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    Birding in Worcestershire

    Excellent mate. Just shows what can be picked up on a local patch if you put the time in. B (:
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    Birding in Worcestershire

    Had a nice family group of Spotted Fly today locally, unfortunately in a private wood, so cannot disclose location, but worth keeping an eye out for the species at the moment if you are bimbling about B (:
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    Birding in Worcestershire

    Quick bit of after work birding yielded a smashing Yellow Wagtail and 5 White Wagtails on plough near Mustow Green this evening. Lovely close views B (:
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    Birding in Worcestershire

    Goosander at Brakemill pool this afternoon, been a very reliable spot lately for them this year
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    Birding in Worcestershire

    Waxwings 8 Waxwings at Rowberry's near Chaddesley Corbett this morning, a most welcome sight ! B (:
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    Birding in Worcestershire

    Brilliant :t:
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    Birding in Worcestershire

    Stopped by Barnet Brook on the way home tonight to see 7 Wheatear that had kindly dropped in today. Interestingly I had 7 Wheatear there on 15th April last year. Nice patch tick ;)
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    Birding in Worcestershire

    A great couple of days passage in the local north Worcs/ Kiddy area, many Wheatear yesterday found by Jason K, stonking Yellow Wag yesterday that dropped in Shenstone briefly when we had bumped into each other, and 4 More Wheatears today, including a female...
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    Birding in Worcestershire

    Real bonus getting Black Redstart today at Hartlebury Trading Estate, on the way home from the fog bound Upton
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    Birding in Worcestershire

    Sunday Morning Churchill A glorious morning so I headed out walking towards Churchill from Blakedown. On leaving the house, 20 or so starlings were twittering away in the tree's opposite the House. Goldfinches were evident in the tops of trees as I approached the rail crossing. A pair of green...
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    Birding in Worcestershire

    A Hawfinch !! Lucky guy Sy, pretty decent snap too , really hope I can get a decent look at one soon ..
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    Birding in Worcestershire

    Yes, I was on the other bank, but I noticed a small metal bridge opposite, he was working about a 300 yrd stretch, occasionally taking short flight up and down stream, was closer to the town end when I left. He was showing really well, the occasional lump of ice floating downstream threw me a...
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    Birding in Worcestershire

    Smew and Goldeneye Cheers for the info yesterday MB Just got back from Bewdley, having seen the Smew. He was showing really well working a few hundred yards of the river, diving regularly. At one point had him and the Goldeneye in the same field of view. Male and female Goosander, Little...
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    Birding in Worcestershire

    cheers MB, any hints that limit my chances of exposure appreciated !! This was between town and the A456 crossing, just looking at the map and Birding Toady If you get chance to reply appreciate it, or you can PM me :t:
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    Birding in Worcestershire

    Might have to try for this tomorrow MB, and the Goldeneye :t:
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    Birding in Worcestershire

    Returned to the stubble field today, my first chance to see if the finch flock was still around since Sunday, and a chance to see if I could get a better view of Bramblings, my latest tick.Thankfully it was and in the much superior light I got great views. The flock was mainly chaffinch, with a...
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    Birding in Worcestershire

    Ladies Pool and Wood To avoid going stir crazy I donned my wellies and headed out on foot over the way to Ladies pool and adjoining wood and farmland. Everywhere looked stunning and initially birds were few. Ladies pool was frozen save for a far section where a Mute swan a dozen canada Geese...
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    Birding in Worcestershire

    Walking around Churchill this weekend , plenty of Skylarks in the fields off the bridle paths. Black headed gulls overhead. A return of Collard Doves to the patch, the first seen for some weeks. Great Spotted Woodpecker sat prominnently on top of a Fir, calling loudly. Redwing, Mistle and Song...
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    Birding in Worcestershire

    Thanks Tim, I did not really understand its origin before,but now I understand better it will just go in my records as a side note. I am thankful for your help in solving the mystery ( wouldn't want to make compiling that list too easy eh ;) BW Mark
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    Birding in Worcestershire

    Thanks for that, Out of interest would this count as an addition to ones 'lifelist' ?? or are these types of peculiar hybrids generally not counted ? Thanks
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    Birding in Worcestershire

    Thank you Trevor Just googled some images of swan goose ( must admit this is new to me) but the brown stripe is exactly as I saw it but the bill as well as the legs were orange...http://www.knowledgerush.com/wiki_image/5/58/Swan.goose.arp.750pix.jpg Obviously I have no image to fall back on...
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    Birding in Worcestershire

    Crossed The Footbridge at Arley on Friday afternoon and walked along the west bank back towards Trimply for a mile or so before retracing my steps to the Car. Out bound Greenwoodpecker heard, Greater Spotted seen near the railway bridge. Odd looking goose which my best guess is a Greylag, was...
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    Birding in Worcestershire

    Thanks for the info Emma, wil let you know:t:
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    Birding in Worcestershire

    Hi Emma thanks for this, never knew this place existed ! I live only a few miles from here so will check it out in the next few weeks. Where did you leave your car, on the Sugar loaf lane side ( my side) or theWhittington lane side ? Any info on the route to take ( looking at my explorer map...
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    Birding in Worcestershire

    Blue and great tits seem to have bred very well this year round my patch.Last few days round Blakedown seen Green and Great spotted woodpecker,spotted flycatcher, fledgling gold finches, Linnets.Grebe and Moorhen both raising 3 young Whitethroat in good numbers as are skylarks and...
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