Upton Warren (135 Viewers)

[Birder Gladys]

Osprey left the Flashes at 18.30 tonight,21 curlew,5 snipe,3 pied wagtails,lapwings,dunlin,1 common sand,5 green sand,800+ BHG,3 LBBG,gadwall,Kestral still hunting at 19.30.
few record shots from Gladys
1 Curlew
2 osprey
3 Find the Osprey
4 Duck doing an impression of a otter:-O

just a note one of the large windows is still tied open

 

[Birder Gladys]

Missed one
Roost

 

[UW82]

I saw a friend tonight who told me that he photographed the caterpillar of an Elephant Hawk Moth at the end of last week at the Moors. He said it was about 6 inches long and only identified it when he got home to check his books. I have little knowledge of moths myself so do not know if this record is worthy of note?

Elephant Hawk Moth has been recorded a number of times at Upton, but is a good find nonetheless.


Des.

 

[Stone Snapper]

Osprey just gone to the flashes from the sailing pool day 19 come on

 

[luckyosprey4]

Elephant Hawk Moth has been recorded a number of times at Upton, but is a good find nonetheless.


Des.

When I went down to the Moors on Sunday there were two unusual species of caterpillar, will post pictures later on.


Chris

 

[jjs]

Which reminds me - I found this Elephant Hawk Moth caterpillar crawling across the causeway to the east side of the North Moors on 1 September at about 5pm. Only a tiddler - it was about 4 inches long.
John

 

[Curates egg]

Osprey left the Flashes at 18.30 tonight,21 curlew,5 snipe,3 pied wagtails,lapwings,dunlin,1 common sand,5 green sand,800+ BHG,3 LBBG,gadwall,Kestral still hunting at 19.30.
few record shots from Gladys
1 Curlew
2 osprey
3 Find the Osprey
4 Duck doing an impression of a otter:-O

just a note one of the large windows is still tied open

Lovely photos Gladys! Particularly like the B.H.Gulls en masse. Very atmospheric shot. Keep them coming!

Angie

 

[Curates egg]

Osprey left the Flashes at 18.30 tonight,21 curlew,5 snipe,3 pied wagtails,lapwings,dunlin,1 common sand,5 green sand,800+ BHG,3 LBBG,gadwall,Kestral still hunting at 19.30.
few record shots from Gladys
1 Curlew
2 osprey
3 Find the Osprey
4 Duck doing an impression of a otter:-O

just a note one of the large windows is still tied open

and on the subject of birdie mimics...I watched the BHGulls diving for food. Think they've been watching that Osprey! :-O

 

[ADRIANS PHOTOGRAPHY]

Anyone seen the Osprey today

 

[GoldenI]

Anyone seen the Osprey today

http://www.birdforum.net/showpost.php?p=2540357&postcount=13284

 

[Spoonbill Finder]

Half way through September now and the month's list has crept up to 93. We are stll missing any terns (Common, Arctic, Black, Sandwich), Little Egret, Garganey, Whinchat, Wheatear, Spotted Fly, Skylark, Yellowhammer, Red Kite, Marsh Harrier, Common and YL Gulls and a variety of waders (LRP, Ringed Plover, Little Stint, Wood Sand, Curlew Sand, Ruff, Blackwit etc).

Hi Phil,

I was speaking to Bob Hart yesterday morning, who told me that he and others, while waiting for the Osprey to appear, had seen a Spotted Flycatcher in one of the trees by the Sailing Pool last Friday.

Andy.

 

[luckyosprey4]

Which reminds me - I found this Elephant Hawk Moth caterpillar crawling across the causeway to the east side of the North Moors on 1 September at about 5pm. Only a tiddler - it was about 4 inches long.
John

Here are the pictures, one looks like an Elephant Hawk Moth (as seen by jjs), but the other I'm not sure.


Chris

 

[Phil Andrews]

Hi Phil,

I was speaking to Bob Hart yesterday morning, who told me that he and others, while waiting for the Osprey to appear, had seen a Spotted Flycatcher in one of the trees by the Sailing Pool last Friday.

Andy.

Cheers Andy - we miss Arthur's reports of how they fare in Upton Warren village

 

[John Layj]

and on the subject of birdie mimics...I watched the BHGulls diving for food. Think they've been watching that Osprey! :-O

Nice pic. Not quite the same panache as the Osprey mind you!

 

[cooky1]

Here are the pictures, one looks like an Elephant Hawk Moth (as seen by jjs), but the other I'm not sure.


Chris

Hi Chris

The other is a Buff Tip moth caterpillar:t:

Chris

 

[luckyosprey4]

Hi Chris

The other is a Buff Tip moth caterpillar:t:

Chris

Thanks Chris
My knowledge on caterpillars is unfortunately limited

 

[Stone Snapper]

sad news i`m affraid guys n gals otter found dead on the main road near the moors big male apparently the chap from the barn conversion took it away to be stuffed i belive. thanks to the lady who told myself and raptor paul about this.

 

[RMWD]

Yes with link to image

Anyone seen the Osprey today

The osprey behaved quite differently today. Was seen fishing unsuccessfully on the sailing pool before 10am then was hassled by gulls and moved in Tardebigge direction. Came back again mobbed by gulls about 11am and again went off towards Tardebigge without fishing. Wasn't at the flashes over the next 2 hours. I wonder if it will be hassled into moving south soon.

Anyway got a picture in flight today.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandon_birder/7999785419/in/photostream

 

[CorvusCorax]

sad news i`m affraid guys n gals otter found dead on the main road near the moors big male apparently the chap from the barn conversion took it away to be stuffed i belive. thanks to the lady who told myself and raptor paul about this.

That is very sad and, to be honest pretty s**t news. :-C

Phil

 

[Curates egg]

sad news i`m affraid guys n gals otter found dead on the main road near the moors big male apparently the chap from the barn conversion took it away to be stuffed i belive. thanks to the lady who told myself and raptor paul about this.

The lady was me!! So sad to see...it was a beautiful big male with a dark coat. (the otter, not the chap from the barn conversions..lol!).
I have never seen a wild otter up close...stunning creature. Strange as I set out today I wished I would see an otter and I did. Would have preferred a live one though. Damn traffic. They should put traffic calming in along there.
Came home via Grimley. Not a lot about, but the Little Egrets were there along with the usual avian crowd. No sign of the GWE though.