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Recent content by wheatearlp

  1. wheatearlp

    Wild Bird

    Looks like a Great Tit. I'd share your qualms in catching it, parents were probably around & wondering where it went. Maybe too late to put it back. Unless a fledgling/chick is in immediate danger it shouldn't be 'rescued' but left to the ministrations of parent birds. Given where things have...
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    River warbler or common grasshopper warbler?

    Well, that's something I've learnt today... you can ask questions on xeno-canto!
  3. wheatearlp

    Upton Warren

    I'll see if Dave has the full list list in a more user-friendly version than mine.
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    Upton Warren

    The only photo I took during Saturday's All-dayer was of a female Beautiful Demoiselle, see attached. This, and a male Banded Demoiselle, were my first Odonata of the year
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    Upton Warren

    Details attached relating to a darvic-ringed BHG seen at the Flashes on 27th April. This is only the second BHG recorded on the reserve from a Scottish ringing scheme. Photo also attached.
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    Upton Warren

    That, of course, should be waders rather than 'wafers' 🤦
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    Upton Warren

    Fairly quiet at the Flashes this evening. Wafers present were: Oystercatcher (2), Avocet (60+), LRP (4), Lapwing (3) & Common Sandpiper (2). Two Common Terns & the 1st S Common Gull also noted. Two broods of three Canada Geese & one, much reduced, of Mallard.
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    Unknown bird drainage ditch Derby uk.

    Could be, depending on bill colour and 'sharpness' of plumage. However, such a well-grown juvenile is extremely unlikely at this time of year given that they are only likely to have hatched recently and would look more like those in the attached image.
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    Bird with powder blue belly brown wings and head in CNY feeder today 04_24_24.

    Where in the world are you? The image you've posted is a female Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu, which is a sub-Saharan African species.
  10. wheatearlp

    Unknown bird drainage ditch Derby uk.

    Had two juveniles with an adult Moorhen on Tuesday (23/4) in NE Worcestershire.
  11. wheatearlp

    Upton Warren

    A darvic-ringed BHG at the Flashes this afternoon. Details & a photo attached. This bird was seen on the Moors Pool earlier this month.
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    Big Garden Birdwatch 2024 Results

    ??
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    Female Common or Red-breasted Merganser? Eastern Ontario, Canada

    Yes, upper mandible is broken
  14. wheatearlp

    Upton Warren

    This afternoon produced another darvic-ringed BHG on the Flashes. This one, a female, is on one of the new islands & carries ring 2FAA (white characters on a black ring). It was ringed at Marsh Lane Reserve, Meriden 7th June 2022. Attached are details of all sightings to date & a photo, plus a...
  15. wheatearlp

    Upton Warren

    A brief visit to the Moors Pool at #uptonwarren this morning produced nothing new for the year. However, there were 2 darvic-ringed BHGs present - 24H0 (black characters on white ring), present for its 6th successive year, having been ringed 10/6/13 at Cerney Wick in the Cotswold Water Park. The...
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