Barred Warbler at Grimley 16.10.11

The first Barred Warbler for Worcestershire was trapped at Grimley early afternoon. After being fitted with a ring it was released in to suitable habitat but flew off and was not relocated by mid-afternoon.

Juvenile Barred Warbler at Grimley. Photos: Brian Stretch

Grey Phalarope: Holt - Sept 2011

This first-winter Grey Phalarope was discovered at Holt by Terry Norledge while searching for the resident Mandarin Ducks. It was present on September 13th and 14th, following a period of strong westerly winds and showed extremely well to a procession of grateful observers. It constitutes the first confirmed record for the locality although there is a record of a phalarope sp on the nearby River Severn on an unrecorded date in October 1990.

Pictures 1 & 2 courtesy of Chris Cook



Pictures 3 to 6 courtesy of Carl Day

Stone Curlew at Defford - 06.08.10

A juvenile Stone Curlew on private land at Defford in August 2010 has just been confirmed as being ringed as a chick at a confidential site in West Sussex on June 14th 2010. It represented just the 5th modern day record for Worcestershire.The bird's ring number is EL85795.

Juvenile Stone Curlew at Defford in August 2010. Photo: Andy Warr

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