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  1. dwe

    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    Calling all photographers. In final throes of the 2012 WMBC report. If you have any photos of birds taken in 2012 I would be pleased to hear from you. I try to use as many as I can but prefer un-edited images so I can crop etc to suit. [email protected]. Thanks!
  2. dwe

    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    My previous Mandarin records are for 1991 and 1997. Dave
  3. dwe

    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    WMBC 2011 report Received a copy of the 2011 WMBC report today so they should be with the distributors today and with you very soon. Many thanks to all that contributed - we couldn't do it without your help!
  4. dwe

    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    Copmere Sunday 16th The duck count revealed a male Mandarin - scarce visitor to the lake. Otherwise nothing spectacular: 63 Canada Geese 27 Cormorants 13 Goosander 34 Mallard 6 Mute Swans 5 Great-crested Grebes 185 Coot 4 Teal 112 Tufted 17 Wigeon 15 Goldeneye Ravens were very vocal.
  5. dwe

    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    WMBC 2011 Report Just approved the final proofs for 2011 Report so should be out in two weeks I guess. Thanks to all who sent in records and photos. If any of you have photos for 2012 or indeed 2013 as well then please do get in touch. Cheers Dave
  6. dwe

    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    Thanks Keith but my job is "easy" compared to that of the county recorders! We had 980 contributors to the 2011 report - a mountain of records to sift through. Well done Nick and Co:t:
  7. dwe

    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    WMBC Annual Report The WMBC 2011 Report is with the printers - just waiting for the proofs so should be with you shortly. So, I am looking for photos for the 2012 Report. If you have anything that you think might be suitable then I would be pleased to hear from you. Obviously rarities and...
  8. dwe

    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    When I took over as Annual Report Editor in 1999 (!) I deliberately changed the name of the Report to show clearly which counties we cover because the Club's name is very confusing. Adding the word "Counties" would be a simple and, dare I say, painless way out. Dave
  9. dwe

    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    Iberian Chiffy I didn't see/hear anything at 8am. If you find anything of note while you are up here then please let me know for the records. The current Keele bird lists is here: http://www.keele.ac.uk/arboretum/plantsandanimals/birds/ Thanks Dave
  10. dwe

    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    Copmere Sunday 11th A very cold Duck Count with snow drifting across the lake (it was sunny this time last year!). The Smew hung on to get included! 23 Cormorants sitting in the trees (is this a site record Nick?). Also, just to the sitting side of them and slightly aloof was a nice Peregrine...
  11. dwe

    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    Copmere 17th Feb A redhead Smew was showing well at midday. Also: 20 Goldeneye 5 Goosander 98 Wigeon 111 Tufted Ducks 1 Pochard 78 Coot 5 Gadwall 9 Cormorants Dave
  12. dwe

    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    Thanks - gripped off by my wife!!!!!!! If only she had phoned I might have seen over Keele :-)) Dave
  13. dwe

    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    Anbody seen any Pink-feet? Sue reckoned she had a flock of 100 flying high over Stone in a westerly direction on Tuesday. Dave
  14. dwe

    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    Nice photos. Any chance of a few full-size shots for the WMBC annual report? [email protected] Dave
  15. dwe

    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    BB Journal Am de-cluttering! I have BBs going back to 1950 that will probably end up in the skip unless someone out there is interested. If you are then drop me an email at [email protected]. Cheers and sorry for hijacking this space Dave Emley BTW the 2010 report is near...
  16. dwe

    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    No I did not pick up the legs - just the head shape that suggested Ibis to me and the all-dark colour. I did see one a few weeks back. I suppose I will never know for sure but after 40 years birding I do know that it was something out of the ordinary! Dave
  17. dwe

    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    OK one rubbish photo but you can't see the small head with down-curved bill on it but it is only a 100mm lens!
  18. dwe

    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    glossy ibis alert May be it's the heat - not used to it but just seen what looked to me to be a Glossy Ibis circling over the Observatory at Keele (13.30). It was very distant and only had my bins and macro lens (!). Just posting this in haste in case anyone is in the Keele-Silverdale area...
  19. dwe

    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    Yes; thanks very much. Dave
  20. dwe

    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    Would appreciate a photo for the WMBC annual report ; contact me at : [email protected] Cheers Dave
  21. dwe

    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    Most recording schemes use the vice-county system so that they can have continuity of recording area and are able to compare historical distributions with current day. Watson developed this idea because he wanted to set up more equi-sized recording units. He set about combining some counties and...
  22. dwe

    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    I agree with Nick. I spend much of my life with websites. If you put something on a website or a forum like this you are publishing it just as sure as if you were putting it in a newspaper and therefore you are bound by the same laws and you could be liable to the same consequences. Please be...
  23. dwe

    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    Mandarin fix There were 7 male Mandarins on the stream by Whitmore Hall this morning. Lovely site in the early morning sun. Dave
  24. dwe

    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    Smew at Copmere - a history From my notes, the first Smew was on 14/12/1996. I remember it well. It was the WeBS count. The lake was half frozen. I scanned the ice first and there, standing on the ice, was a Bewick's Swan - a first for me there at any rate. Feeling well-chuffed I started...
  25. dwe

    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    Fantastic find! I've been visiting Copmere for 40 years so am well and truly "gripped off"! As to Smew, there are two records on the WeBS database : 15 Dec, 1996 and 16 Dec, 1998. Being one day but two years apart these dates look an bit suspect; I'll check my notes when I get home.
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