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Birds, Butterflies and other wildlife in UK. British/Mauritian. 🇬🇧🇲🇺 Laruphile.
It's #SuperSeabirdSunday!

A ringed Herring Gull at Ravensthorpe last weekend ringed as a chick on 5/7/25 on the Calf of Man.

Reported from:
Millquarter Bay, Northern Ireland. 27/9/25
Ardglass Harbour, Northern Ireland. 10/10/25
Peel Harbour, Isle of Man. 22/10/25

#YorkshireBirding #GullsoftheWP 🪶
February 1, 2026 at 7:43 PM
The long staying Red-Crested Pochard at @rspb.bsky.social St Aidan's showed very well in the afternoon sun shortly after New Years.

By far our best view of one!

@unsociable-lapwing.bsky.social #UKWildlife #YorkshireWildlife #Wildlife #YorkshireBirding #BirdingUK #RareBirdsUK 🪶
January 31, 2026 at 4:05 PM
We started the new year with a trip to Big Waters, Northumberland. Sadly, we dipped the Icleand Gull as this was the day it decided to turn up very late. We did see some quality birds though.

@unsociable-lapwing.bsky.social @ntbirdclub.bsky.social #BirdingNorthEast #UKWildlife #Wildlife 🪶
January 28, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Another gull filled #SuperSeabirdSunday!

A mid-week visit to Redcar Tarn, Yorkshire to see what was about.

A good selection of gulls; Black-Headed, Common, Herring and Lesser Black-Backed.

@steelyseabirder.bsky.social #Seabirds #GullsoftheWP #UKBirding #YorkshireBirding #GullsoftheWorld 🪶
January 25, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Last weekend @unsociable-lapwing.bsky.social and I went to see the Great Grey Shrike at Fillingham, only our second one.

It was singing every so often which was a huge bonus!

@lincsbirding.bsky.social #UKWildlife #LincolnshireBirding #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK #Wildlife 🪶
January 24, 2026 at 4:31 PM
It's been a while since I've posted so why not come back with a #SuperSeabirdSunday post.

On Boxing Day we went to see the Newburn bridge Mediterranean Gull. At this point there was 2 but this has increased to 3!

#GullsoftheWorld @teesbirds.bsky.social #UKWildlife #Seabirds #GullsoftheWP 🪶
January 18, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Finishing off our South African #GullsoftheWorld for #SuperSeabirdSunday with the Cape Gull.

Not a lifer for us as we got the Grafham bird but still great to see them in their natural range.

@unsociable-lapwing.bsky.social @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
#Seabirds #BirdingSouthAfrica 🪶
November 23, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Contuining our #GullsoftheWorld from South Africa with Grey-Headed Gull.

A surprisingly hard gull to find and get good views of around Cape Town.

#BirdingSouthAfrica #Wildlife #Seabirds 🪶
November 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
It's #SuperSeabirdSunday!

@unsociable-lapwing.bsky.social and I went to Cape Town last month continuing our #GullsoftheWorld tour.

The first gull ticked off was the very common Hartlaub's Gull.

#BirdingSouthAfrica #Wildlife #Seabirds
@birdlifesa.bsky.social @steelyseabirder.bsky.social 🪶
November 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Last Sunday @unsociable-lapwing.bsky.social and I were in Scarborough for comic con so we had to go see the 1cy Caspian Gull in the harbour.

Very vocal and only interested in the catch of the day!

#GullsoftheWorld #YorkshireBirding #GullsoftheWP #Seabirds #BirdingUK @northyorksbirds.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
A Saturday trip to Queen's Park, Blackburn to see the long staying 1cy Yellow-Legged Gull with @unsociable-lapwing.bsky.social.

Thanks to @billaspin.bsky.social for the info!

#UKBirds #BirdingUK #GullsoftheWP #GullsoftheWorld #LancashireBirding #Seabirds
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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 🪶
September 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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.

@ukbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
#UKWildlife #YorkshireWildlife #UKButterflies #Wildlife #Butterflies 🦋
August 6, 2025 at 12:14 PM
July 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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.

@bcyorkshire.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social #UKButterflies #YorkshireButterflies #Wildlife #YorkshireWildlife 🦋
July 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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.
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
July 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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
July 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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.

@britishdragonflies.bsky.social
#UKDragonflies #UKWildlife #CheshireOdonata #CheshireWildlife
July 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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.

@ukbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #UKButterflies
June 30, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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 🪶
June 29, 2025 at 9:44 AM
🚨 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 🪶
June 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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.

@britishdragonflies.bsky.social
#YorkshireWildlife #Odonata #UKDragonflies
June 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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!

@britishdragonflies.bsky.social
#UKWildlife #Odonata #CheshireOdonata #CheshireWildlife
June 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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!

@savebutterflies.bsky.social @bcyorkshire.bsky.social
#UKButterflies #YorkshireWildlife
June 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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.

#UKWildlife #UKDragonflies #Odonata #WiltshireWildlife @britishdragonflies.bsky.social
June 16, 2025 at 10:09 AM