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  1. Matt Griffiths

    Birds of Warwickshire

    Which sites are confirmed to take part Phil? Those four and possibly others?
  2. Matt Griffiths

    Birds of Warwickshire

    Visited Coton Lakes for the first time in a while today and was completely surprised to find no hide there! Seems it got burnt down some time ago :C but can't remember this being reported. Matt
  3. Matt Griffiths

    Birds of Warwickshire

    Mystery bird at Morton Bagot Chris Lane found an interesting seedeating-type bird at Morton Bagot yesterday, which has been seen by a few others today including Richard Harbird who's got some shots, now up on his blog http://mortonbagotbirder.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/mystery-bird.html No-one's...
  4. Matt Griffiths

    Birds of Warwickshire

    Nice one Alan. Did you check the lake? Matt
  5. Matt Griffiths

    Birds of Warwickshire

    Pale redpoll Thanks both, whatever it truly is I don't think it can go down as a definite Mealy so will leave it at that :t:. Btw, the photos weren't taken by me (I didn't see the bird). Kind regards, Matt
  6. Matt Griffiths

    Birds of Warwickshire

    Thanks John.
  7. Matt Griffiths

    Birds of Warwickshire

    Opinions sought on a pale redpoll photographed at Earlswood Lakes earlier this month please - see http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=279594 Kind regards, Matt
  8. Matt Griffiths

    Birds of Warwickshire

    Have there been any negative reports since then, or has no-one been looking?
  9. Matt Griffiths

    Birds of Warwickshire

    Thanks John.
  10. Matt Griffiths

    Birds of Warwickshire

    Hi John, Whereabouts were the Siberians? Together? I wouldn't mind a look for these. Matt
  11. Matt Griffiths

    Birds of Warwickshire

    Coombe Abbey Reported on the Yahoo group on January 14th: Egyptian Goose with Greylags by duck feeding area at Coombe Abbey‏ (John Galletly). This appears to be a resident bird, as one has been recorded on the WeBS counts there regularly since 2011. It's a pity that very little news comes out...
  12. Matt Griffiths

    Birds of Warwickshire

    How can the involvement of young birders with the West Midland Bird Club (and other bird clubs) be increased? http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=2816975
  13. Matt Griffiths

    Birds of Warwickshire

    A new bird book coming out soon may be of interest to local birders, as its recording area includes part of Warwickshire: http://www.nhbs.com/birds_of_the_heart_of_england_tefno_189917.html http://www.amazon.co.uk/Birds-Heart-England-1952-2011-Sixty/dp/1846318858
  14. Matt Griffiths

    Birds of Warwickshire

    Hi Graham, The actual age of this Kittiwake was just a small point, and I suspect an unimportant one in the eyes of some, but hopefully more 2nd-year birds will be detected now that this has been mentioned. Btw, after further research I think the Shustoke bird might be better described as a...
  15. Matt Griffiths

    Birds of Warwickshire

    Hi Graham, John, I guess this bird can be referred to as a 2nd-w, but Collins Bird Guide states that 2nd-year birds have winter head pattern during the summer as well. A quick search for 2nd-s birds revealed this taken in May with some grey still on the nape...
  16. Matt Griffiths

    Birds of Warwickshire

    Just a small point on the Shustoke Kittiwake, it's a second-winter/summer bird, as already noticed by Dave Hutton. Check out the pic of it in flight showing the upperwing markings at http://seeswoodpool.blogspot.co.uk I think an adult would have summer head plumage by now too? Matt
  17. Matt Griffiths

    Birds of Warwickshire

    Golden Plovers near Hockley Heath Near Hockley Heath early afternoon, I twitched 500+ Golden Plover in the sheep pasture along Cut Throat Lane in-between Arnold's Wood and Big Spring Coppice. Mike Inskip had a lot more there though when he first found them earlier today. This flock is more...
  18. Matt Griffiths

    Birds of Warwickshire

    Anyone interested?
  19. Matt Griffiths

    Birds of Warwickshire

    Ladywalk, 02/09/2012 Visited Ladywalk for the first time this afternoon, and whilst coming out of the Rudd Hide found an adult male Redstart in scrub on the opposite side of the river there. Also 2 Goosander flew over. The amount of Himalayan Balsam on the reserve is quite alarming. Matt
  20. Matt Griffiths

    Birds of Warwickshire

    Thanks Alan :t:
  21. Matt Griffiths

    Birds of Warwickshire

    Hi Alan, This sounds like a good pool, one I'd check if in the area. Where can it be viewed from? Matt
  22. Matt Griffiths

    Birds of Warwickshire

    The male Scaup at Shustoke was showing really well this afternoon, next to a pair of Tufted Duck providing a great opportunity for study and comparison. Matt
  23. Matt Griffiths

    Birds of Warwickshire

    One also reported from Cannock Chase yesterday - http://clayhangermarshlog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/lets-talk-about-things-that-shouldnt.html
  24. Matt Griffiths

    Birds of Warwickshire

    When trying to establish the origin of the Earlswood bird last year, apart from Twycross I could only find two other local zoos that had Night Herons, namely Cotswold Wildlife Park and Blackbrook Zoo, the latter of which is rumoured to have had birds of other species escape last year. I don't...
  25. Matt Griffiths

    Birds of Warwickshire

    Richard Harbird has set up a blog for his local patch at Morton Bagot (near Redditch) at http://mortonbagotbirder.blogspot.com/
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