Patch Hopcroft

Local patch birder at Grimley/Holt, Worcestershire

[Patch Hopcroft @Patch67uk]

@IanProwse @the_levellers @MalvernTheatres Fantastic gig. Great performances from Ian & Nico and then the Levs Collective. What a way to spend a Sunday evening 👍

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@JohnCon12292810 I was happy with the Marsh Harrier but it appears I was an hour too late! Nice one John 👍

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147 species (I think - only 132 of them for me) recorded at Grimley in 2024 including some really great birds. Purple Heron, Gannet, R-T Diver, B-N Grebe, Bittern, Goshawk, Knot, Sp. Redshank & (leaving it late) Y-B Warbler amongst the highlights. Here's to 2025 👍 @WorcsBirding

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@MartinRFlack @WorcsBirding A bird long on my wish list on the patch. Great find by @nickskilbeck1 and many thanks to @MartinRFlack for pointing me to the likeliest spot - worked a treat with smashing views in the first sunshine for a while 👍

[Patch Hopcroft @Patch67uk]

Well it was bye for now but having spent a while over on Bluesky it's now bye for good to Musk's toy. Twitter used to be great. X is just an awful place.
https://t.co/hcGlDZkcdB

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Future Grimley reports from me will be going on https://t.co/hcGlDZkcdB
It seems quite nice over there. Bye for now 👍

[Patch Hopcroft @Patch67uk]

@WorcsBirding @bluesky I'm there 👍

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@pmandrews1973 Cheers Phil. Looking forward to it as ever 👍

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@AlanDaviesbirds @WorcsBirding Blocked for good 👍

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@NeilDuggan80 All the best for a speedy recovery mate 👍

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@ryb_sen76400 Phew. I was at Grimley today and thought I had missed them! 🤣

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@ryb_sen76400 Hi Ian. Was this at Upton rather than Grimley?

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@andypitt21 @WorcsBirding @WorcsWT That's a deal mate 😁

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Grimley this morning 14 Common Tern, 1 Great & 4 Little Egrets, 1 Common Sand, 2 Hobby #nogreensand @WorcsBirding

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@Philmfan100 @WaltonBirder @WorcsBirding Too late Phil. I have been away for the weekend and come back to that. Oh how I dream of seeing a Green Sandpiper this year at Grimley.....

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@MartinRFlack No sign.....😁

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CLP this morning....

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@roger_broadbent @WorcsBirding @NorthsideDan @andypitt21 Recorded in every month of the year bar May in most years looking at my personal Grimley records with the expected July/August peak numbers. Still odd this year based on that. There have been records but very few indeed. Normally on my year list in January 🤔

[Patch Hopcroft @Patch67uk]

Pretty good morning at Grimley/Holt. Bittern the star but also 2 GW & 4+ Little Egrets, 4 Common Tern, Redshanks, Common Sand, 2 LRP, Hobby and all the usuals. Unbelievably though I still haven't seen a Green Sand there this year 🤔 @WorcsBirding