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11-01-2010, 03:12 PM
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| | | Tree Sparrows at Beddington Sewage Works
Still flushed from the success of spotting my first Water Rail, I thought I'd try a trip to Beddington to see what other "firsts" I can spot.
Can anyone tell me a good place to spot Tree Sparrows at the sewage works. Then (hopefully) a 3 h round trip will not be wasted 
Thanks in advance. Feel free to PM me.
Ash
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11-01-2010, 04:12 PM
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| | | Re: Tree Sparrows at Beddington Sewage Works
The tree sparrows tend to hang about the feeders on the SW corner of the lake. There is a track nearby running north/south and a small path takes you to the chain-link fence from where you can see the feeders. You can normally see them quite clearly.  
I tend to park the car in Beddington Park and walk up but I'm no good at describing how to get there!
There is a description of the place here if that helps. http://www.diporglory.co.uk/page4.html |
11-01-2010, 04:19 PM
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| | | Re: Tree Sparrows at Beddington Sewage Works
If you want access to the site + visit, this coming Sunday there is a field meeting by the London Natural History Society meeting at Hackbridge Station at 9.30.
Unfortunately I'll be conducting WeBS surveys so won't be able to go this time, but have visited many times in the past. |
11-01-2010, 04:24 PM
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| | | Re: Tree Sparrows at Beddington Sewage Works
Oh yes, I forgot there was limited access. Thanks aeshna5! Astra, is it restricted access to that feeder, do you know? Great pictures, they are encouraging.
Edit: sorry, I think the directions say you can view the feeder.
Thanks very much!
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11-01-2010, 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by AshLee  Oh yes, I forgot there was limited access. Thanks aeshna5! Astra, is it restricted access to that feeder, do you know? Great pictures, they are encouraging. | When I've been before we were able to get reasonably close, but I'm not really a photographer (though I do take some!). Guess you'll need some good lens or digiscope job.
Usually a good place for Green Sandpiper, but with the freeze I'm sure many wetland birds will have been displaced. |
11-01-2010, 04:35 PM
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| | | Re: Tree Sparrows at Beddington Sewage Works
Yes, been thinking of getting a scope. All I've got is a good pair of binoculars.
A scope is all very "serious" and people might mistake me for a "birder", which I am not   
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11-01-2010, 04:48 PM
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| | | Re: Tree Sparrows at Beddington Sewage Works
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Originally Posted by AshLee Oh yes, I forgot there was limited access. Thanks aeshna5! Astra, is it restricted access to that feeder, do you know? Great pictures, they are encouraging.
Edit: sorry, I think the directions say you can view the feeder.
Thanks very much! | Yes you can see the feeder from the public path - it's about 20-25 feet away from the fence.
I just stuck my camera lens through the holes in the chain link  |
11-01-2010, 04:53 PM
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| | | Re: Tree Sparrows at Beddington Sewage Works
Wow - feast your eyes on this list from the site: Pied Flycatcher
Firecrest
Garden Warbler
Lesser Whitethroat
Rustic and Little Bunting together (once in 1993).
Black-Tailed Godwit
Curlew
Greenshank
Redshank
Snipe
Wood , Green and Common Sandpiper
Lapwing,
LRP (not sure what that is)
Garganey
Shelduck
Green-Winged Teal
Gadwall
Shoveler
Teal
Little Egret
Jack Snipe Spotted Crake Ortolan
Med, Little, Ring-Billed, Yellow-Legged, Caspian, Iceland and Glaucous Gull plus Kittwake and Sabine’s.
Fulmar
Great Skua
Oystercatcher Avocet
Golden and Grey Plover
Knot
Sanderling
Temminck’s and Little Stint
Curlew Sandpiper
Ruff
Bar-Tailed Godwit
Whimbrel
Spotted Redshank
Turnstone
Dunlin
Spoonbill, Great White Egret and Purple Heron
Red-Throated Diver
Black-Necked and Red- Necked Grebe
Gannet
Bewick’s and Whooper Swan,
Brent and Bean Goose
Green-Winged Teal, Ferruginous and Ring-Necked Duck , Scaup, Eider, Common and Velvet Scoter
Goldeneye, Goosander and Red-Breasted Merganser.
Terns are represented with records of Sandwich, Common, Arctic, Little, and Black Tern although it is only Common Tern which is regularly seen.
Reed and Sedge Warblers Citrine Wagtail
Golden Oriole
Quail Marsh Warbler
Nightingale,
Cetti’s Warbler
Grasshopper Warbler
Kingfisher Ring Ouzel
Redstart Little Owl
White-Fronted Geese
Red Kite White-Backed Vulture * Ash's wish list
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11-01-2010, 04:54 PM
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| | | Re: Tree Sparrows at Beddington Sewage Works
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Originally Posted by Astra Yes you can see the feeder from the public path - it's about 20-25 feet away from the fence.
I just stuck my camera lens through the holes in the chain link | Thanks Astra
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Originally Posted by AshLee
LRP (not sure what that is)
| Little Ringed Plover
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