upstarts1979
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John - how many do you think fledged from the middle brood, one or two? Did the one you rescued make it?
the rescued bird fledged. so 2:1:2 and now 1. unless it miraculously appears
John - how many do you think fledged from the middle brood, one or two? Did the one you rescued make it?
scrub watch from bridge by steps ' scrub triangle' we will have to sort some names out soon 8-PEarly morning update from John (to save his fingers and us from mistypes ):
Scrubwatch at the confluence - Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Blackcaps, Goldcrests
Flashes - Teal increased to 63, Shoveler 19, Gadwall 4, Avocet 7, Ruff 3, Dunlin 2, Common Sandpiper 1, Green Sandpiper 3, Raven 2, Swift 8 > south
Scrubwatch from the main hide - 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 2 Redstart, Common Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, more Blackcap and Goldcrest
ID appreciated please especially the left one.
Thanks
Meanwhile at the Moors Pool Mike W reports all is quiet save 4+ Goldcrests (including at least 1 juvenile) and Treecreeper around the North Moors.
Adult & juvenile Common Tern, 18+ Little Grebe. Butterflies include Large & Small White, Speckled Wood, Common Blue and Gatekeeper.
I would say they were both Herring. The tertials are variable anyway, but very notched in this case on the larger bird. The smaller birds tertials are slightly notched. But to eliminate from LBBG its outer greater coverts are too pale. Generally the bird looks paler on the uppers. B johnThanks Craig.
If juvs are with their parents I can usually say that they are such and such a gull. Unless they are rare. Hasn't happened to me yet! The only adult about was a LBBG which seemed to have nothing to do with either of these birds.
These pics are part of a sequence - in order and the right hand bird chased the other smaller bird in and onto the island. Then they settled down, ignored each other and eventually flew off separately. Only watching through bins then.
What struck me was that the left hand bird was markedly smaller than the other even allowing for different sizes in the same species male female etc. Juvs always seem bigger than adults to me.
Anyway over to you - any help gratefully appreciated.
Thanks
Phil E
Dave Jackson reporting an Ad and juv Roseate Terns briefly at the Flashes but lost to view.
Des.
Flushed by a Heron apparently. Photos to follow. Second reserve record following one at the Moors Pool on the Spring All-Dayer in 1999.