Pied Sandpiper
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Birding noob (New Forest & Worcestershire)
A frenetic little fizz of life: coal tit foraging in Ocknell Inclosure #HantsBirds
November 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A frenetic little fizz of life: coal tit foraging in Ocknell Inclosure #HantsBirds
Goldcrest hanging from a yew tree in Ocknell Inclosure, New Forest #HantsBirds
November 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Goldcrest hanging from a yew tree in Ocknell Inclosure, New Forest #HantsBirds
Flock of 20 Redpoll feasting on silver birch catkins near Lyndhurst Cemetery today. And finally my first Ring Ouzel out on the heathlands #HantsBirds
October 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Flock of 20 Redpoll feasting on silver birch catkins near Lyndhurst Cemetery today. And finally my first Ring Ouzel out on the heathlands #HantsBirds
1 Wheatear, 4 Spoonbill, 1 Spotted Redshank, 30+ Blackwit, 1 Greenshank, 1 Peregrine, 1 Oystercatcher, 5 Brent Goose, 2 GBBG, and lots of CRP/LRP the standouts at Normandy Lagoon yesterday #HantsBirds
October 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
1 Wheatear, 4 Spoonbill, 1 Spotted Redshank, 30+ Blackwit, 1 Greenshank, 1 Peregrine, 1 Oystercatcher, 5 Brent Goose, 2 GBBG, and lots of CRP/LRP the standouts at Normandy Lagoon yesterday #HantsBirds
Singing in the shower. 6 Woodlark, 2 Dartford Warbler, 5 Marsh Tit, 4 Firecrest, 1 Peregrine, 4 Raven, and 3 Green Woodpecker the standouts on a New Forest heathland/inclosure on Saturday #HantsBirds
October 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Singing in the shower. 6 Woodlark, 2 Dartford Warbler, 5 Marsh Tit, 4 Firecrest, 1 Peregrine, 4 Raven, and 3 Green Woodpecker the standouts on a New Forest heathland/inclosure on Saturday #HantsBirds
Dipped a twitch on a Wryneck (and learnt some birding lingo) today at Lower Test. Also c100 Pied Wagtail, 8 LE, 3 GSW, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Hobby, 2 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 1 GWE, and several wonderfully photogenic Stonechat #HantsBirds
September 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Dipped a twitch on a Wryneck (and learnt some birding lingo) today at Lower Test. Also c100 Pied Wagtail, 8 LE, 3 GSW, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Hobby, 2 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 1 GWE, and several wonderfully photogenic Stonechat #HantsBirds
Highlights from watching the Ryder Cup within a hide at Testwood Lakes today: 7 Egyptian Goose, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite, 1 Green Sandpiper, and 1 Great White Egret #HantsBirds
September 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Highlights from watching the Ryder Cup within a hide at Testwood Lakes today: 7 Egyptian Goose, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite, 1 Green Sandpiper, and 1 Great White Egret #HantsBirds
Buzzard circling above Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb today. Apparently there were some cars there too #WorcsBirds
September 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Buzzard circling above Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb today. Apparently there were some cars there too #WorcsBirds
Glossy Ibis flying over the causeway at Grimley CLP yesterday morning #WorcsBirds
September 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Glossy Ibis flying over the causeway at Grimley CLP yesterday morning #WorcsBirds
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Many thanks to the 20 sites who participated in yesterday's #westmidsalldayer - 4 sites managed to break the 100 mark with Blithfield narrowly pipping Belvide to the post. I'll pull together a list of all the species seen across the sites (usually c140 species). Well done all 👏
September 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Many thanks to the 20 sites who participated in yesterday's #westmidsalldayer - 4 sites managed to break the 100 mark with Blithfield narrowly pipping Belvide to the post. I'll pull together a list of all the species seen across the sites (usually c140 species). Well done all 👏
Glossy Ibis trying to make friends with a Little Egret while two Green Sandpipers fly by. Another cracking #WestMidsAllDayer at Grimley. Other birds of note: Grey Phalarope, Marsh Harrier, Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, and Kingfisher. A team total of 93 species #WorcsBirds
September 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Glossy Ibis trying to make friends with a Little Egret while two Green Sandpipers fly by. Another cracking #WestMidsAllDayer at Grimley. Other birds of note: Grey Phalarope, Marsh Harrier, Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, and Kingfisher. A team total of 93 species #WorcsBirds
A heron wearing flares at Wild Goose #WorcsBirds
August 25, 2025 at 6:32 AM
A heron wearing flares at Wild Goose #WorcsBirds
Two Garganeys, a Green Sandpiper, and a Moorhen hanging out together yesterday at Wild Goose #WorcsBirds
August 24, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Two Garganeys, a Green Sandpiper, and a Moorhen hanging out together yesterday at Wild Goose #WorcsBirds
Lucky to find a jewel of the river this afternoon while wandering along the Severn at Grimley 💙🧡 #WorcsBirds
August 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Lucky to find a jewel of the river this afternoon while wandering along the Severn at Grimley 💙🧡 #WorcsBirds
Common Sandpiper patrolling the banks of Grimley CLP this evening #WorcsBirds
August 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Common Sandpiper patrolling the banks of Grimley CLP this evening #WorcsBirds
Watched this Little Ringed Plover at Grimley CLP this evening for 80 mins as it foraged, snoozed, got woken up by a flock of starlings, and then went back to foraging. Other birds of note were Common Sandpiper, Common Snipe, Great White Egret, and male Sparrowhawk #WorcsBirds
August 20, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Watched this Little Ringed Plover at Grimley CLP this evening for 80 mins as it foraged, snoozed, got woken up by a flock of starlings, and then went back to foraging. Other birds of note were Common Sandpiper, Common Snipe, Great White Egret, and male Sparrowhawk #WorcsBirds
Common Snipe out for an evening jog at Camp Lane Pits #WorcsBirds
August 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Common Snipe out for an evening jog at Camp Lane Pits #WorcsBirds
Nice to wrap up a year living down south with my first Honey Buzzard today. The woods were also brimming with Redstarts, Spotted Flycatchers, and fledgling Marsh Tits #HantsBirds
June 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Nice to wrap up a year living down south with my first Honey Buzzard today. The woods were also brimming with Redstarts, Spotted Flycatchers, and fledgling Marsh Tits #HantsBirds
A male Redstart leaves the nest and immediately spots a fly in Wood Crates, New Forest. The pair each returned every 1-4 minutes with full beaks #HantsBirds
May 31, 2025 at 8:53 AM
A male Redstart leaves the nest and immediately spots a fly in Wood Crates, New Forest. The pair each returned every 1-4 minutes with full beaks #HantsBirds
A fledgling Dipper gets fed by its parent on the Afon Mellte while Pied Flycatchers dart from tree to tree in the background. Also Grey Wagtails, fledgling Nuthatches, and my first Wood Warbler #PowysBirds
May 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
A fledgling Dipper gets fed by its parent on the Afon Mellte while Pied Flycatchers dart from tree to tree in the background. Also Grey Wagtails, fledgling Nuthatches, and my first Wood Warbler #PowysBirds
I didn’t manage to find a Ring Ouzel in the Brecon Beacons but a different monochrome local did make an appearance. A total of five Pied Flycatchers foraging along a small river valley. I could watch them all day #PowysBirds
May 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I didn’t manage to find a Ring Ouzel in the Brecon Beacons but a different monochrome local did make an appearance. A total of five Pied Flycatchers foraging along a small river valley. I could watch them all day #PowysBirds
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One week today!
The annual Worcester & Malvern RSPB Group Beginning Birding Open Day is on Saturday 31st May.
Join us along with ZEISS and Viking Optical at the Wildgoose Nature Reserve, near Grimley.
Further details in the link below:
🔽
group.rspb.org.uk/worcester/ne...
The annual Worcester & Malvern RSPB Group Beginning Birding Open Day is on Saturday 31st May.
Join us along with ZEISS and Viking Optical at the Wildgoose Nature Reserve, near Grimley.
Further details in the link below:
🔽
group.rspb.org.uk/worcester/ne...
May 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
One week today!
The annual Worcester & Malvern RSPB Group Beginning Birding Open Day is on Saturday 31st May.
Join us along with ZEISS and Viking Optical at the Wildgoose Nature Reserve, near Grimley.
Further details in the link below:
🔽
group.rspb.org.uk/worcester/ne...
The annual Worcester & Malvern RSPB Group Beginning Birding Open Day is on Saturday 31st May.
Join us along with ZEISS and Viking Optical at the Wildgoose Nature Reserve, near Grimley.
Further details in the link below:
🔽
group.rspb.org.uk/worcester/ne...
Monkwood was brimming with new life this afternoon. A GSW chick calling from its nest and fledgling great tits, blue tits, coal tits, and long tailed tits along the coppices. Plus what I think is a fledgling Chiffchaff #WorcsBirds
May 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Monkwood was brimming with new life this afternoon. A GSW chick calling from its nest and fledgling great tits, blue tits, coal tits, and long tailed tits along the coppices. Plus what I think is a fledgling Chiffchaff #WorcsBirds
You wait all year for a Cattle Egret and then 12 come along at once! Or at least 12 I should say (and one or more in courtship colour) at Lower Test this evening. A first for me - what a bird! Great to see them appearing and then disappearing amidst the long grass #HantsBirds
May 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
You wait all year for a Cattle Egret and then 12 come along at once! Or at least 12 I should say (and one or more in courtship colour) at Lower Test this evening. A first for me - what a bird! Great to see them appearing and then disappearing amidst the long grass #HantsBirds
Highlights from Keyhaven today: 1 Roseate Tern, 1 Little Stint, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Spoonbill, 3 Eider, 3 Marsh Harrier, and countless Avocets #HantsBirds
May 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Highlights from Keyhaven today: 1 Roseate Tern, 1 Little Stint, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Spoonbill, 3 Eider, 3 Marsh Harrier, and countless Avocets #HantsBirds