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| Author: | Andrew Henderson [ Sun Jul 10, 2011 10:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Spotted Flycatchers, Messingham & Atlas |
I found another pair of Spotted Flycatchers today in a small wood west of Kirton Lindsey feeding three very recently fledged young, sitting in a bunch on a high oak branch. These were apparently the first seen in SK99 during the atlas! (Apart from being a private site, Freddy, you would need a car built in a previous millenium to get there.) On the way home, I called at Messingham SQ - a very rare event for me - having noticed that SE90 was missing several species. My visit was rushed and the only ones I added as confirmed breeders were Collared Dove at the farm shop near the entrance, and a Shoveler duck with six downy young in front of Duck Hide. But I also noticed singing Sedge & Garden Warblers, amazingly missing from the confirmed list in SE90. Surely someone who has visited Messingham since April 2008 has noticed one of those carrying food or with fledged young? I also passed an actively feeding Spotted Flycatcher in the conifers in what appears to be called Zone 16, giving all the impression of being one of a pair; this species is recorded for SE90 in the atlas but with no breeding code. Maybe a regular visitor could confirm that they are breeding and either enter it on the atlas website or let us know here. Andrew |
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| Author: | Stephen Routledge [ Mon Jul 11, 2011 5:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spotted Flycatchers, Messingham & Atlas |
Hi Andrew,i know for certain that all the species you have mentioned have bred at MSQ,successfully in recent years,as i have seen them all with young.The best person to speak to is Wayne Gillatt,who regularly does BBS surveys at the site. Regards Steve. |
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| Author: | Steve Watson [ Mon Jul 11, 2011 5:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spotted Flycatchers, Messingham & Atlas |
4 Fledged yesterday between 9 and 16:30 Also 3 very vocal and unsteady Kestrels with adults. Steve |
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| Author: | John T Goy [ Tue Jul 12, 2011 11:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spotted Flycatchers, Messingham & Atlas |
When you say farm shop do you mean the stables, only farm shop I know of is at Cleatham x-roads? John |
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| Author: | Andrew Henderson [ Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spotted Flycatchers, Messingham & Atlas |
Not sure if this is relevant to Lincolnshire Bird Reports, but it is to the west of the road a short way to the north of the reserve entrance and has a sign with large lettering saying Melcot Nurseries Farm Shop. I have never bought anything there but expect that it provides exceptional value as well as juvenile Collared Doves. Andrew |
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