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  1. upstarts1979

    Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas

    Not sure kid I will research it. Funny enough when we twitched the great knot at Titchwell a few weeks back (best forgotten 8-P) there were sedge warbler singing all the way down the path to the beach. Paul Eele the warden there said they were probably on 2nd broods.
  2. upstarts1979

    Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas

    Alright Dave . Re sedge warblers. I noticed a couple of weeks ago a sudden increase in sedge warbler song and feeding of young at upton. I wonder if they are fresh in moved in from somewhere else or on 2nd broods. It seems to happen every year at same time. What's your thoughts. Could also be...
  3. upstarts1979

    Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas

    Not a bad list Dave. You had 10 species I didn't see at upton warren in 2015👍
  4. upstarts1979

    Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas

    Good to see you out and about kid, building yourself up for Greece eh and a bit of spring at the Mecca;) John
  5. upstarts1979

    Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas

    A new one for the coney kid? , if it was flying south;)
  6. upstarts1979

    Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas

    RB Flicker would like nice on that wire along side the trio kid;)
  7. upstarts1979

    Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas

    Wow Dave good early date:t:
  8. upstarts1979

    Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas

    An article on coney meadow is included in the latest Birdwatching mag. This article covers 10 different birdwatching walks around the UK every month. I will give you the mag next time I see you Dave. which could hopefully be this Sunday at the mecca?:t:
  9. upstarts1979

    Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas

    I bet there are not many people that have seen juv groppers...not seen one myself. nice one Dave :t:
  10. upstarts1979

    Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas

    a bloke at Upton today, told me he had Barn owl - yesterday I think:t:
  11. upstarts1979

    Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas

    Give us one Dave!...........your groppers that is8-P
  12. upstarts1979

    Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas

    My first visit to Coney meadows with Dave today. The Reed bed is well impressive, bigger than all of upton's put together. The whole area has a lot of potential and a wide range of habo for all sorts of species to appear. I am sure I will back for some more. B (:John Water rail at least 4...
  13. upstarts1979

    Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas

    Dave what's the blue piping for are draining more land in worcestershire.
  14. upstarts1979

    Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas

    Dave are there many rowan trees/bushes around your place. We used to get good numbers, ie 45 at Upton when the NM plantation was in its infancy and the rowans were ladened with berries. I will check out the few remaining trees tomorrow. B (:John
  15. upstarts1979

    Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas

    Great about the glowworms, have not any, since I was 17 a few years ago, in Longbridge, before they built on the land..
  16. upstarts1979

    Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas

    Hi Dave/Des we had 4 marbled white at the Flashes 12th July.B (:john
  17. upstarts1979

    Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas

    Dave. Have you got a stand in while you are away;), it would be good to have some continuity .B (:john have a guden
  18. upstarts1979

    Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas

    great record Dave. Hoopoe last year, maybe woodchat this year. or a flyover bee-eater. See you tomorrow at the mecca?:t:
  19. upstarts1979

    Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas

    Dave are you on the early shift at work8-P:gn: I will have to make the effort soon. good finds mate;)
  20. upstarts1979

    Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas

    Dave I wonder if it was one of the 3 birds seen at Upton on 12thMarch. Perhaps it was frozen out and has now returned. They will be moving out soon, I think our bird went tonight. It got up high calling and flew off to he east just before 7pm. B (:John
  21. upstarts1979

    Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas

    A good few birds seen after the work party ther Dave. We left at 6pm and the upton bittern hadn't shown. I suppose they will be leaving soon. B (:
  22. upstarts1979

    Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas

    That's no coincidence , ours also came out early c5.25 20 minutes earlier than Sunday, I dare say weather related.:t:
  23. upstarts1979

    Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas

    I bet there is a few jack snipe in the Dave.
  24. upstarts1979

    Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas

    Well done Dave, its difficult not to get involved when you care about a place, as you well know with me and a similar incident at Upton. :t:john
  25. upstarts1979

    Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas

    Dave should be 96 You have missed Hoopoe. av a gudden mate, see you at the Mecca a bit more in 2013:t:
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