Gert Corfield
@gertcorfield.bsky.social
Worcestershire WeBS local organiser. Lifelong Birder, recent Moth-er etc. Passionate about Wetlands & farmland wildlife. Can’t read DMs. For WeBS sites in Worcs contact me here - https://app.bto.org/websonline/sites/info/contact.jsp
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New Year new birding challenge? Make your birding count with a @webs-gsmp.bsky.social site! There are a few vacant sites in Worcs needing counters - see blue shaded sites in link. I am also creating new sites next year so watch this space! Thanks #worcsbirds app.bto.org/websonline/s...
Visit to my Mums in North London. She does like her Foxes and this splendid individual seems to like her. Very chilled
January 19, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Visit to my Mums in North London. She does like her Foxes and this splendid individual seems to like her. Very chilled
Early WeBS count of a new WeBS Worcestershire site at Longdon Heath south of Upton upon Severn. Certainly qualifies as a high priority site in winter with important numbers of wildfowl & Lapwing (c400 -1000). 4 Pintail, c200 Teal, c100 Wigeon, 2 Shelduck & high nos common Geese #worcsbirds
January 17, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Early WeBS count of a new WeBS Worcestershire site at Longdon Heath south of Upton upon Severn. Certainly qualifies as a high priority site in winter with important numbers of wildfowl & Lapwing (c400 -1000). 4 Pintail, c200 Teal, c100 Wigeon, 2 Shelduck & high nos common Geese #worcsbirds
This mornings @webs-gsmp.bsky.social and ISC survey drawing the crowds…
January 17, 2026 at 8:57 AM
This mornings @webs-gsmp.bsky.social and ISC survey drawing the crowds…
That’s a good start to the year and a new species for the garden just. Spring Usher on the wall next to the trap. Probably came in from the park where there are a lot of mature Oaks 👌 VC37 #teammoth
January 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
That’s a good start to the year and a new species for the garden just. Spring Usher on the wall next to the trap. Probably came in from the park where there are a lot of mature Oaks 👌 VC37 #teammoth
First visit of the year to the marvellous Upper Hollowfields Farm. The Blackthorn hedges full of winter thrushes - probably 200 each of Fieldfare & Redwing. Also 4 Bullfinch recorded, Reed Bunting & c50 Chaffinch. A cursory look for Brown Hairstreak eggs also successful #worcsbirds
January 16, 2026 at 4:23 PM
First visit of the year to the marvellous Upper Hollowfields Farm. The Blackthorn hedges full of winter thrushes - probably 200 each of Fieldfare & Redwing. Also 4 Bullfinch recorded, Reed Bunting & c50 Chaffinch. A cursory look for Brown Hairstreak eggs also successful #worcsbirds
Brilliant! Why any right minded person still supports that cesspit is beyond me
RSPB withdraws from X over safeguarding concerns @Natures_Voice www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/R...
RSPB withdraws from X over safeguarding concerns
The organisation cited safeguarding concerns following reports that the platform’s AI tools have been used to create non-consensual and inappropriate images of people
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January 16, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Brilliant! Why any right minded person still supports that cesspit is beyond me
The International Swan Census takes place this weekend, 17-18 January. If you record any Bewick's or Whooper Swans in BirdTrack, we would greatly appreciate if you could add details on the number of adults and juveniles, habitat and location pinpoint #ukbirding
Whooper Swans by Sarah Kelman / BTO
Whooper Swans by Sarah Kelman / BTO
January 16, 2026 at 11:19 AM
A Coal Tit to add to my Upton Warren year list was the most exciting this morning! 4 Pochard nice to see at the Moors. Nothing at the Flashes probably due to people bashing about at the sewage works. #worcsbirds
January 15, 2026 at 12:55 PM
A Coal Tit to add to my Upton Warren year list was the most exciting this morning! 4 Pochard nice to see at the Moors. Nothing at the Flashes probably due to people bashing about at the sewage works. #worcsbirds
One Purple Sandpiper at Battery Point, Portishead at lunchtime. Tide being out probably hid a few more lower down. Also 3 Rock Pipit #glosbirds
January 14, 2026 at 2:30 PM
One Purple Sandpiper at Battery Point, Portishead at lunchtime. Tide being out probably hid a few more lower down. Also 3 Rock Pipit #glosbirds
3 Penduline Tit showing well at Aust Wetlands at times all in the same scope view #glosbirds
January 14, 2026 at 11:35 AM
3 Penduline Tit showing well at Aust Wetlands at times all in the same scope view #glosbirds
Any Worcs birders fancy this site? The next count date is 18th January. Winter counts for this site are especially important to get into WeBS for Worcestershire. Go on, you know you want to 😁 Link in Bio #worcsbirds
1/2 A new site for counting for WeBS which I’ve generically called Longdon Heath but is essentially the flooded fields & wet grassland south of Upton upon Severn, site of the recent influx of White fronted & Bean Geese. Also good no’s of wildfowl in winter so important to get the data #worcsbirds
January 13, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Any Worcs birders fancy this site? The next count date is 18th January. Winter counts for this site are especially important to get into WeBS for Worcestershire. Go on, you know you want to 😁 Link in Bio #worcsbirds
Reposted by Gert Corfield
📉Bewick's Swan numbers in NW/NE Europe are declining. Would you like to help us continue to monitor Bewick's (and Whooper Swans) through participating in the International Swan Census this weekend? See more information: www.bto.org/gsmp-isc
📉 Our new paper shows Bewick’s Swan numbers in NW/NE Europe have fallen to ~12,900 birds - a 56.7% decline since 1995, with further losses predicted by 2026 unless survival or breeding success improves. Flyway-wide conservation is urgent. 🦢 Download paper > tidsskrift.dk/Wildfowl/art... #Ornithology
January 13, 2026 at 9:38 AM
📉Bewick's Swan numbers in NW/NE Europe are declining. Would you like to help us continue to monitor Bewick's (and Whooper Swans) through participating in the International Swan Census this weekend? See more information: www.bto.org/gsmp-isc
First proper moth trap of the year at Upton Warren VC37 (with Trust consent) produced just two moths, both Agonopterix heracliana accepted by iRecord although should probably have its nadgers examined. Still feels too early for trapping so trap mothballed (see what I did there) #teammoth
January 13, 2026 at 9:41 AM
First proper moth trap of the year at Upton Warren VC37 (with Trust consent) produced just two moths, both Agonopterix heracliana accepted by iRecord although should probably have its nadgers examined. Still feels too early for trapping so trap mothballed (see what I did there) #teammoth
Ringed Neck Duck at Clifton this morning. Still on North Pit but distant, here with handy comparison to Tufted Duck! Also pair Pintail, Barnacle Goose, 8 Pochard & good numbers of Wigeon and Teal #worcsbirds
January 12, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Ringed Neck Duck at Clifton this morning. Still on North Pit but distant, here with handy comparison to Tufted Duck! Also pair Pintail, Barnacle Goose, 8 Pochard & good numbers of Wigeon and Teal #worcsbirds
Pretty spooky if you don’t know what it is, a bit unnerving when you do know! Yesterday morning at @worcswt.bsky.social Chaddesley Woods. Bird wise quiet other than a nice large flock of Redpoll (c60) with a few Siskin - a good looking ‘Mealy’ amongst them, sadly no longer tickable #worcsbirds
January 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Pretty spooky if you don’t know what it is, a bit unnerving when you do know! Yesterday morning at @worcswt.bsky.social Chaddesley Woods. Bird wise quiet other than a nice large flock of Redpoll (c60) with a few Siskin - a good looking ‘Mealy’ amongst them, sadly no longer tickable #worcsbirds
The best of Trev - an hours worth of watching some #mothing action is time well spent! Going to try myself tonight and the next couple of days with the mild temperatures. Spring Usher very much on my wish list #teammoth youtu.be/rH3gb13gHzc?...
The ones that didn't get away ... well some of them
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January 11, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The best of Trev - an hours worth of watching some #mothing action is time well spent! Going to try myself tonight and the next couple of days with the mild temperatures. Spring Usher very much on my wish list #teammoth youtu.be/rH3gb13gHzc?...
Whooper Swan at Moors Upton Warren nice to see. Mainly sleeping so must have been a bit of a journey! Still present at mid day #worcsbirds
January 10, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Whooper Swan at Moors Upton Warren nice to see. Mainly sleeping so must have been a bit of a journey! Still present at mid day #worcsbirds
Back in the day at Upton Warren there was a species prediction list which I stumbled on in the Bird Forum thread from July 2014. Quite a few of these have now been realised & underscores Upton Warrens relevance still. Probably an idea to start a new list. Not sure who won the prize tho! #worcsbirds
January 10, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Back in the day at Upton Warren there was a species prediction list which I stumbled on in the Bird Forum thread from July 2014. Quite a few of these have now been realised & underscores Upton Warrens relevance still. Probably an idea to start a new list. Not sure who won the prize tho! #worcsbirds
Shoveler ‘pinwheeling’ at the Moors, Upton Warren this morning. Haven’t seen that behaviour for a while, nor that many Shoveler there either tbf! #worcbirds
January 9, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Shoveler ‘pinwheeling’ at the Moors, Upton Warren this morning. Haven’t seen that behaviour for a while, nor that many Shoveler there either tbf! #worcbirds
Couple of hours at the Moors Upton Warren this am. Snow melting fast causing the Salwarpe to flood. Nothing new. GBB Gull again briefly, added Kestrel & singing Mistle Thrush to my UW year list. Chiffchaff, good nos Chaffinch & Redwing along Salwarpe path. 3 Snipe flew out of reed bed #worcsbirds
January 9, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Couple of hours at the Moors Upton Warren this am. Snow melting fast causing the Salwarpe to flood. Nothing new. GBB Gull again briefly, added Kestrel & singing Mistle Thrush to my UW year list. Chiffchaff, good nos Chaffinch & Redwing along Salwarpe path. 3 Snipe flew out of reed bed #worcsbirds
Flashes Upton Warren frozen this am. Mipit new for my UW year list. Moors part frozen. GBB Gull on ice, nice to see c 30 Shoveler.Redpoll/Siskin flock by Salwarpe path. Also Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail & 2 Goldcrest with c40 Long T Tit including those on feeders. Pair Stonechat in A38 field #worcsbirds
January 8, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Flashes Upton Warren frozen this am. Mipit new for my UW year list. Moors part frozen. GBB Gull on ice, nice to see c 30 Shoveler.Redpoll/Siskin flock by Salwarpe path. Also Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail & 2 Goldcrest with c40 Long T Tit including those on feeders. Pair Stonechat in A38 field #worcsbirds
Another walk in the Cotswolds today. 7 miles around Moreton-in-Marsh. Beautiful villages but largely bird-less countryside. I’ve done the Cotswold Way twice. The odd Red Kite, Woodland birds & maybe a Yellowhammer but not a single Lapwing, Curlew, Grey Partridge - a farmland bird desert #ukbirding
January 7, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Another walk in the Cotswolds today. 7 miles around Moreton-in-Marsh. Beautiful villages but largely bird-less countryside. I’ve done the Cotswold Way twice. The odd Red Kite, Woodland birds & maybe a Yellowhammer but not a single Lapwing, Curlew, Grey Partridge - a farmland bird desert #ukbirding
1/2 A new site for counting for WeBS which I’ve generically called Longdon Heath but is essentially the flooded fields & wet grassland south of Upton upon Severn, site of the recent influx of White fronted & Bean Geese. Also good no’s of wildfowl in winter so important to get the data #worcsbirds
January 6, 2026 at 10:28 AM
1/2 A new site for counting for WeBS which I’ve generically called Longdon Heath but is essentially the flooded fields & wet grassland south of Upton upon Severn, site of the recent influx of White fronted & Bean Geese. Also good no’s of wildfowl in winter so important to get the data #worcsbirds
A few of the 15 (!) Tundra Bean Geese at Slimbridge today with @wheatearlp.bsky.social A splendid day with 65 species recorded. Brief views of Firecrest. White Fronted Geese, Bewicks, Marsh Harrier plus the expected wildfowl & waders. #ukbirding
January 5, 2026 at 5:51 PM
A few of the 15 (!) Tundra Bean Geese at Slimbridge today with @wheatearlp.bsky.social A splendid day with 65 species recorded. Brief views of Firecrest. White Fronted Geese, Bewicks, Marsh Harrier plus the expected wildfowl & waders. #ukbirding
Crossbill still at St Kenelm’s Church yard, mainly in the Larches at the back of the cemetery. Also Coal
tit, Siskin and good no’s of winter thrushes. #worcsbirds
tit, Siskin and good no’s of winter thrushes. #worcsbirds
January 3, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Crossbill still at St Kenelm’s Church yard, mainly in the Larches at the back of the cemetery. Also Coal
tit, Siskin and good no’s of winter thrushes. #worcsbirds
tit, Siskin and good no’s of winter thrushes. #worcsbirds