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@ROBgilb

no long posting. find me here https://teapaw.org/t.co/nrTLpgwdpi

Joined February 2009
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bsky.app/profile/robgilb91.b…. well, im making the jump. This account will be active but won't be posting. – at Stoke-on-Trent, England
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Late evening at trentham gardens 2 hobby came hawking in scattering a mixed flock of hirundines and 6 swifts was the highlight of the trip. #localbigyear – at Stoke-on-Trent, England
Hobby

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2 hobby

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1 of 6 swift

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Smithpool park 2nd common sandpiper of the year here. @Staffsbirdnews – at Stoke-on-Trent, England
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Lordship lane Sleepy Dunlin continuing a bit of wader passage on the small bit of water thats left. @Staffsbirdnews #localbigyear – at Stoke-on-Trent, England
Camouflaged with the rocks

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Lordship lane Hobby raced over the marl pit site tick bird number 104 for the site and 89th bird of the year. Also Green sandpiper (pictured) 22 lapwing @Staffsbirdnews #localbigyear – at Stoke-on-Trent, England
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Lordship lane 2nd greenshank of the year 18 lapwing on what remains of the water. @Staffsbirdnews #localbigyear – at Stoke-on-Trent, England
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Nice to see some butterflies today, first painted lady of the year, also brimstone, comma , peacock , large white , speckled wood , holly blue, small white , small tortoiseshell all seen on the wing today all staffordshire.@BC_WestMids – at West Midlands, England
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Finished on 78sp for a non birding trip to Northern Ireland highlights hooded crows, osprey, black guillemots , manx shearwater, tree sparrows, greenshank, whimbrel, barwit , arctic skua. Brilliant habitat and coast line. #birdsseenin2024 – at Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Hooded crow

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Bar tailed godwit

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Distant osprey

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Tree sparrow

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Some pics from the Giant's causeway yesterday last day in northern ireland today. – at Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Lordship lane Green sandpiper still 3rd day Park hall CP 4 Willow tit (1juv) Juv green woodpecker @Staffsbirdnews #localbigyear – at Stoke-on-Trent, England
Green sandpiper lordship lane

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Juv green woodpecker

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Willow tit hiding

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Lordship lane Green sandpiper is still spending its weekend feeding on the shore. Hopefully the water levels dont drop anymore could do with abit of rain judging by the forecast that should happen. #localbigyear – at Stoke-on-Trent, England
Green sandpiper at least the 3rd this summer

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The burntwood (loggerheads) quiet on the bird front, but a site tick with 2 common lizard basking also good to see an array of insects in the woods including common carpet and red admiral. – at West Midlands, England
Basking common lizard

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Common carpet

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Tittesworth today, Poaching rife again at tittesworth, dead Carp and lure with triple hook close by in the conservation area just waiting to get attached to a bird or mammal.
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Trentham gardens @TrenthamEstate Hobby , oystercatcher, family of 5 mandarins, 2 little egret. The main highlight was 4 yellow-legged clearwings at 3 locations around trentham also 7 butterfly sp and 6 odonata sp. @Staffsbirdnews @BC_WestMids #localbigyear – at Stoke-on-Trent, England
Oystercatcher between a real terrapin and a crocodile 😂

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1 of 4 yellow legged clearwing.

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Monk'shood or wolf's bane

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Lordship lane misty rain morning produced Green sandpiper early am only no sign on 2nd visit also Dunlin , snipe and 26 lapwing not a bad morning on patch #localbigyear @Staffsbirdnews – at Stoke-on-Trent, England
Dunlin

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Green sand mid flight

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Green sand in the murk.

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Dunlin and lapwing

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Lordship lane 4 lrp only birds of note a few insects about with gatekeepers on the wing and common darters and found a common wave. #localbigyear – at Stoke-on-Trent, England
Gatekeeper

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Common darter

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Common wave

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Moth trap last night 31 species micro and macro roughly 80 moths for the time of year and weather im way down in number terms. Some pics of the highlights and most numerous moth was bird cherry ermine around 20+ #mothsmatter #teammoth – at Stoke-on-Trent, England
Sycamore

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Early thorn

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Box tree

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Netted tortrix

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Also, 3 diamondback moths were a positive on migrant front. – at Stoke-on-Trent, England
Red-barred tortrix and diamondback moth

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Lordship lane Common sandpiper 2 lrp , 7 lapwing and 2 kingfisher in this mornings rain. #localbigyear – at Stoke-on-Trent, England
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A soggy lordship lane Dunlin still for 3rd day also a flock of 9 lrp mix of juves and adults and 10 lapwing. #localbigyear – at Stoke-on-Trent, England
Lrp and dunlin

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5 lrp and dunlin

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