@chrisgladman.bsky.social
Passion for birds, butterflies, orchids and fossils.
Spoonbill, Little Egret and a Med Gull on the Teign at Passage House Inn this afternoon.
04.10.2025 16:55 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A juvenile/1st w Caspian Gull at Broadsands the other day but flew off out to sea when flushed by people on tideline. No sign yesterday either. 8 med Gulls also there. @axebirder.bsky.social @clennonvalley.bsky.social @markrabailey.bsky.social
30.09.2025 09:15 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Bordered Straw and Lilac Beauty
Bordered Straw
Lilac Beauty
Portland Ribbon Wave
Bordered Straw, Lilac Beauty and Portland Ribbon Wave all sheltering on a window frame at Shaldon. @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
14.09.2025 15:03 — 👍 17 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Good to catch up with some Glossy Ibis recently at Countess Wear.
14.09.2025 14:52 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Autumn Lady’s-tresses
Rush Veneer
Common Blues
Small Copper ab. caeruleopunctata
A tall Autumn Lady’s-tresses at Dawlish Warren plus lots of Rush Veneers and Common Blues and a Small Copper ab. caeruleopunctata. @warrenbirding.bsky.social
29.08.2025 15:57 — 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Portland Ribbon Wave
Cloaked Carpet
Madder Pearl
Old Lady
Lots of Rush Veneers in garden. Also Portland Ribbon Wave, Cloaked Carpet, Madder Pearl and Old Lady.
16.08.2025 08:41 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Western Conifer Seed Bug above cliffs at Sidmouth and Great Green Bush-cricket at Dawlish.
25.07.2025 14:28 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
First time I’ve seen dark form of Box Tree Moth in garden. Also August Thorn, Small Blood-vein and Rustic sp. very dark.
22.07.2025 18:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Albino crow, pink eyes but dark bill and legs in Yorkshire Dales. Always with its mate and stayed distant.
18.07.2025 08:56 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Common Spotted x Northern Marsh x venusta
Common Spotted x Early Marsh x kernerorum
Northern Marsh x Early Marsh x latirella
Bee on Early Marsh incarnata mauve form
Orchid hybrids at Malham Tarn; x venusta, x kernerorum and x latirellla. Also, Early Marsh incarnata with bee for scale. @ukorchids.bsky.social @thenewgalaxy.bsky.social @dunnjons.bsky.social
11.07.2025 15:19 — 👍 23 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0
Early Marsh incarnata at Malham Tarn by a beck. Small and late flowering. @ukorchids.bsky.social @thenewgalaxy.bsky.social @dunnjons.bsky.social
08.07.2025 16:14 — 👍 21 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Fine Will, I will message you.
13.06.2025 18:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Always worth a trip back to Blue Anchor to see the Fly Orchids. @withylake.bsky.social @thenewgalaxy.bsky.social @ukorchids.bsky.social
12.06.2025 10:24 — 👍 41 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 0
5 Treble Brown Spot, Mullien Wave, Blood Vein and Green Carpet around Teignmouth garden.
07.06.2025 08:35 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Ruddy Carpet sheltering from wind in Teignmouth garden.
26.05.2025 18:17 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Bloxworth Snout in Teignmouth garden this evening, worn, presume overwintered and also Diamond-back moth.
11.05.2025 18:38 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
White Wagtails on Teignmouth bowling green, some classic and some intermediate. Presume those with black on the face are 1st summers.
01.04.2025 14:47 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Blue-headed Wagtails at South Huish yesterday. Those with white throats might be intergrades with Iberian.
23.03.2025 17:24 — 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Sometimes get Ravens fly over house but good to see one in a tree at bottom of the garden.
18.03.2025 10:52 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Good day out yesterday for Lesser Scaup and Green-winged Teal in North Devon.
07.03.2025 14:12 — 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Long-billed Dowitcher in poor weather at Turf lock gates. First one I saw was in Devon at Wrafton in 1987.
20.02.2025 12:39 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Spotted Redshank at Cockwood Quay and GN Divers at Teignmouth.
13.02.2025 20:03 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
WTE over Powderham Castle today.
14.01.2025 21:17 — 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
Many Brent Geese on Starcross golf course but not a single juvenile. 4 pale-bellied (1 pair).
11.12.2024 15:45 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Surf Scoter at Hope’s Nose yesterday.
10.12.2024 18:43 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Dusky Warbler at Dawlish Warren 12.15pm.
05.12.2024 14:48 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
14 GN Divers at Teignmouth. Not bothered by rough seas and pouring rain.
23.11.2024 17:54 — 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Brents around Starcross. Returning Dutch ringed but lost foot. Partial leucistic and Pale-bellied.
18.11.2024 17:06 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Mycena Seynii on Monterey pine cone at Shaldon. Only recently found in UK.
11.11.2024 15:34 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
