Graham Connolly
@grayo1977.bsky.social
Birder from Wirral, mainly Leasowe Lighthouse, and North Wirral.
Moth trapping, Natural History book collector
Life long Liverpool Football Club supporter
Moth trapping, Natural History book collector
Life long Liverpool Football Club supporter
A bit of Smooth Newt courtship
April 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
A bit of Smooth Newt courtship
2 hours of trawling the Lighthouse for Rouzel only to get home and Mark Gibson finds a stunning female at the Lighthouse, a mad dash later and Boom!! A great shout from @AllanConlin for Osprey, @petesutton1910.bsky.social 🙌 #UkBirding
April 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
2 hours of trawling the Lighthouse for Rouzel only to get home and Mark Gibson finds a stunning female at the Lighthouse, a mad dash later and Boom!! A great shout from @AllanConlin for Osprey, @petesutton1910.bsky.social 🙌 #UkBirding
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Leasowe lighthouse……another great morning on patch, highlight was Black Redstart.
8 Wheatear.
@patchbirding.bsky.social
8 Wheatear.
@patchbirding.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Leasowe lighthouse……another great morning on patch, highlight was Black Redstart.
8 Wheatear.
@patchbirding.bsky.social
8 Wheatear.
@patchbirding.bsky.social
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🪶Just a typical spring afternoon at Leasowe Lighthouse on the Wirral Peninsula: sunny weather, singing birds and good company. Male Blackcap, Common Buzzard, Female Northern Wheatear and Male Common Redstart.
With @grayo1977.bsky.social
With @grayo1977.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
🪶Just a typical spring afternoon at Leasowe Lighthouse on the Wirral Peninsula: sunny weather, singing birds and good company. Male Blackcap, Common Buzzard, Female Northern Wheatear and Male Common Redstart.
With @grayo1977.bsky.social
With @grayo1977.bsky.social
Got the run around from the Common Redstarts at Leasowe Lighthouse and the female Black Redstart wasn't much better, trust me its on the last photo (honest ) 🤣 #Ukbirding
April 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Got the run around from the Common Redstarts at Leasowe Lighthouse and the female Black Redstart wasn't much better, trust me its on the last photo (honest ) 🤣 #Ukbirding
Sat in Warrington when news broke of the Shrike being found again ,relieved after dipping this morning, well done @petesutton1910 and good to see so many faces #ukbirding
April 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Sat in Warrington when news broke of the Shrike being found again ,relieved after dipping this morning, well done @petesutton1910 and good to see so many faces #ukbirding
Well done Pete a great find for the lighthouse and Wirral 🙌
🪶Took my grandson for a stroll around Leasowe Lighthouse this morning in my quest to get him into birding. We had only been there for 20 minutes when I saw this little beauty. I have only seen one Great Grey Shrike in the UK and that was about 4 years ago... I must take Michael out more often 😁
April 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Well done Pete a great find for the lighthouse and Wirral 🙌
A mid-afternoon snack for a Kestrel #ukbirding
March 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
A mid-afternoon snack for a Kestrel #ukbirding
Always good to see a Barn Owl especially showing off its hunting prowess #ukbirding
March 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Always good to see a Barn Owl especially showing off its hunting prowess #ukbirding
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A great couple of days @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social with our first #BlackRedstart of the year on Friday and first LittleGulls of spring on Saturday being the highlights #UKBirding
March 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
A great couple of days @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social with our first #BlackRedstart of the year on Friday and first LittleGulls of spring on Saturday being the highlights #UKBirding
My first Wheatear of the year (5 males in all ) the LRP on its second day at Kerrs field and a female Pied Wagtail, white wags aren't my strong point 🤣 so it was nice to see one @AllanConlin found earlier #LeasoweLighthouse
March 23, 2025 at 10:59 AM
My first Wheatear of the year (5 males in all ) the LRP on its second day at Kerrs field and a female Pied Wagtail, white wags aren't my strong point 🤣 so it was nice to see one @AllanConlin found earlier #LeasoweLighthouse
A nice find by Mark Turner a Little Ringed Plover on Kerrs field Leasowe Lighthouse, a good bird for north Wirral
March 23, 2025 at 10:58 AM
A nice find by Mark Turner a Little Ringed Plover on Kerrs field Leasowe Lighthouse, a good bird for north Wirral
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Back of the camera picture of the Black Scoter at Hoylake in great weather conditions. Good to meet @grayo1977.bsky.social on the endless sands. Purple Sandpiper at New Brighton for afters. #ukbirding
March 15, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Back of the camera picture of the Black Scoter at Hoylake in great weather conditions. Good to meet @grayo1977.bsky.social on the endless sands. Purple Sandpiper at New Brighton for afters. #ukbirding
A yomp at first light across the Hoylake desert (east hoyle bank) for a very Rare Black Scoter from America, a first for Wirral found by Sean O'Hara, it showed quite close in but still a fair way out for any decent pics 📸 good to meet @manchesterbirder.bsky.social
March 15, 2025 at 9:54 AM
A yomp at first light across the Hoylake desert (east hoyle bank) for a very Rare Black Scoter from America, a first for Wirral found by Sean O'Hara, it showed quite close in but still a fair way out for any decent pics 📸 good to meet @manchesterbirder.bsky.social
Woke up with a start at 2am on Friday morning, a nice surprise of 2 Tawny Owls calling from the back of the house , forgive the heavy breathing I'd just woke up 😅#ukbirding
March 15, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Woke up with a start at 2am on Friday morning, a nice surprise of 2 Tawny Owls calling from the back of the house , forgive the heavy breathing I'd just woke up 😅#ukbirding
A bit of Wirral birding today,
Peregrine Falcon at Liscard and Redwing and Song Thrush at Parkgate #ukBirding
Peregrine Falcon at Liscard and Redwing and Song Thrush at Parkgate #ukBirding
February 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
A bit of Wirral birding today,
Peregrine Falcon at Liscard and Redwing and Song Thrush at Parkgate #ukBirding
Peregrine Falcon at Liscard and Redwing and Song Thrush at Parkgate #ukBirding
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🪶An excellent day out with @colscho1.bsky.social around Lancashire and North Cheshire. Most target birds seen in good time, including Bewick's Swan, Great Northern Diver, Marsh Tit and Kumlien's Gull. Dodgy record shots of each obtained. A bit of an eclectic mix!
February 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
🪶An excellent day out with @colscho1.bsky.social around Lancashire and North Cheshire. Most target birds seen in good time, including Bewick's Swan, Great Northern Diver, Marsh Tit and Kumlien's Gull. Dodgy record shots of each obtained. A bit of an eclectic mix!
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Breaking the Bluesky duck with Lesser Redpoll and Woodcock Burton Mere Wetlands this morning #ukbirding #cheshirebirding
February 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Breaking the Bluesky duck with Lesser Redpoll and Woodcock Burton Mere Wetlands this morning #ukbirding #cheshirebirding
A brew, a book, Football on the radio, and birds on the feeder from the window , it's a good way to spend a few hours 🙂
February 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
A brew, a book, Football on the radio, and birds on the feeder from the window , it's a good way to spend a few hours 🙂
It took me an hour to catch up with the Kumliens Gull at widnes , a really smart bird but a pain to pick out in the sunlight, and I was getting plenty of questions from the workers 🤣 #UkBirding
February 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
It took me an hour to catch up with the Kumliens Gull at widnes , a really smart bird but a pain to pick out in the sunlight, and I was getting plenty of questions from the workers 🤣 #UkBirding
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Kumlien’s Gull……eventually showed well after an hour of sifting through the gulls on roof of WSR recycling Widnes.
February 4, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Kumlien’s Gull……eventually showed well after an hour of sifting through the gulls on roof of WSR recycling Widnes.
A nice walk up Biddy Hill (Bidston Hill) very quiet birdwise except for a flock of Redwing #ukbirding always great to see Anfield on the Liverpool skyline
February 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A nice walk up Biddy Hill (Bidston Hill) very quiet birdwise except for a flock of Redwing #ukbirding always great to see Anfield on the Liverpool skyline
Struggling to get notifications any help please 🙏
February 3, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Struggling to get notifications any help please 🙏
A pair of Rock Pipit by the Tennis courts Hoylake/Meols ringed at Hilbre as part of a project, Blue ring CAX and CAF thanks @PhilWoollen for the information , good to bird with @petesutton1910.bsky.social definitely a good mornings birding
February 3, 2025 at 10:40 AM
A pair of Rock Pipit by the Tennis courts Hoylake/Meols ringed at Hilbre as part of a project, Blue ring CAX and CAF thanks @PhilWoollen for the information , good to bird with @petesutton1910.bsky.social definitely a good mornings birding
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🪶Spent an hour at Meols/Hoylake over high tide... came away with a Little Stint, a nice female Reed Bunting and a couple of Rock Pipits with 'bling'. Not bad!
February 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🪶Spent an hour at Meols/Hoylake over high tide... came away with a Little Stint, a nice female Reed Bunting and a couple of Rock Pipits with 'bling'. Not bad!