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

A rare morning at rudyard Res saw the male Red-breasted merganser still but no sign of LTD. 2 calling Willow tit at tittesworth Res , singing cettis Warbler at Whitfield Valley still a tricky bird in north staffs. Finished off with a walk around trentham #staffsbirds #staffsbirding #ukbirding

First moth of 2025, a nice dotted border waiting for me on the window as i got home from work. #mothsmatter #teammoth #VC39

Trentham gardens Hawfinch still , 2 dipper , oystercatcher, 32 gadwall, wigeon , 89 tufted,6 goosander,2 little egret , 2 little grebe 3 ,kingfisher, stonechat, 8 Greenfinch ,1 redpoll (lesser) @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social #ukbirding #staffsbird #staffsbirding

Trentham gardens this morning 68 Pink-footed geese over SW 9:55, 20 gadwall , wigeon , oystercatcher, red kite, and dipper on a quick walk of the north end of the lake and woodland. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social #staffsbirds #staffsbirding #ukbirding

First uk tick of the year with least sandpiper eventually showing well this afternoon other highlights today kentish plover , little stint and several year ticks as this was my first time out of county properly birding this year #ukbirding #Somersetbirds #Somersetbirding

Parkhall cp 3 willow tit ,Red kite , 2 raven , 180+ pink-footed geese in 2 flocks 120 over W 10:27 followed by 60 over SW 10:33. #staffsbirds #staffsbirding #ukbirding @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

Yesterday at Downs Bank and Barlaston produced 2 brambling with a flock of 200+ chaffinch and 600+linnet great to see a finch flock like this. Today produced a patch first goldeneye at smithpool Park 88+1 for the year. #staffsbirds #staffsbirding #ukbirding

Trentham gardens hawfinch still , red kite , 40 gadwall , wigeon, 2 stonechat. #staffsbirds #staffsbirding #ukbirding