Grimley and Holt (3 Viewers)

[Ian Byrnes]

A few shots from today....

Redshank, 9 Little Egrets, Reed Warblers, 7 Herring Gulls, Common Tern etc

 

[Isaac2]

Grimley am Green Sandpiper , Willow Warblers , Kingfisher Hobby and Redstart, things are starting to trickle through on the homeward journey South. 51 species seen

 

[Gert Corfield]

Camp Lane this morning;
2 Great White Egret, Cattle Egret dispatching a Marsh Frog to east shore, Dunlin, Hobby, 3 Stonechat, 8 Common Tern (5 juvs), Willow Warbler to causeway, 3 Snipe Hippo pool and Water Rail. Could not locate Whinchat to Church Farm fields

 

[Ian Byrnes]

Cattle Egret, Black - Tailed Godwit. Red Kite. Dunlin. Little Grebe, Reed Bunting, Kestrel being mobbed. Chiffchaff & Starling juvenile from last few days.

 

[Ian Byrnes]

A few Stonechat pics from Wagon Wheel.. this little bird was so obliging, he let me move around to get shots in different light.

 

[Ian Byrnes]

Few pics from over last 2 weeks...
Patch Hopcroft had a great find of a Spotted Crake - a real rarity on the all dayer.

 

[Ian Byrnes]

Won the lottery today... got a Wryneck at Grimley CLP.

 

[rollingthunder]

Well done mate you deserve it

Laurie -

 

[Ian Byrnes]

Well done mate you deserve it

Laurie -

Praise indeed Laurie.

Where in the world are you at the moment -👍😄

 

[rollingthunder]

I'm no Marco Polo mate.....I wish

Like everybody else I was cooped up for 2 years although it did not affect local birding/cycling I just cracked on with it. At 66 the clock is ticking and now I am 'retired' there are no obstacles in the way although The Bride has been practicing her face-pulling whenever I get out a field guide!....

It has been baby steps with a return visit for a week to the Douro Valley in Northern Portugal in May and just returned from 17 days in the Malaga / Gibraltar / Tarifa area. Daily birding was only really for 10 at Tarifa which although good was relatively quiet compared to Batumi which was first choice although no direct flights due to Putin's current windmill-tilting exercise. I have been struggling to get back into local-patching for a coupla weeks but normal service of bashing Fens Pools and Hagley Fields etc will resume because you have to go somewhere.....

A long-planned trip to Eilat will, fingers crossed, be undertaken, for 5 weeks next March and April and hopefully a return to Georgia in the Autumn

Grimmers is a bit far for me despite being in possession of a Travel Pass the logistics outside of Spring migration doesn't make it worthwhile for the time spent on site. I do however enjoy birding the site vicariously through postings by the people, like yourself, that regularly cover the place.

Good birding -

Laurie -

 

[Ian Byrnes]

4 x BEARDED TITS
WED 19TH OCT 22
10.00am
N. Causeway between main pool & Hippo pool

 

[rollingthunder]

Just out of interest are they all adults or do any look juvenile-type birds?

Laurie -

 

[Ian Byrnes]

Just out of interest are they all adults or do any look juvenile-type birds?

Laurie -

Difficult to say.

 

[rollingthunder]

You might have to send for the County Recorder to 'confirm' everything

Laurie -

 

[Ian Byrnes]

You might have to send for the County Recorder to 'confirm' everything

Laurie -

Phil Andrews has already done it Laurie. Many thanks.

 

[rollingthunder]

He would have - I was being facetious btw

Laurie -

 

[rollingthunder]

Video footage I have seen shows 2 males and 2 females

Smart birds and another good find.

Laurie -

 

[Ian Byrnes]

Video footage I have seen shows 2 males and 2 females

Smart birds and another good find.

Laurie -

👍

 

[Ian Byrnes]

Few better shots of Bearded Tits from today.

 

[Ian Byrnes]

A stunning Eurasian Teal drake from today in full courtship display.