Absolute beaut. So glad it hung around til I got back from Ireland
Nice walk around the bay despite the heat. A few new plants. Very active bee wolfs and my first (albeit very poor) photos of brown hawker. Thanks to Gareth stamp for getting the word out
@ignitionpress.bsky.social Hi. Really like the look of a lot of your stuff but mainly read online. What’s the best venue for that?
@al-ewing.bsky.social Reading a pile of old megazines and been really enjoying your Dredd and tempest but just got to ‘twenty years to midnight’ and have been absolutely crying at some of the most hard core Mrs gunderson punning of all time. Thank you
Away from the three lifers it was nice to get a few spanish ticks bringing me to 219. Not pictured Great Black Backed Gull (ironically probably the hardest to get for spain) and Shelduck
Didn’t really focus on wildlife on visit to Spain and Gibraltar but got 5 of my 6 main targets. Photographing two tailed pasha, Europe’s only (slightly dubious) monkey and three birds. Only dipped chameleon of my main targets. Saw some cool Goyas in Cádiz too
Enjoyable visit to the forest of dean for a few of the specialities, Always great to see Wood White, one of my favourites.
@kierongillen.bsky.social just got up to date with TPF. 15 and 16 both brought tears to my eyes. Thanks for some amazing comics and so glad I went into 16 with no prior knowledge at all
Late afternoon walk to Cardiff Bay barrage was incredibly crowded but got me my 10th butterfly species of the year in Green Veined White and this Great Northern Diver a very welcome patch tick.
Not particularly warm today but the sun did the trick. 2 new species bringing me to 9 and photo of holly blue after two unphotographed ones
Enjoyable day around Cardiff today, quite liked the remnants of the christmas light shows in Bute park looking odd in the sunshine
Not quite a brown shrike, prior appointment stopped me twitching, but great to watch this Hobby (and briefly a second bird) in Cardiff today. Generally perched but moved the second it saw a butterfly. Magpies went from being ok with it to chasing it off for some reason.
Fun facts and definitions: - a BOG is a wetland that is acidic - a FEN is a wetland that is alkaline - a SWAMP is a wetland that can support trees - a MARSH is a wetland that cannot support trees Now you know!
After missing it at seaton on Saturday amazing to have this marsh sandpiper turn up practically on the doorstep Sunday night. Second British tick in a week for a good start to the autumn
One of my main wildlife goals this year was to photograph 250 species of birds. Not always well admittedly, but finished it off this weekend with a yellowhammer. www.flickr.com/photos/19900...
250 birds in 2025
Trying to photograph at least 250 different bird species in 2025. Not all of them would be photo's i'd normally keep.
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Nice to catch up with White Letter hairstreaks from penarth railway bridge but shooting up into a bright sky wasn't ideal. Preferred this Hummingbird hawkmoth.
@adamreck.bsky.social Just listened to your skrull episode. One of the best
Great to see the Spotted Sandpiper at Chew Valley Lake, thanks to @clarkwgriswold3.bsky.social for the driving and company.
My first speckled wood of the year (and a large white I think or a very very pale brimstone) and 22 spot ladybird at Jackson’s bay Barry.
