@mikemccarthy1.bsky.social
Birder, Moth-er, Norfolk, UK Was @norfolkbirder on the dark side
Motherfucking wind farms…
30.07.2025 17:02 — 👍 46145 🔁 17408 💬 1151 📌 2313
This encounter was too close to me for the lens to focus, but it was nice to compare the Queen with one of our local Comma butterflies.
La Reina!
We had a regal visitor today, when Megan found a spectacular Queen of Spain Fritillary just outside our garden! Not sure when the last Norfolk record was but it's a wonderfully rare visitor for our little patch.
Very pleased to find this cracking male Marsh Warbler on my Costessey patch earlier this month. A singing adult male, present for a week on private land. Some superb mimicry, and the last thing I expected on my 20+ miles inland Norfolk patch! Patch gold #norfolkbirding
📷 @henrywynjones.bsky.social
Couldn’t resist this - thanks Craig! #teammoth
15.06.2025 16:11 — 👍 17 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
Crested Honey Buzzard in Denmark yesterday.
Yesterday’s Crested Honey Buzzard in Denmark.
02.05.2025 07:08 — 👍 19 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1Squacco Heron - Buckenham Marshes flew across water meadow and landed out of sight approx 52.590417,1.478805 viewed from river bank. No further sign for 20 mins @rarebirder.bsky.social
01.05.2025 10:38 — 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0Only my second one here I think
26.04.2025 08:36 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Chocolate-tip
Puss Moth
Chamomile Shark
Some recent #TeamMoth highlights - warmer nights on the way soon hopefully!
25.04.2025 19:44 — 👍 22 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0You ought to get that on a T-shirt!
14.03.2025 19:23 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0A moth trapper’s dream here at Ngulia Lodge, Kenya. #teammoth
26.11.2024 23:56 — 👍 42 🔁 6 💬 8 📌 2
Norfolk County Council's NWL road project is on hold—too little, too late. Years of warnings ignored, millions wasted, and now they blame bats. Time for resignations and real accountability for this catastrophic mismanagement. Stop the shambles. #NorwichWesternLink #Accountability
22.11.2024 16:41 — 👍 25 🔁 12 💬 2 📌 1You obviously got my one by mistake!
19.11.2024 21:13 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Hi, that’s fine by me! Thanks
19.11.2024 16:52 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Osprey lingering on a local lake this morning. Think it’s the first time I’ve seen one in November?! #Norfolkbirding
16.11.2024 11:23 — 👍 36 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 1Saw a 1w Caspian Gull this morning near Stratton Strawless with c400 Herring Gulls. No photos due to user ineptitude 🤣 #Norfolkbirding
15.11.2024 21:34 — 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Hi Steve, i think it’s 430 (not inc aggs) 👍
09.11.2024 17:48 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Can I swap for a Scarce Bordered Straw? The influx seems to have totally missed me here!
09.11.2024 17:43 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Dark Sword-grass
Spruce Carpet
Scarce Umber
Streak
Think I might have exhausted all the likely nfy moths now, but still going just in case not :) Here are some recent nice #teammoth pics
09.11.2024 13:44 — 👍 20 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0Good luck! You look to have timed it well 🇺🇸
19.10.2024 10:07 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Get outside if you have clear sky #aurora #Norfolk
10.10.2024 20:54 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Another cool moth from last night’s trap - Dewick’s Plusia #TeamMoth
09.10.2024 18:52 — 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This L-album Wainscot was a new moth for me last night #TeamMoth
07.10.2024 19:44 — 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Small Mottled Willow
Not the hoped for Euchromius ocellea, but 3 Small Mottled Willow was notable bearing in mind the single previous garden record! #TeamMoth
23.09.2024 18:35 — 👍 13 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
First post here and this seems worthy: Clifden Nonpareil in the trap last night. Now established in Norfolk
15.09.2024 16:06 — 👍 38 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 1
