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  1. Phil Andrews

    sheepwash urban park

    We have a clever mapping system at work which, whilst focussing on the city council, does cover Greater Birmingham ;). Tools include aerial photos, distance measurements and calculation of site areas
  2. Phil Andrews

    sheepwash urban park

    The chemical pool is approx 240m at its longest north to south and 160m at its widest east to west. It has a total area of around 31,000 square metres or 7.66 acres. The secondary pool to the west is 144m by 33m and adds a futher 0.75 acres (give or take). The main pool at SUP is 277 metres at...
  3. Phil Andrews

    sheepwash urban park

    Waiting with those measurements if Laurie relents ....
  4. Phil Andrews

    sheepwash urban park

    New Orleans 8-P
  5. Phil Andrews

    sheepwash urban park

    I was of course referring to the returning bird at Slimbridge :t:
  6. Phil Andrews

    sheepwash urban park

    Spooky - women want to be with him, men want to be him .... 8-P Gave up year listing in the early 2000s having gone to the most goddam awful place to year-tick a Night Heron ;)
  7. Phil Andrews

    sheepwash urban park

    Sorry Mark - I have had the pleasure of visiting SUP only once, for the Night Heron a dozen(ish) years ago
  8. Phil Andrews

    sheepwash urban park

    Seems to have been a bumper year for Little Grebe; I have noticed an explosion of numbers at Upton Warren and a good showing at Grimley when I went a-Tealing this week.
  9. Phil Andrews

    sheepwash urban park

    Hi BS - if it has a full black hood then it can only be a full adult or a second summer Med. The key is to look at the wing tips; second summer birds have black markings that are noticeable when the bird is flying or stationery although occasionally these can be grey rather than black and...
  10. Phil Andrews

    sheepwash urban park

    Would quite happily trade-off a few pairs of Avocet if it would guarantee the return of successfully breeding Lapwing and LRP :-C
  11. Phil Andrews

    sheepwash urban park

    Not wanting to start any argy-bargy but I dont see it on any list of accepted Fulmar records?
  12. Phil Andrews

    sheepwash urban park

    Kevin, Your efforts are much appreciated in pulling all this information together; its a shame you dont neccessarily get the full picture. From the workload described you can see why there isnt a long queue of candidates to be a County Recorder (I considered it for Worcs when Brian Stretch...
  13. Phil Andrews

    sheepwash urban park

    Perhaps it should have said "inability to spell"? 8-P
  14. Phil Andrews

    sheepwash urban park

    I would confirm that the reciprocal arrangements exists between all Trusts except Norfolk so you wont need to purchase a when permit visiting UW once your membership is sorted; expect a "warm" welcome ;) In all fairness when you look closer it is a rather strange policy as membership rates...
  15. Phil Andrews

    sheepwash urban park

    Yet again Laurie you cant resist the "inner sanctum" theory of a few controlling the masses. I have cleared stated the process at Upton Warren for considering non-County rarities that may be reported on the reserve when it comes to writing the annual report, this is the case for ALL birders -...
  16. Phil Andrews

    sheepwash urban park

    I dont think any "innocent question" would include the phrase rat pack Trollingthunder. Without wishing to bore followers of the SUP thread, to put this to bed I would advise that in the last 6 months we have formed an Upton Warren Rarities Committee to review with those species below the level...
  17. Phil Andrews

    sheepwash urban park

    Just shows we all have different criteria as to what is a countable record.
  18. Phil Andrews

    sheepwash urban park

    I think we all would have wanted someone to see a Marsh Tit at Upton
  19. Phil Andrews

    sheepwash urban park

    The regulars (and newcomers) at Upton Warren are rightly excited about the return of an enagmatic species thought to be lost to the site (and nearly the whole county of Worcestershire). You might term it "wetting themselves"; I would call it passionate about what the site can produce and...
  20. Phil Andrews

    sheepwash urban park

    Clearly its the County Recorder's call what to do when receiving reports of Submission Species without any supporting notes and I dont envy Kevin in such circumstances. Personally I belive that records of declining species such as Willow Tit and Nightingale should be fully documented so the...
  21. Phil Andrews

    sheepwash urban park

    Hi Laurie - where did I comment on the record; I was just seeking clarification on the status of Avocet in the West Midlands which is important in understanding the movement of the significant Worcestershire breeding population. Personally I believe that a local site list should only include...
  22. Phil Andrews

    sheepwash urban park

    Preumably Avocet is still a submission species for the West Mids county?
  23. Phil Andrews

    sheepwash urban park

    Last sighting at Upton Warren was on Tuesday so it may be one of "our" birds passing through?
  24. Phil Andrews

    sheepwash urban park

    Think I saw the story in today's Brum Post but they could have lifted it from the Express & Star.
  25. Phil Andrews

    sheepwash urban park

    Did I see a story in the paper about a Canada Goose being shot at Sheepwash?
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