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Rob Gilbert
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Some wildlife in the capital of Scotland Edinburgh proving nature and cities can co exist. #Edinburghwildlife #Edinburghnature #uknature
Bath was the next stop heading out of the capital a place I had never been before not much wildlife other than a local kingfisher but some great architecture. #Bath
While touring the uk this October some highlights starting in london. Always amazing to see how much wildlife there is in the capital. #londonwildlife #londonnature
Park hall cp
Merlin hunting flock of 30 linnet between parkhall and Hulme. 8 crossbill flying over the conifers appeared to land only my 2nd record here. Also 20 redpoll, 2 siskin ,3 chiffchaff, 10+ Goldcrest. Also a fine selection of fungi on display still too. #staffsbirding #staffsbirds #fungi
My first cypress pug was 7th sep 2023 in the garden.
Morning up Berryhill fields
Wheatear , 4 stonechat, 5 skylark, 25+ mpipit, redpoll (lesser) 4 chiff also fox and still quite a few small coppers.

Lordship lane
24 lapwing ,snipe

#staffsbirds #staffsbirding
Trentham gardens this afternoon produced a site tick with osprey heading south at 16:33 Also 22 gadwall, 20 Cormorant, 8 little egret, 2 ring-neck parakeets. Found a lunar underwing on the entrance hut. #staffsbirds #staffsbirding #teammoth
Dusted off the moth trap 35 sp highlights small ranunculus,4 old lady ,17 vine's rustic,flounced rustic,box tree moth. #teammoth #mothsmatter
Trentham gardens
Frustrating views of a possible lesser emperor while watching the small red-eyed damselflies showing the blue saddle before losing sight over the water. Also common sandpiper, 7 little egret, mandarin present. #dragonflies #odonata #staffsbirds
Wow another incredible record for staffs
An evening at trentham gardens more insect bothering and discovered a colony of small red-eyed damselfly a north staffs tick for me. #odonata #diptera #ukwildlife
Some work moths and other various things from this mornings walk. #mothsmatter #ukwildlife #diptheria
Some more fly bothering over the weekend. #hoverflies #diphtheria
Nice one, one i saw many years ago a long way from staffs.
Some moths found out and about recently in staffordshire. #teammoth #mothsmatter
Some from this weekend. Mostly insect hunting but did find my 2nd common lizard for the burntwood at loggerheads and a new species of hoverfly for me which has only a few records in staffordshire. #wildlife #hoverflies #lizards #insects #ukinsects
Yesterday's hummingbird hawkmoth first one of the year for me in penkhull on the way work. #teammoth #mothsmatter
I've always liked hoverflies but im starting to obsess with the ones coming to the garden with 2 migratory ones in the last 2 weeks both relatively common but not many records locally to me in Stoke-on-trent. #hoverflies #ukhoverflies
Parkhall cp
8 red kite following a tractor mowing giving brilliant views also willow tit and 2 siskin of note. #staffsbirds #staffsbirding #ukbirding
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Catocala nymphaea, taken at light in Weymouth, Dorset on 25.6. NEW TO BRITAIN. D. Foot.
@stevenash71.bsky.social Hi Steve, caught Catocala nymphaea last night. It’s taken me, Paul and Phil this long to be confident of the id. Photos are poor camera shots, one of it in the trap.
As you can imagine, I’m one happy chap.
Thanks to @davehutton1969.bsky.social for allowing myself and @philj61.bsky.social into his clearwing magnet of a garden. Two new clearwings for me today. Excellent way to spend summer solstice #mothsmatter #teammoth
Some pics from the last couple of days various staffordshire sites. Locations and species names in the ALT #30dayswild
Nice one 2 years ago today I found the stoke marsh warbler.