@stuartcpw.bsky.social
Kent based sporadic birder and runner. Mostly too lazy to twitch.
I’m not super impressed with my Ultravid hd plus. (Bought used online). Nicely packaged but the optics aren’t much better than my 35 year old leicas. Both 10x42.
January 12, 2026 at 8:54 PM
I’m not super impressed with my Ultravid hd plus. (Bought used online). Nicely packaged but the optics aren’t much better than my 35 year old leicas. Both 10x42.
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Folks, it's done. Very pleased with this one. Chinese Tiger Beetle (Cicindela chinensis).
January 11, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Folks, it's done. Very pleased with this one. Chinese Tiger Beetle (Cicindela chinensis).
Sounds like good credentials. Lovely geese.
January 11, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Sounds like good credentials. Lovely geese.
Are the Barnacles in your area feral or wild? I’m never sure south of the Humber.
January 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Are the Barnacles in your area feral or wild? I’m never sure south of the Humber.
Great photo - looks like Spitsbergen.
January 3, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Great photo - looks like Spitsbergen.
It’s 25 years since I’ve seen one but that looks more like a Little Eagle to me. They always reminded me of Booted.
January 1, 2026 at 11:40 AM
It’s 25 years since I’ve seen one but that looks more like a Little Eagle to me. They always reminded me of Booted.
I’m a fan of mushroom wellington. Grill the largest portobellos you can find with olive oil, garlic and thyme. Squeeze out the liquid. Sit them on a bed of roasted mashed squash and spinach (with a few lentils if you want) and bake on top of a disc / under a dome of puff pastry.
December 18, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I’m a fan of mushroom wellington. Grill the largest portobellos you can find with olive oil, garlic and thyme. Squeeze out the liquid. Sit them on a bed of roasted mashed squash and spinach (with a few lentils if you want) and bake on top of a disc / under a dome of puff pastry.
That’s a fantastic photograph. Love the size comparison and how they both appear to be posing.
December 18, 2025 at 8:37 AM
That’s a fantastic photograph. Love the size comparison and how they both appear to be posing.
I use Eversure camera insurance
December 15, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I use Eversure camera insurance
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild:
Marbled Cat
Great White Shark
Silky Anteater
Bonelli’s Eagle
Lesser Sooty Owl
Marbled Cat
Great White Shark
Silky Anteater
Bonelli’s Eagle
Lesser Sooty Owl
November 29, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild:
Marbled Cat
Great White Shark
Silky Anteater
Bonelli’s Eagle
Lesser Sooty Owl
Marbled Cat
Great White Shark
Silky Anteater
Bonelli’s Eagle
Lesser Sooty Owl
Striking image. 👍
November 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Striking image. 👍
I don’t often do pelagics from small boats, so I’d find a scope you could hand hold or which wouldn’t shake on a lightweight travel tripod more useful than stabilised bins. (I have the ATC and a great little sirui tripod but stronger winds are pain)
November 26, 2025 at 7:50 AM
I don’t often do pelagics from small boats, so I’d find a scope you could hand hold or which wouldn’t shake on a lightweight travel tripod more useful than stabilised bins. (I have the ATC and a great little sirui tripod but stronger winds are pain)
A few hidden cameras once the build up was first noticed and they could have caught the bastards…
November 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
A few hidden cameras once the build up was first noticed and they could have caught the bastards…
Must be the European bird with the biggest neck:body ratio…?
November 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Must be the European bird with the biggest neck:body ratio…?
Glad they normally tuck their necks in when they fly as it looks slightly freaky when they don’t…
November 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Glad they normally tuck their necks in when they fly as it looks slightly freaky when they don’t…
Wow - that is impressive.
November 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Wow - that is impressive.
Lovely sketches (the more recent ones 😀). Assume they’re done at home rather than in the field? I’m not brave enough to sketch directly into my bird diaries as the first two or three attempts end up in the bin.
November 13, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Lovely sketches (the more recent ones 😀). Assume they’re done at home rather than in the field? I’m not brave enough to sketch directly into my bird diaries as the first two or three attempts end up in the bin.
The “you only know this cos scientists told you” is a fantastic response that hadn’t occurred to me. 👌
November 12, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The “you only know this cos scientists told you” is a fantastic response that hadn’t occurred to me. 👌
Was that today (Sunday)? I got there way too late this lunchtime and it was a bit packed with families and dogs and just the one Firecrest.
November 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Was that today (Sunday)? I got there way too late this lunchtime and it was a bit packed with families and dogs and just the one Firecrest.
Thanks. 👍. I should have said great find too!
November 8, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Thanks. 👍. I should have said great find too!
Does anyone know if it stayed till dusk?
November 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Does anyone know if it stayed till dusk?
Presumably means he’s not knocking that part of the building down after investing in that beautiful sign…
November 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Presumably means he’s not knocking that part of the building down after investing in that beautiful sign…