Geoff A Williams

Grey Partridge calling from the farm at Middleton!

UFO at Ladywalk today!

Hardly the Serengeti, but still a fascinating scrap between Wasp and Comma in the leaf litter

single Black Tern and a Ruff at Shustoke res.

2 Curlew sand currently at back of west screen
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Water rail showing well on the west scrape, first time I've managed to spot one this year.
If the water gets any lower, the carp will become mudskippers
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trip to Blithfield to see the water levels 🥴
6 Dunlin
4 LRP
4 Blackwit
2 Greenshank
Avocet
Ruddy Shelduck
Various young Pied and Yellow Wags

A flock of around 10 parakeets have just invaded the tree at the back and appear to be feeding on conkers, many of which have hit the ground so they haven't quite got the technique right yet!

Goshawk briefly flying through Cliff lakes towards KWP a.m.
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Young Tawny owl in the field at the back, hope the foxes don't get it 🥴

ID help please (left book at home). Taken with phone at 20 feet and cropped. Large butterfly on south coast

Just seen my first Jersey Tiger Moth near Poole harbour. Bonus after dipping on Purple Heron for third day running. Last tiger moth (garden) I saw was in my youth, 60 or more years ago when they were fairly common

Seemed obvious so I asked him what size it was, and he said 'about the size of a Goldcrest' !
Not sure if he was having me on

My son took this poor pic and asked what it was.. said it had a yellow cap!
I've no idea, anyone else?

Hummingbird hawk moth (in pub garden), first I've seen for a number of years. If only it would keep still!

Nine Dublin flying around Jubilee today, was hoping for something more exciting after the rain
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couldn't see anything on north pit so yes.
Missed the Ibis by 15 minutes early this morning😠

one middle of Jubilee N, same bird?

In Wales so missing all the Middleton arrivals 😕
Masses of hawthorn fly around, every white butterfly I have seen has half a dozen of these chasing it!
What's going on?

Just this week we have seen around 200 pigeon roosting around the field at the back.
However they are directly under the flight path to BHX and panic every time a jet comes in, flying in circles.
Obviously not city birds then

Cannock chase a.m. produced singing Redstart and three Tree Pipit around the stepping stones.
House Martin on the way back at Longdon.
Fantastic day all told with this weather
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Red kite over Shustoke for third time this week; nesting locally?

Sedge warbler and three blackwots Jubilee N
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Common sandpiper on Jubilee N
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Also hornet on patio

Red kite just, over the Griffin at Shustoke

A five mile tour of Cannock chase produced only two Willy Warmers as new for this year.
(Willow, sorry)

Two Egyptian goslings on Canal pool, KWP

A leucistic Crow flying behind my garden having 90% white wings. Smaller than accompanying crows and more rapid wingbeat.
Makes life interesting on a dull day!