Wow, 500 blog posts! Its hard to believe at the beginning i would reach 500 posts. Thankyou for your ongoing support and i look forward to the next 500!
3/08/13
3/08/13
Upton Warren flashes was the destination as a Worcester MEGA had taken up residence, So upon our arrival i headed straight for the feeder hide, after briefly stopping near the bridge to listen to a begging juvenile CUCKOO.
Once in the hide, a wait ensured, but my hopes were not high as it starting to become late evening 7pm, and the feeders were almost inactive. 3 Greenfinch were all that kept us entertained.
That was until i spotted a brown tit species in hawthorns to the left of the feeders.
The 'WILLOW TIT'!
Sadly, now a very rare bird within the county, being classed as extinct as a breeder, and no longer has any regular location within the county boundaries! Therefore it was great to be able to catch up with one of these species within the home county.
Additionally, it also produced me the 2nd of the species 'pair, that is Marsh and Willow in the same county in 2 days, not the easiest of feats nowadays!
Having seen the target, and watched it for some time, we moved onto the main hide. Waders were well represented with 7 species, with 7 Avocet, 7 Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Sandpiper and 3 Redshank being the highlights.
We had to wait until very late in the evening for the Gull roost to produce anything, when a pair of adult Common Gull dropped in around 9pm, spending a short period on the deck before flying off south.
MB
3 comments:
Hi MB , congrats on reaching your 500th post , i always find your posts an enjoyable and informative read with excellent pics , and well done on seeing the Willow Tit sadly i think its in nation wide decline these days .
Cheers
Rob
Thankyou Rob. It was great to reach such a milestone. Thankyou for your kind comment, im glad you enjoy reading the blog.
Sadly it does seem that way.
MB
Congratulations on your 500th post Craig...keep up the good work!
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