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Les Mears

@lesmears.bsky.social

Birds,butterflies and moths and anything insect related

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Our best night so far patrolling on the Mendips #toads

21.02.2026 22:01 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks Alan

20.02.2026 22:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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We planted an Alder a few years ago in the hope of getting Siskin,finally they have arrived,5 currently #birds

20.02.2026 20:21 — 👍 73    🔁 7    💬 3    📌 0
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Black Redstart this morning in Brean Down Cove #ukbirds

17.02.2026 20:15 — 👍 11    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Grey Wagtail a regular garden visitor in cold weather #birds

14.02.2026 13:14 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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One of a pair of Siskin on the garden feeder #birds

07.02.2026 12:13 — 👍 45    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Unusual garden tick Moorhen this afternoon #gardenbirds

18.01.2026 17:12 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Waited a long time for a Firecrest in the garden,then we get two! #birds

13.12.2025 20:08 — 👍 42    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Firecrest still in the garden #birds

11.12.2025 11:36 — 👍 10    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

It's an Alabonia Geofrella micro moth (the Hedge Beauty)

07.12.2025 07:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Cheers Rob

07.12.2025 07:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Lesser crested Tern today on the Exe,a long day but worth it in the end!

06.12.2025 20:06 — 👍 35    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Firecrest still around the garden today #birds

03.12.2025 22:51 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Redwings back in the garden, much later than usual #birds

02.12.2025 11:06 — 👍 39    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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Desert Wheatear showed very well at Wyke Regis when we first arrived

30.11.2025 17:53 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks Wendy

29.11.2025 21:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hi Alan,yes they are always on the move,I initially thought it was a Goldcrest!

29.11.2025 08:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Firecrest in the garden today, the first to our knowledge

28.11.2025 20:56 — 👍 13    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0
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Distant RN Duck from Decoy hide today #Somersetlevels

26.10.2025 17:16 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Fly Agaric - Mendip Hills

22.10.2025 18:43 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Hi Wendy a Rosina special!

22.10.2025 18:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ring Ouzel showing late afternoon at Ham Wall RSPB #birds

21.10.2025 20:36 — 👍 32    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0
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Leach's storm petrel at a very windy Cheddar Reservoir this morning #birds

04.10.2025 15:51 — 👍 31    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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Wryneck at Portland yesterday showing very well at times #birds

29.09.2025 10:42 — 👍 12    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hi Mike,can you remember where approximately you saw these fungi?we'd like to go and have a look - thanks

28.09.2025 19:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Small Tortoiseshell in the garden today #butterflies

22.09.2025 14:35 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Signed Dave

20.09.2025 09:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Still drying off,must think about putting the heat on soon!!

15.09.2025 15:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Cheddar Res Grey Phalarope yesterday before the very very heavy rain set in #birds

15.09.2025 10:54 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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Scarlet Darter and Red-veined Darter this morning at Silverlake

08.07.2025 20:30 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0