Josh’s Wildlife

Exploring Culbin Woods. Sand dunes, sea views & miles of trails through the woods.

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Latest pencil drawing: Yellow-browed Warbler.

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Four regular visitors to the garden.

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Just one Silver Y moth in the trap this weekend for @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social

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Any ideas what might have made these footprints in the sand? I thought maybe a stoat?

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Saw so much fungi wandering the woods at Culbin. Found the classic red & white Fly Agaric, some strange looking black, wrinkly ones: Elfin Saddle. We also found Moor Club: bright yellow fungi that look like fingers sticking out of the ground!

#Fungi #Mushrooms #Scotland #Autumn

Buzzard overhead at Culbin on Thursday during @scottishbirding.bsky.social outing.

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Just finished this drawing of a nightjar in flight. Really enjoyed working on the feather details and shading!

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With the recent influx of Glossy Ibis I was hoping to see some whilst I was down in England so I was happy to spot these two by the Humber Estuary. A life tick for me.

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One last visit to @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social last week produced cracking views of Yellow-browed Warbler, best of the trip for me. It was joined by an equally photogenic blackcap.

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Spent a great morning at Kilnsea Wetlands last week. Lots to see including my first ever Roesel’s Bush-Cricket along with the bird life.

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For the first time since I started birding I passed 200 bird species seen in a year with this lifer pectoral sandpiper at Kilnsea Wetlands last week.

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Crossbill in Culbin Forest this afternoon

Fantastic morning at South Landing, Flamborough last week. Picked up a couple of Yellow-browed Warblers flitting through the sycamores in the ravine. Great seeing these little Siberian visitors
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Brilliant to get the chance to see more yellow-browed warbler being ringed at
@flamboroughbird.bsky.social
last week.

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VC 96 20/10/25 6:5

Angle Shades
Yellow-line Quaker
Heath Tortrix
Spruce Carpet

And new for me, a stunning Feathered Thorn

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Spotted at Hornsea Mere last week. Whiter head made me think it might be Caspian Gull. Thankfully it was colour ringed & thanks to Ronald Klein confirmed as a Caspian ringed in Hiddensee, Germany 09/06/23.

Year tick 199 ✅
Lifer tick 222 ✅

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I really enjoyed my first visit to @spurnbirdobs last week. Highlights included great views of grey wagtail from the hide; snipe, whimbrel & curlew sandpiper along the shoreline; lots of winter thrushes arriving & dark-bellied Brent geese.

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Saw my first brambling of the year at Spurn earlier this week, including this one that was being ringed.

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First Yellow-browed Warbler for me at Spurn this week, seen in the hand during ringing. Amazing to think this tiny bird has travelled all the way from Siberia.
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Saw this gull at Hornsea Mere in East Yorkshire and not sure what it is. Has a yellow colour ring with XOA3 on it. Thought originally it might be a Caspian due to very white head but head proportions don’t seem right. Any help much appreciated. #UKBirding #Gulls #EastYorkshire #Birds

Only 3 moths in the trap for @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social this week but some of my favourite autumn species: Angle Shades, Silver Y & Green-Brindled Crescent.

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Still really windy at Alturlie yesterday. Most of the waders were hunkering down like these Dunlin. Great views of a single bar-tailed godwit. 5 sand martin flew past, 2 Long-tailed ducks (first of the winter) & patch tick gannet

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It was still pretty wild at Alturlie after Storm Amy. A Leach’s Petrel flew right next to car & then got blown inland in with a flock of lapwings. There was also a single swallow, wheatear, canada geese and some very exhausted looking chiffchaffs! #patchbirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirding #Birds

Spotted this little zebra jumping spider in the garden showing off its stripes!

They don’t bother with webs, they just leap around hunting, sometimes jumping 10× their body length.

Always amazing what you can find when you look closely.

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A great morning at Tarbat Ness over the weekend. This wren found a nice snack in the plantation; great to see knot on the rocks & lots of curlew flying over. As we were leaving there was a large flock of golden plover on the farmland.

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