Upton Warren (103 Viewers)

[UW82]

Today's highlights:

FLASHES/HEN POOL AREA*:
Common Sand----------------Ringed Plover. Still present this evening
Lapwing (5)-------------------Avocet (40) + 4:3:2:2 chicks
Oystercatcher (2)-------------LRP (4) + 3 chicks
Shelduck (4)------------------Gadwall (pr)
Shoveler (pr)------------------Redstart. Still singing occasionally from the barn roof.
Cetti's Warbler*---------------Kestrel*
Skylark-------------------------Med Gull/B H Gull. Appears to be sitting on a nest on a 1st flash platform.

SAILING POOL:
G C Grebe (3) + chick--------Greylag Goose (2) + 5 goslings.
Common Tern (2). Flew over towards Flashes early morning.

MOORS/NORTH MOORS*
Common Tern (1)-------------Oystercatcher (4) + 2 young.
Lapwing (2)-------------------Shelduck (7)
Gadwall (6)--------------------Shoveler (m) (pr)*
Tufted Duck (65)--------------G C Grebe (1)
Little Grebe (2)----------------Cormorant (1)
Kestrel (1)---------------------Willow Warbler. Singing along the east track.
Water Rail (1)*----------------Cetti's Warbler (1) (1)*
Herring Gull (2)

Des.

 

[Phil Andrews]

Cuckoo calling distantly north of the North Moors as per Tim

 

[Phil Andrews]

Second brood of Oystercatcher emerged at the Moors Pool with 3 chicks on the Broadmeadow Pool island.

 

[upstarts1979]

At FLASHES
per Dave J
Avocet broods down to 3:2 . The 3 are the oldest chicks originally 4. Yesterday the 4 broods totalling 11 chicks are now down to 5 . This means we have lost 3 poss 4 broods. Of the 12 chicks hatched we have now lost 7. Whether this is lack of feeding areas, FOX predation or a combination of the two we don't know.
The 3 LRP chicks are still alive ..fingers crossed.
Only migrant is a common sand.
Bob Williams had a cuckoo calling from the Hen Brook in front of cuckoo hide this evening 8pmish.

 

[Phil Andrews]

Turnstone dropped into the Flashes as per JTB

 

[Phil Andrews]

2 Arctic Tern and 4 Common Tern briefly at the Moors Pool the flew east as per Alan H.

Turnstone still at the Flashes

 

[Phil Andrews]

5 Ringed Plover at the Flashes plus Turnstone still as per Tim O

 

[upstarts1979]

Arrived at 5.10am wasn't raining at first but once it started at 5.30 it didn't stop.
From the Avocet hide it very apparent that the FOX is having an affect on the BHG colony. All the mainland breeding birds and those on islands in the shallows have been decimated. The Avocet chicks too are being affected with Only 4 !! of the 12 hatched surviving . The sitting numbers are also decreasing. With all this negativity it was pleasing to see all 3 LRP chicks.
Migrants were non existent initially but then a common sand arrived . Just when I was getting a bit disillusioned after hearing that birds were turning up at Belvide a spanking summer plumaged male TURNSTONE dropped in the saucer at 8.45 am. It performed well for the rest of my stay. A common tern and a couple of SWALLOW moved through and later 6 commic terns flew high over head.. Alan H saw them drop in briefly at the Moors they were 2 Arctic and 4 common terns. A group of 10 swift also appeared over the ER.
Count Flashes:
Shoveler pr. Gadwall 3 males. Shelduck 6. Tufted 12.
Avocet 25 +3:1. LRP 5+3ch. Oystercatcher 2. Lapwing 5. Common sand. TURNSTONE.
Common Tern 5. ARCTIC TERN 2.
Swift 10. Swallow 5.
Cetti's w.

 

[Phil Andrews]

The excellent conditions for some late passage at present are predicted to carry on until Wednesday lunchtime with a heady mix of winds varying from North East to Easterly, rising temperatures, good cloud cover and drizzle with occasional thunderstorms. I feel confident that Turnstone won't be the last decent bird and fancy something a little more exotic before the Bank Holiday is out.

 

[Birder Gladys]

interesting 2 hours at the flashes about 17.00 to 19.00.
some better pics.

 

[Phil Andrews]

From the Flashes early morning JTB reports:

No Turnstone, 2 drake Teal, Avocet 26 adults plus 4 young (3:1) with only 4 still sitting, Little Ringed Plover 5 plus 3 chicks, Common Sandpiper.

Cuckoo at the Moors Pool as per Paul Croft

 

[Phil Andrews]

From the Flashes early morning JTB reports:

No Turnstone, 2 drake Teal, Avocet 26 adults plus 4 young (3:1) with only 4 still sitting, Little Ringed Plover 5 plus 3 chicks, Common Sandpiper.

Cuckoo at the Moors Pool as per Paul Croft

John further reports:

Redstart still singing on Sagebury Farm barn, Shelduck 6, Gadwall 4, Avocet now 32 adults, Oystercatcher, BH Gull 310 adults plus c350 young, Common Tern, Starling 5 (rare lately)

 

[Phil Andrews]

Female Turnstone just dropped into the Flashes as per Mike W - probably seen in flight over the Moors Pool two minutes earlier

 

[Phil Andrews]

Turnstone just dropped into the Flashes as per Mike W

And left again almost immediately!

 

[Phil Andrews]

From the Moors Pool Dave J reports:

4 adult Oystercatcher + 4 young (1:3), Cuckoo, Willow Warbler, Teal, 3 Common Tern

 

[Phil Andrews]

3 Black Terns at the Moors Pool now

 

[Phil Andrews]

From the Moors Pool Dave J further reports:

Red Kite, Garden Warbler, 29 Long-tailed Tits in 2 family groups.

Garden Warbler also singing near the Hen Pool in the confluence scrub as per JTB

 

[Phil Andrews]

Now 4 Black Terns at the Moors Pool

 

[Phil Andrews]

4 Black Terns still at the Moors Pool at 5pm as per Carl Jones

 

[upstarts1979]

Also of note today
Moors:
Shoveler pair North Moors.
Lesser Whitethroat. Swift c60. Sand Martin 40-50.
Several sedge warbler West side. Seems to be good numbers of reed warbler all over the reserve.