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Caught 2 different male Greater-spotted Woodpeckers in the garden today within an hour. We’ve got a pair feeding a juv that visits most days & I assumed we only had one male. One was a new bird & the other ringed as adult in May 2022 #ukbirding #cheshirebirding #birdringing

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Another beautiful Green Silver-lines in the garden this morning #teammoth

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Cardinal Beetle in our garden yesterday afternoon. Landed alongside me whilst I was sitting watching the antics of all the juvenile birds that have appeared

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We’ve been watching this Bank Vole hoovering up spilt sunflower hearts beneath the bird feeders from our conservatory window. Youngest grandaughter loves it & sits looking for it for ages

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Very scruffy looking adult Blue Tit feeding a newly fledged youngster on our lawn. It’ll soon be starting its post breeding moult. Taken through kitchen by window #ukbirding #cheshirebirding

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Green Pug was a new species for our garden in the moth trap this morning #teammoth

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Another ‘little brown job’ in the moth trap this morning. Pebble hook-tip #teammoth

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Not the best looking of moths but this Snout was new for the year in the garden this morning #teammoth

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Poplar Hawkmoth warming itself up by vibrating its wings in the garden early this morning #teammoth

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Great to see these Greater -butterfly Orchids whilst ringing Pied Flycatchers with @alanhilbre71.bsky.social in N Wales this morning. We didn’t think there were any but eventually found a few just coming in to flower #ukorchids #botany

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Lovely few hours checking Pied Flycatcher nest boxes in a wood in N Wales with @alanhilbre71.bsky.social Two broods ringed. 3 too small & we’ll go back next week & 1 female on eggs. 1 very recent brood dead in box. The recent wet weather hasn’t helped #ukbirding #birdringing

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I’m lucky enough to get Stock Doves visiting our garden. They’re beautifully coloured with that lovely iridescent green sheen. This one was ringed under licence this morning & is a 2nd calendar year female #ukbirding #cheshirebirding #birdeinging

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Middle- barred Minor in the garden this morning. A new species for the garden. A wet & windy night meant a very poor catch this morning #teammoth

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Common Swift in the garden this morning #teammoth

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Scorched Wing the best of a wet nights catch in the garden last night. A new species for the garden

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Another garden corvid ringed under licence this morning. We get quite a few Jays visiting our garden & they’ve learnt to use the peanut feeders. Beautiful colours but a hook tipped bill to be very wary of #ukbirding #cheshireburdibg #birdringing

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New blog post: #UKbirding #birdringing : wirralbirders.blogspot.com/2025/05/nest...

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New for the year in moth trap this morning. Straw Dot. Also my 2nd Poplar Hawkmoth of the year. I’m surrounded by improved pasture & the dearth of moths compared to our previous urban garden is a testament of how impoverished rural areas can be for wildlife

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Female Jackdaw, ringed under licence in our garden this morning, showing beautiful eye colour and black tongue! She has a brood patch so feeding young locally #ukbirding #cheshirebirding #birdringing

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My mate Seán Ronayne has made a beautiful film called ‘Birdsong’. It's one of the best things I've seen in years & it's on the telly next week ! Well worth a look. See it on Weds 12th March, BBC4 at 9pm. It should be on iplayer too. Here’s a trailer. #UKBirding www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D3h...

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Found this Pignut growing in the wildflower patch in our garden. First I’ve seen around here

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Green Silverlines the best of a slightly improved moth catch last night. Mottled Rustic & Pale Mottled Willow new for me #teammoth

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Dyers Greenweed beginning to flower along the cycle path in our village. So called as it always used to dye fabrics yellow.

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Yellow Meadow Ants nests along a cycle path in our village.

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Volume up! Beautiful Song Thrush singing from our garden this morning. Exquisite #ukbirding #cheshirebirding

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UK moth-ers. Is this a Bee Moth. Caught in our garden. We have Tree Bee’s nest in one of our nest boxes nearby #teammoth

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The walk in traps in the garden have been attracting a few Magpies & Jackdaws. Not everyone’s favourite birds but fascinating in their own way. Jackdaws are hole nesters & magpies build their own covered fortified nest. Ringed under licence #ukbirding #cheshirebirding #birdringing

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New blog post: wirralbirders.blogspot.com/2025/05/wade... #ukbirding #chehsirebirding #birdringing

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Small Square Spot also new for the year & garden this morning #teammoth

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In in the Poplar Hawkmoth action this morning. What a beautiful beast #teammoth

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Large Red & Azure Damselflies on our small garden pond today

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Bright-line Brown-eye new for the year in the moths trap this morning #teammoth

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New for the year in the moth trap this morning. Buff Ermine & another Silver-ground Carpet #teammoth

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Checked nest boxes put up earlier this year on a local golf course this morning. 14/20 occupied. 5 unoccupied are in exposed locations & will be moved. 1 missing. 89 Gt & Blue Tit pulli ringed. Others to big & almost fledged. Big brood sizes! #birdringing #ukbirding #cheshirebirding

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Common Swift & my 2nd Waves Umber of the week in the garden today. Will have to get up earlier to check the trap as found a male Blackbird gorging himself on moths this morning #teammoth

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Starlings a rare visitor to our garden. Last time we had more than 1 was during the Covid summer. Guess they only come in when ground to hard to find grubs. Managed to ring 5 so far using walk in traps. Note eye colour & base bill colour difference between sexes #birdringing #cheshirebirding

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Another Chocolate Tip in the trap this morning. Like buses. You wait ages for one to arrive then to three turn up 🤣 #teammoth

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Another Pale Tussock in the garden this morning #teammoth

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Silver- ground Carpet in the trap this morning #teammoth

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It looks like last years breeding attempt by Black-headed Gulls on pond opposite house is going to be repeated this year! #cheshirebirding #ukbirding

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