can make out the seven ducklings, one partly hidden by the parent.

I couldn't resist sharing the picture of this wren, perching in the classic wren pose, taken along the path on the way back to the carpark at The Flashes.

 

[J_Caswell]

Nice Wren image