Craig Reed
@MidlandsBirder
Birder │MSc Wildlife Conservation│C permit ringer │Bird surveyor│ Digiscoper │ Patchwatcher │ Occasional twitcher │
This Curlew was an unusual 'on the deck' bird at Grimley, possibly the first grounded one I've ever seen here. 71 Lapwing and a Redshank also roosting on the shoreline. Water levels dropping, Cattle chomping down the vegetation and wader numbers building. Fantastic! #WorcsBirds
This Bittern was unexpected as it flew in from high to the north at Grimley, flapping its way down CLP before dropping into the reedbed. Honestly, when I initially saw the pale underside, I did think I may have found something rarer! Pos my first June Worcs sighting #WorcsBirds
This female Marsh Harrier arrived just as I was leaving Grimley this morning, did a bit of a circuit of the area before dropping into the reeds. The hepatic Cuckoo, as difficult & elusive as ever, made a brief appearence before a male moved her off towards Thorngrove #WorcsBirds
Night Heron still showing nicely on Grimley-CLP this morning on its favoured perch. Also 4 LRP, Blackwit, 2 Common Sand and 2 Redstart still #WorcsBirds
Black-crowned Night Heron has been a species of myth and legend in Worcestershire for decades. Finally it falls! Grimley -Camp Lane Pits 15/07/25. Wondeful to see it feeding so actively this morning #WorcsBirds
Public Service Announcement 📢 If you go into the tinder dry forests (or anywhere for that matter), don't have a fire because this is what happens! Thanks to a speedy arrival by @Norfolkfire it was quickly contained The 'No Fires' signs on all access points are not just for show
The illegal killing of Hen Harriers has hit a devastating new high. ⚠️ A new RSPB report reveals 102 incidents in just five years - with the majority on, or near, grouse moors. A thread…
2025 was a record breeding season for Lesser Spotted Woodpecker nests monitored by our volunteers. None failed & where we were able to check the nest contents the number of chicks fledged was the highest since we started the project in 2015. Full story woodpecker-network.org.uk
Here is red C=X in 2023, a month of so after we had ringed it paddling around here in Worcester. Really highlights the importance of davic ringing to track individuals to study dispersal+survival. A little jelous it's spent the meantime enjoying coastal 🇪🇸! #WorcsBirds
Saw this ringed Lesser Black-Backed Gull at Stubbers Green on Monday. Ringed as a chick in Worcester in 2023, next reported in A Coruña, Spain on April 24th this year, and now living the dream in Walsall this summer! @EcoRecording
About time I nailed this self finds tick. S/p Cattle Egret dropped into Grimley CLP at 19:17 on my last scan as I reached the top of the hill. Marsh Harrier did the same as I was about to leave about 18:20... Only a couple of hours late home... #WorcsBirds
The community around Maypole Hill in Bewdley need your help. Maypole Piece, a historic and much-loved greenspace is for sale & the community want to buy it, protecting this sanctuary for nature and people forever. Info & pledge support by Monday 👇 friendsofthemaypole.co.uk
Tomorrow I will be presenting at the @WorcMalvRSPB Beginning Birding event at #WildgooseNR on record submission, followed by an 'in the field' demo of #BirdTrack & #eBird. Suitable for beginners & seasoned pro's, giving tips on how to submit high quality records. See you there!
Garganey have been in short supply this spring, so this drake feeding among the post breeding bachelor parties of Gadwalls at Grimley-CLP was a nice surprise this morning #WorcsBirds
Female Red-necked Phalarope still on Upton Warren Flashes. Please note access until 7pm only. Gates will be locked shortly after this #WorcsBirds
I've not had much time to just sit in nature recently. So a nice chance of pace to just sit beside the lake this morning. Moody clouds. Rain pattering on the leaves. Swifts coming down to drink. Lovely.
This female Marsh Harrier circled Grimley CLP between 08:26-29 before flying off NNW #WorcsBirds
At least 138 Hen Harriers have gone missing or been confirmed illegally killed across the UK since 2018: bit.ly/42ZCwlm