new years birding westport lake ybw, scaup, 7 pochard. Ford green singing willow tit ,3 teal. Holden lane pool 8 RN parakeets total 43 birds before having to go work. First moth of the year the hibernating hummingbird hawkmoth is still present on the wall #staffsbirds #teammoth #staffsbirding

Trentham gardens Female/juv scaup , Mandarin, 35 gadwall , wigeon , 70 tufted , 2 goosander, 2 water rail. Last visit of the year to Trentham finished on 103 +ruddy shelduck from 119 visits. #staffsbirds #staffsbirding

Parkhall cp Christmas walk around. 6 golden plover first I've seen here since 2021 but i know others have seen them more recently. A few winter thrushes around in the cold wind. 🎄 #staffsbirds #staffsbirding #merrychristmas

Winter solstice Yellow-browed warbler at westport lake also 2 chiffs , blackcap and 17 pochard. #staffsbirds #staffsbirding

Not a moth i was expecting to come across in December but just found a hummingbird hawkmoth possibly hibernating at work. #mothsmatter #teammoth #staffsmoths

The new update to the BirdTrack app introduces several features aimed at helping us collect accurate bird data and alert you to those slip of the finger data entry errors #ukbirding

Another finch fest at burnt wood (loggerheads) 12+ brambling, 60+ linnet , 60+ Chaffinch roosting together also siskins , redpolls(lesser) , bullfinches and greenfinches also in the woods. #staffsbirds #staffsbirding

Decent sunday for the last day of november with 3 crossbill , 4 brambling , 100+ linnet , 30+ Chaffinch and 4 redpoll (lesser) roosting in the burntwood (loggerheads) also tree sparrow bent lane #staffsbirding #staffsbirds

Some wildlife in the capital of Scotland Edinburgh proving nature and cities can co exist. #Edinburghwildlife #Edinburghnature #uknature

Bath was the next stop heading out of the capital a place I had never been before not much wildlife other than a local kingfisher but some great architecture. #Bath

While touring the uk this October some highlights starting in london. Always amazing to see how much wildlife there is in the capital. #londonwildlife #londonnature

Park hall cp Merlin hunting flock of 30 linnet between parkhall and Hulme. 8 crossbill flying over the conifers appeared to land only my 2nd record here. Also 20 redpoll, 2 siskin ,3 chiffchaff, 10+ Goldcrest. Also a fine selection of fungi on display still too. #staffsbirding #staffsbirds #fungi

Morning up Berryhill fields Wheatear , 4 stonechat, 5 skylark, 25+ mpipit, redpoll (lesser) 4 chiff also fox and still quite a few small coppers. Lordship lane 24 lapwing ,snipe #staffsbirds #staffsbirding

Trentham gardens this afternoon produced a site tick with osprey heading south at 16:33 Also 22 gadwall, 20 Cormorant, 8 little egret, 2 ring-neck parakeets. Found a lunar underwing on the entrance hut. #staffsbirds #staffsbirding #teammoth

Dusted off the moth trap 35 sp highlights small ranunculus,4 old lady ,17 vine's rustic,flounced rustic,box tree moth. #teammoth #mothsmatter

Trentham gardens Frustrating views of a possible lesser emperor while watching the small red-eyed damselflies showing the blue saddle before losing sight over the water. Also common sandpiper, 7 little egret, mandarin present. #dragonflies #odonata #staffsbirds

An evening at trentham gardens more insect bothering and discovered a colony of small red-eyed damselfly a north staffs tick for me. #odonata #diptera #ukwildlife

Some work moths and other various things from this mornings walk. #mothsmatter #ukwildlife #diptheria

Some more fly bothering over the weekend. #hoverflies #diphtheria

Weekend fly bothering again. #hoverflies #diphtheria

Some moths found out and about recently in staffordshire. #teammoth #mothsmatter

Some from this weekend. Mostly insect hunting but did find my 2nd common lizard for the burntwood at loggerheads and a new species of hoverfly for me which has only a few records in staffordshire. #wildlife #hoverflies #lizards #insects #ukinsects

Yesterday's hummingbird hawkmoth first one of the year for me in penkhull on the way work. #teammoth #mothsmatter

I've always liked hoverflies but im starting to obsess with the ones coming to the garden with 2 migratory ones in the last 2 weeks both relatively common but not many records locally to me in Stoke-on-trent. #hoverflies #ukhoverflies

Some from a summers weekend locally #30dayswild #teammoth #wildlife

Parkhall cp 8 red kite following a tractor mowing giving brilliant views also willow tit and 2 siskin of note. #staffsbirds #staffsbirding #ukbirding

Catocala nymphaea, taken at light in Weymouth, Dorset on 25.6. NEW TO BRITAIN. D. Foot.

Thanks to @davehutton1969.bsky.social for allowing myself and @philj61.bsky.social into his clearwing magnet of a garden. Two new clearwings for me today. Excellent way to spend summer solstice #mothsmatter #teammoth

Some pics from the last couple of days various staffordshire sites. Locations and species names in the ALT #30dayswild

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Weekends sightings. #teammoth #staffsbirds #staffsbirding

Woodchat shrike video doxey marsh /stafford rugby club. #staffsbirds #ukbirds

An excellent day in staffs with woodchat shrike at doxey marshes this afternoon after a morning watching Temminck's stint ,bitterns, hobby, cuckoo's at RSPB middleton lakes. #staffsbirds #staffsbirding #ukbirding

Some insects seen at the weekend while out for various walks in the current heatwave. #teammoth #mothsmatter #insectsuk #ukbeetles

Trentham gardens dawn chorus walk pink-footed goose still, 3 mandarin, 5 gadwall , 4 goosander , 2 oystercatcher, common sandpiper, woodcock , tawny owl,10 swift ,6 little egret ,8 reed warbler , 8 sand martin ,3 swallow ,2 garden warbler ,kingfisher and a trentham beaver #ukbirding #staffsbirding

Lordship lane 1st Greenshank of the year was very welcome. Also, the 2 shelduck, which have been on/off site since the 14th. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social #staffsbirds #staffsbirding

My trip to Costa rica is nearly over some highlights from the last few days. #costarica #birdingcostarica #costaricabirds

Not just birds in costa rica here is a selection of other wildlife seen while birding. #costarica #costaricawildlife #puravida

3 days of Costa Rica Birding 150 speices seen and 6 heard onlys so far. Some highlights below #costaricabirds #birding #costaricabirding #birds

Parkhall cp Curlew , green woodpecker, 5 willow tit (pair , 2 singing , 1 lone bird) house martin my 2nd of march , 18 chiffchaff, singing redwing. #staffsbird #ukbirding @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

Some shots this weekend and today Oak beauty found at trentham today 24/03 ,1 of 3 brambling at the burntwood (loggerheads) 23/03. mandarin pair trentham gardens 22/03 colts-foot at hanchurch. #ukbirding #spring #teammoth #staffsbirds

Trentham gardens House martin, sand martin , 22 gadwall, 4 goosander, water rail , 4 oystercatcher, 2 little egret, 11 chiffchaff #staffsbirds #staffsbirding #ukbirding #sprng

Trentham gardens this morning Shelduck over east , 2 pink-footed geese, 41 greylag , 28 gadwall , 6 goosander, 2 oystercatcher, little egret, 5 chiffchaff, also a nice suprise singing willow tit #ukbirding #staffsbird #staffsbirding

Trip to hoylake for the long staying black scoter also 5 long-tailed duck. Also red and black grouse. Finishing with a local weasel. #ukbirding #weasel

Trentham gardens 27 gadwall, male pochard , 5 goosander, 2 oystercatcher, green woodpecker called , 4 chiffchaff. Also, on the entrance hut window, an engrailed moth. #teammoth #staffsbirds #staffsbirding #ukbirding #mothsmatter

Berryhill fields northern wheatear first for staffordshire and west mids region of the year. It's officially spring #staffsbirds #staffsbirding #ukbirding #spring

Cannock chase this morning in all its glory. GG shrike , 2 merlin ,10 stonechat plenty of other birds about and a cracking adder #ukbirding #staffsbirds #uksnakes #reptiles

Trentham gardens this morning Great egret , 12 gadwall , 4 goosander, 2 oystercatcher, 2 grey wags , raven. #staffsbirds #staffsbirding #ukbirding @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

A good early spring weekend, first bumblebees of the year, and plenty of birds seen with crossbills , tree sparrows , red kites. #ukbirding #staffsbird #staffsbirding

Day at slimbridge WWT plenty of year ticks good to see bewick's and whooper swan , european white-fronted geese , marsh harrier ,spoonbill, 12 cattle egret , 10 common crane free flying , little stint and thousands of wildfowl. #ukbirding #slimbridge #glosbirds