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Wheatears at Bittell Reservoirs by Andy Warr

A record of the occurrences during the spring passage periods of 2008 & 2009

This log aims to record the number of Wheatears passing through the county and is based on each individual’s assumed first date of occurrence. As the figures show, it has been a poor spring compared with 2008 and this has also been experienced with other species. So far in 2009, both White and Yellow Wagtails are down in numbers compared with previous years, while Ring Ouzels and Whinchats have been virtually absent. In addition, very few Pied Flycatchers have been recorded, but on the plus side, it has been a good spring for Grasshopper Warblers.

2009

Date

Location

Number

March 15th

Blakedown

1

March 16th

Westwood Pool

1

March 17th

Clent Hill

2

"

Wassell Grove

1

March 19th

Bredon Hill

3

"

Woodrow

1

March 20th

Barnett Brook

2

"

British Camp

1

"

Worcestershire Beacon

1

"

Hollybed Common

1

"

Grimley

1

March 21st

Wassell Grove

1

"

Lower Park Farm

2

"

Clent Hill

1

"

Bredon Hill

1

March 22nd

Worcestershire Beacon

1

March 24th

Wassell Grove

2

"

British Camp

3

March 25th

Caunsall

1

March 26th

Wassell Grove

1

"

Caunsall

1

March 27th

Grimley

1

March 28th

Wassell Grove

3

"

Grimley

1

"

Lower Park Farm

1

March 29th

Clifton GP

1

"

Churchill

1

March 30th

Wassell Grove

5

"

Barnett Brook

1

"

Caunsall

1

"

Westwood Pool

1

March 31st

Bredon Hill

1

"

Woodrow

1

"

Worcestershire Beacon

1

49

April 1st

Wassell Grove

2

April 2nd

Bittell Reservoirs

2

"

Shenstone

1

April 3rd

Wassell Grove

1

"

Bittell Reservoirs

2

April 4th

Holt

1

April 5th

Shenstone

2

April 6th

Bredon Hill

2

April 7th

Churchill

1

"

Bittell Reservoirs

1

April 8th

Wassell Grove

1

"

Grimley

1

April 10th

Shenstone

3

"

North Hill

1

April 14th

Waresley

2

"

Bredon Hill

3

April 15th

Hagley

1

"

Shenstone

1

April 16th

Lower Park Farm

3

April 17th

Westwood Pool

1

"

Grimley

3

April 19th

Shenstone

2

"

Bredon's Hardwick

1

"

Honeybourne

1

April 21st

British Camp

1

"

Kemerton Lake NR

1

April 22nd

Bredon Hill

11

April 23rd

Lower Moor

2

April 24th

Bredon Hill

1

"

Caunsall

2

"

Grimley

1

"

North Hill

1

April 26th

Tardebigge

1

"

Wassell Grove

3

"

Caunsall

5

"

Bredon Hill

8

April 27th

Lower Park Farm

2

"

Shenstone

1

April 28th

Bredon Hill

13

April 29th

Wassell Grove

1

"

Churchill

1

April 30th

Grimley

1

96

May 1st

Bredon Hill

5

"

Droitwich

1

May 3rd

Shenstone

1

May 4th

Clent Hill

2

"

British Camp

2

May 5th

Shenstone

1

"

Lower Park Farm

2

May 6th

Grimley

1

"

Bredon Hill

1

May 7th

Caunsall

2

May 8th

Shenstone

1

"

Honeybourne

2

"

Ryall GP

1

"

Wassell Grove

2

May 9th

Honeybourne

1

"

Clifton GP

2

"

Shenstone

1

"

Ripple GP

2

May 10th

Wassell Grove

2

May 11th

Sugarloaf Hill

2

"

Grimley

1

May 12th

Bredon Hill

4

39

 

Spring Total

184

 

2008

Date

Location

Number

March 15th

Lower Park Farm

1

"

Upton Warren NR

1

"

Gadfield Elm

1

"

Defford

1

March 16th

Westwood Pool

1

"

Grimley

1

"

Clifton GP

1

March 17th

Holt

1

"

Lower Moor

1

March 18th

Grimley

2

March 19th

Grimley

1

March 21st

Shenstone

1

"

West Hagley

4

March 23rd

Blakedown

1

"

Ryall GP

1

"

Shenstone

1

March 24th

Throckmorton Tip

7

"

Grimley

1

March 25th

Westwood Pool

5

"

Bredon's Hardwick

2

"

Throckmorton Tip

1

March 26th

Blakedown

3

"

Westwood Pool

2

"

Lower Smite Farm

1

"

Holt

1

March 27th

Bredon Hill

7

"

Throckmorton Tip

3

"

Clent Hill

1

"

Chaddesley

1

March 29th

Clifton GP

2

March 30th

Hartlebury

2

"

Lower Park Farm

1

March 31st

Chaddesley

1

63

April 3rd

Wassell Grove

2

"

Churchill

1

April 4th

Worcestershire Beacon

3

"

Chat Valley, Malverns

6

"

Lower Park Farm

1

"

Bredon Hill

1

April 5th

Lower Park Farm

1

"

Upton Warren NR

1

"

Grimley

3

"

Westwood Pool

2

April 6th

Grimley

2

"

Shenstone

8

"

Blakedown

5

April 7th

Lower Park Farm

3

"

Chaddesley

8

April 8th

Shenstone

6

"

British Camp

2

April 9th

Bittell Reservoirs

2

"

Shenstone

1

"

Grimley

2

"

Clent Hill

1

"

Crossway Green

1

April 10th

Bredon Hill

2

"

Wassell Grove

1

April 11th

Westwood Pool

2

"

British Camp

6

"

Shenstone

2

April 12th

Shenstone

3

"

Kemerton Lake NR

1

"

Clifton GP

1

"

Bredon Hill

2

April 14th

Bittell Reservoirs

1

"

Bredon Hill

3

April 17th

Lower Park Farm

1

April 18th

Childswickham

3

April 19th

Wassell Grove

1

"

Shenstone

2

"

Churchill

1

April 20th

Hagley Golf Club

1

"

Grimley

1

April 21st

Lower Park Farm

2

"

Waresley

1

April 22nd

Bredon Hill

2

"

Shenstone

1

April 23rd

Bittell Reservoirs

3

April 25th

Grimley

1

April 26th

Shenstone

3

"

Churchill

1

"

British Camp

1

"

Hollybed Common

1

"

Lower Smite Farm

3

April 27th

Westwood Pool

1

"

Grimley

6

"

Shenstone

6

"

Holt

5

"

Blakedown

7

"

Chaddesley

10

"

Rushock

3

"

Clifton GP

2

"

Lower Smite Farm

3

April 28th

Bredon Hill

8

"

Crossway Green

3

"

Shenstone

1

April 29th

British Camp

1

April 30th

Churchill

1

"

Shenstone

5

177

May 1st

Shenstone

1

May 3rd

Shenstone

2

"

Grimley

1

"

Clifton GP

2

"

Lower Park Farm

1

"

Castlemorton Common

8

May 4th

Lower Park Farm

2

"

British Camp

2

May 5th

Shenstone

1

"

Churchill

2

May 7th

Castlemorton Common

4

26

 

Spring Total

266

 

 

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