@groughgruff.bsky.social
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.
Stunning photos!
04.12.2025 17:32 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Very wet early morning visit to #rspbmiddleton Marsh Harrier still hunting North Pit, several Goldeneye, Pochard and GWE, and lots of winter thrushes feeding on berries on the canal. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social
04.12.2025 17:32 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Had a similar tagged Pochard at RSPB Middleton Lakes recently.
12.11.2025 20:39 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Either way, hopefully they’ll stay away from the guns.
06.11.2025 12:21 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Very!
06.11.2025 10:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Loads of Pheasants have been released close by. I wonder if they’ve also released some GP?
05.11.2025 12:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
@corfielddj.bsky.social @RSPBMiddleton Found this Dave, was it X6?
24.10.2025 16:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Difficult to accurately count but between 40 & 50 Raven sky dancing above the main Clent hill. #WorcsBirds
18.10.2025 16:52 — 👍 20 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thanks Mike. I hadn’t seen them reported. I’m trying Bredon Hill for ouzels today, so may give Croome a try.
25.09.2025 05:46 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Hi Mike, are the Glossy Ibis still at Croome?
24.09.2025 19:41 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0White Wagtail. I saw one at Middleton Lakes last week.
19.09.2025 16:50 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Juvenile Sanderling early this morning #middletonlakes Beautiful bird in early morning sunlight. Phonescoped with ATX.
19.09.2025 16:44 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Sanderling currently on West Scrape #RSPBMiddleton with two Ruff. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @mercianbirding.bsky.social
19.09.2025 06:10 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Similar to me this morning in between deluges. Are the Wigeon new in? Can’t recall seeing them since spring.
04.09.2025 19:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I think the problem stems from it being “universal”. Newpro don’t recommend the lollipop for iPhones or Samsung. I use a PhoneSkope case for my iPhone and the ATX adapter. Very tight fit and decent results. I wear glasses, so take the adapter off the scope but you can leave them on the eyepiece.
30.08.2025 15:27 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Spotted Redshank #rspbmiddleton @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @mercianbirding.bsky.social
29.08.2025 08:20 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0two Curlew Sandpipers back on WS #RSPBMiddleton @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @mercianbirding.bsky.social
29.08.2025 06:29 — 👍 15 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 02 Garganey still on West Scrape #RSPBMiddleton 1 Green Sand, 4 Blackwit, 2 LRP all on WS. No sign of Curlew Sandpipers so far. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @mercianbirding.bsky.social
29.08.2025 06:17 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 03000 at Frankley! That’s a town!
27.08.2025 07:58 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0They’d disappeared when I returned around yesterday. I wonder if they’d gone to canal pool? I can’t see over the reeds to view that area.
18.08.2025 07:25 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Wheatear on Ravenhurst Road, B17
17.08.2025 09:46 — 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 08 Blackwit
17.08.2025 07:18 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Two Ruff and seven Black-tailed Godwit from north path looking south #RSPBMiddleton @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social
17.08.2025 07:13 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
two Garganey on West Scrape #rspbmiddleton @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social
17.08.2025 06:32 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Ruff currently on West Scrape #middletonlakes
11.08.2025 06:28 — 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0yes.
18.07.2025 08:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0It dropped back into the reeds, so it’s still in the same area.
18.07.2025 08:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0we did say hi. No hobby but I was here Wednesday and one was around then.
18.07.2025 08:29 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I know. I passed you. You were walking across the top causeway when it flew.
18.07.2025 07:56 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
