A decent week’s birding, the Wryneck at Bredon on Wednesday being the highlight. A Common Ringed Plover on CLP was new in at Grimley this morning. Best of the rest 5.45-8.45: 9 Little Egret, 2 GWE, 3 Green Sand, Common Sand, 3 Yellow Wag, Snipe, Tawny Owl, eclipse Wigeon (1st of season) #WorcsBirds

Decent day at WWT Slimbridge yesterday, star bird Grey Phal on the estuary. Other highlights: Spoonbill, 2 Garganey, 10 Spot Shank including 4 juvs, 3 Greenshank, 4 Redshank, 15+ Ruff, c175 BlackWits, 28 Curlew, 2 Green Sand, 2 GBB Gull, showy male Kingfisher from Martin Smith Hide. #GlosBirds

Dodgy video of the Black Tern at Upper Bittell this morning. #WorcsBirds

Smart looking juv Med Gull back at Camp Lane Pits was the highlight from 6 hours at Grimley & Clifton. Also CLP: 4 ad & 2 juv LRP, GWE, 6 Little Egret, 4 Common Tern. Clifton: Redshank thru, 9 Oystercatcher, 1 ad & 3 juv LRP, Common Sand, 3 Little Egret, 9 Common Tern, 4 Yellow Wag. #WorcsBirds

Kicked 2nd half of 2026 off yesterday with a decent afternoon at #uptonwarren. 6 wader species, including 3 smart summer plumage Black-tailed Godwits, and the “N9” ringed Curlew. Redstart calling from hedge to right of the Avocet Hide. Record photos (incl. Little Egret). #worcsbirds

Decent morning at the Wyre Forest, some good birds, including male Redstarts, the highlight though was watching a Dipper feeding a juvenile on Dowles Brook. Possibly one of the last feeds by the parent, see below 1/2. #WorcsBirds

Good views of adult female and juv Bittern, plus Barn Owl chick activity in nest box were the highlights of an otherwise quietish morning at Slimbridge. Good numbers of Avocet chicks. Closure of the Summer Walkway and being in a period of the lowest tides didn’t help wader numbers.

A 5am start at #Earlswood before the rain was rewarded with cracking views of the Spoonbill just a few feet away off the causeway. #WarksBirds

Worth an evening visit in the rain to #Earlswood for the Spoonbill, after a fruitless visit earlier in the afternoon. Record shots in fading light and poor conditions. Saw breeding birds last week in Yorkshire but good to get locally. #WarksBirds

Foggy start to a decent morning at #uptonwarren. Notables Moors: fem Goldeneye, 13 Snipe, 5 Curlew (all unringed), mobile GWE, Stonechat pair, Sailing Pool: 5 Little Egret, GWE. Hen Brook: Kingfisher and 2 Water Rail showing well. Flashes: 119 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 2 Stonchat. #WorcsBirds

6 juv and 4 adult Whooper Swans at #Grimley rounded off a decent week’s birding. Other notables from this morning: 4 Stonechat on north causeway, 11+ Common Snipe, 2 GWE, 4 Little Egret, Goosander over north, plus the usuals. #WorcsBirds

A Dunlin, 5 Curlew, 6 Snipe and 3 Otters were among the highlights at #uptonwarren Moors today 7.30 to 11.00. Other notables: 48 Lapwing, Water Rail, Stonechat, Buzzard thru low, Green Woodpecker. 5 Little Egret was the best at the Sailing Pool. Dipped on the Rock Pipit at the Flashes. #WorcsBirds

Best of Grimley 08:30-11:30. CLP: 3 Stonechat, 11 House Martin thru, 3 Snipe, 71 Lapwing, Sparrowhawk on west shore. CF: 2 Green Sand, 100+ mixed Finch flock including Redpoll. Wildgoose: Marsh Tit, GWE, Treecreeper, Green & Great Spot Woodpeckers. GWE was the only Egret seen anywhere. #WorcsBirds

2nd WeBS count at Bittell this morning. Good variety of waterfowl across the reservoirs and pools, albeit most of which were on the south section of the Lower reservoir. The main Upper reservoir was quiet, with no waders present during the count, and two GWE as the only notable. #WorcsBirds

Finished the morning at #Grimley, where the highlights 10:00 to 12:00 were CLP: Green Sand, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Little Egret, 78 Lapwing. CF: 20+ Mipits. Wildgoose: GWE, 4 Little Egret. Wigeon count across CLP and CF up to 89. Species seen on CLP and CF was affected by separate disturbances. #WorcsBirds

Started a morning’s birding at Clifton. Notables from 6:30 to 09:30: GWE, 8 Little Egret, and a large, mobile finch flock in the southern sunflower fields, including Redpoll. An 800+ flock of (mostly) Greylag and Canada Geese dominated the pits. Photo: 3 of 23+ Egyptian Geese present. #WorcsBirds

A dawn start at #Grimley CLP paid off with 2 Cattle Egret on the west shore, and the Glossy Ibis and 2 GWE over north as they left the roost. A BlackWit dropped onto the west shore. Marsh Tit and a late Spotfly were the star birds at Wildgoose to round off a decent 6 hours birding. #WorcsBirds

A Pink-footed Goose and a GWE were the highlights at #uptonwarren Moors from this morning’s wind and early rain. c75 Lapwing was the best from the usual others. At the Flashes, 4 Curlew still and cracking views this Green Woodpecker foraging in front of the Avocet hide. #WorcsBirds

2 Ringed Plover on the east shore of CLP were the highlight at #Grimley from 06:30 to 09:15. Best of the rest at CLP / CF - Common Sand, 3 Little Egret over, 78 Lapwing, 2 Stonechat, Sparrowhawk thru, 2 Egyptian. CF: Wigeon numbers building with 28 on north pit. Also later, GWE at WG #WorcsBirds

Decent morning at #Grimley. Best of 8.30 to 12.30. CLP: Ringed Plover, Common Sand, 5 Snipe, 2 GWE, 6 Little Egret, Water Rail, 75+ Lapwing, Stonechat, Kingfisher, 2 Goldcrest. Church Farm: Common Sand, 15+ Swallow, Mipits. Wildgoose: Green Sand. Island Pool: Stonechat, 3 Little Egret. #WorcsBirds

One of two Roe Deer on the North Moors at #uptonwarren this morning.

No apologies for another photo of one of the Glossy Ibis at Croome. The low water level in the lake is providing plenty of feeding opportunities for them. #WorcsBirds

Cracking views of the four juvenile Glossy Ibis as they foraged at Croome today, this one just a few feet away on the edge of the lake. #WorcsBirds

Went back to Croome this afternoon where the four juvenile Glossy Ibis showed really well, foraging in the channel off the lake. #WorcsBirds

Dropped into Grimley late morning where I was amazed to see a group of NINE GWEs on CLP, a personal record in the UK. Other notables at CLP: Ringed Plover (photo), Common Sand, 4 Little Egret, 70+ flighty Lapwing, Kestrel, close encounter with a Green Woodpecker on the causeway. #WorcsBirds

Started the day at Clifton Pits where the Long-tailed Duck eventually showed well. 2 Green Sand were the only wader, 28+ adult and juv Greenfinch in the sunflower field was an encouraging sight for this Red list bird. Dropped into Coombe, where I somehow dipped on the 4 Glossy Ibis 😟. #WorcsBirds

Decent day at WWT Slimbridge: 2 Glossy Ibis, Curlew Sand with 11 Ruff, 3+ Spotshank, 3+ BarWit, Greenshank through on South Lake, 8 Curlew, 20+ BlackWit, 10+ Redshank, 3 Snipe, 30+ Ringed Plover, Dunlin through on estuary and 10 over Rushy, 2 Crane through, 4 Spoonbill over on M5. #GlosBirds

2 Whinchat on Church Farm were the highlight at Grimley this morning. Other notables 6.00 to 11.30 - CLP: 2 Stonechat (photo), GWE, 15 Little Egret first thing, usual Common Sand, Kingfisher, Kestrel. Also at CF: Redshank heard but couldn’t locate on any pool, GWE over. #WorcsBirds

Today’s forecasted morning of rain sadly failed to materialise. Started the day at #uptonwarren where the best was 2 Snipe, Common Sand, 71 Lapwing, Kingfisher, 2 eclipse Wigeon. Moved to Grimley CLP / CF for Dunlin through, GWE, Common Sand, 2 Little Egret, 2 Common Tern, Yellow Wag. #WorcsBirds

2 eclipse Wigeon were new in at #uptonwarren Moors this morning. Water levels up across the reserve, quiet despite the promising conditions. Best of the rest 6.45 to 10.15 - Moors: Snipe, Little Egret briefly, Kingfisher, hirundines through including 40+ House Martin. Flashes: 2 Curlew. #WorcsBirds