23rd May 2023. A Honey Buzzard flew in from the E/SE & was mobbed by a Peregrine, before circling over Wassell Grove Pools & heading off North, pursued by a Common Buzzard! The first record at Lutley Wedge & the 149th species for the local patch! #vismig @Worcs_bird @WorcsBirding

Lutley Wedge Worcs 12/2 #Nocmig Coot on the move tonight! Circled over Wassell Grove Pools at 9.42pm before heading off. That Coot & Moorhen are up there migrating at night in the darkness, never ceases to amaze & wonder! @WorcsBirds ⁦@Worcs_bird⁩ ⁦@WestMidBirdClub⁩

Lutley Wedge Worcs 27/1 The outer heavy rain bands and increasing winds of #stormChandra arriving in North Worcestershire tonight.

Never stop trying! Getting out on your local patch, dragging yourself out of bed at the crack of dawn, even when it’s grim and seemingly pointless. Watching your patch, this is the joy and obsession of #patchbirding

Pine Bunting at Bibbey’s Hollow 6/2/1996! Without a doubt still my biggest birding find & moment! A mere 30 Years ago today! Where does the time go! #WorcsBirds #PatchBirding ⁦@Worcs_bird⁩ ⁦@WestMidBirdClub⁩

Lutley Wedge Worcs 27/1 The outer heavy rain bands and increasing winds of #stormChandra arriving in North Worcestershire tonight.

Halesowen W.Mids 2/1 From sleetiness forms magic in the early hours this morning! #UKSnow #Snow #loveukweather

Lutley Wedge Worcs 2/1 A frigid -1.5°C already quickly tonight & feeling -5°C with windchill. The full “ Wolf Moon” and Jupiter lighting the Halesowen snowfields.

Lutley Wedge W.Mids 2/1 Some hefty looking snow showers sweeping in from the NW over the patch late morning. #hardweather

Lutley Wedge W.Mids 2/1 Sunrise this morning on the patch, after the first snowfall this winter through the early hours left around 2cm of snow on the ground. 1 Little Egret. Some 30+ Redwing flew through N/NW also 35 Skylark present. #hardweather #WestMidsBirds

Lutley Wedge W.Mids/Worcs 25/12 1 Red Kite flew over heading SE towards Romsley, 2 Stonechat (1male/1fem) 1 Meadow Pipit, 20+ Redwing, 5 Fieldfare. #WestMidsBirds #WorcsBirds ⁦@Worcs_bird⁩ ⁦@WestMidBirdClub⁩

Redwing feasting on Hawthorn berries today at Lutley Wedge W.Mids 25/12. Wishing all my followers a Happy Christmas! 🎄🎄🎄 #WestMidsBirds #WorcsBirds

Lutley Wedge 21/12 On the shortest and darkest day of the year, the true start of winter, a day when we hope the days will get longer from now on, and the light will surely return. A happy & healthy #Yule to all my followers from the patch tonight!

Lutley Wedge Worcs 21/12/25 The Sun finally made a brief appearance as it slipped away to the west, at last light on the shortest day. The true start of winter! #Yule

Lutley Wedge Worcs 9/12 The outer bands of “storm bram” just moving through, time to light the oil lamp!

Lutley Wedge Worcs 19/11 Autumn slips away and Winter makes an early arrival. -3°C outside just now with a backdrop of Tawny Owl, time to light the oil lamp!

Lutley Wedge Worcs 6/11 300 Redwing lifted out of the hedgerows around Wassell Grove Pools at dusk and headed off to the E/NE also several Blackbird and Song Thrush #Nocmig #Vismig #WorcsBirds @Worcs_bird

Lutley Wedge Worcs 1/11 273+ Redwings flew over Wassell Grove pools at dusk, heading off E/NE #nocmig #vismig #WorcsBirds

Lutley Wedge Worcs 29/10 7 Siskin, 1 Redpoll and 8 Redwing at Wassell Grove pools. #WorcsBirds

Lutley Wedge Worcs 28/10 210 Redwings lifted skywards at dusk tonight and headed off E/NE, at Wassell Grove Pools #nocmig #vismig #WorcsBirds

Lutley Wedge W.Mids/Worcs 17/10 Male Stonechat dropped in, 325 Redwing, 6 Fieldfare, 2 Blackbird. 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 66 Chaffinch & 65 Starling W, 4 Siskin, 5 Meadow Pipit, Great Spotted Woodpecker SW, 20 Skylark, 21 Linnet. #vismig @Worcs_bird #WestMidsBirds #WorcsBirds