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    Shropshire Birding

    Hi Mick, Pretty straightforward, follow the access road signed Dhustone,from A4117 bewdley to Ludlow road, to the car park below the summit. First light the bird favoured the "plateaux" between the car park and access road coming up. Often feeding in the gulley between the car park and...
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    Shropshire Birding

    :t: Hi Patrick, I think that 2 glaucs is erroneous, there is some confusion over the age of the birds. There was a juv sat sun and mon. the information services reported a 2nd w and I think this where the confusion lies. People are expecting 2 nd w seeing juv and assuming 2 individuals. I...
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    Shropshire Birding

    Request: Hi Midlands birder, the wryneck on titterstone is a county rarity, so the county recorder G Holmes would like a description from you mate in worcester so he can be credited for the find in the annual report. If you know the identity of the mids birder who says the Black redstart has...
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    Shropshire Birding

    Hi Alexandre, I caught up with the smew yesterday, it had moved to Whitemere. Thats the first smew around the meres for sometime, probably 4 years!! This is the 4th individual in shropshire this year following 3 redheads at venus pool in early Jan. What used to be a almost annual sight has...
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    Shropshire Birding

    Hey Jacana, You need to be careful saying things like that about Whixall, people get upset when you imply the site is COMPLETELY DEVOID OF LIFE. I don't think coot uses the forum so have probably got away with that!!!! Oh, almost forgot, Richard Vernon had 4 Whooper swans this afternoon near to...
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    Shropshire Birding

    Hey up, ad. Caspian priorslee again at lunchtime. I know what you mean reagrding gulls Ian, however this is the joy of winter birding in Britain!!!! In a word cr*p! Andy
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    Shropshire Birding

    Further to Ians' (moorhen)post ad Caspian was present from 1.30ish - 3.00 1 yl gull but no sign of the Glaucous, by 3.20 when I left site. Cheers Andy
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    Shropshire Birding

    Black necked grebe Priorslee this afternoon showing exceptionally well. Firecrest was reported on the pager as still present this morning. Thanks for the info chris regarding flights thailand, cheapest I can find are Jet airways via Mumbai £450. Asia x are certainly cheap out of kuala lumpa but...
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    Shropshire Birding

    Message for jacana: Will, can you contact me regarding Thailand, thinking I might twitch spoonbilled & Noordmans early in new year info would be much appreciated!!! Firecrest still present this am wrekin, directions on yahoo.shropshirebirds. Nice to see some birds being posted here!!! Andy
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    Shropshire Birding

    As Jacana says 'defish', however if your visit venus check the lanes around berrington there is usually a Hobby to be had in the area or venus itself... Cheers Andy
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    Shropshire Birding

    Hi Ash, Hate to be a kill joy but shropshire is having a poor time bird wise at the moment, nothing of note for some time I,m afraid. The mosses are good for insects now, Large heath butterfly and White faced darter being the most interesting, raft spider is also possible, hobbies are normally...
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    Shropshire Birding

    Hi Mcmerlin, Martin Grant (newport birder) spends his time birding the area, and you're right Quail is a possibility especially in 'quail years'. Corn bunting, Yellow wag, Grey Partridge, little & Barn owl are other species to look for. Stonechat winter and passage at wall farm wetlands can be...
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    Shropshire Birding

    Chris the rowans the waxwings are feeding on will probably be gone tomorrow, I'll be amazed if they are still there after the weekend. I would think other birds will be found some where else, maybe Telfords turn next...! andy
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    Shropshire Birding

    hi all, The weather conditions on sunday could be the reason for a consistantly hovering buzzard, as a word of warning there is/was a very pale buzzard in the area which I ran halfway accross the moor at pole cott to get a better view of which was not the hoped for rough leg!!! Which patrick I...
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    Shropshire Birding

    Hey jason, you need to get to ellesmere apparently they've increased to eight today, med gull in trumpton yesterday, maybe it is the centre of the known universe like the locals think!!!!! andy
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    Shropshire Birding

    Chris Was that the bird behind the post office down the alleyway? Checked rowan rd this am but no sign of waxwings I'm afraid I'll keep looking. Andy
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    Shropshire Birding

    Hey up, Waxwings have found shropshire... 2 this morning in Rowan rd Market Drayton at 9.15. Unfortunately they could not be relocated despite several people looking. I'm sure they're around there somewhere I'll check again in the morning. I had a look at Telford Train stn last week chris but...
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    Shropshire Birding

    Unfortunately I'm never near telford during day light in the week however the rowans in trumpton are disappearing rather quickly, the only problem the starling shaped birds eating them are just that, starlings!!!! If on the rare occaison I'm any where near town I'll check. andy.
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    Shropshire Birding

    Hi Chris, I've seen your photos via the link you posted, your trip rep etc. link the page will not appear. Any way the desert wheatear this is a site relatively new you say, where was it? did it turn up any other interesting sights? I see you visited salim ali was it good? I never went last...
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    Shropshire Birding

    hello, thanks for the info on Goa, should of mentioned its a return trip I was there last year for two weeks so this year will be more relaxed with a few species to target and backwoods is on again!!! Patrick I can't afford scilly anymore! I went to peru in september so if either of you need any...
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    Shropshire Birding

    Hi patrick/all, I finished work early today so managed the last 40 minutes of daylight at the mire lake. the wood sandpiper was still present but not alot else, 9+ green sands and 50+ lapwing. The record of Whoopers over shrewsbury is a good one and I've been meaning to go to Haughmond hill for...
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    Shropshire Birding

    Thanks patrick, I had a day out of county yesterday with captain Kirk and an old friend from staffs. We nailed steppe grey shrike & two barred crossbill both showing extremely well (check out jim's blog in a few days!!). I don't twitch very often these days but I think twitchers/birders are...
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    Shropshire Birding

    hi patrick, if you manage to complete your webs count at melverley this weekend, in light of the weather = floods I would be very interested if you record Bewicks swan or any grey geese. I'm doing a county bird list and still need the above species, other want's Ls pecker GG shrike, Black...
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