Record!!!!

5/02/11
A large flock of waxwing had been reported on the opposite side of kidderminster and within 15 mins we were there walking the area...
we had just seen 5 Birds just around the corner on the way to twitch these birds...
Needless yto say an hour later, the unhappy face was back, another large scale dip on waxwing, however 5 birds was nice compensation....

So with about an hour or 2 left of daylight we headed to upton warren moors pool..
the evening was all quiet really. but a nice chat was had with the biking birder, Gary prescott, about his travels over the country last year.....
It was nice to meet garry again...
But at around 5:10pm just as it was getting dark, a superb flock of 10 GOOSANDER dropped onto the moors pool.....
Yes, so i hear you say, but this birds is usually only in its one's and two's at upton, and this transpired to be THE LARGEST FLOCK OF GOOSANDER EVER OBSERVED ON UPTON SOIL, flyover flocks included, there was 2 drakes in the flock and the rest were female..
Highlights:
Shelduck
10 GOOSANDER
1 Sprawk
13 Curlew...
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