A great day @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social with a distinct autumnal feel. Pinkfeet , Grey Wag & Skylark over. Stonechat on. Robins ticking from bushes. 2 Wheatears enjoying the sunshine on west side cliffs

Think I broke the dog! Indy’s knackered after a day chasing the mower round & generally sticking her nose into everything I was doing in the garden #labradorretriever

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My 1st Pinkfeet of the autumn just headed NW over our garden. Great to see them back but it means summer officially over!

Hornet in our Cheshire garden this morning

A massive number of acorns lining the verges in the village this morning

Lunar Underwing a new species for our garden in the moth trap this morning #teammoth

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Few scenic shots from @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social #migfest25. Good craic manning the @birdobscouncil.bsky.social stand with @hilbre.bsky.social

Great bird for the final day @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social #migfest25. A very confiding juvenile Red-necked Phalarope. Fantastic to see so many young birders connecting

Found this Hornet alive in the moth trap this morning after finding two dead recently. Are they actively hunting moths at night? #teammoth

Are these both Pale Mottled Willows? Both in our garden overnight and if so a new species for me & our garden list #teammoth

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Dusky Thorn warming up by vibrating its wings #teammoth

Garden Spider with prey, neatly wrapped in silk, surprisingly, in our garden today! Photo taken with iPhone against the sky.

Frosted Orange in the garden y’day. A new species for our garden #teammoth

Willow Warbler in the garden @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social. It’s not the end of August yet but the leaves give the photo a real autumnal feel #ukbirding #cheshirebirding

Beautiful female Kestrel @hilbrebirdobs today. Despite numerous attempts I didn’t see her catch anything today.

Fabulous day @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social with my good mate @steveonhilbre.bsky.social. 2 new Rocknpioits colour ringed, my 1st Willow Warbler of the autumn and a bonus Pied Wagtail. Chocolate (dark cos they’re better for me) digestives & numerous brews!

Great-spotted Woodpecker remains along footpath running alongside railway in our village.. Presumably predated by a Sparrowhawk #ukbirding #cheshirebirding

My office for the day. Hopefully canon betting & flagging Ringed Plover with SCAN ringing group #birdringing

One of our colour ringed Rock Pipits (CBX) @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social today south of Middle Eye. 0.5 km from where it was ringed a few weeks ago #birdringing #ukbirding

Quiet day @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social today in breezy but warm weather. A single Willow Warbler & Wheatear were the only migrant passerines but wader numbers increasing with good numbers of Ringed Plover & Turnstone roosting around the islands

Dusky Thorn, Copper Underwing & Small Square Spot the best in the trap this morning #teammoth

Beautiful Orange Swift in the garden this morning #teammoth

With lots of finches in the garden and a cloudy day (so much cooler as well) I’m taking the opportunity to do some ringing in our garden. Highlight isn’t the Goldfinch mule but this young male Sparrowhawk

Caught the Goldfinch ‘mule’ whilst ringing in garden this morning. Wing 72 mm, Wt 20g so bigger than Goldfinch. Undergoing primary moult. Released without removing closed ring #birdringing

Thought I’d found something interesting when I briefly glimpsed this bird on the garden feeders - then I noticed the pink closed ring! Presumed Goldfinch x canary cross? Photos through window. It behaves like a wild bird 🤣 #ukbirding

Privet Hawkmoth in the trap this morning. Two youngest granddaughters suitably impressed #teammoth

Surprised to find this Common Frog hopping across our sun parched lawn in the heat of the midday sun today. Moved safely to our small pond.

Bit of video of the pristine Red Admiral on this mornings walk #cheshirebutterflies

When you’re expecting a lot of Long-tailed tits to hit the mist-net and you take appropriate action to secure the net properly. 3 tonnes should do it! Through a towing shackle and guyed to the roof rack #birdringing

Very quiet walk around my local village patch. Yellowhammer still half heartedly singing. Blackcaps tac, tacking deep from bramble bushes, fly over Green Sandpiper & Yellow Wagtail. Single Red Admiral basking in the early morning sun #ukbirding #cheshirebirding #cheshirebutterflies

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Beautiful Six-striped Rustic in the garden this morning #teammoth

Volume up. Juv Buzzards begging for food from fields behind our garden. Non stop all day….🤣 #ukbirding #cheshirebirding

An extremely hot day ringing Curlew as part of our long term project in N Wales today. 67 ringed + 1 Oystercatcher. Home & absent mindedly bringing bins in and took awhile to register the call……Curlew flying over garden! #birdringing #SCAN #ukbirding

Very understated Pale Prominent in the garden this morning #teammoth

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Assuming my identification correct (not a certainty) I caught three new moth species for the garden (and me!) this morning. Flounced Rustic, Hedge Rustic & Knot Grass #teammoth #cheshiremoths

Help needed with these two caught in the garden overnight. Think the 1st one is Large Ear? 2nd one was found dead #teammoth

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Fabulous views of dolphins from our boat cruise from Cala D’or, Majorca y’day. Two very happy little granddaughters & a very happy daughter in law. Unexpected but they were following a trawler & came to investigate us. Bottle - nosed ? #mallorcanwildlife #hollsboatcharters #cetaceans #dolphins

One of the juvenile Great-spotted Woodpeckers, ringed a few weeks ago in our garden, looking for ants on the lawn #ukbirding #cheshirebirding #birdringing

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Noticed an unusual looking lump beneath our bird feeders last night & went to investigate. Chuffed to find this Hedgehog. They’ve been scarce locally in recent years

Noticed this Red underwing on the garden wall as I was reversing into the drive this afternoon #teammoth

Nice surprise last night when I went into garden & heard Barn Owls calling. I haven’t seen them around the village since spring #ukbirding #cheshirebirding

Small Square Spot in the moth trap this morning. A very understated moth wit beautiful autumnal colours #teammoth

Flame Carpet new for the garden moth list this morning #teammoth