A White Stork circled above North Moors between 13:34 - 13:37, then drifted North. The bird had a couple of secondary feathers missing from right wing - Upton Warren, Moors Pool.
Assuming no escapes come to light, this is species 214 for me at Upton Warren.
Upton Warren this morning for the WeBS count - Flashes: an unexpected Avocet, Tawny Owl, Great White Egret, 2 Stonechat, 2 Snipe.
Moors - 4 Goosander (Clive Lee), 28 Wigeon circled pool late morning, then headed S.
Also on reserve, 9 Little Egret and 2620 Woodpigeon over.
Upton Warren this morning:
5 Curlew, Green Sandpiper, 2 Stonechat, Yellow-legged Gull - Flashes.
Jack Snipe, 2 Wigeon, Stonechat, Red Kite, Coal Tit - Moors Pool.
430+ Redwing through before the rain started.
Rock Pipit briefly, Tawny Owl, 5 Curlew, 2 Stonechat, Fieldfare - Upton Warren, Flashes.
Dunlin, 3 Wigeon, 3 Stonechat, Coal Tit, Red Kite on Moors Pool.
Half decent 72 species.
Crossbill calling audio from this morning:
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Top birding from the garden today (B98 7XZ), 42 Species, including new bird: Great White Egret ➡️ N, Crossbill ➡️ N, 62 Skylark, 3 Fieldfare, 96 Redwing, 20 Meadow Pipit, 3 Linnet, 37 Chaffinch, 8 Redpoll, 11 Siskin, 6 Song Thrush, 2 Little Egret, 11 Pied Wagtail, 8 BH Gull.
Glossy Ibis briefly, then flew W, Rock Pipit, loosely associating with c25 Meadow Pipit, Dunlin briefly, then flew SW, Common Gull, a couple of Redwing over, Stonechat - Upton Warren, Flashes.
5 Swallow over Sailing Pool.
2 Stonechat, Nuthatch at Moors Pool.
From the garden today (B98 7XZ): 7 CROSSBILL ➡️ S, 33 Skylark, 3 Redwing, 16 Meadow Pipit, 31 Chaffinch, 4 Linnet, 8 Siskin, Chiffchaff.
From the garden today (B98 7XZ): my first Autumn Redwing, 188 Meadow Pipit, House Martin, 12 Swallow, 2 Skylark, 2 Redpoll, 40 Siskin, 13 Linnet, 12 Chaffinch, 9 Greenfinch, 11 Pied Wagtail, 7 Rook, 18 Black-headed Gull.
New bird from the garden - male WHEATEAR - looking for birds of prey, out the corner of my eye, saw a bird flick off the roof of one of the bungalows, seemed to have a white rump, ran upstairs, nothing, waited 30 seconds and up it came on roof of house ✅
Upton Warren this morning:
5 Curlew, 2 female Teal, 3+ Redstart - Flashes.
Common Sandpiper, Common Gull (2s) - Sailing Pool.
2 juv Yellow Wagtail, Great White Egret briefly a couple of times, 3 juv LRP, 4 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 4 Gadwall (+5 juvs) - Moors.
Great White Egret briefly, 42 Avocet, 2 Green Sandpiper, 10 LRP, female Teal - Upton Warren, Flashes.
drake Pochard, female Teal, Red Kite - Upton Warren, Moors Pool.
84 Species yesterday at Upton Warren for the all dayer. 82 for me, highlights were: Marsh Harrier, 2 Tawny Owl, 53 Avocet, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 9 LRP, Cuckoo, Hobby, Yellow Wagtail, 13 Shelduck.
female Marsh Harrier at 15:16, went in reed bed at north end of Moors Pool for approx. 15 mins then flew N.
31 Avocet, Redshank, Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, Curlew, this morning - Upton Warren, Flashes.
Goshawk briefly at 09:32, mobbed by large gulls then flew E. 35 Avocet, 2 Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper, 8 LRP, Snipe, 4 Yellow Wagtail through, Swift, Yellow-legged Gull (3w), Red Kite, this morning - Upton Warren, Flashes.
female Redstart, 40 Avocet, Curlew, Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 6 LRP, Yellow Wagtail briefly, 9 Shelduck, Red Kite, Barnacle Goose - Upton Warren, Flashes.
8 Avocet, Red Kite, 2 Snipe, 6 Little Egret - Upton Warren, Moors Pool.
75 Species.
Grasshopper Warbler, 41 Avocet, Curlew, Redshank, 6 LRP, 2 Oystercatcher, Barnacle Goose, 15 Meadow Pipit over - Upton Warren, Flashes.
2 Avocet, Whitethroat, 4 Little Egret - Upton Warren, Moors Pool.
WeBS count to follow.