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  1. Sy V

    Bittell Reservoirs and Hopwood area

    I too get the suggestion of a forked tail and slightly paler head along with four of the usual 5 flexible fingers (primaries) on the left wing. Which I would think to be a Red Kite.
  2. Sy V

    Bittell Reservoirs and Hopwood area

    Indeed. Excellent shots Pete - well done. :clap:
  3. Sy V

    Bittell Reservoirs and Hopwood area

    Brian There was nothing showing when I commuted through and stopped yesterday at C1600. Unfortunately, 100m North of the Forest roundabout (Jct 1 M42) is actually classed as Lickey End. But I suppose we'd better stick to "Near Marlbrook"!
  4. Sy V

    Bittell Reservoirs and Hopwood area

    Brilliant.
  5. Sy V

    Bittell Reservoirs and Hopwood area

    Keith Brian Stretch is the most recently retired Worcestershire Recorder... He goes by a forum membership name of Brian Stretch. Seriously though, he maintains http://www.worcesterbirdingnews.co.uk/ and http://www.worcesterbirding.co.uk/. A lot of us send our sightings to Brian by text who we...
  6. Sy V

    Bittell Reservoirs and Hopwood area

    Keith This is a fairly early Spot Fly (I might be wrong, but it could be the earliest in Worcestershire this year - I certainly don't recall having seen any reported elsewhere). I think Brian Stretch would be interested in its presence (assuming you haven't already told him). I've just realised...
  7. Sy V

    Bittell Reservoirs and Hopwood area

    Avocet was (is?) at Lower Bittell Reservoir apparently viewable from Bittell Farm Road causeway.
  8. Sy V

    Bittell Reservoirs and Hopwood area

    Excellent précis, cheers Keith.
  9. Sy V

    Bittell Reservoirs and Hopwood area

    Thanks Mike. Whilst trying not to instigate a suppression/non-suppression debate. "...you're not supposed to broadcast news of any bird sightings..." Why do people do this? Is it to maintain site privacy/environmental sensitivity? To protect breeding birds? In this case [Bittell] is it the fact...
  10. Sy V

    Bittell Reservoirs and Hopwood area

    Craig (and others). I have had a play with a tighter cropped Bing Map. Please see attached map. Am I right in assuming that Craig's lower Red Circle is the 'bends area' which has a reputation of being prone to car contents theft? Is the upper Black Circle the 'Reservoir Wall' that folk refer too?
  11. Sy V

    Bittell Reservoirs and Hopwood area

    Great work Craig - cheers!
  12. Sy V

    Bittell Reservoirs and Hopwood area

    Whilst Bittell is very close to my home, it remains an unknown entity to me because of the need for exclusive membership which (it has been said) is somewhat difficult to secure. As I understand it, there are places that Joe Public can access but I've never had the rules nor how to go about...
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