Temminck’s Stints at Clifton this morning - they would often disappear from view, hidden by the edge of the bank, as they fed along the eastern shore of the south pit. Only 24 years since I last saw one in the county! Worcester Birding #WorcsBirds

Great to catch up with the two Temminck's Stints at Clifton this evening. A well deserved find by Edward Lea this morning. My first in the county since the one at Grimley in 2020. #WorcsBirds

Swift Lutley Wedge Worcs 20/4 Worcester Birding

Lutley Wedge Worcs/W.Mids 20/5 2 Red Kites soaring together over Wassell Grove this afternoon, gaining height before both drifting off (1 high to the NE and 1 high North) and crossing from Worcs into W.Mids #vismig Worcestershire Bird Records Worcester Birding WestMidsBirding

Midsummer Hill and Ragged Stone Hill this evening. Highlights - 5 Tree Pipit, 2 Garden Warblers, 2 Redstart, 6 Whitethroat & 2 Willow Warblers. Worcester Birding #Worcsbirds

A Blue Tit chick fledging this morning. Such a delight to watch. Worcs Wildlife Trust Worcester Birding BBC Springwatch Amateur Photographer

Cracking views of the Dipper from yesterday's visit to the wyre forest, the Brook is looking superb had some good birds down there

The BTO GWCT Science 2023 #Woodcock Survey results are out and show an ongoing decline of 35% in Britian since 2003, but a surprising 50% decrease in Scotland! Thanks to all the surveyors who helped collect this vital data, which will inform the future conservation actions.

At the moors #uptonwarren for a few hours earlier Today, 4 Egyptian geese dropped in, med gulls still there ,common sand, L.R.P ,it was going so well until a fox disturbed everything total chaos

This is at least the 5th year in a row a brood has appeared at Flashes ##uptonwarren . Although we have constructed 2 Shelduck boxes inside the fox fence, they never use them & prefer to run the gauntlet of foxes as they bring the chick's from nest sites hundreds of metres away😱

Introducing the new Oystercatcher family at #uptonwarren’s Moors today RSPB RSPB England West Midland Bird Club john thomas belsey BTO Wader Quest BTO Worcestershire #WaderWednesday Worcs Wildlife Trust

Worcestershire Beacon this afternoon. 40+ Swifts feeding low over the grass on the east side of the hill. Offering fantastic close views to within a couple of meters at times. They were joined by 6 House Martins and 1 Swallow. Singing Skylark overhead.

A Jay with food taken last Friday in the Wyre Forest. It was high up in the canopy, but showed resonably well. Worcester Birding WestMidsBirding

29 Curlew nests found in the Severn & Avon Vales so far this spring, with the first one hatching today

Tomorrow we'll be at Wildgoose Rural Training Nature Reserve between Grimley and Holt #Worcestershire for the Worcester & Malvern RSPB 'Beginning Birding' Open Day 10am-3pm. We'll also be joined by Toby Carter who will be bringing along a wide range of class leading optics from ZEISS Birding.

Hepatic Cuckoo at Grimley CLP this morning, perched distantly in one of the dead trees in the main pool. 3 Ringed Plover at Holt flash Worcester Birding #WorcsBirds

First visit to #uptonwarren on a bit of an overcast day...what a lovely place! Definitely worth it to see the Med Gull (lifer for us) and Avocets. Other highlights Oystercatcher, Pochard, Sedge and Reed Warbler. With Melanie Wilkie-Pollock

A few hours at trimpley reservoir today ,highlight being female Mandarin with several ducklings, great to see

Fab start to the weekend with Fergus Henderson and Katie checking our nestboxes 🥳🥳🥳😁😁😁 We ringed 59 chicks, including 36 blue tits, 5 great tits, 11 nuthatch, and 7 redstart West Midlands Ringing Group BTO Worcestershire As always, all birds handled and ringed under licence 😊👍

Reed warbler nests are go go with a fair few Cuckoos around the River Avon in #Worcestershire sneakily waiting... 🥚