Birding, music, Walsall FC. Birding since 2014. Ultra-local Midlands twitching only, usually to see birds found by Stuart Hares. UK 'life' list 250. https://archive.org/details/aadamjacobs projecthttps://bsky.app/profile/rbstrng.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rbstrng.bsky.social/post/3muubon44qk2yCross marks where the Wryneck was first seen, arrow marks direction of flight @midlandsbirder.bsky.social #worcsbirds [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Sep 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:enaxv2zzbcf5d34oqwndrlun/app.bsky.feed.post/3muubon44qk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rbstrng.bsky.social/post/3mutxkny66c2yNothing so far. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Sep 2026 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:enaxv2zzbcf5d34oqwndrlun/app.bsky.feed.post/3mutxkny66c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rbstrng.bsky.social/post/3mutuz6rb4c2yBredon Hill - Wryneck - flushed from scrub area south of the tower. Seen to land. Trying to relocate. #worcsbirds06 Sep 2026 11:24 +0000at://did:plc:enaxv2zzbcf5d34oqwndrlun/app.bsky.feed.post/3mutuz6rb4c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rbstrng.bsky.social/post/3mucnhn5hi22eOn our porch last night. Any ID help appreciated #teammoth30 Aug 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:enaxv2zzbcf5d34oqwndrlun/app.bsky.feed.post/3mucnhn5hi22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rbstrng.bsky.social/post/3mu2ntphp7s2vFind four current members to nominate you, then wait 30 years to reach the head of the queue, then spend nearly 2 grand on fees and outfit. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 10:39 +0000at://did:plc:enaxv2zzbcf5d34oqwndrlun/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2ntphp7s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rbstrng.bsky.social/post/3mtg7ymfr6c2oCosta del Edgbaston 7.30am Lovely stroll. Birding highlights - 5 Swift, 20+ House Martin19 Aug 2026 07:38 +0000at://did:plc:enaxv2zzbcf5d34oqwndrlun/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtg7ymfr6c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rbstrng.bsky.social/post/3mte4pfyb3s2j@katrinanavickas.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Aug 2026 11:34 +0000at://did:plc:enaxv2zzbcf5d34oqwndrlun/app.bsky.feed.post/3mte4pfyb3s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rbstrng.bsky.social/post/3mt52lmhc2c2tOr maybe, just maybe, they won't get hung up on how things used to be and end up being the generation which moved the dial the other way. Fingers crossed. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Aug 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:enaxv2zzbcf5d34oqwndrlun/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt52lmhc2c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rbstrng.bsky.social/post/3mt52cfdqos2tHere we go again....maybe this time...15 Aug 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:enaxv2zzbcf5d34oqwndrlun/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt52cfdqos2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rbstrng.bsky.social/post/3msxq52s3b22fGood start, but the house needs grey plague windows, all the trees removed and a couple of 80 grand minibuses parked outside. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Aug 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:enaxv2zzbcf5d34oqwndrlun/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxq52s3b22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/rbstrng.bsky.social/post/3mstlskrvp22cArnside, Cumbria - Osprey seen twice early afternoon - possibly @foulshaw2.bsky.social bird(s)? 100+ Curlew and a very obliging Tawny Owl sat out for an extended period around 3pm.11 Aug 2026 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:enaxv2zzbcf5d34oqwndrlun/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstlskrvp22chttps://bsky.app/profile/rbstrng.bsky.social/post/3msipapa3zc2nOsprey! Being pursued west across south Birmingham by a noisy flock of large gulls. Just gone over Bournville.07 Aug 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:enaxv2zzbcf5d34oqwndrlun/app.bsky.feed.post/3msipapa3zc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/rbstrng.bsky.social/post/3mqrxcbggyk27Bournville/Northfield - 40+ Swift over Woodlands Park at the moment, and a rolling ball of 30+ adults and juvs screaming directly overhead. Magic. Can't recall ever seeing 70+ together here before.16 Jul 2026 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:enaxv2zzbcf5d34oqwndrlun/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrxcbggyk27https://bsky.app/profile/rbstrng.bsky.social/post/3mqn4xrifw227Trump already on the phone to The Infant arranging bans for half the Spain team. It would be delicious to see them win on US soil.14 Jul 2026 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:enaxv2zzbcf5d34oqwndrlun/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqn4xrifw227https://bsky.app/profile/rbstrng.bsky.social/post/3mqfrtylhvk27If England win this now, the better team has lost.11 Jul 2026 23:09 +0000at://did:plc:enaxv2zzbcf5d34oqwndrlun/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqfrtylhvk27https://bsky.app/profile/rbstrng.bsky.social/post/3mqf72zffmk2uStuart Maconie currently presenting on both Radio 4 and 6 Music, having already done two hours of RadMac this morning. #6music #bbccuts11 Jul 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:enaxv2zzbcf5d34oqwndrlun/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqf72zffmk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rbstrng.bsky.social/post/3mpzwyxgra22qWell done Belgium. Trump won't dare show his face at any of the remaining matches. Let's hope Infantino feels the same.07 Jul 2026 06:10 +0000at://did:plc:enaxv2zzbcf5d34oqwndrlun/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpzwyxgra22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rbstrng.bsky.social/post/3mpm552fmu22w01 Jul 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:enaxv2zzbcf5d34oqwndrlun/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpm552fmu22whttps://bsky.app/profile/rbstrng.bsky.social/post/3moyedwvik225Magpie Moth just flown in the patio door and settled down in front of the telly to watch the football. Definitely heard it tut when the advert break started. #teammoth23 Jun 2026 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:enaxv2zzbcf5d34oqwndrlun/app.bsky.feed.post/3moyedwvik225https://bsky.app/profile/rbstrng.bsky.social/post/3moj5h5gnvc2qITV appear to have put Emma Hayes in a kitchen.17 Jun 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:enaxv2zzbcf5d34oqwndrlun/app.bsky.feed.post/3moj5h5gnvc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rbstrng.bsky.social/post/3mo5sgs3soc2kApparently Beckham starred as the Kestrel in Kes [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jun 2026 08:08 +0000at://did:plc:enaxv2zzbcf5d34oqwndrlun/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo5sgs3soc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/rbstrng.bsky.social/post/3mo5rqeqnak2kRadMac's #6music love letter to David Beckham's acclaimed film career is raising a smile this morning.13 Jun 2026 07:56 +0000at://did:plc:enaxv2zzbcf5d34oqwndrlun/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo5rqeqnak2khttps://bsky.app/profile/rbstrng.bsky.social/post/3mn3tae2srs2xRIP Hamish. A real pleasure to have had the opportunity to work on these recordings. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 May 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:enaxv2zzbcf5d34oqwndrlun/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn3tae2srs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rbstrng.bsky.social/post/3mn3db76bqs2xGood news! [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 May 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:enaxv2zzbcf5d34oqwndrlun/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn3db76bqs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rbstrng.bsky.social/post/3mmw2utqbhk2kMerlin outdid itself this morning. On three separate occasions, it pinged the slightly creaky leather of my walking boots as Woodcock. Juv GSW calling from a nest came up as LSW. I lost count of the number of times it failed to pick up a Redstart singing close by. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 May 2026 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:enaxv2zzbcf5d34oqwndrlun/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmw2utqbhk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/rbstrng.bsky.social/post/3mmvwpbwap22kWyre Forest - highly productive morning in the area between the old railway line and the Visitor Centre. 4(!) Wood Warbler, including two males singing barely 100 metres apart. Spotted Flycatchers displaying (at least six seen), Marsh Tits feeding fledglings, plus all the usuals. #worcsbirds28 May 2026 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:enaxv2zzbcf5d34oqwndrlun/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmvwpbwap22khttps://bsky.app/profile/rbstrng.bsky.social/post/3mmjtzibm3k2sOn wife's car door on south Birmingham this morning. Pale Tussock apparently? #teammoth23 May 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:enaxv2zzbcf5d34oqwndrlun/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmjtzibm3k2s