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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 11h

Grimley this morning. Garganey still on frog pool, 2 Cattle Egret CLP, 4 Stonechat, Dunlin still, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Water Rail, good no’s Skylark & Meadow Pipit. Clouded Yellow still & Red Admiral. #worcsbirds

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Autumn Mothing in one picture! (Excluding the relatively numerous Lunar Underwings this morning) First Merveille du Jour of the year for our garden in North Worcestershire. Also an interesting light coloured Deep Brown Dart #teammoth

Deep Brown Dart top left, Merveille du Jour middle, Black Rustic bottom right.

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

According to presumably the farmer of the land, this part of Ryal pits will be for leisure boating & there’ll be more reed beds & pools further north. I’m going to set it up as a WeBS site as it’s obviously an important area for water birds, if anyone fancies counting it once a month #worcsbirds

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Garganey currently at frog pool at Grimley per Paul Jones #worcsbirds

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A good day at WWT Slimbridge with 72 species recorded. Highlights; 20 Cattle Egret, 3/4 Greenshank, 9+ Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpiper, Yellow Legged Gull, Spoonbill, Marsh Harrier, good nos Black Tailed Godwit, Knot & @wheatearlp.bsky.social finding the Pec Sand and then another one! #ukbirding

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

6 Cattle Egret picked up by @philmfan100.bsky.social in field of sheep at CLP Grimley, now in trees. Personally the most Cattle Egrets I’ve seen in Worcestershire #worcsbirds

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Did not expect a Firecrest in conifer shrubs on Wood Street, High Barnet! Was calling & flew over to Ravenscroft Park and may be hanging about in conifers there. Needless to say I got some odd looks peering into peoples hedges but got a reasonable look at it.. #ukbirding

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Grimley highlights this morning; 3 GWE, 3 Wigeon, Otter, Red Kite, 11 Snipe. CLP. 2 Egyptian Geese, c200 Goldfinch CFF. Steady stream of House Martin and Meadow Pipit over.

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Buff-Breasted Sandpiper 4th October 2023 I digiscoped at Frampton Marsh - the current one in the same place on the reserve! #ukbirding

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Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) | Goose & Swan Monitoring (GSMP) @webs-gsmp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🪶It’s Plover Appreciation Day! These lovely birds get a whole day to celebrate their diversity and beauty💚! You can help us track how plovers are fairing by taking part in WeBS▶️ bto.org/webs-vacant-sites If you're out birdwatching, keep your eyes peeled for plovers! 👀🕊️ #UKbirding #Ornithology

A photo of a Ringed Plover on mossy ground with sparkles around it and the title 'Plover Appreciation Day!'

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Only a bloody Marsh Harrier just flew over me at Upper Hollowfields Farm! Female type heading south west at 8.25 am. Now that’s a tick for the farm!! #worcsbirds

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

7 species of mammal at Upper Hollowfields Farm this evening whilst setting the moth trap; Roe & Muntjac Deer, Brown Hare, Rabbit, Fox, Bank Vole (caught by the Fox!) and a Badger trotting past me within two feet without a care!

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Grimley quiet this morning. Juv Ringed Plover still, 2 GWE, eclipse Wigeon, 2 Egyptian Geese, Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Snipe. A Vestal in the WMBC car park plus a few Vapourer Moth, Clouded Yellow, Common Blue & Brown Argus best of the rest #worcsbirds #teammoth

Vestal moth digiscoped as it would sit still!

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Timberhonger area this afternoon saw some passage with 3 Wheatear, 2 Stonechat, 1 Whinchat, c30 Meadow Pipit, a steady stream of Swallow and House Martin south. Also numbers building for Chaffinch. c30 Clouded Yellow, Painted Lady, Small Copper & Common Blue #worcsbirds

View over Timberhonger and beyond from Warridge Farm trig point

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

10 Swallow heading south over the garden and Sanders Park early. The highest number I’ve seen there #worcsbirds

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

No Spotted Flycatcher seen at Chaddesley Woods this morning. The fields held 3 Yellowhammer, 8 Meadow Pipit, good nos of Skylark, 8 Swallow over, Yellow Wagtail in cabbage field. New for that patch list are 2 Sand Martin & a calling Green Sandpiper presumably from the fishing pools #worcsbirds

Chaddesley Woods greening up nicely thanks to recent rain. Good nos of Chiffchaff, Nuthatch & Coal Tit present but no Spotted Flycatcher this morning

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Sandpipers cleared out at Grimley this am. A Whinchat along the west hedge CLP. Wheatear at CFF also c150 Goldfinch. Steady stream of Meadow Pipit & Skylark over. Mandarin, 5 GWE, 2 Snipe CLP. c70 Swallow through 21 Clouded Yellow, Silver Y & 6 Rush Veneer in chicory field #worcsbirds #teammoth

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Finishing on 75 species personally at Grimley from a team total of 91 so far. Good luck to all persevering for the rest of the day #westmidsalldayer #worcsbirds

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Grimley All Dayer - Little Owl, Tawny Owl, Hobby, GWE, Green and Common Sandpiper best so far

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Nothing new at Grimley. Just 2 Common Sandpiper, few Snipe. 3 Meadow Pipit at CFF & Willow Warbler by WHAC pool #worcsbirds

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Red Kite at the start of my 5 mile walk from home around Timberhonger. Other highlights; 6 Yellow Wagtail (mostly juvs) in proposed solar farm field, juv Redstart, 2 lemony Willow Warbler (brief song), c30 Swallow, c50 House Martin, 4 Clouded Yellow. Walk curtailed by local hunt.. #worcsbirds

Red Kite through bins at rise of Timberhonger lane

Filed sown with Buckwheat & Phacilia attracting finches & clouded yellow

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A couple of nice Ruff, Dunlin, 5 juv LRP and Black Tailed Godwit at Middleton Lakes on the way back from Kingsbury Water Park. Then the heavens opened! 🌩️ ⛈️#middletonlakes #ukbirding

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Rather good views of the Red Necked Phalarope at Kingsbury Water park this lunchtime. Nice bird #warksbirds #ukbirding

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Nothing new at Grimley CLP this afternoon. Cattle Egret from this morning not present. Black Tailed Godwit still, juv LRP, Common & Green Sandpiper, Kestrel plus 2 juvs, Peregrine, Red Kite, Yellow Wagtail over, c100 hirundine mainly Swallow, 3 Swift, 2 GWE

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Ruff still Clifton pits plus c20 Yellow Wagtail amongst horses. #worcsbirds

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Grimley highlights. CLP; BT Godwit, 2 Common & 1 Green Sandpiper, 6 GWE, Otter, Yellow Wagtail, Redstart, Red Kite. CFF; Wheatear, 3 Whitethroat, Redstart, 6 Clouded Yellow. WG; Willow Warbler #worcsbirds

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

A few record shots of the 9 Spotted Flycatcher (2 family groups) at Chaddesley Woods this morning. Very heartening to see. The fields were quiet with c30 Swallow & a Yellow Wagtail over main highlights #worcsbirds

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Currently a family party of 6 (!) Spotted Flycatcher in Chaddesley wood with a mixed Tit, Warbler & Nuthatch group #worcsbirds ///fetching.grazes.scuba w3w.co/fetching.gra...

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Grimley this am. CLP; 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 LRP, 11 Snipe, Common Tern, 7 GWE, Peregrine, juv Redstart, 2 Spotted Flycatcher. Church Farm Fields; Whinchat, Lesser Whitethroat. 7 Yellow Wagtail overall. All 3 hirundine in good nos plus 10 Swift #worcsbirds

2 Spotted Flycatcher to top hedge line by fishing pools

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Sanderling presently on Grimley CLP per AS #worcsbirds

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

#worcsbirds 2 Yellow Wagtail & Yellowhammer to fields behind Chaddesley Corbett 4 Spotted Flycatcher (family group) feeding in conifers in Chaddesley Woods at; ///politics.chicken.fluctuate w3w.co/politics.chi...

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Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) | Goose & Swan Monitoring (GSMP) @webs-gsmp.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Today is the August Priority Core Count. 🦆With the effects of drought in much of the UK impacting our wetlands, it's more important now, than ever, that we count our waterbirds to see how their populations are faring.

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

A productive 5 mile circuit from home around Timberhonger. 2 Yellow Wagtail, great views of a pair of Hobby, male Whinchat, Willow Warbler, Redstart, c20 Swallow & c30 House Martin. Also 2 Tree Pipit over the trig point plus a few Chaffinch & over a dozen Skylark #worcsbirds

The valley area on patch must encourage migrants to pass through with Whinchat, Redstart, Willow Warbler nearby and good nos Swallow and Tree Pipit over

Fallow field was full of finches - mainly Gold and Greenfinch with a male Whinchat on taller vegetation

Trigg point where there were Tree Pipit over amongst other passerines

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Good to see more counters coming on board for @webs-gsmp.bsky.social in Worcestershire with another site just allocated. There are still some vacant sites with good access per screenshots attached available via the link below if of interest to #worcsbirds Birders. Cheers app.bto.org/websonline/s...

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Whinchat at Grimley this morning still (CFF). Also Red Kite, Hobby, Yellow Wagtail, 4 Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat. CLP plus CFF combined 33 Little Egrets, Redstart west hedge, 4 Common & 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 LRP, 4 Snipe (3 on Angling Pool). #worcsbirds

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Chaddesley Woods & fields early morning. 29 species recorded. Woods; juvs of Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Treecreeper, Garden Warbler (photo from spring), GSW, a scarce adult Bullfinch. Fields; Juvs of Kestrel, Whitethroat, Yellowhammer & Skylark. #worcsbirds

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Lots of juv Chiffchaff calling in Chaddesley Woods this morning (with Nuthatch in this clip). Merlin won’t recognise that call #worcsbirds

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Great views of the Long Tailed Shrike this morning. We kept a respectful distance so the bird could forage, hence heat haze and shaky scope footage. Fabulous looking bird #ukbirding

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Much prefer moving images of birds. Good to catch this one fishing in Caernarfon harbour on the 7th June #ukbirding

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

5 mile circuit walk of the Timberhonger patch. Signs of some August movement with 6 Redstart - classic call in clip. Also Yellow Wagtail, Willow Warbler, several juv Whitethroat, c 30 Chiffchaff, juv Yellowhammer and 2 Hobby #worcsbirds

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Black-winged Kite, Hickling Broad 1st February 2026 dispatching a vole. Worth a few days away to get a good look at this beauty. #ukbirding

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Gert Corfield @birdergwc.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Images from a trip to Bempton Cliffs recently #ukbirding

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