#UptonWarren , Moors this morning.
30+ Jackdaws in front of Lapwing hide looking for insects amongst the daisies.
Finally, other random insects that caught my eye at #uptonwarren Flashes today - Phyllobius pomaceus, Rhagio scolopaceus, Cantharis pellucida & Common Scorpionfly. All bar the last ID'd (hopefully correctly) via on-line searching, so happy to be corrected if needed.
One form of Blue-tailed Damselfly I've been trying to catch up with for a good while now on the reserve : 'f. Violacea'. (photo. doesn't do it's colour justice ) taken earlier this week. #uptonwarren
A rare occasions where I dusted off my camera to take rubbish photos of todays Black Tern at Moors #uptonwarren plus the Peregrine which saw it off for a while. Can’t beat watching birds through a good pair of bins & storing the images in your minds eye (wanna buy a camera!?)
Josh Toogood Worcester Birding Nice one Josh, it's more than we have at #uptonwarren at the moment.
Spent as much time looking at insects as birds at #uptonwarren Flashes this afternoon. Six species of Odonata seen - Banded & Beautiful Demoiselle, Large Red, Azure*, Common Blue & Blue-tailed Damselfly*.
Top blurred photo of the Black Tern at Moors #uptonwarren just appears to have gone flushed by a Peregrine.
Day-flying moths at #uptonwarren Flashes this p.m. - Plum Tortrix, Glyphipterix simpliciella (Cocksfoot Moth)[probably] & Adella croesella. The last is new for me & also appears to be a new addition to the Upton list (but has probably been seen many times, just not reported!)
![Day-flying moths at #uptonwarren Flashes this p.m. - Plum Tortrix, Glyphipterix simpliciella (Cocksfoot Moth)[probably] & Adella croesella. The last is new for me & also appears to be a new addition to the Upton list (but has probably been seen many times, just not reported!)](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FxkkG1aWwAEJunX.jpg "Mike Wakeman (@wheatearlp) on Twitter photo 2023-06-01 22:39:13 Day-flying moths at #uptonwarren Flashes this p.m. - Plum Tortrix, Glyphipterix simpliciella (Cocksfoot Moth)[probably] & Adella croesella. The last is new for me & also appears to be a new addition to the Upton list (but has probably been seen many times, just not reported!)")
Can someone please confirm if this is a Lesser Whitethroat I saw today at #UptonWarren Dan Northside john thomas belsey Worcester Birding THE BIRDER'S STORE
Bird of the day for me at #uptonwarren was a Redshank at the Moors Pool briefly at noon. Other highlights from 60 species seen were 2 Ringed Plover at the Flashes and a singing Lesser Whitethroat at the Sailing Pool. No sign of the Black Tern or Jack Snipe.Worcester Birding
Y'days highlights from #uptonwarren : Jack Snipe, Black Tern, Red Kite (2), Hobby, C Tern (4), Garden Warbler (2), Ringed Plover (4), LRP (5), Oyks (2), Avocet (23), Shelduck (13), Teal (1), Pochard (1), Gadwall (8), Skylark (3), Swift (c50),Cormorant (1), G C Grebe (3)+ 2 broods.