WMBC legendary oldest member would have been 100 today Dec6th but sadly died on October 6th 2025 . Eric Clare aka Sam will be rememberedv for his west midland bird club birdline and his times on Scillyb especially on Agnes. Happy birthday Eric and thank you for all that information.

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PIGEONS! 5700+ NE over Grimley-CLP in 45 minutes this morning. Love Pigeon days. Drake Shelduck, a Yellowhammer over and 2 Goldeneyes still #WorcsBirds

#uptonwarren #worcsbirds moors morning highlights 5 parakeets flying over education centre going west,GWE flew from s/p to north moors and back again, 6 snipe, 5 curlew

Today I attended the funeral of Eric “Sam” Clare at Lichfield Crematorium Staffordshire. He was eldest member of WMBC at 99 yrs10. The funeral was attended by family and neighbours,WMBC members including those who benefited from his birdline and those who knew Eric from many St Agnes IOS Octobers.

MEGA KILLDEER North Pond, Skokholm 1500: until dusk. 📷 photo by Skokholm obs.

Male Northern Bullfinch illuminating Lerwick, Shetland yesterday. Lovely views of at least six of these gorgeous Scandinavian migrants. #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife

Vacancy on BOU Records Committee. Are you up for it? I found it a really interesting and educational experience. Happy to share my experience if you are interested. #RarebirdsUK #UKBirding

Desperately seeking three French hens and a partridge in a pear tree to join these two Oriental Turtle Doves. Yes, it was back to the drawing board overnight and a retrospective ID on one of the 'turtle' doves we'd already retrospectively identified yesterday. A thread...

Highlights of the last few days of the season were Little Bunting, Firecrest, Barred Warbler and Long-eared Owl, but the best of the week waited until a day after the last census of the year, a Black-faced Bunting at Shirva! Read more at www.fairislebirdobs.co.uk/latest_sight... 📸 A Penn

Cattle Egret nr Tillyeve, feeding amongst Wagyu cattle north of Potterton this afternoon - still a rare bird in NEScotland #birdingscotland

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Edgbaston res A Lapwing was nfy. Only other bits of interest were a Siskin over & 2 f Teal. No Redwing as yet, just a couple of mipits flying over 8 Skylark flew over Montagu's road on Thursday, only a stones throw away from the reservoir #UKbirding #urbanbirding @ecorecord.bsky.social

It was a good day for our Shetland tour on Yell and Unst. Highlights included Common Rosefinch, Hawfinch, 4 Glossy Ibis and, perhaps best of all, this confiding Short-toed Lark. 📸 by @jonathanfarooqi.bsky.social #UKBirding #ShetlandBirding

Crossbill over Morton Bagot this morning. Also one of the ringers, Ischia, mentioned she had rescued a Manx Shearwater from a car park in Droitwich on 18 Sept. Here's a photo of it. I understand it was taken to Vale Wildlife Sanctuary and later released on the Severn #Worcsbirds #Warksbirds

#uptonwarren #worcsbirds moors GWE all morning ,3 little egret, 2 heron. Several snipe, lapwings, 6 swallows and 2 peregrine on small transmitter. 3 collard Dove

A tree full of House Martins! As they prepare for the long journey south, this flock were busy picking tasty morsels from a tree on the #MalvernHills here in #Worcestershire. #UKBirding #Autumn #Migration #Birdwatching #WorcsBirds

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SOC Members' Talk - Wednesday 17th September at 7:30pm All of our members should have received details of the upcoming online talk this Wednesday evening, where we will be joined by Alasdair Reid and John Simpson who will take us through their local branch projects on Marsh Tits and Peregrines.

Spotted Flycatcher at John O’Groats this afternoon plus a Whinchat and Lesser Whitethroat #CaithnessBirds

Grimley this evening… Glossy Ibis flew south over CLP to roost at south pool at 18.35, Cattle Egret 2 with cattle in field west of Wagon Wheel pits (pics) then south to roost, Great Egret 3 & Little Egret 22, plus Hobby #WorcsBirds

#uptonwarren #worcsbirds flashes 2 LRP now flown, little egret also flown, 5 curlew, pied wagtail, 2 cettis warbler calling

Video and photo from The Moors, Upton Warren today

A pair of Stonechats and 2 Great Egrets were about the best of it at Grimley this morning. #WorcsBirds

A blog about seeing birds I thought I'd missed and re-evaluating the motives behind a list. As ever, thank you for reading. #ukbirding #birds

Pendeen Watch 7-12:30 only. (15th Sept ‘25) 7 Black Tern (video) 36 Sandwich 42 Arctic 33 Cory’s Shearwater 83 Great Shearwater 89 Balearic Shearwater 97 Sooty Shearwater 1 Leach’s 29 Euro Stormy 11 Sabine’s 30 Grey Phal 23 Arctic Skua (1 juv) 13 Bonxie (1 Juv) #cornwallbirding #ukbirding

A few migrants arrived overnight with Lesser Whitethroat, Reed Warbler (only the 2nd I’ve seen on Yell) and Pintail were year ticks. Other arrivals were 3 flighty White Wagtails and 17 Whoopers. #birdingshetland

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Another seven here today.

Two Grey Phalaropes, pictured at Ogmore Estuary this evening. Earlier an Arctic Tern was present, in context a much scarcer bird at the site historically.

15 Sep. Uists. 2 Grey Phalaropes, Black Tern having just been attacked by a Peregrine, 40+ Curlew Sandpipers, adult American Golden Plover #BirdingScotland

41 years since I last saw Marsh Sandpiper in the UK, it’s a rare bird in Scotland so I was pleased to see the Musselburgh bird today, along with a host of other waders inc. Pec, Wood and Curlew Sands, 2 Spotshanks and 3 Little Stints including a Norwegian c-ringed bird #birdingscotland

This evening I have removed the X app from my phone

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

This evening I have removed the X app from my phone

This evening I have removed the X app from my phone.

3 curlew sandpipers just dropped into Upton Warren Moors In lagoon and best seen from west hide. #WorcsBirds

A juv Curlew Sandpiper at #uptonwarren Moors provided a cracking start to a decent morning’s birding. Also at the Moors: Little Stint, Garganey, 6 Snipe, Green Sand, Water Rail, Kingfisher through. Then dropped into Grimley CLP/ CF: 2 GWE, 20+ Little Egret, Common & Green Sand, 2 Snipe. #WorcsBirds

Please note that the WMBC car park is open to all birders at Grimley at present to relieve parking around the village

GLOSSY IBIS currently on Grimley--Church Farm!! #WorcsBirds

GREY PHALAROPE, Grimley--CLP. HIPPO POOL now #WorcsBirds