Matthew Halstead
@csmaff.bsky.social
Art Teacher, Artist, Amateur photographer with a love of landscape photography, stars, the Milky Way and Aurora.
Another mixed bag of weather today, mainly rain, on the #LongMynd, #ChurchStretton, #Shropshire. #LandRover @thephotohour.bsky.social
February 8, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Another mixed bag of weather today, mainly rain, on the #LongMynd, #ChurchStretton, #Shropshire. #LandRover @thephotohour.bsky.social
Another mixed bag of weather today, mainly rain, on the #LongMynd, #ChurchStretton, #Shropshire. @photohour.bsky.social
February 8, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Another mixed bag of weather today, mainly rain, on the #LongMynd, #ChurchStretton, #Shropshire. @photohour.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 3:26 PM
February 7, 2026 at 3:25 PM
February 7, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Today, after last night’s sleet and snow on the #LongMynd, #Shropshire. @thephotohour.bsky.social @snowhour.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Today, after last night’s sleet and snow on the #LongMynd, #Shropshire. @thephotohour.bsky.social @snowhour.bsky.social
The #snow falls tonight on the #LongMynd, #ChurchStretton, #Shropshire. @thephotohour.bsky.social @snowhour.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 11:17 PM
The #snow falls tonight on the #LongMynd, #ChurchStretton, #Shropshire. @thephotohour.bsky.social @snowhour.bsky.social
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There was an attempt at inversion conditions earlier on the #longmynd in #shropshire, but there was very little contrast in the light. Then the rain came and the cloud lifted onto the tops.
February 1, 2026 at 3:37 PM
There was an attempt at inversion conditions earlier on the #longmynd in #shropshire, but there was very little contrast in the light. Then the rain came and the cloud lifted onto the tops.
Pre dawn #weather this #Sunday morning on the #LongMynd, #ChurchStretton, #Shropshire. @thephotohour.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Pre dawn #weather this #Sunday morning on the #LongMynd, #ChurchStretton, #Shropshire. @thephotohour.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Hidden #waterfalls of #Shropshire. A really drab, miserable day here today!
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January 31, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Hidden #waterfalls of #Shropshire. A really drab, miserable day here today!
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With all the minutus excitement, I'd missed the fact that tonight's count of 720 Common Gulls appears to have been the highest in #shropshirebirding for c20 years. A far cry from the 5,000 recorded in 1993, but still significant #lovegulls
January 27, 2026 at 10:25 PM
With all the minutus excitement, I'd missed the fact that tonight's count of 720 Common Gulls appears to have been the highest in #shropshirebirding for c20 years. A far cry from the 5,000 recorded in 1993, but still significant #lovegulls
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This fancy character was goose of the day on the Fylde today. Also a fine pair of Russian Whitefronts and a couple of Barnacles amongst 7,000+ Pinks #lancsbirding #goosing
January 29, 2026 at 7:56 PM
This fancy character was goose of the day on the Fylde today. Also a fine pair of Russian Whitefronts and a couple of Barnacles amongst 7,000+ Pinks #lancsbirding #goosing
January 28, 2026 at 8:44 AM
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I hope you've been outside tonight. This was the view SOUTH from #salopobs about an hour ago as vivid, naked eye, ground-lighting #aurora pulsated across the #Shropshire sky. Strongest stats ever recorded by my favourite app! And could be more to come ❤️😎💚
January 19, 2026 at 10:32 PM
I hope you've been outside tonight. This was the view SOUTH from #salopobs about an hour ago as vivid, naked eye, ground-lighting #aurora pulsated across the #Shropshire sky. Strongest stats ever recorded by my favourite app! And could be more to come ❤️😎💚
January 19, 2026 at 10:39 PM
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Not sure I've ever seen an American Wigeon as well as the Ribble one. Even better when the sun came out this afternoon. Couldn't find the nearby Myerscough drake late on though #lancsbirding #wildfowl
January 13, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Not sure I've ever seen an American Wigeon as well as the Ribble one. Even better when the sun came out this afternoon. Couldn't find the nearby Myerscough drake late on though #lancsbirding #wildfowl
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Quality #wildfowl Over Wyre this afternoon: 2 Barnacles with Pinks at Scronkey, ad Russian Whitefront with 2300 Pinks at Eagland Hill, 2cy Greenland Whitefront and the pair of Bewick's with Whoopers and Greylags at Cockerham. Love it 😎 #lancsbirding
January 14, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Quality #wildfowl Over Wyre this afternoon: 2 Barnacles with Pinks at Scronkey, ad Russian Whitefront with 2300 Pinks at Eagland Hill, 2cy Greenland Whitefront and the pair of Bewick's with Whoopers and Greylags at Cockerham. Love it 😎 #lancsbirding
January 14, 2026 at 8:23 AM
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Inches of snow in a couple of hours, a couple of big blue flashes ⚡️ and then the power went off #uksnow #stormgoretti #Shropshire
January 8, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Inches of snow in a couple of hours, a couple of big blue flashes ⚡️ and then the power went off #uksnow #stormgoretti #Shropshire
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Remarkably monochrome at #salopobs this morning. Kestrel hunting in the garden, flocks of thrushes overhead, tree down in the lane and the power finally came back on this evening #uksnow #ukbirding
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Remarkably monochrome at #salopobs this morning. Kestrel hunting in the garden, flocks of thrushes overhead, tree down in the lane and the power finally came back on this evening #uksnow #ukbirding
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Another gorgeous winter day today in #Shropshire, from a misty start over the snowfields to snowy Shrewsbury and world-class sledging in Church Stretton until dusk #lovewhereyoulive #uksnow
January 10, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Another gorgeous winter day today in #Shropshire, from a misty start over the snowfields to snowy Shrewsbury and world-class sledging in Church Stretton until dusk #lovewhereyoulive #uksnow
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