groughgruff

A bit of 🏃 around the Clent hills. Love to walk the hills and mountains. Often using bins and a scope. No camera, all bad photos taken through a scope.

[groughgruff @groughgruff]

Early morning and cracking views of this fella.

[groughgruff @groughgruff]

Fourth spring visit to the Wyre Forest and finally saw Dipper (iPhone photo). No WW this time nor Spot Fly.

[groughgruff @groughgruff]

@scoopwibbler @isleofsouthuist I think they have been tracked moving north. If I’m right, at least one is ringed from Welney.

[groughgruff @groughgruff]

Drake Garganey on east scrape @RSPBMiddleton @Staffs_Birds

[groughgruff @groughgruff]

Spotted Sandpiper still. Moving between causeway and shingle island. BirdGuides saying it has flown off.

[groughgruff @groughgruff]

@puyi_1 Possibly unpaired, hence singing so enthusiastically this late in May 🙁.

[groughgruff @groughgruff]

Found one! Wyre Forest.

[groughgruff @groughgruff]

@puyi_1 This one wasn’t in the usual place. Just came upon it whilst doing my usual walk through the forest.

[groughgruff @groughgruff]

Nice morning in the Wyre Forest. Wood Warbler, Pied Fly, Spot Fly, Cuckoo (H), GWood. No Tree Pipit nor Marsh Tit nor Dipper even though I walked from DML car park to beaver. Nearly walked on this going very slow across the path.

[groughgruff @groughgruff]

@BelvideBirda I didn’t consider that possibility. Haven’t seen any adults there but there is farmland behind.

[groughgruff @groughgruff]

Volume up. Any ideas what bird this is? Low down in scrub.

[groughgruff @groughgruff]

@Richard54847600 😳 you did well. All I got was black Labradors. Did I speak you? I only saw one birder in the flycatcher wood who was in the distance and spoke to one birder at the stream.

[groughgruff @groughgruff]

Lucky enough to have double figure Stock Doves visit daily. Youngsters are rare and never seen one this early in the year. With the local Parakeet population, the available nesting sites must be severely depleted.

[groughgruff @groughgruff]

Morning spent in the Wyre Forest. Double figure Redstart which is unusual (for me). Plenty of Tree Pipit. Several male Pied Flycatcher. Cuckoo heard. No WW or LSW. Too many stream swimming dogs for Dipper. Found this Signal Crayfish claw next to the brook.

[groughgruff @groughgruff]

@WombourneNature @savebutterflies @StaffsWildlife Wow!

[groughgruff @groughgruff]

Early morning visit to @RSPBMiddleton
4 probable Artic Tern, 11 Dunlin, 5 RP, LRP, 3 Common Sand, 2 Barwit, 1 Blackwit, lots of Swifts, House M, 4 Common Tern, Bittern, 2 Cuckoo. @Staffs_Birds @MercianBirding

[groughgruff @groughgruff]

Barwit and Blackwit together on east scrape @RSPBMiddleton. Earlier bird was a different bird.

[groughgruff @groughgruff]

Barwit just left @RSPBMiddleton flew high southeast and not returned. Looks like a different bird to Friday with more red.

[groughgruff @groughgruff]

Speaking to another birder and he heard the call and is also of the opinion they were Artic.

[groughgruff @groughgruff]

4 Tern high over car park @RSPBMiddleton heading northwest. Buoyant flight and long streamers. Possible Artic Tern.

[groughgruff @groughgruff]

4 Tern high over car park @RSPBMiddleton heading northwest. Buoyant flight and long streamers. Possible Artic Tern.