PHOTO GALLERY - 2008

Juvenile Water Rail at Upton Warren

Juvenile Water Rail at Upton Warren in July. Photo: Gill Clayton


Eclipse drake Wigeon at Upton Warren

Eclipse drake Wigeon at Upton Warren in July. Photo: Chris Cook


Lesser Whitethroat at Upton Warren

Lesser Whitethroat at Upton Warren in July. Photo: Peter Walkden


Juvenile Green Woodpecker at Shenstone

Juvenile Green Woodpecker at Shenstone in July. Photo: Peter Walkden


Turtle Dove at Holt

Turtle Dove at Holt in July. Photo: Andrew Crumpton


Spotted Flycatcher at Holt

Spotted Flycatcher at Holt in July. Photos: Phil James


Female Sparrowhawk at Astley Burf

Female Sparrowhawk at Astley Burf in July. Photos: Chris Cook


Yellowhammer

Male Yellowhammer in July. Photo: Phil James


Male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker at undisclosed site

Male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker at undisclosed site in June. Photos: Trevor Hannington


Spotted Flycatcher at undisclosed site

Spotted Flycatcher at undisclosed site in June. Photo: Trevor Hannington


Black Tern at Grimley

Black Tern at Grimley in June. Photo: Brian Stretch


Grasshopper Warbler at Upton Warren

Grasshopper Warbler at Upton Warren in June. Photos: Phil James


Dark-bellied Brent Goose at Ryall

Dark-bellied Brent Goose at Ryall in May. Photos: Brian Stretch


Whimbrels at Grimley

Whimbrels at Grimley in May. Photo: Brian Stretch

The largest flock to be recorded in the county since 1995.


Little Gulls and Black Tern at Upton Warren

Little Gulls and Black Tern at Upton Warren in May. Photos: Chris Cook


Cuckoo at Upton Warren

Cuckoo at Upton Warren in May. Photo: Gill Clayton


Drake Garganey at Holt

Drake Garganey at Holt in May. Photos: Chris Cook (left) and Philip Parsons


Cettis Warbler at Upton Warren

Cetti's Warbler at Upton Warren in May. Photo: Stuart Andrews


Little Tern at Bredons Hardwick

Little Tern at Bredon's Hardwick in April. Photos: Andy Warr


Whimbrels at Ryall

Whimbrels at Ryall in April. Photos: Andy Warr


Garden Warbler in the Wyre Forest

Garden Warbler in the Wyre Forest in April. Photo: Chris Cook


Peregrines in Worcester

Peregrines in Worcester City Centre in April. Photo: Matt Williams


leucistic Mistle Thrush and Avocet at Upton Warren

leucistic Mistle Thrush and Avocet at Upton Warren in April. Photos: Trevor Hannington


Little Gull and Mediterranean Gull at Upton Warren

Little Gull and Mediterranean Gull at Upton Warren in April. Photo: Andy Warr


Mediterranean Gull at Upton Warren

Mediterranean Gull at Upton Warren in April. Photo: Dave Jackson


Garganey at Upton Warren

Drake Garganey at Upton Warren

Garganey at Upton Warren in April. Photos: Andy Warr (top) and Andy Payne


Curlew Sandpiper at Upton Warren

Culew Sandpiper at Upton Warren in April. Photo: Andy Warr


Common Scoters at Kemerton Lake

Common Scoters at Kemerton Kake in April. Photos: Andy Warr


Black Tern at Upton Warren

Black Tern at Upton Warren in April. Photo: Chris Cook


Male Ring Ouzel at Wassell Grove

Male Ring Ouzel at Wassell Grove in April. Photo: Chris Cook


Avocet at Upton Warren

Avocet at Upton Warren in April. Photo: Peter Withers


Mandarins in the Wyre Forest

Mandarins in the Wyre Forest

Mandarins in the Wyre Forest in April. Photos: Philip Parsons (top) & Andy Warr


Adult male Peregrine in Worcester

Adult male Peregrine in Worcester City Centre in March. Photo: Oliver Wadsworth


Avocets at Upton Warren

Avocets at Upton Warren in March. Photo: Stuart Andrews


Lesser Whitethroat near Bromsgrove at Fairfield

Lesser Whitethroat near Bromsgrove at Fairfield in March. Photo: Stuart Andrews


leucistic Mistle Thrush at Upton Warren

leucistic Mistle Thrush at Upton Warren in March. Photo: Andy Warr


Male Wheatear at Ryall

Male Wheatear at Ryall. Photo: Andy Warr


First-winter male Black Redstart at Grimley

First-winter male Black Redstart at Grimley in March. Photo: Rob Smith


Scandinavian Rock Pipit at Grimley

Scandinavian Rock Pipit at Grimley

Scandinavian Rock Pipit at Grimley

Scandinavian Rock Pipit at Grimley in March. Photos: Brian Stretch (top) and Andy Warr


Male Brambling at Bockleton

Male Brambling at Bockleton in March. Photo: Jon Sherrington


Juvenile Iceland Gull at Throckmorton

Juvenile Iceland Gull at Throckmorton in March. Photo: Martin Flack

Five different individuals were noted at this site during March - an unprecedented occurrence.


Willow Tit at undisclosed site

Willow Tit at undisclosed site in February. Photo: Bob Tunstall


Female Brambling (left) & male Brambling

Female Brambling in Stoke Heath (left) and male Brambling in Areley Kings in February.

Photos: Stuart Andrews (left) and David Orford


Water Pipit at Grimley

Water Pipit at Grimley in February. Photos: Andy Warr

This elusive bird was first noted at this site on 9 November 2007
 

 
Eurasian White-fronted Geese at Bredons Hardwick
 
Eurasian White-fronted Goose at Bredons Hardwick
 
Eurasian White-fronted Geese at Bredon's Hardwick in February. Photos: Andy Warr


Male Brambling at Lower Smite Farm

Female Brambling at Lower Smite Farm

Brambling at Lower Smite Farm in February: male (top) and female. Photos: Peter Walkden


Woodlark at Norchard

Woodlark at Norchard in January. Photo: Rob Smith

(taken with Canon 600mm f4 with 1.4 extender)


Firecrest at West Hagley

Firecrest at West Hagley in January. Photo: Rob Smith

(taken with Canon 300mm f2.8 with 1.4 extender)


Adult Caspian Gull at Throckmorton

Adult Caspian Gull at Throckmorton

Adult Caspian Gull at Throckmorton in January. Photos: Nathan Casburn

One of two adult birds to visit this site over the Christmas/NewYear period.


Juvenile Glaucous Gull at Throckmorton

Juvenile Glaucous Gull at Throckmorton in January. Photo: Brian Stretch

One of three juvenile birds to visit this site over the Christmas/New Year period.