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    Kingsbury Water Park

    A med gull was present this morning, sat on a post viewable from the first BP hide. It looked to be beginning to moult into 2nd winter plumage. I first saw it fly past me in the Skan Hide and then settle in front of the BP Hide. A quick dash round and there it was. The bright red legs really...
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    Kingsbury Water Park

    Moth trap help some goodies this morning. New for me: scarce silver lines, chinese character, grey arches and dusky sallow. This adds to the buff footman which was new to me last week. A few yellow tails out as well. The park is currently restricted in parts due to flooding. Always worth asking...
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    Kingsbury Water Park

    I got the majority of the vegetation this morning with the sheers, opening up the large majority of the views. It will now be a case of seeing how much sits back up in the coming couple of days and then getting back out with again if it is needed. Not a lot from the hides this morning. Good...
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    Kingsbury Water Park

    I noticed that when I last visited the hides and it was added to the to do list. Sadly, we've been busy running events everyday since then, so I haven't been able to get around to it. I'm not at Kingsbury again now until 3rd August, so I can only pass on your comments and ask one of the other...
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    Kingsbury Water Park

    Bar-headed goose still at Bodymoor Heath Water yesterday. Moth trapping throwing up some species that are now for me. A white satin the other day, a large twin-spotted carpet for the last two days, and a yellow-tail yesterday. It was nice to see a drinker in there as well on Sunday, hopefully...
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    Kingsbury Water Park

    White satin in the trap the other night at KWP. I have it on tonight too, so we will see what that brings. Ihad a RP from the hides this morning, although it quickly found cover. Saw my first ever deer fly up at Mitchell's Pool yesterday. Not sure of the exact species as the thing bit me, so...
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    Kingsbury Water Park

    Moth trapping picked up last night. 2 poplar hawk moths, 3 buff-tips, a buff arches, beautiful hook-tip and a swallowtail were the pick of the bunch. But best of all, an eyed hawk moth, only my second ever, was waiting on the last egg box. Brown hawker seen over the pond dipping pool on Monday...
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    Kingsbury Water Park

    Bar headed goose at Bodymoor Heath Water for the past couple of days. Probably a fence hopper. Number of lapwing were up from the hides this morning, with at least 18 birds present. I think these might be failed breeders that have moved in. The oystercathcers have 1 well grown chick with them...
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    Kingsbury Water Park

    Spotted flycatcher singing up by Mitchell's Pool on Friday. Moth trapping has picked up a bit, with poplar hawk moths and cinnabars turning up. Also a white-spotted pug the other day, a first for me. Adam
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    Kingsbury Water Park

    Yeah, to stop the river (and the pools) flooding into the canal, a new flood bund is being created. The material from this is being removed from the edge of Cliff Pool. This wil create shallow areas were we are hoping to create a larger reedbed than we currently have. So hopefully wintering...
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    Kingsbury Water Park

    LRP from the hides this morning. The common terns look settled in now, hopefully the floods will spare them this year. The moth trap has turned up a few good uns lately: lime hawk moth, white-pinion spotted, pebble prominent and brimstone. Adam
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    Kingsbury Water Park

    lesser whitethroat showing really well at Pine Pool yesterday. A yellow wagtail was on the river bank at 6pm yesterday at the back of Hemlingford. Sand martins on the river are becoming a bit of a spectacle, close views of so many birds is always good. Adam
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    Kingsbury Water Park

    Not had chance to go birding at KWP this week. But walking around work today has proven productive. Kingfishers were seen on Kingfisher Pool (what are the chances!). 3 buzzards were up over Mitchell's Pool. 2 Gadwall and 4 tufted duck still there as well. More warblers than I could count or...
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    Kingsbury Water Park

    Saw my first lesser whitethroat of the year today (heard 2 last week) in the ditch on the north side of Canal Pool on the way to the hides. Also saw my first reed warbler of the year in the same ditch. The hides produced 2 redshank, 3 dunlin and 3 LRP. However, the dunlin and LRP quickly...
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    Kingsbury Water Park

    Finding the singing wood warbler on my way to the Skan Hide this morning made my day! A little stunner, what a song it has, and was quite a surprise to find it if I'm honest. Not a mega rarity, but a nice reminder of why people wake up early and work a patch. I also had a common sandpiper from...
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    Kingsbury Water Park

    Plenty of common terns on both Bodymoor Heath Water and Hemlingford Water. Muntjac deer seen on an island on Hemlingford today. I also had a whimbrel through over Bodymoor Heath Water at 5.50pm. Adam
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    Kingsbury Water Park

    I had another birmstone on site on Wednesday, this time by the main car park. Common terns must have reached double figures by midday on Wednesday. I didn't have my bins with me (as I was working), so didn't get a definate count though. They just seemed to be everywhere over Bodymoor Water. Adam
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    Kingsbury Water Park

    Brimstone butterfly today at KWP. Just on a path we cleared from the Broomey Croft Car Park. This is the path that will be used as a diversion once the upcoming bund works start; please see signs on site for more details (as I cant remember all of them at the moment). A blackcap was signing...
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    Kingsbury Water Park

    At least 3 common terns still present on Bodymoor Heath Water today. Also saw my first house martin of the year over Broomey Croft. There was a peacock butterfly on the wing near Mitchell's Pool, depsite the very strong winds and odd light shower. Adam
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    Kingsbury Water Park

    Pre-work jaunt around Broomey Croft produced 2 singing willow warblers between BC pool and Canal Pool, 4 swallows and one sand martin over BC pool. I also saw a fox, rather dark in colour (almost black in parts) carrying a dead cormorant along the far back from the hides. It then appeared about...
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    Kingsbury Water Park

    At least 2 chiffchaff new in today; one near Hemmingford Pool and one on the Nature Trail. Didn't have chance to walk much more of the site today to check for anything else new in, but there does appear to be a pair of kingfisher looking to nest on the site. Adam
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    Kingsbury Water Park

    2 singing chiffchaff on the River Tame just past Mitchell's Pool the other morning. I'm aiming to make KWP my local patch once the days get a little longer, or if my shifts start later. I'll be keeping the sightings board in the VC more up-to-date too, and might even be getting the news out via...
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