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Scott Staffs Wildlife

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All wildlife, especially birding. Volcano spotter. Love exploring wild planet 🌍. BTO, RSPB, Staffs WT, North Wales WT, WMBC, WOS. Worked in Saudi Arabia 2015-23. Background pic: Incubators at the Chengdu Research Base for Giant Panda Breeding, China.

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Scott Staffs Wildlife @scottstaffswild.bsky.social · 11d

Ringed Plovers on the flooded fields at Traeth Crugan, near Pwllheli this afternoon.

Golden Plover flock also.

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Scott Staffs Wildlife @scottstaffswild.bsky.social · 12d

Same here Julian, it was a good afternoon.

Scott Staffs Wildlife @scottstaffswild.bsky.social · 12d

I had a good afternnoon @rspbcymru.bsky.social Cors Ddyga today.

Just about caught the Glossy Ibises before they flew off for a couple of hours.

Little Stint also.

The marshes are nicely full of water, unlike a month ago.

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Scott Staffs Wildlife @scottstaffswild.bsky.social · 16d

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Scott Staffs Wildlife @scottstaffswild.bsky.social · 16d

Fallow Deer feeding up for the winter (and a random rabbit) on a chilly Cannock Chase tonight.

More videos in thread....

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Scott Staffs Wildlife @scottstaffswild.bsky.social · Aug 30

Curlew Sandpipers at RSPB Conwy.

Scott Staffs Wildlife @scottstaffswild.bsky.social · Aug 30

Fantastic afternoon at RSPB Conwy yesterday.

Dipped on Wood Sandpiper (again 🤣) but caught up with the 3 Curlew Sandpipers and had superb views of a Little Stint.

Tea and Bara Brith to finish 😋

Video of Curlew Sandpipers in thread.

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Scott Staffs Wildlife @scottstaffswild.bsky.social · Aug 23

Had a great day on Anglesey yesterday.

Started at Malltraeth Pool then a sadly bone-dry Cors Ddyga.

Redshank, Curlew, and Blackwit, a few Knot, Snipe and, happily, Ruff - that most elegant of waders 😊

Cattle Egrets at Cors Ddyga.

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Scott Staffs Wildlife @scottstaffswild.bsky.social · Aug 21

Clouds of Soprano Pips wheeling above the Afon Glaslyn tonight.

(Turn your volume down a little)

Pulsar Axion 2 and Magenta Bat Detector.

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Scott Staffs Wildlife @scottstaffswild.bsky.social · Aug 21

Juv. Black Tern off the dam and fishing club at @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social Belvide Reservoir at 6:55pm (Permit only).

Viewed from the Chappell Hide.

Also Green Sandpiper and Greenshank in the bund puddle.

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Scott Staffs Wildlife @scottstaffswild.bsky.social · Aug 20

Green Sandpiper leaving a DNA specimen at @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social Belvide Reservoir at the weekend 😅

Scott Staffs Wildlife @scottstaffswild.bsky.social · Aug 18

I had brilliant, prolonged, close views of a Green Sandpiper at @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social Belvide Reservoir yesterday. Also found a Common Sandpiper hiding amongst the Starlings by the dam.

Scott Staffs Wildlife @scottstaffswild.bsky.social · Aug 11

Soprano Pipistrelles hunting over the oakwoods in Snowdonia tonight.

Also detected Lesser Horseshoe bats.

Drop your volume a little bit to remove some of the hiss.

(More video in thread)

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Scott Staffs Wildlife @scottstaffswild.bsky.social · Jul 26

Have I said North Wales is great before? 😅

First 7 minutes today produced 3 Ospreys, a Buzzard, 2 Red Kites, 2 Kestrels and a Raven.

Supporting cast of Stonechats and Sedge Warbler.

Beautiful weather as well.
Pics / video to follow.

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Scott Staffs Wildlife @scottstaffswild.bsky.social · Jul 1

Check out the camel tick....

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Scott Staffs Wildlife @scottstaffswild.bsky.social · Jul 1

A thread of photos of butterflies, dragonflies, grasshoppers etc from Saudi Arabia.

As I never found a "Field Guide to Insects of Saudi Arabia" I never really tried identifying anything.

So I'm posting them here for the titillation of the intetested observer.

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Scott Staffs Wildlife @scottstaffswild.bsky.social · Jun 30

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Scott Staffs Wildlife @scottstaffswild.bsky.social · Jun 29

It rained in Snowdonia last night until after 10pm but when it finally stopped we were treated to excellent views of a Nightjar.

We just stood quietly on a path at the edge of the heath and it flew over to us.

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Scott Staffs Wildlife @scottstaffswild.bsky.social · Jun 29

Common Sandpiper thinking it's a Meadow Pipit, in the hills above Llyn Tegid.

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Scott Staffs Wildlife @scottstaffswild.bsky.social · Jun 29