Martin Flack

Perseverance paid off, they eventually drifted into the southeast bay and around 😊

Whooper Swans yesterday at Grimley CLP #WorcsBirds

Whooper Swans (4 ad & 6 juv) at Grimley CLP today, still south of the sunken fence line at 15.30 #WorcsBirds

Bredon Hill yesterday morning (20 October), walk up to the summit and plateau. Ring Ouzel the highlight, male briefly feeding in hawthorns along the N wall (SO9622840299), plus Fieldfare 320, Redwing 85, Yellowhammer 32, Corn Bunting 2, Stonechat 8, Skylark 75, Red Kite 12, Raven 16 #Worcsbirds

Just had a message to say it’s still on the north pit at Clifton

Long-tailed Duck at Clifton this evening #Worcsbirds

Grimley CLP this morning, highlight being a loose group of 6 calling Crossbills overhead, plus Hobby, Common Gull and a lone late Common Swift (seen well, you never know) #worcsbirds

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

Glossy Ibis currently at Grimley CLP feeding on the northeast shore, just south of the sunken fence #WorcsBirds

Grey Phalarope flight shots from yesterday’s all dayer at Grimley, final revised tally was 100, the first time we have reached that landmark #westmidsalldayer #WorcsBirds

Grey Phalarope at Grimley CLP this morning, 93 species the final team total
#westmidsalldayer #worcsbirds

Garganey (2) yesterday morning at Wildgoose NR, including a few other species… #Worcsbirds

Whinchat at Grimley CLP yesterday morning #Worcsbirds

Jersey Tiger

Least Carpet

Dark Spinach

Small Marbled

2 new species for the garden last night in Bewdley (Worcs); Jersey Tiger and Least Carpet, to add to the Dark Spinach earlier in August and the Small Marbled in July #teammoth #MothsMatter

You’re welcome Gareth, nice to meet you

Black-crowned Night Heron at Grimley CLP yesterday afternoon. I watched it between 2-5 as it perched in its favourite tree, sleeping (a lot), occasionally preening, scratching, wing stretching and halfhearted fishing. It moved a meter along the branch in 3 hours #WorcsBirds

Grimley CLP Black-crowned Night Heron west reedbed just south of sunken fence line, perched on edge in dead vegetation, viewed from east end north causeway 11.20 #worcsbirds

Black-crowned Night Heron just flown into SE corner of Grimley CLP, perched in its favourite tree, view from south causeway. At 04.45 it was perched in the cormorant trees briefly, before being flushed by a Grey Heron. Also Little Egret 22, Great Egret 2, Hobby 2, Green and Common Sand #worcsbirds

Thrift Clearwing

Silver-barred Sable

Privet Hawk-moth

Italian Bark Moth

Devon moths on a couple of long weekends end of June and early July; Thrift Clearwing near Westward Ho!, Silver-barred Sable at Braunton Burrows, Privet Hawk-moth at Ford, Italian Bark Moth near Woodbury Salterton #mothsmatter #teammoth

Chinese Character pair drawn to the garden moth trap in Bewdley (Worcs), they remained on this acer for several hours until the sun found them #mothsmatter #teammoth

Great early morning views of a very itchy Badger on a recent breeding bird survey in south Worcestershire, completely oblivious to my presence #badger #BritishWildlife #mammals

Black-crowned Night Heron at Grimley CLP yesterday morning. A long long wait for one in Worcestershire, it eventually showed very well at the southern end, still present this evening #WorcsBirds

White-backed Tortrix

Spotted Knot-horn

Four-spotted Footman

Maple Snout

4 new species for the garden this week in Bewdley (Worcs); White-backed Tortrix, Spotted Knot-horn, Four-spotted Footman, Maple Snout #teammoth #MothsMatter

Reed Warbler at Grimley CLP yesterday, returning to the same perch with different insects to feed its nearby young #WorcsBirds

Marsh Harrier yesterday morning at Grimley CLP, seen several times hunting over the reedbed at the south end. From photos it’s the same bird seen 5 days previously #WorcsBirds

Sanderling this afternoon at Upton Warren flashes, flushed by a Sparrowhawk at one point, the rest of the time happily feeding around the islands #worcsbirds #uptonwarren

The Grimley drake Garganey this afternoon, showed very well along the north west shore at CLP #WorcsBirds

Grimley/Holt stuck on 88 at the moment, still a few to eke out… #westmidsalldayer #WorcsBirds

Clifton this morning pre-Badger survey nearby… Whimbrel N pit N end, Greenshank flash, Common Sand 4, Redshank 10, Yellow Wag 6 (singing), male Wigeon (lingering for anyone doing the all-dayer here) #Worcsbirds

Grimley CLP today, 2 Arctic Terns (pics) arrived and spent a while flying around with a Common Tern before heading north, then a flock of 7 Whimbrel (pic) flew straight through north, plus a nfy Cuckoo and 3 Swifts #WorcsBirds