Garden birding. My second garden Blackbird this month visited early this afternoon, this one with a noticeably more yellow beak than the last. He found a nice worm to eat too! #londonbirds #birds

Garden wildlife. A lovely Fox in the garden this morning. #FoxOfTheDay #londonwildlife

Sutton Peregrines. 1/2. I wasn't expecting to see the adult female and the juvenile male having a courtship display, as happened this afternoon, but I suppose it's all part of growing up! Both adults continue to accept his presence, at least for now. #londonwildlife #birds

Garden wildlife. I found 3 different Zoropsis spinimanas tonight. The regular one inside the shed window, another briefly on the top of the shed door before it disappeared inside, and one near the front door lamp, again in the same position as I saw one on 05/11. @britishspiders.bsky.social

Garden wildlife. A Zoropsis spinimana on the house wall near the front door last night. @britishspiders.bsky.social #londonwildlife

Garden wildlife. 1/3. I only managed to find 8 Segestria florentinas last night, all in the usual places. There is a bonus video of the one living behind the side gate hinge support feeding on something (in 3/3), which was taken a short while after the first photo of it.

Sutton Peregrines. 1/4. The action in this first video clip is very quick, and I wasn't sure what I was seeing at first until I watched it in slow motion. It shows the adult male with prey and the juvenile male trying to take it, then both disappearing over the wall! Screenshots in 2/4.

Garden birding. The highlight today was this male Blackbird, the first in the garden since 29 July, and prior to that it was one on 8 May. I suspect this was a bird passing through on migration, though I saw him several times, and he also had a bath, so maybe he'll stay. #londonbirds #birds

Garden birding. A female Great Spotted Woodpecker visiting the feeders this morning, and a few House Sparrows (and the occasional Goldfinch) enjoying a drink/bath in one of the bird baths. #londonbirds #birds

Local wildflowers. I'm still seeing Common Toadflax in flower in the wildflower area at West Sutton Station.

Garden wildlife. 1/2. A Zoropsis spinimana inside the shed window last night. Unfortunately, it was not in a position where I could get any decent photos, so it's just these of its underside! You can see its palps though. @britishspiders.bsky.social #londonwildlife

Garden wildlife. It's that time of year when fallen leaves should be left where they fall, and where they will provide food/shelter for various invertebrates (the worms in my garden like them!), and which in turn provides some more food for birds. #LeaveTheLeaves #LeafLitterLove

Garden birding. One of the two visiting Jackdaws this morning got the prize of a fat ball that was, by then, small enough to remove from the feeder! #londonbirds

Sutton Peregrines. 1/3. The day didn't start off too well for the juvenile male when he failed to land on the wall in the rain! I was very pleased to see him perched on the east side of Quadrant House when I visited a little later. While I was there he flew off with his father. Video in 2/3.

Two Odiellus spinosus Harvestmen together by the garage door this evening, and presumably a pair. Once they moved apart the smaller one got quite close to a Segestria florentina's web, and made a very hasty retreat! @britishspiders.bsky.social #londonwildlife

Sutton Peregrines. 1/3. The chicks this year hatched between 27/04 and 01/05, so the remaining juvenile male is, or will shortly be, 6 months old! I didn't see him today, but he has appeared briefly on camera. A screenshot of him and a video (in 2/3, with his father) are included here.

Sutton Peregrines. The juvenile male was on Quadrant House this morning, and he was a bit wet! I saw both adults, though I only managed to get reasonable photos of the adult male. As I took one he took off, so I unexpectedly got quite a nice flight shot. #londonbirds #birds

Garden wildlife. 1/2. All these 5 spiders were on a single fence panel at the side of the house last night, and 4 of them are resident there - the other was presumably just passing! They are two Amaurobius similis (one of which was the wandering spider), a Zygiella x-notata, a Steatoda nobilis,

Garden wildlife. There were several very active Anyphaena numidas on and around the shed last night - four different ones are pictured here, but I think there were at least five or six. @britishspiders.bsky.social #londonwildlife

Garden wildlife. The large female Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus) living just beyond my kitchen window has lost two of her legs since yesterday! I'm not sure how, as she's either in the web or sheltering under a leaf. Maybe it was due to attempted avian predation. @britishspiders.bsky.social

Garden wildlife. What I believe to be a Red-green Carpet moth (Chloroclysta siterata) on the living room window frame today. I suspect if this were on a lichen covered branch, it would be very difficult to see. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #londonwildlife

Sutton Peregrines. 1/4. I did see the juvenile male this morning! He was perched on a vent ledge at Quadrant House. Also today there were some incidents on camera that I thought I'd share. At about 14.00 the adults appeared on the ledge, the male going down to the roof while the

Garden wildlife. A rather attractive little bug on one of my Lavender plants today. There are over 200 species of plant bugs in the UK, but I'm thinking this one is likely the orange-brown form of the Red-spotted Plant Bug (Deraeocoris ruber). I may well be wrong.

Sutton Peregrines. 1/3. I've not physically seen the juvenile male since 09/10, though he has appeared on camera a couple of times since, the last being at about 07.00 on Sunday 12/10. So, it was good to see him on camera today at about 14.30, when he had some Parakeet remains. #londonbirds #birds

Garden Birding. I've not seen much of the local Jackdaws the garden for a while, but two are beginning to visit the feeders more frequently again now. There area few Ring-necked Parakeets in the first photo too! #londonbirds #birds

Garden wildlife. A lovely Zoropsis spinimana seen on the fence last night. It was a good sized male of about 6cm overall, but not as big as some I have seen before - helpfully not too active so I was able to position this ruler nearby (the graduations are in cm/mm). @britishspiders.bsky.social

Garden wildlife. 1/2. Intrigued by this larva seen last night on the fence, and which I've not been able to ID. The most likely seems to be a Land Caddis (Enoicyla pusilla), though those are reported as being nationally scarce, and only found in woodland in the Worcestershire area.

Garden spiders (Araneus diadematus) can build impressive webs, at least in terms of the distance of the support lines. For the last 2 days this one has built a web where the lines go from the gutter of my kitchen roof to plants below, a distance of just over 2m. @britishspiders.bsky.social

The 2025A juvenile Red Fox Vulpes vulpes vulpes vixen really likes apples. Here is a photograph of her really liking one yesterday afternoon.

Sutton Peregrines. The juvenile male having a bit of a confrontation with a Carrion Crow this morning! #londonbirds #birds

Local wildlife. Walking home from Sutton this morning I was checking for potential Segestria florentina sites in an alleyway, and sadly came across this dead one below its web. @britishspiders.bsky.social #londonwildlife

Garden wildlife. 1/2. From the fence/house last night. A male Anyphaena numida was on the prowl, as were probably 2 (though the photos were taken at different times, so maybe the same one) male Amaurobius similis. @britishspiders.bsky.social #londonwildlife

Garden birding. A female Great Spotted Woodpecker visiting the feeders earlier today. Unfortunately this one was empty by the time it arrived! #londonbirds #birds

Sutton Peregrines. 1/3. The juvenile male was on camera for about 3.5 hours today, staring with him slipping between the rail and the wall! While he was there he fed on some Parakeet remains, chilled, stretched, preened and had a scratch. #londonbirds #birds

Sutton Peregrines. Both adults on the High Street building this morning, with the female feeding on a Feral Pigeon. #londonbirds #birds

Garden wildlife. Garden spider (Araneus diadematus). @britishspiders.bsky.social #londonwildlife

Garden wildlife. 1/2. A couple of Amaurobius similis on the fence last night. I thought one was a male (1st image and top one in the video in 2/2) and the other a female, but that also seems to have palps. I've been advised that that one, and with its back legs moving, is web building.

Garden wildlife. 1/2. A couple of Amaurobius similis on the fence last night. I thought one was a male (1st image and top one in the video in 2/2) and the other a female, but that also seems to have palps. I've been advised that that one, and with its back legs moving, is web building.

Garden wildlife. 1/3. @britishspiders.bsky.social Some other spiders and a harvestman from last night on the shed, house and fence. First a couple of Anyphaena numidas, followed by a Zygiella x-notata, then two Steatoda nobilis seemingly being quite friendly

Garden wildlife. 1/3. Last night I found 10 Segestria florentinas! They are still all relatively close together, and 3 were in an area I'd not noticed or properly checked before on one side of the garage door frame.

Sutton Peregrines. Good to see all 3 Peregrines this afternoon, particularly after the strong wind yesterday. The juvenile male was on an east side vent ledge at Quadrant House, and both adults were on the building they use near the High Street. #londonbirds #birds

Local birding. A rather attractive Feral Pigeon in Sutton High Street this afternoon, and perhaps unusually, on its own. #londonbirds

Local wildlife. An urban Fox patrolling a local street this afternoon. #londonwildlife #FoxOfTheDay

Sutton Peregrines. 1/2. Both the juvenile and adult males were on the north end of Quadrant House this morning. I didn't see the adult female, though she was on camera briefly this evening - she was making courtship calls, and getting blown about a bit in the wind. #londonbirds #birds

Garden wildlife. These Harvestmen (Opiliones) are quite active in the garden at night at the moment. Thanks to Esmond Brown @chalkspring.bsky.social for confirming the ID as Odiellus spinosus. @britishspiders.bsky.social #londonwildlife

Garden wildlife. 1/2. A couple of large female Garden Spiders (Araneus diadematus) from today. This one is currently outside/on my kitchen window, and the first two photos are taken from inside. The next two photos are from outside. @britishspiders.bsky.social

Sutton Peregrines. 1/2. Both adults and the remaining juvenile male were on Quadrant House this morning, and here are some photos I took. They are the adult female, the juvenile (L) and adult female (R) together, the juvenile in flight, and the adult male. #londonbirds #birds

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Garden wildlife. 1/2. A Segestria florentina search last night turned up six. Sadly, the large one behind the gas meter box seems to have gone, as has one of the smaller ones on the fence,

Garden wildlife. Some of the female Garden Spiders (Araneus diadematus) are getting quite big now - these 2 (1 feeding on a Wasp) were in the front garden today. It's good to know that they'll be producing eggs soon, but sad that their life will be coming to an end. @britishspiders.bsky.social