Andrew Self

October birding & moths October has the potential to be the best month of autumn but this year it was pretty quiet in London. Visible migration (vismig) - counting ...

October birds and moths in London: dailyyaffle.blogspot.com/2025/11/octo... #londonbirds #teammoth

01.11.2025 16:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Feathered Thorn on #RainhamRSPB visitor centre #teammoth

31.10.2025 14:36 — 👍 16    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

intensive watching in my local park this year finally paid off today with a calling Yellow-browed Warbler in Beam Parklands #londonbirds

26.10.2025 15:19 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I think the #eBird site tracker was a bit off at Canada Water. It was a wet morning but not that wet!

23.10.2025 13:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I thought I'd try breaking my London List into North & South; result was South London 187 species, 64% of total, North London 282 species, 96% of total.
Obvious gaps for South are Tawny Owl, Ruddy Duck (bit late now!), Pied Fly, Black-necked Grebe, Waxwing. #londonbirds

20.10.2025 15:18 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Blair's Shoulder-knot NFS, Dagenham #teammoth

19.10.2025 08:05 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Meal Moth

Meal Moth, Dagenham, my second of the year #teammoth

17.10.2025 14:55 — 👍 20    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Beaded Chestnut

My second Beaded Chestnut of the autumn, at Dagenham #teammoth

16.10.2025 14:17 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

3 Black-tailed Godwits

Good views of Black-tailed Godwits at #rainhammarshes today #londonbirds

13.10.2025 18:07 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Red-green Carpet

Feathered Ranunculus

two NFS in my Dagenham Garden today: Red-green Carpet & Feathered Ranunculus #teammoth

11.10.2025 17:18 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Feathered Ranunculus moth

Found this NFM Feathered Ranunculus at Purfleet station this morning #teammoth

10.10.2025 17:57 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

full moon next to vapour trails at Beam Parklands

09.10.2025 13:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I remember the boat over to Tresco, bumping over the sandbars as it was low tide

06.10.2025 18:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Waverley paddle steamer going past Darent barrier on Thames

#Waverley going downriver past Rainham Marshes last week - the last seagoing paddle-steamer

06.10.2025 15:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

September birds and moths In the birding calendar September is in the middle of autumn, most Swifts have left before the month begins and by the end of the month wint...

Birds and moths in September: dailyyaffle.blogspot.com/2025/09/sept...

30.09.2025 16:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Beaded Chestnut

Olive-Tree Pearl

Treble Brown Spot

Only 12 species trapped in Dagenham last night but 3 NFS: Beaded Chestnut, Olive-tree Pearl, Treble Brown Spot #teammoth

27.09.2025 13:18 — 👍 12    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Black Rustic moth

Started to get Black Rustic daily in my moth trap now, proper autumn mothing!

25.09.2025 17:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Distant shot of Arctic Skua drifting up the Thames past Rainham Marshes #londonbirds

24.09.2025 17:53 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Med Gull in flight

Southend Pier

A quiet seawatch from Southend Pier this morning but did see several Med Gulls and my first Brent Geese of the autumn

22.09.2025 18:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Caught up with the Grey Phalarope at Beddington this morning #londonbirds

18.09.2025 13:42 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0