Upton Warren Alldayer

Upton Warren - The Moors

The list in full flow

Common Sandpiper

Digiscoping mid afternoon at Hanbury

Avocet

Mediterranean Gull

Lapwing

Stock Dove

After a quick recharge of the batteries I headed over to Upton Warren to support the All Day challenge against similar reserves.

I did two different visits either side of a trip to Hanbury to watch my youngest have his first innings in senior cricket (batting very well). As always there was great comradeir around the reserve and in the hides. Days like this remind you that there are still plenty of genuine nice people in the world. 

My own highlights was three Dunlin, Med Gull,a very showy Common Sandpiper and of course the Avocet. These are the all birds recorded on the day :-

Waterfowl(16)
Mute swan, Greylag, Canada Geese, Shelduck, Gadwall, Teal, Mallard, Shoveler, Tufted Duck, Coot, Moorhen, Water Rail, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant, Grey Heron

Waders (10) 
Avocet, Oystercatcher, LRP, Ringed Plover, Lapwing, Dunlin, Snipe, Jack snipe, Curlew, Common Sandpiper

Raptors(7)
Red Kite, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Kestrel, Hobby, Peregrine, Tawny owl,

Gulls/terns(5)
Med Gull, BHG, Herring Gull, LBBG, Common Tern

Non passerines(10)
Pheasant, Collared dove, Stock Dove, Feral Pigeon, Wood Pigeon, Cuckoo, Swift, Kingfisher, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker.

some passers (13)
Skylark, Sand Martin, Swallow, Meadow Pipit, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, 

Warblers (9)
Cettis Warbler, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler

Final scores was Upton Warren 91, Belvide 91, Grimley 88, Sandwell 85, Marsh Lane 82, Middleton 73