Groughgruff
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A bit of 🏃 around the Clent hills. Love to walk the hills and mountains. Often using bins and a scope. No camera, so all bad photos through a scope.
Good morning at #wwtslimbridgesightings 3 Barwit found by @pauldmasters.bsky.social , Wheatear, 4 Garganey (3 in scope photo), several Spot Red, Ring Plov. Dunlin, several Curlew Sand. 14 Sanderling, 2 Little Stint, G/shank, G/Sand. Ruff, 19 Knot, Blkwit. #GlosBirds
One of the two local Swifts making no effort to migrate. Looking at the latest WMBC report, the 16th was the latest one was seen in 2024.
Two Marsh Harriers and one Hobby over north pit #middletonlakes
Tree Sparrow currently at east scrape #middletonlakes @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @mercianbirding.bsky.social
Common Tern A62 currently on Canal Pool #middletonlakes @westmidlandsrg.bsky.social x.com/ringerswm/st...
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🐦 Why do we colour ring birds? This stunning photo by Tony Slater shows Common Tern A62 in flight. Ringed @SthStaffsWater Blithfield on 07/07/23, sighted for the first time since ringing at RSPB Midd...
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Five Spotted Redshank from discovery hide #GlosBirds #wwwtslimbridgesightings @lisegirl1.bsky.social
Little Stint on top new piece from Zeiss hide #GlosBirds #wwwtslimbridgesightings
Nice garden tick. Clouded Yellow. B17 Birmingham. @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @ecorecord.bsky.social @westmbms-99.bsky.social @corfielddj.bsky.social
Wood Sandpiper still on canal pool and at least four Clouded Yellows around east scrape #middletonlakes @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social
Early morning round of #middletonlakes. Wood Sandpiper still which was later joined by a second bird found by @marcbuzzard.bsky.social Hobby, Blackwit, Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper also. @mercianbirding.bsky.social @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social
3 LRP (one adult) TNP from Zeiss #wwtslimbridgesightings
3 x Common Gull on mud from Middle Point #wwtslimbridgesightings
Little Stint, #middletonlakes on Canal Pool. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @mercianbirding.bsky.social
Two Redstarts in valley on Walton hill, Clent. Difficult light and heat haze but look darker than common.
Quiet visit this morning to #MiddletonLakes but one of the Bitterns showed well on Reed Bed Pool.
Fourth spring visit to the Wyre Forest and finally saw Dipper (iPhone photo). No WW this time nor Spot Fly. #worcsbirds
Drake Garganey east scrape. #middletonlakes @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @corfielddj.bsky.social
Nice morning in the Wyre Forest. Wood Warbler, Pied Fly, Spot Fly, Cuckoo (H), GWood. No Tree Pipit nor Marsh Tit nor Dipper even though I walked from DML car park to beaver. Nearly walked on this going very slow across the path. #worcsbirds
Found one! Wyre Forest. #worcsbirds @wheatearlp.bsky.social @robstrong.bsky.social
Volume up. Any idea what bird this is? Low down in scrub #worcsbirds
Lucky enough to have double figure Stock Doves visit daily. Youngsters are rare and never seen one this early in the year. With the local Parakeet population, the available nesting sites must be severely depleted.
Morning spent in the Wyre Forest. Double figure Redstart which is unusual (for me). Plenty of Tree Pipit. Several male Pied Flycatcher. Cuckoo heard. No WW, LSW, MT or Spot Fly. Too many stream swimming dogs for Dipper. Found this Signal Crayfish claw next to the brook. #worcsbirds
Early morning visit to #middletonlakes 4 probable Artic Tern, 11 Dunlin, 5 RP, LRP, 3 Common Sand, 2 Barwit, 1 Blackwit, lots of Swifts, House M, 4 Common Tern, Bittern, 2 Cuckoo. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @mercianbirding.bsky.social
Male Garganey currently on JWN found by Jake earlier. #middletonlakes @staffs-birds.bsky.social @mercianbirding.bsky.social
female Garganey currently on far side of North Pit #middletonlakes @mercianbirding.bsky.social @staffs-birds.bsky.social
Great morning at #middletonlakes. LSW, GShank, Dunlin, CSand, BlkWit, Cuckoo, CTern, masses of Swifts and this sandpiper (scope photo at a distance). Erring towards Wood Sand but opinions welcome. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @mercianbirding.bsky.social
