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Morton Bagot Birder: Tuesday 4 August
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Morton Bagot Life List. Flowers of Morton Bagot. My 2016 Year List. Where is Morton Bagot? Tuesday, 4 August 2015. This evening's visit to the patch can best be described as quiet. So I am particularly grateful to Jim Winsper and John Coombes who have independently contacted me to suggest the same identification for the big fish. It is a Grass Carp which is a native of south-east Asia but is often introduced into pools to munch away at the vegetation. As a herbivore (can fish be herbivores? Simple templa...
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Morton Bagot Birder: June 2015
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Morton Bagot Life List. Flowers of Morton Bagot. My 2016 Year List. Where is Morton Bagot? Sunday, 28 June 2015. After a disconcerting amount of early morning rainfall, I arrived to find it pepping up. It showed no sign of abating when Dave arrived. So we had a bit of a soggy start. As well as the Sedge Warbler singing in the reed-bed, the reverend Reed Warbler decided to give up his oath and also started singing on this Sunday. He can consider himself defrocked. Thursday, 25 June 2015. A warm, sultry da...
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Morton Bagot Birder: May 2015
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Morton Bagot Life List. Flowers of Morton Bagot. My 2016 Year List. Where is Morton Bagot? Sunday, 31 May 2015. Pectoral Sandpiper - Salford Priors GP. Sitting at home, about to eat my lunch. The phone rings. It's Mike. He has found a Pectoral Sandpiper at Salford Prior GP near Alcester. Sharp exit. Sure enough, it was still present. Phew. Ringed Plover and Pectoral Sandpiper. Compared to a Ringed Plover, it was surprisingly slightly smaller. Perhaps a female. Dave and I were tempted back to the patch, w...
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Morton Bagot Birder: Flowers of Morton Bagot
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Morton Bagot Life List. Flowers of Morton Bagot. My 2016 Year List. Where is Morton Bagot? Flowers of Morton Bagot. As I may have said on several occasions I struggle with flower and plant identification. But that doesn't mean I don't want to try. I am however Morton Bagot Birder, not Morton Bagot Botanist, so I have decided to post pictures of flowers here and leave the main page for birds and a few insects. To start things off I have the following to offer:. Dandelion - April 30. Elderflower - April 30.
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Morton Bagot Birder: Local bird news
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Morton Bagot Life List. Flowers of Morton Bagot. My 2016 Year List. Where is Morton Bagot? Monday, 3 August 2015. It's Monday Aug 3 and I have had a text from John Coombes to say he saw a Marsh Harrier flying over Coughton Lane towards Coughton Court at 10.30am. This is a great find for John. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Sunday 4th December, 2016. Out4aduck - A record of my birding year. Hen Harrier proves a winter delight at Upton Warren. The Heirs of Gilbert. View my complete profile.
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Morton Bagot Birder: Thursday 6 August
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Morton Bagot Life List. Flowers of Morton Bagot. My 2016 Year List. Where is Morton Bagot? Thursday, 6 August 2015. A cloudy start with frequent showers and a light southerly breeze. It warmed up considerably when the sun came out. After good views of two on the pool, I found a further nine on the flash field. So plenty of opportunities to get sketching. The two Siskins against the sky. The heavily streaked back and crown is shown here. Keep watching the feeders at the barn conversions.
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Morton Bagot Birder: My 2014 Patch List
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Morton Bagot Life List. Flowers of Morton Bagot. My 2016 Year List. Where is Morton Bagot? My 2014 Patch List. 49 Great Spotted Woodpecker. 34 Lesser Black-backed Gull. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Sunday 4th December, 2016. Out4aduck - A record of my birding year. Hen Harrier proves a winter delight at Upton Warren. The Heirs of Gilbert. Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre. View my complete profile. Simple template. Powered by Blogger.
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Morton Bagot Birder: Saturday August 8
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Morton Bagot Life List. Flowers of Morton Bagot. My 2016 Year List. Where is Morton Bagot? Sunday, 9 August 2015. A largely sunny morning with a very light southerly breeze. So naturally I then spent almost the whole of this morning staring into trees watching passerines. No wonder I'm off the pace. Taking the route along the road I quickly discovered the first of two Spotted Flycatchers. It was quite flighty and I just managed one record shot. I finally reached the pool, now just a puddle, and also the ...
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Morton Bagot Birder: Tuesday August 11
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Morton Bagot Life List. Flowers of Morton Bagot. My 2016 Year List. Where is Morton Bagot? Tuesday, 11 August 2015. A sunny day with a very light westerly breeze. This was a pretty typical early autumn evening visit. Several warblers hid amongst Reed Buntings and Goldfinches in the hedgerow bordering the pool. A red-tailed passerine, presumably a Redstart, flushed ahead of me and then disappeared. The pool I referred to earlier is now definitely just a glorified puddle as this image testifies.
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Morton Bagot Birder: Sunday August 2
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Morton Bagot Life List. Flowers of Morton Bagot. My 2016 Year List. Where is Morton Bagot? Sunday, 2 August 2015. August at last. Although birds have been trickling back south for a month, the deluge starts this month. Not today though. Dave and I walked around scrutinising every bird in every bush (or so it felt) to come up with 16 Whitethroats, five Lesser Whitethroats, a Sedge Warbler, two Blackcaps, and a Reed Warbler, all probably Morton Bagot locals. The day's highlight was a fish! Out4aduck - A re...