After 25+ miles walked in better conditions along the Norfolk coast this month it felt sort of ironic that the first bird I lifted my bins for on a family outing at Happisburgh this afternoon was this lovely 1w Isabelline (Daurian) Shrike.
30.09.2025 20:23 β π 86 π 5 π¬ 4 π 0
Spotted Redshank
Dried off and went back for more! Still present late afternoon. Shustoke Res. #warksbirding
04.09.2025 16:03 β π 23 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
Iβm getting better at phonescoping!
04.09.2025 12:13 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Lovely Spotted Redshank again at far end of Shustoke Res this am. 2+ Tree Pipits, 5 Yellow Wags, 6 Common & 1 Green Sand, juv Common Tern. Tons of hirundines #warksbirding @birdguides.bsky.social
04.09.2025 08:00 β π 42 π 3 π¬ 2 π 0
Ladywalk Nature Reserve are holding a moth morning!
Come along on Saturday 6th September to find out what's been caught in the trap overnight!
Book your place by visiting our website: www.westmidlandbirdclub.org.uk/event-detail... or by emailing Geoff Adams (see details below).
23.08.2025 11:26 β π 3 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
Painted Lady
Warbler waves aplenty at #SuttonPark, West Mids early this am. 4+ Tree Pipits, Yellow Wag & 4 Snipe high south over Upper Crabs. 4 Redstarts, 2 Spot Fly, 4 Swallow, Swift. #ukbirding
22.08.2025 09:40 β π 12 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Better urban mothing last night (Erdington, Bβham). A nice Dusky Thorn. Annoyingly, my second Tree-lichen Beauty of the year got away. 20 Vineβs Rustics maybe a record. #teammoth
19.08.2025 09:06 β π 28 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Mainly. Whinchat & some of the pipits at Rowtonβs Well.
17.08.2025 11:31 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Spotted Flycatcher
A PB of 10+ Tree Pipits over at #SuttonPark, West Mids this am. The first two Spot Flys of the autumn, Whinchat, 6 Redstarts, 2 Lesser Whites & Hobby. #westmidsbirding
15.08.2025 14:41 β π 12 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Yeah, Google Lens is saying the same. Smart looking.
14.08.2025 17:46 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I know nothing about spiders. What have I got here? Found him looking comfy in a plant pot inside my van. #ukspiders
13.08.2025 18:09 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Two south very early over FF. One on the deck around Lower Crabs.
09.08.2025 17:48 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
May have been more, but couldnβt be sure
09.08.2025 16:30 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Hopefully. Iβll speak to Pete.
03.08.2025 19:23 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Chamaenerion angustifolium βAlbumβ
Oullinβs Golden Gage
Iβve sneaked some ornamental weeds for #teammoth into a clientβs garden. Theyβve struggled with the drought but the βAlbumβ form of Rosebay Willowherb is useful as it spreads well but doesnβt self seed. And some interesting harvests this weekβ¦
25.07.2025 20:02 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Hawkmoth. South Warks. #teammoth #moth
23.07.2025 17:39 β π 15 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Slender Brindle
Fen Wainscot
Ruby Tiger
Jersey Tiger
Mothing at #LadywalkNR brought nothing unexpected. 4 Fen Wainscots are the most Iβve seen here. Slender Brindle & Box-tree Moth were gaps filled on the list. Down the road though in Chelmsley Wood (Birmingham), mom finds a Jersey Tiger whilst watering the garden! Colonised now locally? #teammoth
12.07.2025 11:32 β π 28 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Definitely. The LED is useful too for gloomy mornings.
20.06.2025 14:30 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Zeiraphera isertana
Acleris forsskaleana
My iPhone 13βs macro is pretty poor. So my first crude attempt at macro with my Opticron hand lens attached! 3 new micros for the garden last night (Erdington, Birmingham) #teammoth
20.06.2025 13:22 β π 27 π 1 π¬ 2 π 0
βHalf the tree of lifeβ: ecologistsβ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects
A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led speciesβ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides
Itβs hard not to feel a sense rising dread & impending disaster reading this.
The article shows the difference in #moth numbers to a light in 1984 & in 2019, the difference is scary. How many species have we already lost?
#mothsmatter #inverts #bugsky
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
03.06.2025 11:29 β π 19 π 7 π¬ 1 π 0
Scorched Wing
Gold Spot
Dark Sword-grass
Pale Tussock
First go of the year at #LadywalkNR, Warwickshire. Clear at first and a bit breezier than hoped. Orange Footman added to the reserve list and Dark Sword-grass unexpected. #teammoth #mothsmatter
17.05.2025 08:01 β π 32 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Red-footed Falcon
Red-footed Falcon
Red-footed Falcon
Red-footed Falcon
What a morning at Clifford Hill! Was content with a fly over Whimbrel and heading back home came across this Red-footed Falcon! Lifer on the local patch, absolute gold.
#birds #ukbirding #northantsbirds
07.05.2025 08:51 β π 36 π 4 π¬ 3 π 1
#LadywalkNR @warksmammalgroup.bsky.social Our largest carnivore. They are however more omnivorous. Earthworms make up a massive part of their diet. They also eat nuts and berries. Itβs rare to see a badger with a carcass. Scavenged or hunted I donβt know? She really doesnβt want to share it.
03.05.2025 20:00 β π 24 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Early start #LadywalkNR #Westmidsalldayer and a good start with @benjeaton.bsky.social picking up Glossy Ibisβ¦
Good team effort from everyone and was on 99 when I left.
Also good start for May with also adding Hobby+Ringed plover for the 3k #PWC2025
03.05.2025 19:05 β π 39 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
Still present in Crake Corner from Riverwalk Hide, 11:20. #ladywalknr
03.05.2025 10:23 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Glossy Ibis! @ladywalknr.bsky.social View from Hide A/Riverwalk @birdguides.bsky.social
03.05.2025 07:28 β π 10 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
RING NECKED DUCK at #uptonwarren Moors Pool this morning. A first for the reserve. Not seen since 3 Otters swam through about 50 minutes ago! #WorcsBirds #ukbirding
29.03.2025 08:22 β π 33 π 3 π¬ 2 π 0
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