Upton Warren (102 Viewers)

[Phil Andrews]

Andy Pitt (@andypitt.bsky.social)

Highlights at #uptonwarren Flashes this morning: Dunlin, 6 Curlew, 6 Green Sands, 2 Common Sands, 2 juv Shelduck(also seen at the Moors Pool). Hobby, Red Kite, Green Sand, Garden Warbler, Swallow, Sand Martin at the Moors Pool; 25+ House Martins across the reserve. #WorcsBirds #ukbirding

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[Phil Andrews]

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[UW82]

Today's highlights from the Moors only:

MOORS: Hobby, Little Egret (3), Green Sand (1), Lapwing (75), Gadwall (8), Teal (70), Shoveler (14), Shelduck (2juvs), Little Grebe (12), Buzzard (5), Sand Martin (4), House Martin (10), Swallow (10) + a minimum of c150 white butterflies over the A38 Sunflower field.

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[Phil Andrews]

Today as per Gert on Bluesky:

North easterly gusts at the Flashes #uptonwarren did not produce anything new this pm. Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, Curlew, 2 Swift with c30 House Martin, Hobby, 2 Peregine main highlights #worcsbirding

 

[Phil Andrews]

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[Phil Andrews]

Greenshank at the Moors Pool as per GLaB

 

[Phil Andrews]

Common Scoter at the Moors Pool as per Spike

 

[Phil Andrews]

2 juvenile Black Terns at the Moors Pool at 2:50pm as per AJP

 

[Phil Andrews]

Marsh Harrier at the Moors Pool and Spotted Flycatcher at the Flashes this morning.

Common Scoter and Greenshank also still present at the Moors Pool from yesterday.

 

[wheatearlp]

As promised, a few stats.

In 13/26 years we have totals of <80, including four of the last five years.

On the plus side, Common Scoter was a new species (#130) for the autumn all-dayer.

Of the scarcer, in an autumn all-dayer context, species seen yesterday:
Shelduck - 3rd ever & first since 2019
Ruff - 7th & 2021
Dunlin - 12th & 2017
Greenshank - 9th & 2023
Yellow-legged Gull - 4th & 2020.
Black Tern - 3rd & 2011
Red Kite - 2nd & 2020
Nuthatch - 11th & 2022
Wheatear - 6th & 2020

Conversely, yesterday was:
The first time in 26 years we hadn't recorded a Chaffinch
The second time not recording Grey Wagtail (the first was last year)
The fourth time not recording Lesser Whitethroat & Song Thrush

Also, other perceived 'expected' species not seen yesterday:
Wigeon - seen in 9/26 years
Pochard - 7/26
Swift - 14/26
Feral Pigeon - 19/26 (absent in 6 of the last 8 years)
Garden Warbler - 6/26
Coal Tit - 10/26
Skylark - 4/26 (!!)
Meadow Pipit - 16/26 (absent in 4 of the last 5 years)

So, all the above suggests this was an average year and that our highest totals of 89 (2015), 87 (2021), 86 (2010) & 85 (2014) were punching some way above expectation.

 

[Phil Andrews]

Andy Pitt (@andypitt.bsky.social)

1st winter Wheatear, 6 Curlew, Dunlin juv, 6 Green Sands, 3 Common Sands, 34 Lapwing, 2 juv Shelduck, 92 Teal, 37 Shoveler, Little Egret,15 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 2 Sand Martin at #uptonwarren Flashes this morning. #WorcsBirds #ukbirding [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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[Phil Andrews]

And from the Moors Gert reports:

Teal numbers building, 2 Juv Shelduck, Snipe, Hobby feeding, Peregrine, c20 House Martin with a few Swallow and Sand Martin. An adult Otter with 2 cubs showing well.

 

[Phil Andrews]

Andy Pitt (@andypitt.bsky.social)

Fewer waders this morning at #uptonwarren Flashes: just 1 Green Sand, 2 Common Sands, 1 Curlew, c60 Lapwing. Best of the rest: 48 Shoveler, 35 Teal, Water Rail, Little Egret, Kingfisher, 2 Peregrine, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Bullfinch, c30 House Martin, 2 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow #WorcsBirds #ukbirding

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[UW82]

Yesterday's highlights from the Moors.

Ringed Plover ( 3 flew through after heavy rain), Lapwing (c40), Little Egret (5), Hobby (2 juvs), Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Shelduck (2 juvs), Teal (c40), Gadwall (14), Shoveler (21), Swallow (4), House Martin (c40), Little Grebe (8), Reed Warbler, Cetti's Warbler (2) + Otter (2).

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[Gert Corfield]

Worcestershire Wildlife Trust (@worcswt.bsky.social)

A further day's work to manage reeds at The Flashes #UptonWarren will take place from early tomorrow (Friday) morning (providing there are no changes in the weather forecast 😉). Apologies for any disturbance & thanks for your understanding 👍

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[wheatearlp]

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Sightings from today per Dave Jackson

 

[Phil Andrews]

Andy Pitt (@andypitt.bsky.social)

My first Mipits of the autumn at #uptonwarren with 8+ over the Flashes; RP juv, Green Sand, Common Sand, 6 Curlew, 4 Grey Wags, 2 L Whitethroat too. Moors Pool: 2 Hobby, Snipe, 3 Little Egret, Nuthatch. All 3 hirundines (mostly House Martin) seen across the reserve. #WorcsBirds #ukbirding

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[Phil Andrews]

Andy Pitt (@andypitt.bsky.social)

A female House Sparrow along the west track at the Moors Pool #uptonwarren - first on reserve this year - was the "highlight" of the morning. Juv RP, 3 Common Sands, 2 Snipe, 5 Water Rail, 5 Little Egret, 4 Mipit, Chaffinch (rare here recently) best otherwise. #WorcsBirds #ukbirding

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[Phil Andrews]

Juvenile Whinchat at the Flashes as per Phil W.

 

[Phil Andrews]

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