Fozzy
@wildfozzy.bsky.social
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Birds, Butterflies and other wildlife in UK. British/Mauritian. 🇬🇧🇲🇺 Laruphile.
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That appears to be a Phylloscopus sp. Possibly a young Chiffchaff?
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After six hours, and some peer pressure to stay, the Pechora Pipit eventually gave good but brief views early evening. An insane record.

Whoever tells you to say "no" to peer pressure, must be someone happy with mediocre views!

#RareBirdsUK #BirdingNorthEast #BirdingUK #Wildlife #UKWildlife 🪶
Anthus gustavi
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H. trivittatus I believe. Migratory hover here in the UK.
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A post work trip yesterday to see some local Clouded Yellows at Ledstone, Yorkshire.

3 in flight together with a possible 4th racing around in the early evening sunshine.

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#UKWildlife #YorkshireWildlife #UKButterflies #Wildlife #Butterflies 🦋
Colias croceus croceus
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A #SuperSeabirdSunday from the North Sea off @rspbbemptoncliffs.bsky.social.

Yesterday @unsociable-lapwing.bsky.social and I had an incredible experience with diving Northern Gannets.

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#YorkshireWildlife #Wildlife #YorkshireBirding #Seabirds 🪶
Morus bassanus Morus bassanus Morus bassanus Morus bassanus
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It's been a while since @unsociable-lapwing.bsky.social and I have targeted butterflies.

On Saturday we got Sarah's lifer Purple Hairstreaks at Roundhay Park in Leeds.

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Favonius quercus quercus Favonius quercus quercus
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Full credit must go to @tim-hodge.bsky.social for finding them!

We just happened to be in the right place at the right time to see them.

My full apologies for not tagging you Tim. I didn't know your full name or if you were on this platform.
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Last week @unsociable-lapwing.bsky.social and I had 5 days in Norfolk and the unexpected happened.

Thought to be extinct in the county, at Great Yarmouth we saw 3+ Lejops vitattus hoverflies including a pair in cop!

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#UKWildlife #UKHoverflies #syrphid #NorfolkWildlife
Lejops vittatus
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Last week @unsociable-lapwing.bsky.social and I had 5 days in Norfolk and the unexpected happened.

Thought to be extinct in the county, at Great Yarmouth we saw 3+ Lejops vitattus hoverflies including a pair in cop!

@norfolknats.bsky.social
#UKWildlife #UKHoverflies #syrphid #NorfolkWildlife
Lejops vittatus
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More new odonata hunting last month, this time for Scarce Blue-Tailed Damselflies in Cheshire.

Several dotted around with a lovely diagnostic orange immature female being the first I found.

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#UKDragonflies #UKWildlife #CheshireOdonata #CheshireWildlife
Ischnura pumilio Ischnura pumilio
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It's been a relentless summer for butterflies as they emerge earlier than expected.

No more so than Black Hairstreaks. A mad dash for them at Brampton Woods with @unsociable-lapwing.bsky.social at the start of the month.

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Satyrium pruni
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Incredible photos! I'll be visiting Norfolk later in the week and hoping to try for these. Is there a spot to look for them and Lessers there?
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An amazing visit to the Farne Islands yesterday with @unsociable-lapwing.bsky.social.

Loads of cute chicks and finally got pecked by Arctic Terns!

Plenty of photos to go through but for now, here is an Atlantic Puffin with Sand Eels.

#SuperSeaBirdSunday #Wildlife #BirdingNorthEast 🪶
Fratercula arctica
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🚨 Lifer Alert! 🚨

Very gusty this morning but the long staying female Ortolan Bunting showed on and off at Wykham Forest.

2 Honey Buzzards soared over us as well as fly over Crossbills.

A great day out with @joerffalcon.bsky.social.

#RareBirdsUK #YorkshireBirding #Wildlife 🪶
Emberiza hortulana
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After having to wait all week until today, I've been incredibly lucky to see and photograph Red-Veined Darters in Yorkshire.

Up to 3 males and a female on the south bank at Anglers County Park this morning.

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#YorkshireWildlife #Odonata #UKDragonflies
Sympetrum fonscolombii male Sympetrum fonscolombii female
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Another new dragonfly for me this year was Downy Emeralds in Cheshire.

A great experience having several flying aroud my legs on a flooded path but a nightmare to photograph!

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#UKWildlife #Odonata #CheshireOdonata #CheshireWildlife
Cordulia aenea
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On Saturday @unsociable-lapwing.bsky.social and I had a great day out with @birderbee.bsky.social at @yorkswildlife.bsky.social Brockadale Nature Reserve looking at Marbled Whites.

Always a thrill seeing them!

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#UKButterflies #YorkshireWildlife
Melanargia galathea serena
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It's been a bit of an odonata summer for me so far this year.

While down in Wiltshire we ticked off Scarce Chasers at Conigre Mead Nature Reserve.

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Libellula fulva
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The first day of a long weekend in Wiltshire with @unsociable-lapwing.bsky.social and the target species in the bag.

A shame the season has been turbo charged but thankful there were still some hanging on!

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#UKButterflies #WiltshiteButterflies
Euphydryas aurinia aurinia
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Enjoy this great short (9 min) film on the work of Constanti Stefanescu, co-ordinator of the Catalan Butterfly Monitoring Scheme. Such schemes are not only important for the butterfly counts, but also as a social network bringing butterflies to the people.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d__p...
CHASING BUTTERFLIES
YouTube video by KAVU
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Haha! Thanks David!
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I really should post something other than a gull for #SuperSeabirdSunday but they are so full of character!

This Yellow-Legged Gull has mastered fishing in Cavtat, Croatia.

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Larus michahellis michahellis
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Another gull contribution to #SuperSeabirdSunday.

Mine and @unsociable-lapwing.bsky.social's first proper day in Croatia and the chance for Yellow-Legged Gulls, gull #21 for the year.

@steelyseabirder.bsky.social #GullsoftheWP #CroatiaBirding #GullsoftheWorld #Wildlife #WesternPalaearcticBirding
Larus michahellis michahellis
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First bit of butterfly hunting of the year yesterday with @unsociable-lapwing.bsky.social looking for Grizzled Skippers at @savebutterflies.bsky.social Twyford Woods, Lincolnshire.

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#UKButterflies #LincolnshireButterflies #UKWildlife #Insects 🦋
Pyrgus malvae
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Last Sunday @unsociable-lapwing.bsky.social and I went to @rspbbemptoncliffs.bsky.social to see gull #20 of the year, Black-Legged Kittiwake.

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#SuperSeabirdSunday #Seabirds #GullsoftheWorld #YorkshireBirding #UKBirding 🪶
Rissa tridactyla tridactyla Rissa tridactyla tridactyla Rissa tridactyla tridactyla Rissa tridactyla tridactyla