Group of Grey Partridge on yesterday's survey. Not sure they were amused by my presence though!

Tufted Duck. A common sighting, but a beautiful bird none the less. This male I saw on Budworth Mere at Marbury Country Park.

Female Goosander from yesterday at Marbury Country Park.

This morning's highlight at Marbury Country Park. Never tire of seeing a Kingfisher. #kingfisher #ukbirds #marburycountrypark

I love going over old wildlife photos. This was from trip I took the the Cairngorms National Park, Scotland a few years back now. Some ace sightings: 1. Red Squirrel 2. Crested Tit 3. Mountain Hare 4. Red Grouse #britishwildlife #cairngorms #wildliferecording

Aiming to get out and do more birding this year and get more photographs. Flashback to a couple of summers back. 1. Common Whitethroat 2. Great White Egret. #birding #wildlifephotography #wildliferecording #ukwildlife

An adorable Tufted Titmouse perches on a lichen covered branch while waiting for peanuts to be offered.

Nice to see some flowering plants around the village this week. Greater Periwinkle, Snowdrops and Common Daisy. @bsbibotany.bsky.social #botany #flowers #january

Flashback to this ace encounter with a Weasel in 2021 at Burton Point, Cheshire. It was in view for the best part of an hour. Such a great wildlife moment. @mammalsociety.bsky.social #cheshire #ukwildlife #cheshire #mammal #weasel

Red Fox out and about last night in urban Cheshire. Stunning mammal.

@britishspiders.bsky.social is it possible to identify this at all? Cheshire. #arachnids #spider

🕷️ Another new report today 👉 Baseline survey for the money spiders Erigone welchi & Semljicola caliginosus in Lancashire by Richard Gallon

New Report 🐝- The status and distribution of the solitary bee’s Andrena tarsata and Nomada robertjeotiana in Lancashire, 2025.

A flashback to 2017 when I had the privilege to work with Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) for a couple of weeks in Uganda. We were surveying Kidepo Valley National Park for their Giraffe population and to collect tissue samples for genetic analysis. #giraffe #conservation #gcf

A lovely winter's day with the sun glistening through the tree's this week. Always nice to get a walk around the park where the office is situated. #trees #nature #winter #courtheypark

Just going over some of my 2025 moth records, and was looking for confirmation on ID of these if possible at all. All in Chester. Thanks. @mothiduk.bsky.social #mothsmatter #teammoth

The village this evening with some lovely winter colours in the sky.

Nice to start the New Year with a beautiful winter's walk and get the 2026 bird list up and running.

1/4 Over the last few years of wildlife recording on my wanders I have recorded quite a few species of Coleptera. I find this group of insects fascinating but ID can be tricky with upto 4,500 species in the UK alone. Lesser Stag Beetle, Rough Violet Ground Beetle, Green Tiger Beetle, Rose Chafer.

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Hoping to see more Waxwings this winter 😁. Absolutely stunning birds. We some times see an influx in the UK over the winter when their food source becomes scarce in the colder weather in Scandanavia. I caught up with these four in the Cairngorms, Scotland a couple of years ago. #waxwings #winter

A flashback to some marine life off Whitby. A great boat ride off the coast and views of Minke Whale and Atlantic Grey Seals. @mcsuk.bsky.social @whalesorg.bsky.social #marinelife #seals #whales #pinniped #cetacean

Some Caterpillars I've recorded when out on my wanders. 1. Yellow-tailed Moth 2. Scarlet Tiger Moth 3. Pale Tussock Moth 4. Mottled Umber 5. Puss Moth 6. Large White Butterfly #lepidoptera #caterpillar #moths #butterflies #wildliferecording

Recent visit to Burton Marsh, Cheshire.

Some of the birds captured from earlier this year. The first two are most certainly not phone photos this time 😅. Kingfisher, Mandarin Duck and Canada Goose family.

A Stag Beetle (Lucanus cervus) and Lesser Stag Beetle (Dorcus parallelipipedus) found in recent years. Still the only Stag Beetle I've ever recorded. @coleopsoc.bsky.social @colsocbi.bsky.social #coleoptera #beetles #britishbeetles #wildliferecording

Fungi Sunday. Any identifications appreciated if possible to tell from these photos. #fungi #autumn

A nice found yesterday in Cheshire. A Green Meshweaver (Nigma walckenaeri). Not many records for Cheshire from what I can tell. @inaturalist.bsky.social @britishspiders.bsky.social #arachnids #spiders #wildliferecording

Autumnal vibes around the park at work.

A flashback to last winter in the garden. Bramblings, Redpoll and Greenfinch. All these visitors to the garden were great to see but Bramblings the highlight and they were regular visitors for a month. @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social #gardenbirds #wildlifegarden #RSPB

A recent training session at work with local experts in identifying Waxcaps. Parrot Waxcap, Glutinous Eaxcap, Blackening Waxcap and Butter Waxcap. #fungi #mycology #waxcaps #wildliferecording

Striking rainbow over Upton, Chester yesterday evening. 🌈

1/2 A recent trip to RSPB Lake Vyrnwy. Such a beautiful place with it's large reservoir and pine forests. Various trials situated around the reservoir you can walk.

Some from last week in the garden. I really enjoy trapping for Autumnal moths. Green-brindled Crescent, Figure of Eight, Brick and Blair's Shoulder-knot. #lepidoptera #mothsmatter #teammoth #gardenwildlife #wildliferecording #VC58

I was after an ID on this one in Cheshire, please. Is this The Brick Moth? @mothiduk.bsky.social #mothsmatter #teammoth

1/2 Trapped in my friend's Malvern garden last weekend. Two new species for me with The Streak and Autumnal Rustic. Also, Black Rustic and Satellite. #mothsmatter #teammoth

Finally got the moth trap on last night in new garden to get the species list up and running. And what a reward. Four-spotted Footman. Only 25 previous records for Cheshire. Also Merveille du Jour and Spruce Carpet. #teammoth #mothsmatter #gardenwildlife #VC58

A beautiful day and company in the Welsh hills yesterday. And some Botany of course 🙂. What I believe to be Bilberry, Marsh Pennywort and Devil's-bit Scabious. Happy to be corrected though. @bsbibotany.bsky.social #northwales #botany #wildflower #wildliferecording

A lovely afternoon stroll around Bickerton Hill, Cheshire. Beautiful scenery and weather 😊.

Common Flowerfly species on Chicory in the park at work 😊. #syrphidae #hoverflies #courtheypark #wildliferecording

Some from the weekend in my friend's Malverns garden. Small Copper, Cinnamon Bug, Peacock Butterfly and Hairy Shieldbug. #malverns #gardenwildlife #wildliferecording

Had a quiet spell on here as moved house last week and been super busy! Outside the office today in the sun were several Red Admiral Butterflies on the Buddlehia. Looking striking in the sun. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #lepidoptera #butterflies #wildliferecording

I have this observation in Chester from 2021. I had it down as a Gold-spot, but now I'm leaning more towards Lempke's Gold-spot, but I'm not 100%. Any help or confirmation would be much appreciated. @mothiduk.bsky.social #lepidoptera #mothsmatter #teammoth #gardenwildlife #wildliferecording #VC58

It’s the big day! After four years of research, writing and editing (and procrastination, terror and imposter syndrome), Endemic has now been released to the world.

Congratulations to William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social for realising this was a different white butterfly. Now confirmed by @chrisvanswaay.bsky.social as a Southern Small White - the first seen in England. As it is a female let's hope it has been laying eggs. @matthewberry.bsky.social

Gatekeeper Butterflies in the garden this week. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #lepidoptera #butterflies #gardenwildlife #cheshire #VC58

An evening stroll around @rspbburtonmere.bsky.social Lovely evening and good to get out the house after feeling unwell recently. Nature is a natural remedy. Great White Egret on the pond, Common Sedge Sawfly and Green Shieldbug. Hope we're all well on BlueSky 🙂 #nature #rspb #wildlife #cheshire

Some from July. Campion, Gold-spot, Dog's Tooth (garden first and a tick), and Pale Prominent. #lepidoptera #mothsmatter #teammoth #gardenwildlife #wildliferecording #VC58

Some from the garden this week. Gold-spot, Silver Y, Dark Sword-grass and Ear Moth agg. I don't get many Gold-spot, stunning species and Dark Sword-grass and Ear Moth agg are both ticks. #lepidoptera #mothsmatter #teammoth #gardenwildlife #wildliferecording #VC58

Some recents from the garden. Stripe-backed Brusheye on Willowherb, Green-veined White by garden wildlife pond and White-tailed Bumblebee on Creeping Thistle. #gardenwildlife #insects #syrphidae #hoverfly #lepidoptera #butterfly #hymnoptera #bee