Craig Reed
@midlandsbirder.bsky.social
PIGEONS! 5700+ NE over Grimley-CLP in 45 minutes this morning. Love Pigeon days. Drake Shelduck, a Yellowhammer over and 2 Goldeneyes still #WorcsBirds
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 AM
PIGEONS! 5700+ NE over Grimley-CLP in 45 minutes this morning. Love Pigeon days. Drake Shelduck, a Yellowhammer over and 2 Goldeneyes still #WorcsBirds
Well!! That wasn't what I expected to see today. A Garden Warbler at @birdersstore.bsky.social !! #WorcsBirds
October 29, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Well!! That wasn't what I expected to see today. A Garden Warbler at @birdersstore.bsky.social !! #WorcsBirds
An unexpected addition to the garden list in Bewdley this morning, when this FIRECREST popped out in a neighbours holly just as I was contemplating giving up on a quiet VigMig session. It spent about 10 minutes in the gardens, but hasn't reappeared. #WorcsBirds
October 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
An unexpected addition to the garden list in Bewdley this morning, when this FIRECREST popped out in a neighbours holly just as I was contemplating giving up on a quiet VigMig session. It spent about 10 minutes in the gardens, but hasn't reappeared. #WorcsBirds
The stars aligned this evening at #Grimley. And all six of the 'Heron Like' birds. Cattle, GW and Little Egrets throughout, Grey Herons, Glossy Ibis flying in at 19:05 and the Bittern flying to roost at 19:22. Fantastic! Ringed Plover and 5 Common Gull #WorcsBirds
September 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The stars aligned this evening at #Grimley. And all six of the 'Heron Like' birds. Cattle, GW and Little Egrets throughout, Grey Herons, Glossy Ibis flying in at 19:05 and the Bittern flying to roost at 19:22. Fantastic! Ringed Plover and 5 Common Gull #WorcsBirds
Hard to believe that you would see six 'Heron like' species at #Grimley in 12 hours just a few years ago. Glossy Ibis, Cattle Egret, GWE, Little Egret (8), Grey Heron (4) last night 24/9 and Bittern this morning 25/9. #WorcsBirds
September 25, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Hard to believe that you would see six 'Heron like' species at #Grimley in 12 hours just a few years ago. Glossy Ibis, Cattle Egret, GWE, Little Egret (8), Grey Heron (4) last night 24/9 and Bittern this morning 25/9. #WorcsBirds
It's been quite a while since the @birdersstore.bsky.social local sightings board has looked so full half way though the month 😱 #WorcsBirds
September 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
It's been quite a while since the @birdersstore.bsky.social local sightings board has looked so full half way though the month 😱 #WorcsBirds
A fairly quiet visit to Grimley this morning was enlivened massively when this juv Goshawk barreled though. I hear a Glossy Ibis has dropped in after I left #WorcsBirds
September 10, 2025 at 8:55 AM
A fairly quiet visit to Grimley this morning was enlivened massively when this juv Goshawk barreled though. I hear a Glossy Ibis has dropped in after I left #WorcsBirds
A very wet hour and a half at Trimpley Reservoir. Reminding me just how awful it is #WorcsBirds
September 7, 2025 at 11:07 AM
A very wet hour and a half at Trimpley Reservoir. Reminding me just how awful it is #WorcsBirds
Rather amazingly, the juv Marsh Harrier was followed a few minutes later by an adult female. Fantastic! #westmidsalldayer #Grimley #WorcsBirds
September 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Rather amazingly, the juv Marsh Harrier was followed a few minutes later by an adult female. Fantastic! #westmidsalldayer #Grimley #WorcsBirds
Marsh Harrier high over #Grimley just #WorcsBirds Number 93 for the day.
September 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Marsh Harrier high over #Grimley just #WorcsBirds Number 93 for the day.
GREY PHALAROPE, Grimley--CLP. HIPPO POOL now #WorcsBirds
September 6, 2025 at 6:56 AM
GREY PHALAROPE, Grimley--CLP. HIPPO POOL now #WorcsBirds
GLOSSY IBIS currently on Grimley--Church Farm!! #WorcsBirds
September 6, 2025 at 6:29 AM
GLOSSY IBIS currently on Grimley--Church Farm!! #WorcsBirds
Osprey just gone over Dropping Well Farm Reserve (Blackstone) then south downriver #WorcsBirds
August 22, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Osprey just gone over Dropping Well Farm Reserve (Blackstone) then south downriver #WorcsBirds
There *could* be a mega in Worcestershire airspace right about now. Let's hope it's in this patch of sky right here in the next 30 mins or so... #WorcsBirds
August 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
There *could* be a mega in Worcestershire airspace right about now. Let's hope it's in this patch of sky right here in the next 30 mins or so... #WorcsBirds
Love watching Hawthorn, Elder and Bramble scrub at this time of year. A pre work walk around #SwanbrookValley gave a decent 'drop' of Warblers: 10 Whitethroat, 10 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler and a Tree Pipit! #WestMidsBirds
August 5, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Love watching Hawthorn, Elder and Bramble scrub at this time of year. A pre work walk around #SwanbrookValley gave a decent 'drop' of Warblers: 10 Whitethroat, 10 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler and a Tree Pipit! #WestMidsBirds
Is there a rarity around? #WorcsBirds #eBird 😂
July 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Is there a rarity around? #WorcsBirds #eBird 😂
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
July 17, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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
July 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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
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
June 26, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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
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 Spain! #WorcsBirds
June 20, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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 Spain! #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
June 19, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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
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
June 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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
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
June 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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
Tomorrow I will be presenting at the Worcs&Malvern RSPB 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!
May 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Tomorrow I will be presenting at the Worcs&Malvern RSPB 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!