This wind blown adult Kittiwake made a brief stop at Grimley-CLP this morning. #WorcsBirds

Had a superb weekend in Kent courtesy of @lesserspotnet.bsky.social’s workshop, hearing of all the exciting developments in Lesser Spotted Woodpecker monitoring & research, topped by great views of the birds themselves 😍 - my first for a decade!

Richardson's Cackling Goose on Grimley-Church Farm this morning, then flew towards riverside fields when flushed by a dog. 8 Pintail (5m,3f) was a good count for Grimley with Wigeons on riverside fields. Prob my highest count here #WorcsBirds

Adult Kittiwake Chapter Meadows, Worcester, viewable from Slingpool Walk. It looks wrecked #Worcsbirds

UNBELIEVABLE! 9 Tundra Bean Goose, 74+ White-fronted Goose and Pink-footed Goose among hundreds of Geese south of Upton upon Severn!! Park in UoS, view only from PROW. #WorcsBirds

Would have been rude not to drop into Whites Wood, Baggeridge CP between jobs where the Firecrest was showing instantly on arrival thanks to IB. Feeding in a holly in front of us for ages, showing well, hovering all the time. Bonus Tawny Owl nearby :) @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

Adult Mediterranean Gull on floodwater at Chapter Meadows/King's Fields #WorcsBirds

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

Well!! That wasn't what I expected to see today. A Garden Warbler at @birdersstore.bsky.social !! #WorcsBirds

An unexpected addition to the garden list in Bewdley this morning, when this FIRECREST popped out in a neighbours holly just as I was contemplating giving up on a quiet VigMig session. It spent about 10 minutes in the gardens, but hasn't reappeared. #WorcsBirds

The stars aligned this evening at #Grimley. And all six of the 'Heron Like' birds. Cattle, GW and Little Egrets throughout, Grey Herons, Glossy Ibis flying in at 19:05 and the Bittern flying to roost at 19:22. Fantastic! Ringed Plover and 5 Common Gull #WorcsBirds

Hard to believe that you would see six 'Heron like' species at #Grimley in 12 hours just a few years ago. Glossy Ibis, Cattle Egret, GWE, Little Egret (8), Grey Heron (4) last night 24/9 and Bittern this morning 25/9. #WorcsBirds

It's been quite a while since the @birdersstore.bsky.social local sightings board has looked so full half way though the month 😱 #WorcsBirds

A fairly quiet visit to Grimley this morning was enlivened massively when this juv Goshawk barreled though. I hear a Glossy Ibis has dropped in after I left #WorcsBirds

A very wet hour and a half at Trimpley Reservoir. Reminding me just how awful it is #WorcsBirds

Rather amazingly, the juv Marsh Harrier was followed a few minutes later by an adult female. Fantastic! #westmidsalldayer #Grimley #WorcsBirds

Marsh Harrier high over #Grimley just #WorcsBirds Number 93 for the day.

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

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

Osprey just gone over Dropping Well Farm Reserve (Blackstone) then south downriver #WorcsBirds

There *could* be a mega in Worcestershire airspace right about now. Let's hope it's in this patch of sky right here in the next 30 mins or so... #WorcsBirds

Love watching Hawthorn, Elder and Bramble scrub at this time of year. A pre work walk around #SwanbrookValley gave a decent 'drop' of Warblers: 10 Whitethroat, 10 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler and a Tree Pipit! #WestMidsBirds

The Worcester & Malvern RSPB group is supporting and campaigning for this appeal. Two RSPB group members have each pledged up to £20,000 (10k each) of match funding. So every pound you give will be doubled.

Longdon Marsh is so vitally important in Worcs, holding nationally important numbers of ducks during flood events. HCF has highlighted how important the area is year round now a natural habitat has been resored. How fantastic it would be to see it return back to what it naturally wants to be!

The fields opposite Hill Court Farm entrance where the Snow Bunting was discovered earlier this year now up for grabs! Would make fabulous roadside wetland scapes! Please donate if you can. Protecting Worcestershire’s Wetland Wildlife #worcsbirds www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/appeals/prot...

Is there a rarity around? #WorcsBirds #eBird 😂

Night Heron still showing nicely on Grimley-CLP this morning on its favoured perch. Also 4 LRP, Blackwit, 2 Common Sand and 2 Redstart still #WorcsBirds

Black-crowned Night Heron has been a species of myth and legend in Worcestershire for decades. Finally it falls! Grimley -Camp Lane Pits 15/07/25. Wondeful to see it feeding so actively this morning #WorcsBirds

A new blog on our recent video topic - how to confirm breeding attempts in RBBP species. Keep looking! rbbp.org.uk/2025/06/27/c...

Good morning 😍 #Sunrise

This Curlew was an unusual 'on the deck' bird at Grimley, possibly the first grounded one I've ever seen here. 71 Lapwing and a Redshank also roosting on the shoreline. Water levels dropping, Cattle chomping down the vegetation and wader numbers building. Fantastic! #WorcsBirds

Here is red C=X in 2023, a month of so after we had ringed it paddling around here in Worcester. Really highlights the importance of davic ringing to track individuals to study dispersal+survival. A little jelous it's spent the meantime enjoying coastal Spain! #WorcsBirds

This Bittern was unexpected as it flew in from high to the north at Grimley, flapping its way down CLP before dropping into the reedbed. Honestly, when I initially saw the pale underside, I did think I may have found something rarer! Pos my first June Worcs sighting #WorcsBirds

About time I nailed this self finds tick. S/p Cattle Egret dropped into Grimley CLP at 19:17 on my last scan as I reached the top of the hill. Marsh Harrier did the same as I was about to leave about 18:20... Only a couple of hours late home... #WorcsBirds

This female Marsh Harrier arrived just as I was leaving Grimley this morning, did a bit of a circuit of the area before dropping into the reeds. The hepatic Cuckoo, as difficult & elusive as ever, made a brief appearence before a male moved her off towards Thorngrove #WorcsBirds

Tomorrow I will be presenting at the Worcs&Malvern RSPB Beginning Birding event at #WildgooseNR on record submission, followed by an 'in the field' demo of #BirdTrack & #eBird. Suitable for beginners & seasoned pro's, giving tips on how to submit high quality records. See you there!

Garganey have been in short supply this spring, so this drake feeding among the post breeding bachelor parties of Gadwalls at Grimley-CLP was a nice surprise this morning #WorcsBirds

Good morning!

A huge thank you to @wheatearlp.bsky.social for manning the gates and allowing everyone late access onto the reserve.

Female Red-necked Phalarope still on Upton Warren Flashes. Please note access until 7pm only. Gates will be locked shortly after this #WorcsBirds

I've not had much time to just sit in nature recently. So a nice chance of pace to sit beside the lake this morning. Moody clouds. Rain pattering on the leaves. Swifts coming down to drink. Lovely.

This female Marsh Harrier circled Grimley CLP between 08:26-29 before flying off NNW #WorcsBirds

Exciting news from Wyre Forest NNR, we looked into 2 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker nest cavities on 2 May with our endoscope. Female incubating 7 eggs in one (not all visible in photo) & 6 tiny chicks just hatched at 2nd nest. Both early so should do well. Thanks Natural England for showing us round.

My first Spotted Flycatchers (3) back singing in #WyreForest this morning. #WorcsBirds

Wood Sandpiper (heard only) low over Grimley CLP. 07:56. No sign on CLP or adjacent Church Farm so may have gone #WorcsBirds

The morning mist blankets the Severn Valley #WyreForest

Two Arctic Tern at Grimley-CLP for 15 minutes this morning before flying off north #WorcsBirds

Goodmorning 😍