Sunday, 5 October 2025

Gheluvelt Park, Pitchcroft, the city centre, and Diglis, Worcester; and The Lido Park (Droitwich): Saturday, 27th September - Friday, 4th October, 2025.

Smokey.
Quite chatty.
Full meeting of TSADFPAS.
Skyscape.
The River Severn.
Mallard-line-up.
Local introvert.
Full meeting of TSADFPAS II.
Treats for Clem and Huck.
Long Tailed Tit.
The River Severn II.
Rowers.
Skyscape II.
Under Sabrina Bridge.
Bolero Caffe:
Hot Chocolate,
Shortbread Biscuit.
Hot Caramel Chocolate,
and Cheddar Cheese and Red Onion Crisps.
Pitchcroft.
Spag.
Female.
Cat on a hot car roof.
Smokey.
Just a brief hello.
Full meeting of TSADFPAS III.
Full meeting of THAWAS.
Someone's very pleased to be a fully paid-up member.
Ginge:
Do it there. Yeh, right there.
A treat for Seneca.
Skyscape III.
The River Severn III.
Feeding The Gheluvelts and 'friends'.
The Gheluvelts and 'friends' feeding.
Scooter.
Always aloof.
North from Diglis Bridge.
South from Diglis Bridge.
Diglis Marina.
Diglis Marina II.
Cormorants.
Sunken barge.
But when did it sink?
Shows how low the river is at the mo'.
South from Bridge Street.
The Lido Cafe:
Breakfast Tea,
Crumpets and Butter,
and a Shortbread Biscuit.
Decaf Tea,
Sausage and Brown Sauce sammidge.
Full meeting of TSADFPAS IV.
Robin.
About to lift off.
Park life.
Robin.
Singing to itself.
Skyscape IV.
Robin.
In full song.
Full meeting of TSADFPAS V.
Gull.
Swears it's a fully paid-up member.
The River Severn IV.
Feeding The Gheluvelts.
Greyscape.
Arlo.
As a youngster he was chatty.
Now he's middle-aged, he's a grumpy olde-sod.
Introvert.
Still introverted.
A treat for Ralph.
Leaves.
And bricks.
Skyscape V.
Fun guys.
A treat for Louis.
The River Severn V.
Feeding The Gheluvelts.
The Gheluvelts feeding.

Sunday, 28 September 2025

Gheluvelt Park, Pitchcroft, The Malvern Hills, The Lido Park (Droitwich), and the city centre, Worcester: Saturday, 20th - Friday, 26th September, 2025.

Vicky.
And a fully paid-up member of THAWAS.
Full meeting of THAWAS.
A full meeting of TSADFPAS.
And a fully paid-up member of THAWAS.
Skyscape.
First Otter we've seen 
in the park for a while.
The River Severn.
Park life.
Full meeting of TSADFPAS.
The River Severn II.
Skyscape II.
The Gheluvelt cygnets.
Feeding The Gheluvelts.
Garden Warbler.
Squizz.
Full of anticipation.
Park life II.
New not-seen-before park predator.
Skyscape III.
Swan.
Sedately gliding downstream.
The River Severn III.
Kayaker.
Kayaking.
Berries.
Wales and Shropshire.
From halfway up.
The wild south-west Midlands.
From the top.
Wales and Shropshire.
From The Worcestershire Beacon.
All the way South to the Avon.
On the way back down.
The Lido Cafe:
Breakfast Tea,
Toast and butter,
and a Shortbread biscuit.
Decaf Tea,
Huge bowl of Pondweed Soup (Vicky's assessment)
aka Broccoli, Spinach, and Mushroom Soup,
with Granary Bread and butter.
Full meeting of TSADFPAS II.
Robin.
Skyscape IV.
Robin II.
Park life III.
Same park.
Different Robin.
Full meeting of TSADFPAS II.
Park life IV.
A treat for Eric.
Skyscape V.
The River Severn IV.
A big fuss with Charlie.
Smokey.
Almost a chatty local.
A full meeting a TSADFPAS III.
Berries.
And leaves.
Bolero Caffe:
Hot Chocolate, 
and a Tuna Melt Panini,
with salad.
Decaf Tea,
and a Smoked Ham, Goats Cheese, 
and Caramelised Onion Panini, 
with salad.
Park life V.