Susan Jones
@welshlassy.bsky.social
Bird Ringer, Border Collie lover, Conservation Educator. Views my own.
From one of the largest, to the smallest birds we ringed today! Nice to ring with other people, learning new and sharing skills. All birds ringed under @btobirds.bsky.social licence, with @hughhanmer.bsky.social #BirdRinging
November 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
From one of the largest, to the smallest birds we ringed today! Nice to ring with other people, learning new and sharing skills. All birds ringed under @btobirds.bsky.social licence, with @hughhanmer.bsky.social #BirdRinging
One exhausted girly! Only our second #Obedience show, and another place! We then had an overdue catch up with a friend, so she spent the afternoon being sociable. #CleverCollies
Hilariously, the show was down as Diss Obedience Show 🤣
Hilariously, the show was down as Diss Obedience Show 🤣
November 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
One exhausted girly! Only our second #Obedience show, and another place! We then had an overdue catch up with a friend, so she spent the afternoon being sociable. #CleverCollies
Hilariously, the show was down as Diss Obedience Show 🤣
Hilariously, the show was down as Diss Obedience Show 🤣
Diolch i @birdsinwales.bsky.social for letting me return to my Welsh roots and speak about @bto-gbw.bsky.social today. Great to catch up with folks and learn more about #WelshBird recording and how everyone can contribute!
October 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Diolch i @birdsinwales.bsky.social for letting me return to my Welsh roots and speak about @bto-gbw.bsky.social today. Great to catch up with folks and learn more about #WelshBird recording and how everyone can contribute!
Traffic jams meant I missed the #Starlings this evening in #Aberystwyth. Chattering away while I waited for my chips though! Looking forward to catching up with folks at the @birdsinwales.bsky.social conference tomorrow!
October 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Traffic jams meant I missed the #Starlings this evening in #Aberystwyth. Chattering away while I waited for my chips though! Looking forward to catching up with folks at the @birdsinwales.bsky.social conference tomorrow!
Lovely to finally make an effort to ring the local House Sparrow population in our garden. 19 of the 30+ flock now have some bling! Whether we ever catch them again remains to be seen! 😜 All ringing under licence and supervised by @hughhanmer.bsky.social #SuffolkBirds
October 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Lovely to finally make an effort to ring the local House Sparrow population in our garden. 19 of the 30+ flock now have some bling! Whether we ever catch them again remains to be seen! 😜 All ringing under licence and supervised by @hughhanmer.bsky.social #SuffolkBirds
Baby #Hedgehog found out in the open at lunchtime today. Taken to local rescue as far too small to be out and about, and a dead sibling also found 😥. Then, girls just found another bigger one! Max count 1 for @bto-gbw.bsky.social this week, but that's 4 (as we had a big one a few days ago too!)
October 9, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Baby #Hedgehog found out in the open at lunchtime today. Taken to local rescue as far too small to be out and about, and a dead sibling also found 😥. Then, girls just found another bigger one! Max count 1 for @bto-gbw.bsky.social this week, but that's 4 (as we had a big one a few days ago too!)
The calm after the storm last night! No #Hedgehogs before bed, but a woof at 4.30am this morning led to one being found (must have tripped the light!) I think that brings us up to 3 recently... Big Bertha, baby and a smaller adult. #GardenWildlife @bto-gbw.bsky.social
October 5, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The calm after the storm last night! No #Hedgehogs before bed, but a woof at 4.30am this morning led to one being found (must have tripped the light!) I think that brings us up to 3 recently... Big Bertha, baby and a smaller adult. #GardenWildlife @bto-gbw.bsky.social
It's fricking August... Why do I still have #tadpoles in my Suffolk #garden #pond? #frog @arc-trust.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 12:14 PM
It's fricking August... Why do I still have #tadpoles in my Suffolk #garden #pond? #frog @arc-trust.bsky.social
August 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Was getting worried as hadn't recorded Sparrowhawk for my @bto-gbw.bsky.social for a few weeks. Look out the window from cooking @hughhanmer.bsky.social a birthday brunch and spot this dude enjoying lunch on the patio! Will be one less Blackbird to count now. #SuffolkBirds #GardenWildlife
July 27, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Was getting worried as hadn't recorded Sparrowhawk for my @bto-gbw.bsky.social for a few weeks. Look out the window from cooking @hughhanmer.bsky.social a birthday brunch and spot this dude enjoying lunch on the patio! Will be one less Blackbird to count now. #SuffolkBirds #GardenWildlife
Working at home yesterday was interrupted when I heard this outside the office window. Ran downstairs to get cracking views of our local #PeregrineFalcons displaying right over the garden! Won't be adding to my @bto-gbw.bsky.social list, but a great addition for #SuffolkBirds.
July 24, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Working at home yesterday was interrupted when I heard this outside the office window. Ran downstairs to get cracking views of our local #PeregrineFalcons displaying right over the garden! Won't be adding to my @bto-gbw.bsky.social list, but a great addition for #SuffolkBirds.
Took the girls for an evening wander, and Wish found a Dipper! I miss the mountains, and rivers, and beaches... When can we move back to Wales, @hughhanmer.bsky.social? #WelshBirds #DogWalk
July 19, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Took the girls for an evening wander, and Wish found a Dipper! I miss the mountains, and rivers, and beaches... When can we move back to Wales, @hughhanmer.bsky.social? #WelshBirds #DogWalk
Somewhere, in that sea hoare, is a Chough! Honest! Not the best of conditions for #BirdWatching @rspbcymru.bsky.social #SouthStack today, but nice to see some seabirds still on the cliffs. @hughhanmer.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Somewhere, in that sea hoare, is a Chough! Honest! Not the best of conditions for #BirdWatching @rspbcymru.bsky.social #SouthStack today, but nice to see some seabirds still on the cliffs. @hughhanmer.bsky.social
Nice to finally ring some #BarnOwls this evening with @hughhanmer.bsky.social after a very slow start to the season in Suffolk. 2 broods of 3 healthy chicks ringed, and a female caught on 5 little uns, so return visit planned in a few weeks time. All birds ringed under @btobirds.bsky.social licence.
July 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Nice to finally ring some #BarnOwls this evening with @hughhanmer.bsky.social after a very slow start to the season in Suffolk. 2 broods of 3 healthy chicks ringed, and a female caught on 5 little uns, so return visit planned in a few weeks time. All birds ringed under @btobirds.bsky.social licence.
Not much colour in our Suffolk garden at the moment, but the hollyhocks are growing well!
June 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Not much colour in our Suffolk garden at the moment, but the hollyhocks are growing well!
Out failing to record #Nightjars for the @btobirds.bsky.social #HeathlandBirdSurvey in #Suffolk this evening. Girls being good fluffy assistants while we stopped to listen to the baby Tawnies. We #HeardAnOwl (or several) but were #ZeroHeroes on the target species front! @hughhanmer.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Out failing to record #Nightjars for the @btobirds.bsky.social #HeathlandBirdSurvey in #Suffolk this evening. Girls being good fluffy assistants while we stopped to listen to the baby Tawnies. We #HeardAnOwl (or several) but were #ZeroHeroes on the target species front! @hughhanmer.bsky.social
Returning a young Reed Warbler to the reedbed after ringing this morning. Not quite fully grown but able to get about in the reeds ok. Caught under licence. #BirdRinging #NorfolkBirds @btobirds.bsky.social @hughhanmer.bsky.social
June 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Returning a young Reed Warbler to the reedbed after ringing this morning. Not quite fully grown but able to get about in the reeds ok. Caught under licence. #BirdRinging #NorfolkBirds @btobirds.bsky.social @hughhanmer.bsky.social
Working from home is confusing for dogs and #GardenBirds! Wish chose to sensibly snooze in a patch of shade outside, whilst this young House Sparrow got a bit of a surprise when it spotted me less than 1m away! Plenty of #Pollinators about too, but most too busy/ quick for an id!
June 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Working from home is confusing for dogs and #GardenBirds! Wish chose to sensibly snooze in a patch of shade outside, whilst this young House Sparrow got a bit of a surprise when it spotted me less than 1m away! Plenty of #Pollinators about too, but most too busy/ quick for an id!
A late night wander round the garden revealed a busy Hedgehog and a sleepy Bumblebee @bto-gbw.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 7:36 AM
A late night wander round the garden revealed a busy Hedgehog and a sleepy Bumblebee @bto-gbw.bsky.social
A huge thank you to @bto-ni.bsky.social for organising their fantastic Nature Day today! I had a great time chatting with everyone about #birds, #butterflies (and #moths), #bumblebees, #wildflowers and, most often...the weather!
June 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
A huge thank you to @bto-ni.bsky.social for organising their fantastic Nature Day today! I had a great time chatting with everyone about #birds, #butterflies (and #moths), #bumblebees, #wildflowers and, most often...the weather!
Do #Bumblebees eat aphids? Watched two this evening sticking their heads into the curled leaves of an apple tree where aphids are hiding/ being farmed by ants... Or were they collecting honeydew? @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Do #Bumblebees eat aphids? Watched two this evening sticking their heads into the curled leaves of an apple tree where aphids are hiding/ being farmed by ants... Or were they collecting honeydew? @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social
I had one instruction while working a plant fair today - no more house plants! @hughhanmer.bsky.social should know me better than that! 🤣 #SorryNotSorry #PitcherPlant
May 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I had one instruction while working a plant fair today - no more house plants! @hughhanmer.bsky.social should know me better than that! 🤣 #SorryNotSorry #PitcherPlant
Must be the night for coleoptera copulation! These two were getting busy on a rose leaf. Not sure what the ant was doing 🤔
May 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Must be the night for coleoptera copulation! These two were getting busy on a rose leaf. Not sure what the ant was doing 🤔
A busy little #Bumblebee in the garden this evening, serenaded by a Garden Warbler...unfortunately not in the garden yet so can't be counted for @bto-gbw.bsky.social (but the bee can be!)
May 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
A busy little #Bumblebee in the garden this evening, serenaded by a Garden Warbler...unfortunately not in the garden yet so can't be counted for @bto-gbw.bsky.social (but the bee can be!)
Testing out the macro on my phone this evening... Open to ID suggestions for #Ladybirds and #MicroMoth
May 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Testing out the macro on my phone this evening... Open to ID suggestions for #Ladybirds and #MicroMoth