Baldbirder: Ross Newham
@baldbirder.bsky.social
Wildlife enthusiast - birds, mammals, orchids, dragonflies, butterflies, moths...and everything else when time permits. Often armed with a camera.
Dusky Warbler at Westgate, Kent, this afternoon - calling frequently and showing well occasionally. #KentBirding #RareBirdsUK
November 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Dusky Warbler at Westgate, Kent, this afternoon - calling frequently and showing well occasionally. #KentBirding #RareBirdsUK
Lachnus roboris, Variegated Oak Aphid, found by a colleague at East Malling, Kent, this lunchtime. Not many records on the NBN Gateway of this super duper ginormous wee beastie! @kentfieldclub.bsky.social @nbntrust.bsky.social #KentNature #Nature
November 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Lachnus roboris, Variegated Oak Aphid, found by a colleague at East Malling, Kent, this lunchtime. Not many records on the NBN Gateway of this super duper ginormous wee beastie! @kentfieldclub.bsky.social @nbntrust.bsky.social #KentNature #Nature
Yellow-necked Mouse at East Malling today - had found dead ones in local buildings, so nice to get a live one! #KentNature #ukmammals @kentfieldclub.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Yellow-necked Mouse at East Malling today - had found dead ones in local buildings, so nice to get a live one! #KentNature #ukmammals @kentfieldclub.bsky.social
Baird's Sandpiper currently in residence at Rutland Water - a superb little performer which, although not actually aggressive, does approach cameras with little hestitation...! #RareBirdsUK #UKbirding #Waders
October 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Baird's Sandpiper currently in residence at Rutland Water - a superb little performer which, although not actually aggressive, does approach cameras with little hestitation...! #RareBirdsUK #UKbirding #Waders
Turkestan Shrike at Dunwich Heath NR - a stunning wee chap! #RareBirdsUK #SuffolkBirding
October 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Turkestan Shrike at Dunwich Heath NR - a stunning wee chap! #RareBirdsUK #SuffolkBirding
Whinchat at East Malling Resaerch Station this lunchtime - has been knocking about with a few Stonechats this week. #KentBirding @kentishplover.bsky.social #birding
October 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Whinchat at East Malling Resaerch Station this lunchtime - has been knocking about with a few Stonechats this week. #KentBirding @kentishplover.bsky.social #birding
Red-breasted Fly showed well, but briefly, in South View garden at Dungeness this lunchtime. #KentBirding #RareBirdsUK
October 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Red-breasted Fly showed well, but briefly, in South View garden at Dungeness this lunchtime. #KentBirding #RareBirdsUK
Clouded Yellow (F) and Common Blue at East Malling this week - enjoying some wildflower-smothered headlands. Best we enjoy them for last few weeks we have them! #KentNature #UKButterflies
October 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Clouded Yellow (F) and Common Blue at East Malling this week - enjoying some wildflower-smothered headlands. Best we enjoy them for last few weeks we have them! #KentNature #UKButterflies
Lesser Grey Shrike (Winterton) and Lesser Yellowlegs (Etton Maxey) - a great double-act in the sun today. #RareBirdsUK
September 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Lesser Grey Shrike (Winterton) and Lesser Yellowlegs (Etton Maxey) - a great double-act in the sun today. #RareBirdsUK
Kentish Plover found by @seasalterbirder.bsky.social - distant by the time I got to it... #KentBirding
September 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Kentish Plover found by @seasalterbirder.bsky.social - distant by the time I got to it... #KentBirding
Lovely Grey Phalarope at Mercer CP, Surrey, after the office today. Hopefully it’ll reorientate back out to the open ocean. @rarebirder.bsky.social #UKBirding
September 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Lovely Grey Phalarope at Mercer CP, Surrey, after the office today. Hopefully it’ll reorientate back out to the open ocean. @rarebirder.bsky.social #UKBirding
Male Red-footed Falcon at Elmley NNR this lunchtime - a stunning little performer! #RareBirdsUK #kentbirding @rarebirder.bsky.social #UKBirding
September 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Male Red-footed Falcon at Elmley NNR this lunchtime - a stunning little performer! #RareBirdsUK #kentbirding @rarebirder.bsky.social #UKBirding
Tiny (3mm) Ant on the office desk this afternoon (East Malling). ObsIdentify comes up with Crematogaster scutellaris (mainly). Possibly rare: probably imported. @ianbeavis.bsky.social @kentgrasshoppers.bsky.social @kentfieldclub.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Tiny (3mm) Ant on the office desk this afternoon (East Malling). ObsIdentify comes up with Crematogaster scutellaris (mainly). Possibly rare: probably imported. @ianbeavis.bsky.social @kentgrasshoppers.bsky.social @kentfieldclub.bsky.social
Queen of Spain Fritillary butterfly at Pantlife's lovely Ranscombe Farm reserve, this afternoon (14:05). @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #KentNature
August 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Queen of Spain Fritillary butterfly at Pantlife's lovely Ranscombe Farm reserve, this afternoon (14:05). @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #KentNature
Reposted by Baldbirder: Ross Newham
A particular feature of the site is that is has a population of Sitaris muralis that was first noted by @baldbirder.bsky.social in 2024 and was back in force this year. The beetles parasitise nests of Anthophora plumipes. [2/]
August 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
A particular feature of the site is that is has a population of Sitaris muralis that was first noted by @baldbirder.bsky.social in 2024 and was back in force this year. The beetles parasitise nests of Anthophora plumipes. [2/]
Orange-shouldered Blister Beetles starting to emerge at their colony in East Malling today. #KentNature @kentfieldclub.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Orange-shouldered Blister Beetles starting to emerge at their colony in East Malling today. #KentNature @kentfieldclub.bsky.social
Stunning Rose-coloured Starling at @dungenessbirdobs.bsky.social this evening - one of two great finds today by Jacob at the Obs (other being Bee-eater). #KentBirding #RareBirdsUK
June 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Stunning Rose-coloured Starling at @dungenessbirdobs.bsky.social this evening - one of two great finds today by Jacob at the Obs (other being Bee-eater). #KentBirding #RareBirdsUK
Slightly late to the Hudsonian Godwit party at Titchfield Haven NNR this afternoon - ten years after my first. Very smart adult female bird that had the decency to lift her wings on a few occasions... @rarebirder.bsky.social @gnhbirder66.bsky.social #RareBirdsUK #UKBirding
May 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Slightly late to the Hudsonian Godwit party at Titchfield Haven NNR this afternoon - ten years after my first. Very smart adult female bird that had the decency to lift her wings on a few occasions... @rarebirder.bsky.social @gnhbirder66.bsky.social #RareBirdsUK #UKBirding
Whiskered Tern on Hookers Pit, RSPB Dungeness, this evening. A super little performer! #KentBirding #RareBirdsUK @rspb.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Whiskered Tern on Hookers Pit, RSPB Dungeness, this evening. A super little performer! #KentBirding #RareBirdsUK @rspb.bsky.social
The Roseate Tern at Normandy Lagoons is sporting a ring - didn’t feel like a @btobirds.bsky.social ring given ‘different’ address line at the top…or perhaps I’m imagining things! #seabirds
May 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The Roseate Tern at Normandy Lagoons is sporting a ring - didn’t feel like a @btobirds.bsky.social ring given ‘different’ address line at the top…or perhaps I’m imagining things! #seabirds
Wood White in woodland near Chiddingfold yesterday - seemingly delicate butterflies as they tentatively investigate flower heads. #UKButterflies
May 12, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Wood White in woodland near Chiddingfold yesterday - seemingly delicate butterflies as they tentatively investigate flower heads. #UKButterflies
Marsh Fritillary at Martin Down NNR yesterday - lots on the wing there at the moment. Always fun to see. #UKButterflies
May 12, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Marsh Fritillary at Martin Down NNR yesterday - lots on the wing there at the moment. Always fun to see. #UKButterflies
Roseate Tern at Normandy Lagoon, Hants, yesterday putting on occasional stunning ‘fly pasts’ as it heads out to feed. #UKBirding #Seabirds
May 11, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Roseate Tern at Normandy Lagoon, Hants, yesterday putting on occasional stunning ‘fly pasts’ as it heads out to feed. #UKBirding #Seabirds
Five Red-footed Falcons yesterday evening at Carlton Marshes SWT - a bonus end to the day! #UKRareBirds
May 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Five Red-footed Falcons yesterday evening at Carlton Marshes SWT - a bonus end to the day! #UKRareBirds