Worcester patch birder. Passionate about nature and the environment.https://bsky.app/profile/leeworth8.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/leeworth8.bsky.social/post/3mwxxhwk7xs27My best photos of the Ryall Court Pits Stone-curlew from this morning #Worcsbirds03 Oct 2026 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:rmyhceerp2pqfmnw3tryedje/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwxxhwk7xs27https://bsky.app/profile/leeworth8.bsky.social/post/3mwxhgs34ik2qStone-curlew still at Ryall Court Pits, Upton upon Severn. Great find by @andywarr.bsky.social #Worcsbirds03 Oct 2026 08:22 +0000at://did:plc:rmyhceerp2pqfmnw3tryedje/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwxhgs34ik2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/leeworth8.bsky.social/post/3msxe4gqc222uNot the healthiest looking Hummingbird Hawkmoth but nice to see one perched, warming up before it starts to feed. #teammoth13 Aug 2026 09:42 +0000at://did:plc:rmyhceerp2pqfmnw3tryedje/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxe4gqc222uhttps://bsky.app/profile/leeworth8.bsky.social/post/3msvr3hy4vk2oWell the clouds had other ideas for the solar eclipse today. Instead we have both a lunar and solar eclipse.12 Aug 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:rmyhceerp2pqfmnw3tryedje/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvr3hy4vk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/leeworth8.bsky.social/post/3mrmelzwqic2uWood Sandpiper, Kalloni Saltpans, Lesvos earlier this year. #birdsoftheworld27 Jul 2026 07:26 +0000at://did:plc:rmyhceerp2pqfmnw3tryedje/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmelzwqic2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/leeworth8.bsky.social/post/3mq27mhfbec27There was plenty to see at Lower Wood Nature Reserve yesterday. Many Silver-washed Fritillary and some Purple Hairstreak butterflies, although these stayed mainly high in the Oak tree canopy. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @britishdragonflies.bsky.social07 Jul 2026 08:44 +0000at://did:plc:rmyhceerp2pqfmnw3tryedje/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq27mhfbec27https://bsky.app/profile/leeworth8.bsky.social/post/3mptm2u7hxk2vSeveral Clouded Yellow butterflies were very active today East side of North Lake at #ripplepits. Thanks to @andywarr.bsky.social for the heads up. @savebutterflies.bsky.social04 Jul 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:rmyhceerp2pqfmnw3tryedje/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptm2u7hxk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/leeworth8.bsky.social/post/3moyfg2wnns2xAlways great fun to watch. This male Pileated Woodpecker was in Fish Creek, Calgary, Canada. The drumming heard at the end was his partner. #birdsoftheworld23 Jun 2026 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:rmyhceerp2pqfmnw3tryedje/app.bsky.feed.post/3moyfg2wnns2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/leeworth8.bsky.social/post/3mmmigc3pak2tHad a very enjoyable day at Compton Downs, North Dorset today. Saw my first Glanville Fritillary along with Marsh Fritillary, Dingy Skipper, Adonis Blue. Twelve species in all. Yellowhammer and Cornbunting were also in good voice. @ukbutterflies.bsky.social #butterflies24 May 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:rmyhceerp2pqfmnw3tryedje/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmmigc3pak2thttps://bsky.app/profile/leeworth8.bsky.social/post/3mmj27fdrxs2cWhat can you do when you're favourite wader or "shorebird" turns up in the next county? A short twitch to see the stunning Spotted Sandpiper at Earlswood Lakes, Warwickshire - just had to be done. Looks so small alongside the basking Mallard. #ukbirding23 May 2026 08:36 +0000at://did:plc:rmyhceerp2pqfmnw3tryedje/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmj27fdrxs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/leeworth8.bsky.social/post/3mizcbj6qck27It would be rude not to go and see this beautiful female Hooded Merganser at Alvecott Pools, Warwickshire. Smaller than you might think, very noticeable when the Canada Goose steams past. #ukbirding #warksbirding08 Apr 2026 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:rmyhceerp2pqfmnw3tryedje/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizcbj6qck27https://bsky.app/profile/leeworth8.bsky.social/post/3mgax7vcooc23#birdsoftheworld Great Grey Shrike, Tindaya Plain, Fuerteventura. Formerly considered a subspecies of the Southern Grey Shrike this Canary Islands Grey Shrike "koenigi" is slightly smaller, darker and with a smaller white supercilium than the North European "excubitor" Great Grey Shrike subspecies.04 Mar 2026 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:rmyhceerp2pqfmnw3tryedje/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgax7vcooc23https://bsky.app/profile/leeworth8.bsky.social/post/3mg7xxtcmuk2r#birdsoftheworld #fuerteventura Common on the Tindaya Plain, Fuerteventura. Berthelot's Pipit.04 Mar 2026 09:31 +0000at://did:plc:rmyhceerp2pqfmnw3tryedje/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg7xxtcmuk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/leeworth8.bsky.social/post/3mg7xkkij5k2r#birdsoftheworld #fuerteventura African Bluetit. A little stunner at Betancuria, Fuerteventura.04 Mar 2026 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:rmyhceerp2pqfmnw3tryedje/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg7xkkij5k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/leeworth8.bsky.social/post/3mg7xdancb22r#birdsoftheworld #fuerteventura This was a special moment on a recent trip to Fuerteventura. Cream-coloured Courser.04 Mar 2026 09:19 +0000at://did:plc:rmyhceerp2pqfmnw3tryedje/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg7xdancb22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/leeworth8.bsky.social/post/3md4duyyghc2j70 plus Snow Buntings in the sand dunes at Winterton, Norfolk earlier this week. Great fun to watch despite the brutal cold wind.23 Jan 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:rmyhceerp2pqfmnw3tryedje/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4duyyghc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/leeworth8.bsky.social/post/3mc3bvea32222Upton upon Severn with the snowcapped #malverns in the background. #landscape10 Jan 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:rmyhceerp2pqfmnw3tryedje/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc3bvea32222https://bsky.app/profile/leeworth8.bsky.social/post/3magewn4yss26#worcsbirds Slavonian Grebe showing nicely. Upton upon Severn, Ham meadow floods.20 Dec 2025 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:rmyhceerp2pqfmnw3tryedje/app.bsky.feed.post/3magewn4yss26https://bsky.app/profile/leeworth8.bsky.social/post/3m6oqxojunc2i#birding #birdsoftheworld Red-billed Quelea, Palmarin Bird Reserve, Senegal. November 202528 Nov 2025 11:14 +0000at://did:plc:rmyhceerp2pqfmnw3tryedje/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6oqxojunc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/leeworth8.bsky.social/post/3m6n64ggzck24Abyssinian Roller at Bandia Reserve, Senegal, October 2025 #birds #birdsoftheworld27 Nov 2025 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:rmyhceerp2pqfmnw3tryedje/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6n64ggzck24https://bsky.app/profile/leeworth8.bsky.social/post/3m6n5sprfhs24Senegal Thicknee at Djoudj Bird Reserve, Senegal, October 2025. #birding #birdsoftheworld27 Nov 2025 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:rmyhceerp2pqfmnw3tryedje/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6n5sprfhs24https://bsky.app/profile/leeworth8.bsky.social/post/3m6n5mv7p7224Red-billed Hornbill at Ndiange, Senegal, November 2025 #birding #birdsoftheworld27 Nov 2025 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:rmyhceerp2pqfmnw3tryedje/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6n5mv7p7224https://bsky.app/profile/leeworth8.bsky.social/post/3lzvhhhtfy22wJuvenile European Bee-eater - Akrotiri Marsh, September 2025 @birdsaroundcy.bsky.social #birdsoftheworld28 Sep 2025 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:rmyhceerp2pqfmnw3tryedje/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzvhhhtfy22whttps://bsky.app/profile/leeworth8.bsky.social/post/3lz42ywsrfk2r@birdsaroundcy.bsky.social #birdsoftheworld This juvenile Red-backed Shrike first removed and ate the legs of this cricket, then the head and finally.....18 Sep 2025 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:rmyhceerp2pqfmnw3tryedje/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz42ywsrfk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/leeworth8.bsky.social/post/3lysppwwtk22iThe hire car in Cyprus was ok but the Cyprus Wheatear seems to like it. A convenient perch to search the dirt bank for tasty morsels. #birdsoftheworld14 Sep 2025 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:rmyhceerp2pqfmnw3tryedje/app.bsky.feed.post/3lysppwwtk22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/leeworth8.bsky.social/post/3lyqgh2zn4s2hA juvenile Red-backed Shrike eyes up it's next meal (out of focus red Dragonfly). Agia Vavara, Cyprus September 2025 #birdsoftheworld13 Sep 2025 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:rmyhceerp2pqfmnw3tryedje/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyqgh2zn4s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/leeworth8.bsky.social/post/3ltkkpwsguc2gHad a great time at Prestbury Hill and Daneway Banks today. At this time of year the birding goes quiet but butterflies take to the air. Many Chalkhill Blue, Small Blue and Silver-washed Fritillaries at Prestbury. No Large Blues at Daneway. @ukbutterflies.bsky.social09 Jul 2025 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:rmyhceerp2pqfmnw3tryedje/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltkkpwsguc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/leeworth8.bsky.social/post/3loylufw6jk2rIncoming! A Barn Swallow joins a Red-rumped Swallow at Potamia new reservoir, Lesvos. #birdsoftheworld #birds12 May 2025 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:rmyhceerp2pqfmnw3tryedje/app.bsky.feed.post/3loylufw6jk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/leeworth8.bsky.social/post/3lowdredpvk24Cirl Bunting fairly common on Lesvos. #birdsoftheworld #birds11 May 2025 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:rmyhceerp2pqfmnw3tryedje/app.bsky.feed.post/3lowdredpvk24