Upper Bittell: 2 Whooper Swan on the north shore @WorcsBirding #WorcsBirds

The paper from the national Turtle Dove Survey has now been published! Results show the UK population at 2,092 territories in 2021, down from estimated 125,000 in 1970 PAPER by @ajstanbury et al in #BirdStudy👉tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… Blog👉community.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/b/scie… #Ornithology

Lickey Hills: 1 Crossbill & 7 Brambling. Cobley Hill: 30 Golden Plover took off from stubble fields off Wheeley Road. @WorcsBirding #WorcsBirds

15+ Golden Plover still around fields off Wheeley Road, Alvechurch this evening. Not an easy bird in recent years in this part of Worcestershire. #WorcsBirds @WorcsBirding

Our latest report, Rare Breeding Birds in the UK in 2021, is published in British Birds today. Read more at rbbp.org.uk/2021-report-ov… and in this 🧵[1/14].

Anyone got an old velbon Sherpa tripod I can have the clip off that holds the quick release head!? I’m going away birding next weekend and mines just broken 😟 willing to pay obviously.

Lickey Hills: c.15 Crossbill, 1 Brambling and 30 Redpoll this morning. @WorcsBirding #WorcsBirds

Bartley Reservoir: Great Northern Diver showed well at 1pm today. @WestMidsBirding

Green-winged Teal at Hill Court Farm this morning. Apparently my 200th sp in Worcs, not that I’ve been counting! Supported by Marsh Harrier, 100+ Golden Plover, and the GND at Croft Farm Water Park. @WorcsBirding

Flock of Pink-footed Geese flew over the house in Cofton Hackett at midnight #WorcsBirds

Our Ecologist Josh Toogood photographed this Jack Snipe whilst completing a non-breeding (winter) bird survey on a brownfield site. 😃These tiny birds are incredibly well camouflaged which makes them very difficult to spot!🧐 #jacksnipe #wildlife #birds RSPB BTO Garden BirdWatch

As requested @AlanofCorn. Stocks Res, Lancs, 2002.

🔊Today Biodiversity Net Gain (#BNG) assessments are mandatory for all new planning applications submitted for major developments. For small sites it's 2nd April & householder applications are exempt. Contact us today at [email protected] for more info. #planning #ecology

The ‘Bromsgrove M5 Flash’ as I’m terming it is still providing good flood habitat in NE Worcs. Gull numbers down since my last visit, but managed to get in on the Med Gull action amongst 85 BHG. Also 26 Pied Wagtail. Will be interesting if we have a wet spring. @WorcsBirding

Wtf is wrong with people?? Three days after Skylark protection signs go up 2 signs are missing & 5 no entry barriers r vandalised! People I met today were v supportive of bird nesting season rules #wildlifecrime #priorityspecies ⁦@EPRural⁩ ⁦Colchester City Council⁩

March marks the start of the #BreedingBirdSurvey period. Nesting birds are found in various locations, from city centres & brownfield sites to farmland & woodland. Bird surveys inform species conservation & mitigation. 📸Josh Toogood Black Redstart, Peregrine, Little-ringed Plover