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Recently retired. Always loved nature and animals. Now embarking on new hobbies including birdwatching and gardening and being able to spend quality time immersed in nature. Based in Worcestershire, UK.

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Flashes #UptonWarren #WorcsBirding 21 Nov 25, early lunchtime. Water mostly iced over. Highlights: Buzzard (chased and predated a Magpie on the field opposite the hide), Goldfinch, Goldcrest, Redwing x 5, Male Stonechat. 10+ Little Egrets and one Great White Egret on the boating lake.

21.11.2025 15:48 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Female Kestrel sitting on a branch

Female Kestrel sitting on a branch

Kingfisher sitting on a branch over water

Kingfisher sitting on a branch over water

Close up of female kestrel's face taken with digital camera through a scope.

Close up of female kestrel's face taken with digital camera through a scope.

Gull (Caspian ?) wading in water.

Gull (Caspian ?) wading in water.

Spent afternoon at #UptonWarren #worcsWT yesterday (29.10.25). Saw kingfisher, kestrel and gull at the Flashes. Very quiet on the water but plenty of birds in the trees and bushes. Saw, chiff chaff, goldfinch, white wagtail, LTtits, buzzard. Later at Moors deer, fox, wigeon, teal, swans etc.

30.09.2025 15:49 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Ahhh, yes. I think we had a brief chat with you. I'm pleased you managed to get some lovely photos. 😊

27.09.2025 19:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Great pictures. Where were they taken?

27.09.2025 16:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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And a video clip too. #WorcsBirders #WorcsBirds

27.09.2025 13:27 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
One Glossy Ibis with beak open

One Glossy Ibis with beak open

One Cormorant sitting on the topmost branch of a tree

One Cormorant sitting on the topmost branch of a tree

Two Glossy Ibis fly over lake at Croome Court

Two Glossy Ibis fly over lake at Croome Court

Enjoyed a day out at Croome Court yesterday and saw 4 Glossy Ibis and a Cormorant sitting on top of a tree. Much better view of the Glossy Ibis than we had at Slimbridge on Tuesday. Thank you to Mike Holley for the help and information. 👍

27.09.2025 12:34 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Thank you so much the information, that is incredibly helpful. If we are successful I will put some pictures up. We haven't been for a while, but we have NT membership, so even if we are unlucky, I will console myself with a cream scone. Thanks again.

25.09.2025 18:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Oooh, we may head over to Croome tomorrow tomorrow. Great video. Thanks for posting this on here.

25.09.2025 17:44 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Two Rooks and a gobby Black Headed Gull

Two Rooks and a gobby Black Headed Gull

Black-tailed Godwit, with long beak slightly open, wading through shallow water

Black-tailed Godwit, with long beak slightly open, wading through shallow water

Very poor picture of a Curlew wading on the Estuary

Very poor picture of a Curlew wading on the Estuary

A visit to WWT Slimbridge on 23 September 2025. Glossy Ibis was seen but too far away to get a worthwhile photo.

25.09.2025 16:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Fantastic picture. We were at WWT Slimbridge on the 23 September. We saw one Glossy Ibis from a distance from upstairs at the Zeiss Hide (my pictures just show black blobs). The Black Tail Godwits were busy feeding, but managed to get a couple of okayish pictures.

25.09.2025 15:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

* I meant the Moors*

06.06.2025 16:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Oh thank goodness one survived. We were watching when the grebes were nesting. When the chicks hatched we counted at least 4 vying to get on the adults back for a ride around the Flashes. I was so upset that they seemed to have all disappeared. Thanks for sharing the picture and information.

06.06.2025 15:59 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
28.05.2025 12:06 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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22 May 2025 at #UptonWarren the moors. It's the quickest I've seen this family of geese (8 goslings) move when the Muntjac came through.

26.05.2025 09:13 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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