Alan Roe

Peregrine on the north elevation of York Minster central tower at 17:00 today @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Well done on the mountain hare, they are always good to see. Green hairstreak are dull brown above but always settle with the wings closed showing the bright green underside. A characteristic butterfly of high moorland, where the larval food plant is bilberry. On the wing May & early June.

Lots of green hairstreak butterflies on the wing yesterday while combining two of the routes from Mountain Walks Kinder by @abouttheadventure.com

A more typical view!

It is great weather. RO was between Ollerbrook clough & the Nab - flew back towards Ollerbrook. Pair of stonechat also.

Panoramic view south from Upper Tor

Combined routes 3 & 8 from Mountain Walks Kinder by @abouttheadventure.com on Wednesday. Great views and a nice male ring ouzel.

Blackcap on our garden feeders today, the first of the winter. @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social

Sonogram of a common pipistrelle on the wing at 03:57 this morning in south Derbyshire. Air temperature -6°C! #roostswitching @batconservation.bsky.social

Mistle thrush enjoying the fallen rowan berries on our South Derbyshire lawn this morning. @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social

Happy New Year Phil. It’s a WA MiniBat. We have 3 of your pippygs but as it’s a long term study - this is the 6th winter of monitoring - I wanted to keep the equipment consistent. I’m sure yours would work just as well, at a tiny fraction of the cost!

First bats of 2025 on the S. Derbyshire static detector on 1st January - a Natterer's bat at 19:16 (4°C) and a social calling common pipistrelle at 20:16 (3.25°C). @batconservation.bsky.social