@birdergwc64.bsky.social
Worcestershire Local Organiser for the Wetland Bird Survey. Lifelong Birder. Survey the wildlife of two local nature friendly farms. Moth-er, Butterflier
#worcsbirds counters please note 👍
07.11.2025 13:11 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Red-green Carpet
A couple of nicely marked Red-green Carpet, White-point and 3 Tachystola acroxantha was all last night in our garden in North Worcs VC37 #teammoth
07.11.2025 07:48 — 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 02 Ring Necked Parakeet at Sanders Park this afternoon. Slowly becoming more frequent it seems #worcsbirds
06.11.2025 15:21 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Map of Wilden Marsh on the WeBS site for Worcestershire as per link. A counter is needed for this important site.
Note access restrictions during breeding season so only winter core counts are needed.
View of main wetland area.
Main pool. Potential for more Wildfowl species in winter especially during flood events.
Starting Core count @webs-gsmp.bsky.social early to cover some vacant sites. This am @worcswt.bsky.social Wilden Marsh. Teal, Heron, 3 Water Rail, Snipe, Kingfisher. Also Redpoll & Siskin. NB winter counts only to main pool. Link if you would like to count it app.bto.org/websonline/s... #worcsbirds
06.11.2025 12:37 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
White-point
Feathered Thorn
Cypress Carpet
A nicely marked Light Brown Apple Moth
Just 5 species of 8 moths despite mild conditions. White-point (2), Cypress Carpet (1), Feathered Thorn (1), LBAM (2),
Tachystola acroxantha (2) VC37 #teammoth
Stop off at Tring Reservoirs where I cut my birding teeth in the 80’s on the way to me Mums to see the juv Scaup at Marsworth Res. Brings me to 200 for the year. Also 4 Red Crested Pochard #ukbirding
03.11.2025 14:53 — 👍 13 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Yes read about that so nice to tell the farmer they have plenty here!
02.11.2025 09:54 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
14 of 15 Sprawler recorded
The 15th Sprawler!
Spot the Feathered Thorn
1 of three Figure of Eight
8 species of 25 moths was more than I expected trapping under cover in the woodland of Rush Farm N Worcs last night. A remarkable 15 Sprawler was the best plus Figure of Eight (3), F Thorn (3), Mottled Umber, Chestnut, Satellite, GB Crescent & Nov Moth agg (5). #teammoth
02.11.2025 08:22 — 👍 27 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0
WeBS is a once a month commitment and a spot of useful birding. Here’s a smallish reservoir which needs a counter. Easy access & parking per red cross on map. The next core count date is 9th November - sign up here if you fancy surveying this site app.bto.org/websonline/s... #worcsbirds
01.11.2025 08:57 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Yes the ability to add photos means I can delete the hundreds off my phone!
31.10.2025 08:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Ah sorry - didn’t see your post! Great minds & all that! I keep just total species spreadsheets - the CR here has his own spreadsheet too for recorders to complete but prefers iRecord as the workload can be shared with others in approving records. Either way good to make our catches useful isn’t it
31.10.2025 07:33 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Very quiet during an hour and half sky watch from Timberhonger hill this morning. c40 Chaffinch, 23 Meadow Pipit, 25 Skylark, 26 Redwing & recently fed Peregrine best. #worcsbirds
30.10.2025 10:09 — 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Over optimistic last night given the low temperatures in North Worcs VC37 - a single November moth agg avoided a total blank - here showing its underwings briefly before flying off. #teammoth
30.10.2025 07:12 — 👍 29 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Two sites have just become available for the @webs-gsmp.bsky.social count. Beckford Nature Reserve, a community owned reserve & Broadway Gravel pit managed by @worcswt.bsky.social If you’re interested in counting these sites & making a difference link below. app.bto.org/websonline/s... #worcsbirds
29.10.2025 14:28 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Several Redpoll recorded
Yellowhammer- one of 10
Fieldfare
One of 4 Brown Hairstreak eggs on Blackthorn after a cursory search to one of the many Blackthorn hedges
34 species recorded following a bird survey at Upper Hollowfields Farm yesterday. Nice to see Yellowhammer returning to the bird crop areas with 10 recorded. Also Reed Bunting, Siskin, Redpoll & good nos Winter Thrushes. The first Brown Hairstreak eggs counted #worcsbirds #ukbutterflies
29.10.2025 07:02 — 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Arrow Valley Lake, Redditch is available for counting for WeBS. Easy access to this public park & a good chance of something interesting turning up. Recent past has included Black Throated Diver. Goldeneye & Goosander are regular. Link here if; app.bto.org/websonline/s... #worcsbirds
28.10.2025 12:31 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0#teammoth
28.10.2025 08:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
10 of 6 species last night in the garden VC37 with Merv DJ the commonest species (never thought I’d say that!) Large Wainscot new for the garden. Turnip Moth, November Moth agg, Cypress Carpet best of the rest #teammoth
28.10.2025 08:00 — 👍 18 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Spear Thistle providing an important source of nectar for insects on the farm
Latticed Heath
Brown Argus
Brown Hairstreak - this one found on the 19th July 2023 - then the earliest but beaten this year by the first record on the 13th July
At Upper Hollowfields Farm, North Worcs this year, the moth list increased to 233 species, Butterflies to 29 with White Admiral new for the farm. The first Brown Hairstreak recorded was earliest ever seen there on the 13/7. Little Egret also for the first time. #teammoth #worcsbirds #ukbitterflies
28.10.2025 07:33 — 👍 22 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
A selection of autumn moths
Mocha
Tissue
Meadow Longhorn on Lady’s Smock
Recording moths started this year at Rush Farm (of Archers fame) in North Worcs & the list will finish at around a modest 140 species. It’s a long term project though to help inform nature friendly farming. I’ve already recorded some interesting species. #teammoth
28.10.2025 07:27 — 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
