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  1. Ian Byrnes

    Worcestershire- Ripple & Clifton

    Clifton this morning......Cold. One solitary Common Sandpiper on small pit Good numbers of Pied and Yellow Wagtails in horse paddocks. 100+ Canada Geese, 20+ Greylags, 3 Grey Herons, 15 GC Grebe, 100+ Swallows & Martins.
  2. Ian Byrnes

    Worcestershire- Ripple & Clifton

    Ripple this morning..... 5 Common Sandpiper, 5 Grey Heron & 1 Little Egret on south lake. 2 Common Tern on car park fishing pool and high numbers of Goldfinch, Green Finch, Tits and Warblers (various) on surrounding trees Glad to see RSPB have put up nesting bird signs.... Quite a few dog...
  3. Ian Byrnes

    Worcestershire- Ripple & Clifton

    Clifton this morning. Usual suspects...7 x Little Egret, 2 x Eygptian Geese, 10 x GC Grebe, 2 LR Plover, numerous Canada & Greylag Geese, P Wagtail, Greenfinch etc and 100 + Starlings. Few pics....
  4. Ian Byrnes

    Worcestershire- Ripple & Clifton

    Ripple this morning.
  5. Ian Byrnes

    Worcestershire- Ripple & Clifton

    Totally agree Laurie they must be made to feel that this is shameful and unacceptable. I'm sure that Jeremy Squire would have said something.... all birders would have been outraged. My dog accompanies me on most of my trips but is always on a lead, well behaved and is never allowed to go near...
  6. Ian Byrnes

    Worcestershire- Ripple & Clifton

    It certainly looks that way....terrible. Whilst I was viewing the Grebe, she appeared to be sitting behind the nest at first then got on it after and at a distance the nest looked empty. Unfortunately this particular lake has little vegetation and is open to abuse by dog walkers. The successful...
  7. Ian Byrnes

    Worcestershire- Ripple & Clifton

    Ripple....just read on Twitter that this GCGrebe nest has been pulled apart by a dog later today......its a shame. It was empty luckily but it's the owners not the dogs who are to blame. Unfortunately this is a big dog walking area and most people let them swim in the lakes. There are virtually...
  8. Ian Byrnes

    Worcestershire- Ripple & Clifton

    Thanks....i tried to verify it from an app. Is it the turned down beak and eye flash? Today at Ripple......a few Egyptian Geese. A good number of Canada & Greylag Geese. Pics...Redshank, Reed Bunting, Great Crested Grebe, Heron & Skylark
  9. Ian Byrnes

    Worcestershire- Ripple & Clifton

    Starlings, Little Egret & Cormorant, Greenshank & LRPlover
  10. Ian Byrnes

    Worcestershire- Ripple & Clifton

    Clifton early ......cloudless beautiful morning. One Greenshank, Pied Wagtail x10, LRP X 5, Shelduck, Egyptian Geese More below.
  11. Ian Byrnes

    Worcestershire- Ripple & Clifton

    Clifton Worcestershire this morning....blustery. Oystercatcher mum with 3 young getting bigger. Cormorants drying out in the sun. Redshank with Swallow dive bombing. Group of Canada,Greylag, Egyptian Geese with Coots, Mallards, Tufted Ducks and Gulls Redshank and Pied Wagtail
  12. Ian Byrnes

    Worcestershire- Ripple & Clifton

    Ripple....this morning, bright but very windy. Lapwing & chick....L Egret, Cormorants & Heron all together
  13. Ian Byrnes

    Worcestershire- Ripple & Clifton

    Well that's a bit quicker than the Cuckoo....!
  14. Ian Byrnes

    Worcestershire- Ripple & Clifton

    Hi ya Laurie....i must learn to read these back ! Oh well....it was close...it had a bit of red somewhere I'm sure. Few more pics from today at Clifton. Weather much cooler, wet and windy....bit like the LYE ! Redshank, Common Sandpiper, Common Shelduck juvenile, Pied Wagtail, LRPlover & Coot...
  15. Ian Byrnes

    Worcestershire- Ripple & Clifton

    Ripple ...sorry....spell check ! Few more pics from last few days. Great Crested Grebe, Redshank & Black Tailed Godwit (not good photo)
  16. Ian Byrnes

    Worcestershire- Ripple & Clifton

    Both Riplple & Clifton were worth visits over the last few days. Good numbers of Egyptian Geese at both. Little Egret, Redshank, LRPloverrs, Oystercatchers with young....etc
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