• Black-headed Gulls in winter plumage, River Severn on ice! ©R.Winnall

    Black-headed Gulls in winter plumage, River Severn on ice! ©R.Winnall

  • Canada Geese, River Severn near Bewdley ©R.Winnall

    Canada Geese, River Severn near Bewdley ©R.Winnall

  • Dipper with food ©N.Wilde

    Dipper with food ©N.Wilde

  • Heron searching for newts ©R.Winnall

    Heron searching for newts ©R.Winnall

  • Heron feeding on newts ©R.Winnall

    Heron feeding on newts ©R.Winnall

  • Heron with Great-crested Newt! ©R.Winnall

    Heron with Great-crested Newt! ©R.Winnall

  • Mallard ducklings ©R.Winnall

    Mallard ducklings ©R.Winnall

  • Mandarin ducks, River Severn in winter ©R.Winnall

    Mandarin ducks, River Severn in winter ©R.Winnall

  • Moorhen ©R.Winnall

    Moorhen ©R.Winnall

  • Pochard male in the winter ©R.Winnall

    Pochard male in the winter ©R.Winnall

  • Tufted Ducks, River Severn near Bewdley ©R.Winnall

    Tufted Ducks, River Severn near Bewdley ©R.Winnall

Water birds

The River Severn and Dowles Brook are good places to look out for birds. Trimpley Reservoirs can also provide some interesting records, particularly during the winter months when many ducks and other water birds come in to feed and roost.

Published 28th August 2011 at 11:39 pm

Classified: Birds, Database