Rare and Scarce Birds in Warwickshire (2 Viewers)

[draycotebirding]

Hoopoe Earlswood

From pager---"Hoopoe Earlswood in area with no general access at 11am then flew off + no sign since"

Any further gen Matt?

Regards

John

 

[Matt Griffiths]

From pager---"Hoopoe Earlswood in area with no general access at 11am then flew off + no sign since"

Any further gen Matt?

Regards

John

I'm surprised this was put on the pager as I was told not to tell anyone about it! The bird was first seen at horse pastures which birders could check from gates along Norton Lane and Wood Lane. There is also a footpath from Wood Lane to Rumbush Farm which can be used to scan from. To birders in general, please do not enter the fields / stray too far off path, as there is a high chance you'll be caught if trespassing in this area.
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?...&st=2&pc=B94+5JH&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf (change zoom to 1:25000 to see footpath)
Matt

P.S. I haven't seen it.

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

4/7/11 Hartshill Moorwood 11:40 p.m Stone Curlew low over heading East. Regards, John

 

[RICHARD DAWKINS]

John do you have infa-red eyesight at that time of night you wouldn't be able to see a thing!!!

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

John do you have infa-red eyesight at that time of night you wouldn't be able to see a thing!!!

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Hi Richard, I have been to Cannock Chase after dark and had good veiws of Nightjar churring and catching moths if you can get them against the sky.

 

[draycotebirding]

I'm surprised this was put on the pager as I was told not to tell anyone about it! The bird was first seen at horse pastures which birders could check from gates along Norton Lane and Wood Lane. There is also a footpath from Wood Lane to Rumbush Farm which can be used to scan from. To birders in general, please do not enter the fields / stray too far off path, as there is a high chance you'll be caught if trespassing in this area.
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?...&st=2&pc=B94+5JH&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf (change zoom to 1:25000 to see footpath)
Matt

P.S. I haven't seen it.

Thanks Matt

Regards

John

 

[Matt Griffiths]

Still no sign of the Earlswood Hoopoe this morning.

I notice on Max's blog that he's taken photos of a Spotted Flycatcher in Warks which strangely has a bold black mark on the ear-coverts in view.
http://maxsbirdingdiary.blogspot.com/2011/07/fun-and-games-in-churchyard.html (hope you don't mind Max)
Any suggestions?
Matt

 

[Phil Andrews]

Still no sign of the Earlswood Hoopoe this morning.

I notice on Max's blog that he's taken photos of a Spotted Flycatcher in Warks which strangely has a bold black mark on the ear-coverts in view.
http://maxsbirdingdiary.blogspot.com/2011/07/fun-and-games-in-churchyard.html (hope you don't mind Max)
Any suggestions?
Matt

Interesting Matt - I wonder if it is some form of tic?

Phil

 

[gareth_blockley]

Another (the same?) Hoopoe reported from Monday in Brum, in a garden at Hall Green at 5pm.

Gareth

 

[senatore]

Still no sign of the Earlswood Hoopoe this morning.

I notice on Max's blog that he's taken photos of a Spotted Flycatcher in Warks which strangely has a bold black mark on the ear-coverts in view.
http://maxsbirdingdiary.blogspot.com/2011/07/fun-and-games-in-churchyard.html (hope you don't mind Max)
Any suggestions?
Matt

Hi Matt.I don't mind at all.Of course I didn't notice the mark and would be interested to know.

A far better pic of the same bird taken by my friend Kath can be seen here :-

http://www.flickr.com/photos/45304831@N02/5901318013/in/photostream

Max.

 

[RICHARD DAWKINS]

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Hi Richard, I have been to Cannock Chase after dark and had good veiws of Nightjar churring and catching moths if you can get them against the sky.

Yeah so have i john but i also remember you shouting Bittern when it was infact a Grey Heron and that was day time :-O

 

[jeff]

Yeah so have i john but i also remember you shouting Bittern when it was infact a Grey Heron and that was day time :-O

Better to shout up and be wrong rather than say nothing and everyone else miss it

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

Yeah so have i john but i also remember you shouting Bittern when it was infact a Grey Heron and that was day time :-O

I have never been out bird watching with you Richard.

 

[RICHARD DAWKINS]

I have never been out bird watching with you Richard.

Oh ok then John so you never came on the birdclub trips then,seems i ran them and and you were on a few of them I recall i.e Norfolk,Fen Dayton,Gratham & Paxton 8-P

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

Oh ok then John so you never came on the birdclub trips then,seems i ran them and and you were on a few of them I recall i.e Norfolk,Fen Dayton,Gratham & Paxton 8-P

I have been on Nuneaton Bird club trips when you were present but I have never personally gone out birdwatching with yourself.
There was no I.D incident concerning Bittern and Heron as you suggest.
However in Norfolk last year near Great Yarmouth looking for Rough-Legged Buzzard, there were 3 Short-eared Owl hunting over the marshes which you said were Long-eared Owls and a Chinese Water Deer you dismissed as a Muntjac, all from a man who can't decide wether he can see after dark or not, I can only suggest you eat more carrots Richard.
I believe people know what your up to and are not really interested and therefore I will no longer read your comments or reply to them.

Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

7/7/11 KWP Broomeycroft pool (WJE) Whimbrel calling 11:20 p.m and again 11:50 p.m Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

16/7/11 RE: Birdline report at Fisher's mill Quail Calling, Tame Valley birding saying Geoff Williams. Fisher's mill is in Warwickshire there is no Corn Field at Fisher's mill. I believe you will find the cornfields near Fisher's mill bridge are in Staffordshire and thus Drayton Bassett.

Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

20/7/11 Middleton Hall Lesser Spotted Woodpecker on dead branches on Oak in farm paddock. Regards, John

 

[Dog]

while doing some Newt fencing in Lower Brailes today a Whimbrel flew over calling & 2 Raven over.

Mike.

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

Red Kite high over Hartshill today.