Upton Warren (58 Viewers)

[Phil Andrews]

From the reserve this morning Andy Thomas reports:

Flashes - 20 Avocet and 2 Little Ringed Plover

Sailing Pool - Swallow and 50 Sand Martin

Flashes - Egyptian Goose flew through (#100 for the year after a blank year in 2018)

First ever March record of Egyptian Goose for the reserve

 

[Phil Andrews]

Egyptian Goose dropped into the Moors Pool at c5:30pm as per Mike W.

 

[IvanS]

couple of hours this afternoon - 2 LRPs in the channel underneath main hide at the flashes, counted 15 avocets, Moors had a flyover sparrowhawk, 1 curlew and two little egrets flying over North Moors

 

[Spoonbill Finder]

From the reserve this morning Andy Thomas reports:

Flashes - 20 Avocet and 2 Little Ringed Plover

Sailing Pool - Swallow and 50 Sand Martin

Flashes - Egyptian Goose flew through (#100 for the year after a blank year in 2018)

There was one sighting of Egyptian Goose last year. On the morning of Thursday 25th October Clive Lee had one briefly at the Flashes.

 

[Spoonbill Finder]

Chiffchaff (singing) - 18th February (2019)
Common Sandpiper - 21st February (1984)
Sand Martin - 28th February (2019)

Little Ringed Plover - 4th March (2018)
White Wagtail - 13th March (1977)
Wheatear - 15th March (2008, 2017)
Garganey - 15th March (1963, 1964)
House Martin - 16th March (2008)
Blackcap (singing) - 19th March (2007)
Swallow - 20th March (1998)
Marsh Harrier - 20th March (2014)
Ring Ouzel - 22nd March (1969)
Willow Warbler - 23rd March (2010)
Whimbrel - 26th March (1992)
Osprey - 28th March (2018)
Sedge Warbler - 29th March (1998)
Yellow Wagtail - 29th March ( 1993)

Common Tern - 2nd April (2002, 2011)
Sandwich Tern - 2nd April (2016)
Redstart - 3rd April (2002)
Hobby - 4th April (1987)
Reed Warbler - 4th April (2017)
Pied Flycatcher - 4th April (1980)
Whitethroat - 9th April (2010)
Hoopoe - 9th April (2011)
Grasshopper Warbler - 9th April (2015)
Lesser Whitethroat - 11th April (2017)
Cuckoo - 12th April (1974, 2013, 2015)
Swift - 13th April (1996)
Tree Pipit - 13th April (1993)
Whinchat - 14th April (1971)
Wood Warbler - 14th April (2000)
Black Tern - 16th April (2015)
Garden Warbler - 16th April (2014)
Arctic Tern - 17th April (2008, 2009)
Little Tern - 18th April (2002)
Spotted Flycatcher - 22nd April (2006)
Greenland Wheatear - 24th April (2005)
Nightingale - 25th April (1999)
Bluethroat - 26th April (2011)
Blue-headed Wagtail - 26th April (1970, 1978)
Turtle Dove - 30th April (1986)

Golden Oriole - 13th May (2000)
Quail - 14th May (1992)
Red-necked Phalarope - 25th May (1999)

I saw a Common Tern at the Moors Pool on 2nd April 2018.

 

[Phil Andrews]

Osprey flew high north over the Moors Pool just before midday as per Andy P.

 

[Phil Andrews]

Second Osprey of the day circled the Moors Pool then headed towards the Sailing Pool at c3:40pm as per Phil W

 

[Phil Andrews]

Other reports from the reserve yesterday from Gert, Tin and Andy P comprise:

MOORS POOL
100 Sand Martin, 2 House Martin (new for the year), Snipe, singing Blackcap, several Cetti‘s Warblers, 2 Teal, 4 Shelduck, 14 Shoveler, Water Rail, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Fieldfare, 6 Gadwall, 4 Chiffchaff 1 Little Egret in the Salwarpe, 4 Little Grebe, 9 Greylag Geese.

FLASHES
BH x Med Gull hybrid, 21 Avocet, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher, 12 Lapwing, 6 Shoveler, 2 Shelduck

SAILING POOL
Also 100 Sand Martin and 2 Swallows

 

[Phil Andrews]

From the Flashes this morning Andy P reports:

31 Avocet, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher, 12 Lapwing, Green Sandpiper until 0715, 8 Teal, 4 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, drake Gadwall, Little Grebe

 

[Phil Andrews]

100+ Sand Martins plus 2 Swallows on the Sailing Pool as per Andy P

 

[Phil Andrews]

The first Willow Warbler of the year in the North Moors plantation as per Paul Moseley (#102 for the year)

 

[Phil Andrews]

Black-tailed Godwit just dropped into the Flashes as per JTB

 

[Phil Andrews]

4 House Sparrows at the Moors Pool yesterday as per V Quinn via BirdTrack

 

[Phil Andrews]

March closed with a monthly list of 92 species and the year list advanced to 100. This was slightly down on the medium term average for March at 93.57 species.

April nowadays is usually the most productive month of the year with an average of 113.67 species and a highest recorded monthly total of 119 (2013). Indeed the four highest monthly totals are all Aprils. Potential additions to the year list this month include (those already achieved in bold):

Garganey, Common Scoter, Marsh Harrier, Hobby, Greenshank, Whimbrel, Bar-tailed Godwit, Ruff, Ringed Plover, Grey Plover, Common Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Sanderling, Turnstone, Little Gull, Kittiwake, Common Tern, Arctic Tern, Black Tern, Sandwich Tern, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Cuckoo, Swift, Yellow Wagtail, House Martin, Wheatear, Whinchat, Redstart, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Garden Warbler, Willow Warbler, Yellowhammer

 

[upstarts1979]

Forth coming Group visits to the Reserve

Wednesday 17th April
Thursday 2nd May
Wednesday 29th May
More details closer to the visits

 

[upstarts1979]

Tuesday 2nd April Birding the Reserve

The weather was cool with a cold NW -W breeze hailstorm and heavy showers. Also sunny spells temp 8-3 degrees late on

MOORS:'
GCG 4. Little grebe 8-10. Little egret 3. Cormorant 5. Greylag 4. Coot 20+. Water rail 3
Shoveler 23. Teal 8. Gadwall 8. Shelduck 4. Tufted 50-55
Snipe 8. Lapwing 6. Curlew 1. LRP 2. Oystercatcher 4.
Common Gull 1st summer. BHG 320. LBBG 25. Herring Gull 5+
Kestrel .buzzard 4. Sparrowhawk 2.
Stock dove.
Fieldfare 15. Song thrush 2. Starling 110
WILLOW WARBLER. Chiffchaff 5. Blackcap 3. Cetti's 4.
Sand Martin 150. House martin 2. Swallow 5.

SAILING POOL:-
GCG 5. Little egret 6 roosted.

FLASHES:-
Little grebe (3rd Flash,).
Teal 15. Shoveler pr. Shelduck 4. Tufted. Coot 22. Mute swan.
Avocet 31. Oystercatcher 2. Lapwing 14. LRP 4. Black t Godwit.
Common Gull (1st summer). BHG 1700. LBBG 5.
Buzzard. Sparrowhawk.
Stock dove 5.
Cetti's w singing. Blackcap. Chiffchaff.
Pied wag 2

 

[UW82]

Today's highlights:

MOORS:
LRP (3)-----------------------Oystercatcher (4)
Snipe (12)-------------------Lapwing (2)
Gadwall (6)------------------Tufted Duck (62)
Shoveler (24)----------------Teal (5)
Shelduck (3)-----------------Kingfisher
Raven------------------------Sparrowhawk
White Wagtail----------------Med Gull/B H Gull
Blackcap(6)------------------Willow Warbler- in car park area.
Mistle Thrush----------------Cetti's Warbler (3)
Herring Gull (6)--------------L B B Gull (23)- dropped in for a short time after heavy rain.

+ Muntjac.

FLASHES/SAILING POOL*
LRP (4)-----------------------Avocet (5)- four this evening.
Curlew (1)-------------------Lapwing (12)
Oystercatcher (4)-----------Teal (16)
Shoveler (2)-----------------Shelduck (4)
Peregrine (2)----------------Rook (20)
B H Gull (c 900)-------------Blackcap (2)
Cetti's Warbler (1)-----------Little Egret (4)*-roosting tonight.
G C Grebe (4)*--------------House Martin reported*.
Sand Martin (c200)*--------Swallow (10)*

Des.

 

[Spoonbill Finder]

The weather was cool with a cold NW -W breeze hailstorm and heavy showers. Also sunny spells temp 8-3 degrees late on

MOORS:'
GCG 4. Little grebe 8-10. Little egret 3. Cormorant 5. Greylag 4. Coot 20+. Water rail 3
Shoveler 23. Teal 8. Gadwall 8. Shelduck 4. Tufted 50-55
Snipe 8. Lapwing 6. Curlew 1. LRP 2. Oystercatcher 4.
Common Gull 1st summer. BHG 320. LBBG 25. Herring Gull 5+
Kestrel .buzzard 4. Sparrowhawk 2.
Stock dove.
Fieldfare 15. Song thrush 2. Starling 110
WILLOW WARBLER. Chiffchaff 5. Blackcap 3. Cetti's 4.
Sand Martin 150. House martin 2. Swallow 5.

SAILING POOL:-
GCG 5. Little egret 6 roosted.

FLASHES:-
Little grebe (3rd Flash,).
Teal 15. Shoveler pr. Shelduck 4. Tufted. Coot 22. Mute swan.
Avocet 31. Oystercatcher 2. Lapwing 14. LRP 4. Black t Godwit.
Common Gull (1st summer). BHG 1700. LBBG 5.
Buzzard. Sparrowhawk.
Stock dove 5.
Cetti's w singing. Blackcap. Chiffchaff.
Pied wag 2

A Collared Dove - not a common bird on the reserve these days - was seen near Hobden Hall farm buildings from the Jacobs Hide late morning.

 

[Phil Andrews]

The usual question Des - how many birds do you think were present across the reserve:

Oystercatcher - the usual 6 or has an additional pair arrived?
LRP - was there duplication in the numbers from the Moors Pool and Flashes?

 

[upstarts1979]

Today's highlights:

MOORS:
LRP (3)-----------------------Oystercatcher (4)
Snipe (12)-------------------Lapwing (2)
Gadwall (6)------------------Tufted Duck (62)
Shoveler (24)----------------Teal (5)
Shelduck (3)-----------------Kingfisher
Raven------------------------Sparrowhawk
White Wagtail----------------Med Gull/B H Gull
Blackcap(6)------------------Willow Warbler- in car park area.
Mistle Thrush----------------Cetti's Warbler (3)
Herring Gull (6)--------------L B B Gull (23)- dropped in for a short time after heavy rain.

+ Muntjac.

FLASHES/SAILING POOL*
LRP (4)-----------------------Avocet (5)- four this evening.
Curlew (1)-------------------Lapwing (12)
Oystercatcher (4)-----------Teal (16)
Shoveler (2)-----------------Shelduck (4)
Peregrine (2)----------------Rook (20)
B H Gull (c 900)-------------Blackcap (2)
Cetti's Warbler (1)-----------Little Egret (4)*-roosting tonight.
G C Grebe (4)*--------------House Martin reported*.
Sand Martin (c200)*--------Swallow (10)*

Des.

There were 2 lapwing sitting on Tuesday 2ND April:t: