WHEATEARS IN WORCESTERSHIRE

A record of the occurrences during Spring 2008

This log aims to record the number of individuals passing through the county this spring and is based on each individuals first date of occurrence.

Date

Location

Number

Sex 

March 15th

Lower Park Farm, Redditch

1

M

"

Upton Warren NR

1

M

"

Gadfield Elm

1

M

"

Defford

1

M

March 16th

Westwood Pool (permit only)

1

F

"

Top Barn Farm, Grimley

1

M

"

Clifton GP

1

M

March 17th

Holt

1

M

"

Lower Moor

1

M

March 18th

Grimley new workings

2

M + F

March 19th

Grimley new workings

1

M

March 21st

Heath Lane, Shenstone

1

M

"

West Hagley

4

2 M + 2 F

March 23rd

Blakedown

1

M

"

Ryall GP

1

M

"

Stanklyn Lane, Shenstone

1

F

March 24th

Throckmorton Tip

7

M

"

Grimley new workings

1

M

March 25th

Westwood Pool (permit only)

5

4 M + 1 F

"

Bredon's Hardwick

2

M

"

Throckmorton Tip

1

M

March 26th

Blakedown

3

M

"

Westwood Pool (permit only)

2

M + F

"

Lower Smite Farm, Hindlip

1

M

"

Holt

1

M

March 27th

Bredon Hill summit area

7

5 M + 2 F

"

Throckmorton Tip

3

M

"

Clent Hill

1

M

"

Chaddesley

1

M

March 29th

Clifton GP

2

M + F

March 30th

Ryelands Farm, Hartlebury

2

M + F

"

Lower Park Farm, Redditch

1

M

March 31st

Chaddesley

1

M

63

April 3rd

Wassell Grove

2

M

"

Churchill

1

M

April 4th

Worcestershire Beacon, Malverns

3

n/k

"

Chat Valley, Malverns

6

n/k

"

Lower Park Farm, Redditch

1

M

"

Bredon Hill summit area

1

M

April 5th

Lower Park Farm, Redditch

1

M

"

Upton Warren NR

1

F

"

Grimley new workings

3

M + 2 F

"

Westwood Pool (permit only)

2

F

April 6th

Grimley new workings

2

M + F

"

Shenstone

8

6 M + 2 F

"

Blakedown

5

2 M + 3 F

April 7th

Lower Park Farm, Redditch

3

M + 2 F

"

Chaddesley

8

3 M + 5 F

April 8th

Heath Lane, Shenstone

6

2 M + 4 F

"

British Camp, Malverns

2

M + F

April 9th

Bittell Reservoirs

2

M + F

"

Heath Lane, Shenstone

1

M

"

Grimley new workings

2

M

"

Clent Hill

1

M

"

Norchard Farm, Crossway Green

1

F

April 10th

Bredon Hill summit area

2

M + F

"

Wassell Grove

1

F

April 11th

Westwood Pool (permit only)

2

M + F

"

British Camp, Malverns

6

4 M + 2 F

"

Heath Lane, Shenstone

2

M

April 12th

Heath Lane, Shenstone

3

F

"

Kemerton Lake NR

1

M

"

Clifton GP

1

F

"

Bredon Hill south-east side

2

M + F

April 14th

Upper Bittell Reservoir

1

M

"

Bredon Hill

3

F

April 17th

Lower Park Farm, Redditch

1

M

April 18th

Childswickham

3

M + 2 F

April 19th

Wassell Grove

1

F

"

Shenstone

2

M

"

Churchill

1

M

April 20th

Hagley Golf Club

1

F

"

Grimley new workings

1

M

April 21st

Lower Park Farm, Redditch

2

M + F

"

Waresley

1

F

April 22nd

Bredon Hill

2

M

"

Shenstone

1

M

April 23rd

Bittell

3

n/k

April 25th

Grimley new workings

1

M

April 26th

Heath Lane, Shenstone

3

2 M + F

"

Churchill

1

F

"

British Camp, Malverns

1

n/k

"

Hollybed Common

1

M

"

Lower Smite Farm, Hindlip

3

2 M + F

April 27th

Westwood Pool (permit only)

1

F

"

Grimley new workings

6

2 M + 4 F

"

Heath Lane, Shenstone

6

5 M + F

"

Holt

5

M + 4 F

"

Blakedown

7

4 M + 3 F

"

Chaddesley

10

5 M + 5 F

"

Rushock

3

M

"

Clifton GP

2

M + F

"

Lower Smite Farm, Hindlip

3

M + 2 F

April 28th

Bredon Hill

8

3 M + 5 F

"

Norchard Farm, Crossway Green

3

F

"

Stanklyn Lane, Shenstone

1

F

April 29th

British Camp, Malverns

1

n/k

April 30th

Churchill

1

F

"

Heath Lane, Shenstone

5

3 M + 2 F

177

May 1st

Shenstone

1

M

May 3rd

Shenstone

2

n/k

"

Grimley new workings

1

M

"

Clifton GP

2

M + F

"

Lower Park Farm, Redditch

1

M

"

Castlemorton Common

8

mixed

May 4th

Lower Park Farm, Redditch

2

M + F

"

British Camp, Malverns

2

n/k

May 5th

Heath Lane, Shenstone

1

F

"

Churchill

2

M

May 7th

Castlemorton Common

4

2 M + 2 F

 

 

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