Upton Warren (6 Viewers)

[UW82]

Some positive news there re breeding Water Rail, Goldcrest and Little Grebe.

How many Gadwall in total across the reserve Des - 19, 14 or somwhere in between?

Probably somewhere in between. Without correlation across the reserve estimation is the only way.

Des.

 

[Phil Andrews]

Red Kite over the sewage works at the Flashes then drifted west as per Alan H.

 

[Phil Andrews]

Red Kite over the sewage works at the Flashes then drifted west as per Alan H.

Further reports from the reserve yesterday from Dave J, Mike W, Graham LaB and Bill Box of:

MOORS POOL
2 Little Egret over (only the second record for this May), 5 Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, 4 Shelduck, just one Oystercatcher chick (from the older brood) noted, Treecreeper, Willow Warbler.

FLASHES
Male Wheatear to the right of the hide, adult Med Gull, Cuckoo over the Hen Brook, 33 Avocet + 6 young (3:3), 4 Little Ringed Plover + 2 young, Hobby, Teal, 4 Common Tern briefly, 9 Gadwall, 3 Shoveler

A total of 108 Tufted Duck were noted across the reserve.

 

[Phil Andrews]

May finished on a total of 104 species (boosted by a productive final week and so, although it deal feel like a struggle for most of the month) with the year list advanced to 133.

And now for the bad news - other than the 4 winter months of November to February, June has the lowest monthly total with an average of only 91.8 species. Potential additions to the year list include:

Egyptian Goose, Garganey, Greenshank, Wood Sandpiper, Little Owl, Spotted Flycatcher, Whinchat

 

[wheatearlp]

Further reports from the reserve yesterday from Dave J, Mike W, Graham LaB and Bill Box of:

MOORS POOL
2 Little Egret over (only the second record for this May), 5 Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, 4 Shelduck, just one Oystercatcher chick (from the older brood) noted, Treecreeper, Willow Warbler.

FLASHES
Male Wheatear to the right of the hide, adult Med Gull, Cuckoo over the Hen Brook, 33 Avocet + 6 young (3:3), 4 Little Ringed Plover + 2 young, Hobby, Teal, 4 Common Tern briefly, 9 Gadwall, 3 Shoveler

A total of 108 Tufted Duck were noted across the reserve.

Two younger Oystercatcher chicks with adult on B'meadow Pool yesterday evening. Seven Shelducks on Flashes, five Greylag goslings & five GCGs plus one chick on Sailing Pool

 

[Phil Andrews]

6 young Avocet (3:3) and 2 young LRP at the Flashes as per Sue Hyde

Cuckoo at the Moors Pool as per Carl Jones

 

[Phil Andrews]

Male Redstart again on old barn roof at the Flashes as per Bob O.

 

[Dick-E-Dipper]

Three Common Terns at the Moors, they arrived around 5.00pm, signs of courtship! Unwrap the Rafts Family of Little Grebes on North Moors with 4 young and by West Hide with 3 young (photo below)

Flashes of note, 3LRP & 2 very lively young. Redstart on Barn roof, whats left of it! p.m.

Photos of Painted Lady & female Azure Damselfly along the Salwarpe

Richard

 

[Phil Andrews]

Richard- just to clarify, there were two juvenile Redstarts on the old barn today?

 

[Phil Andrews]

Other sightings yesterday included Red Kite, Hobby, both Common and Lesser Whitethroat, and Willow Warbler.

 

[upstarts1979]

Richard- just to clarify, there were two juvenile Redstarts on the old barn today?

I think Richard was talking about 2 lively LRP chicks 🤔
Re rafts for terns .. these will be re floated on Tuesday👍

 

[Phil Andrews]

Ahh - with my cracked phone screen I missed the full stop!

 

[Phil Andrews]

Reports from the reserve today include:

Hobby, 2 young LRP, only 3 young Avocet (all from the older brood), Redstart, brood of 3 young Water Rail on the North Moors, 2 Common Tern, Willow Warbler, only 1 young Oystercatcher (from the older brood) seen.

 

[Gavo]

Reports from the reserve today include:

Hobby, 2 young LRP, only 3 young Avocet (all from the older brood), Redstart, brood of 3 young Water Rail on the North Moors, 2 Common Tern, Willow Warbler, only 1 young Oystercatcher (from the older brood) seen.

I saw two younger oyks at the Moors today Phil

 

[Phil Andrews]

I saw two younger oyks at the Moors today Phil

That's reassuring Gav

 

[Stone Snapper]

Water rail from yesterday`s glum morning

 

[Phil Andrews]

Sightings from Sunday 3rd June:

FLASHES
29 Avocet + 3 young, 4 adult Little Ringed Plover (both remaining chicks), male Redstart, Cuckoo, 2 Teal, 2 Shoveler, 2 Oystercatcher, Whitethroat, adult Little Gull (Pete Johnson), drake Wigeon

MOORS POOL
6 Oystercatcher + 4 young (1:3), Cuckoo, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, Osprey (Chris Thomson), Hobby, Little Gull from the Flashes

 

[upstarts1979]

Tuesday Tern Raft Launch

This Tuesday 5th June.. we will be launching the repaired/refurbished Tern rafts and removing the cover from the large raft still in situ.
For whatever reason our terns have not returned this year well not in in any numbers. We normally wait for numbers to build up before re-launching, which has been in the 3rd week of May in the last few years. But traditionally it was the first week in June so maybe the terns will appear ..fingers crossed.B John
We will launch from 9.30 after preparation work. Sorry to anyone birding but hopefully everything will go like clockwork.:t: john

 

[Phil Andrews]

Drake Wigeon at the Flashes still as per Tim

 

[Phil Andrews]

Second summer Little Gull at the Flashes as per JTB