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  1. gary.palmer

    Grimley and Holt

    Must check my notebooks, I'm sure I've seen Wigeon on more than one occasion in Worcs, unless I'm misidentifying all the American Wigeons I must be seeing ;);)
  2. gary.palmer

    Grimley and Holt

    Ruff on west shore at Camp Lane Pits 14:50
  3. gary.palmer

    Grimley and Holt

    Brief visit late pm (CLPs). Recent visits have often yielded 1 Little Egret, but today there were 3, not seen that many there for a while. Also good nos. of Redshank with 5 present. Couple of Common Terns.
  4. gary.palmer

    Grimley and Holt

    Glad it was "just as the bird was leaving" rather than "just after the bird left".
  5. gary.palmer

    Grimley and Holt

    Brief visit early pm. Sandwich Tern seen on posts & shore on north east side of Camp Lane Pits. Seen at 2:45pm just as I was leaving. Poor phone scope photo, but you can tell what it is!
  6. gary.palmer

    Grimley and Holt

    Couple of hours around Camp Lane pits early pm. Goldeneye 1 m, c60 Shoveler, 6 Wigeon, c30 Gadwall, 8 Pochard, c30 Teal, c30 Pied Wagtails, c120 Fieldfare, c40 Redwing, 3 Oystercatcer, c150 Lapwing, c200 Canada Geese & GC Grebe 2.
  7. gary.palmer

    Grimley and Holt

    Called into Camp Lane Pits Sat pm (yesterday) between showers. Not much bird news of note, but loads of Black Tailed Skimmers. Inc one fresh emerged individual (still had glistening wings) which fell prey to a Pied Wagtail. The bird flew up from the causeway and caught the dragonfly in flight...
  8. gary.palmer

    Grimley and Holt

    Hobby 4, Common Tern 3, LRP 2, Redshank 2, Oystercatcher 2, Lapwing 6, Cuckoo h/o, Sand Martin c50, Yellow Wagtail 1, Sedge Warbler and a Hornet. The hobbies were feeding over the field on the west side of Camp Lane Pits, flying low over the low crop and close to the footpath. Magnificent!
  9. gary.palmer

    Grimley and Holt

    Highlight of the day was a female Ruff seen from 11:40 onwards on NE shore of main pool. Photo attached using phone held to scope. LRPs - 4 in two pairs on NW pool. The pairs kept apart and at 11:30 one of the pairs flew up and departed to the north. Redshank 4 & Lapwing 6. Wigeon 2...
  10. gary.palmer

    Grimley and Holt

    Late am/early pm visit. Wagon Lane Pits - 9 Sand Martin, 21 Wigeon, 5 Oystercatcher flying around calling as a group & 4 Treecreepers. Camp Lane Pits - Similar no of Sand Martins (poss same), 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Redshank, 8 Lapwing (in pairs not together), 1 Goosander (f), 1 Wheatear (m) & 1...
  11. gary.palmer

    Grimley and Holt

    Late pm circuit around Camp Lane Pits: 1 Oystercatcher, 24 Lapwing, 28 Cormorant, c120 Teal, c30 Gadwall, 4 Wigeon, 20+ Shoveler, c30 Pochard, 6 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 2 Stonechat & 1 Kingfisher.
  12. gary.palmer

    Grimley and Holt

    Camp Lane Pits (early pm) 1 Otstercatcher, 1 Lapwing, 2 Stoechats (west edge), 20 Pocard, 25 Tufted Duck, c30 Teal, c20 Gadwall, 10+ Shoveler, 4 Wigeon, Reed Bunting, 25 Pied Wagtail. Little Grebes getting very vocal.
  13. gary.palmer

    Grimley and Holt

    Sunday pm: Good numbers of diving ducks - 25 Pochard & c30 Tufted Ducks. 12 Cormorant, c30 Gadwall, c20 Teal, 6 Shoveler, 2 Raven, 1 Kingfisher & 50 Lapwing.
  14. gary.palmer

    Grimley and Holt

    When I saw the Goldeneye (at about 2:30 pm) it was in the middle of the open water about half way down the New Workings.
  15. gary.palmer

    Grimley and Holt

    Camp Lane Pits (pm) - male Goldeneye, 2 Stonechat (fence by NE pool), 2 Raven, 1 Barnacle Goose with the large flock of Canadas & 40 Gadwall. Wagon Lane Pits (pm) - 50 Gadwall, 25 Wigeon & 2 Bullfinch. I was looking for Merlin but wasn't as lucky as Laurie !
  16. gary.palmer

    Grimley and Holt

    Fairly quiet today. Highlights being the pair of Stonechats still on west side of Camp Lane pits and a couple of Green Sandpipers at Wagon Lane pools.
  17. gary.palmer

    Grimley and Holt

    Stonechat - pair on west side Raven 1 Lapwing 45 Goldeneye 1 f Pochard 1 f Wigeon 1 f with white eye ring Little Grebe 28 (inc one group of 18 birds) Kingfisher 1
  18. gary.palmer

    Grimley and Holt

    7+ Yellow Wagtails 2 White Wagtail (and 6+ Pied) c120 Sand Martin c30 Swallow c30 House Martin 1 Swift 1 Common Sandpiper 4 LRP 2 Redshank
  19. gary.palmer

    Grimley and Holt

    Pretty much as BS noted earlier today plus couple of White Wagtails, LRP & Redshank.
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