Matthew Halstead
@csmaff.bsky.social
Art Teacher, Artist, Amateur photographer with a love of landscape photography, stars, the Milky Way and Aurora.
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Not sure I've ever seen an American Wigeon as well as the Ribble one. Even better when the sun came out this afternoon. Couldn't find the nearby Myerscough drake late on though #lancsbirding #wildfowl
January 13, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Not sure I've ever seen an American Wigeon as well as the Ribble one. Even better when the sun came out this afternoon. Couldn't find the nearby Myerscough drake late on though #lancsbirding #wildfowl
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Quality #wildfowl Over Wyre this afternoon: 2 Barnacles with Pinks at Scronkey, ad Russian Whitefront with 2300 Pinks at Eagland Hill, 2cy Greenland Whitefront and the pair of Bewick's with Whoopers and Greylags at Cockerham. Love it 😎 #lancsbirding
January 14, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Quality #wildfowl Over Wyre this afternoon: 2 Barnacles with Pinks at Scronkey, ad Russian Whitefront with 2300 Pinks at Eagland Hill, 2cy Greenland Whitefront and the pair of Bewick's with Whoopers and Greylags at Cockerham. Love it 😎 #lancsbirding
January 14, 2026 at 8:23 AM
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Inches of snow in a couple of hours, a couple of big blue flashes ⚡️ and then the power went off #uksnow #stormgoretti #Shropshire
January 8, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Inches of snow in a couple of hours, a couple of big blue flashes ⚡️ and then the power went off #uksnow #stormgoretti #Shropshire
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Remarkably monochrome at #salopobs this morning. Kestrel hunting in the garden, flocks of thrushes overhead, tree down in the lane and the power finally came back on this evening #uksnow #ukbirding
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Remarkably monochrome at #salopobs this morning. Kestrel hunting in the garden, flocks of thrushes overhead, tree down in the lane and the power finally came back on this evening #uksnow #ukbirding
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Another gorgeous winter day today in #Shropshire, from a misty start over the snowfields to snowy Shrewsbury and world-class sledging in Church Stretton until dusk #lovewhereyoulive #uksnow
January 10, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Another gorgeous winter day today in #Shropshire, from a misty start over the snowfields to snowy Shrewsbury and world-class sledging in Church Stretton until dusk #lovewhereyoulive #uksnow
January 10, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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January 10, 2026 at 10:18 AM
#stormgorreti caused a lot of damage to trees here, blocking roads and falling near buildings. Still deep #snow everywhere. #LongMynd #ChurchStretton #Shropshire.
January 9, 2026 at 5:31 PM
#stormgorreti caused a lot of damage to trees here, blocking roads and falling near buildings. Still deep #snow everywhere. #LongMynd #ChurchStretton #Shropshire.
January 8, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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January 2, 2026 at 8:37 AM
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Seeing the old year out in the company of Bonnie and Caer Caradoc - may 2026 bring more of this sort of thing. #HillfortsWednesday #hillfort #Shropshire
December 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Seeing the old year out in the company of Bonnie and Caer Caradoc - may 2026 bring more of this sort of thing. #HillfortsWednesday #hillfort #Shropshire
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Sundown from Stiperstones Shropshire.
#Shropshire
#Shropshire
December 31, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Sundown from Stiperstones Shropshire.
#Shropshire
#Shropshire
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#365, Mere Panorama, Ellesmere, 09/12/2020
A stunning sunrise from a few years ago.
Thanks for all the likes and reposts over 2025, I think I'm going to continue this project into next year.
#photography #shropshire #sunrise
A stunning sunrise from a few years ago.
Thanks for all the likes and reposts over 2025, I think I'm going to continue this project into next year.
#photography #shropshire #sunrise
December 31, 2025 at 6:38 PM
#365, Mere Panorama, Ellesmere, 09/12/2020
A stunning sunrise from a few years ago.
Thanks for all the likes and reposts over 2025, I think I'm going to continue this project into next year.
#photography #shropshire #sunrise
A stunning sunrise from a few years ago.
Thanks for all the likes and reposts over 2025, I think I'm going to continue this project into next year.
#photography #shropshire #sunrise
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Hot on the heels of the Lesser Scaup, this dinky Richardson's Cackling Goose vied for the title of Shropshire's bird of the year by the Severn at Atcham this morning... in the same Canada flock in the same spot as the 2019 Greenland Whitefront 🤔✅️ #shropshirebirding
December 31, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Hot on the heels of the Lesser Scaup, this dinky Richardson's Cackling Goose vied for the title of Shropshire's bird of the year by the Severn at Atcham this morning... in the same Canada flock in the same spot as the 2019 Greenland Whitefront 🤔✅️ #shropshirebirding
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Last watch of 2025 at #salopobs this evening produced roost flights of Great Egret, 2 Mandarin, 13 Red Kites and 2,450 LBBGs. Not bad at all. Rare geese must be waiting for 2026... #ukbirding #newyearseve
December 31, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Last watch of 2025 at #salopobs this evening produced roost flights of Great Egret, 2 Mandarin, 13 Red Kites and 2,450 LBBGs. Not bad at all. Rare geese must be waiting for 2026... #ukbirding #newyearseve
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One of the first birds of the year at #salopobs was this stunning juv Gos that was eventually chased off by the Crows (shame it was too dark and dank for a decent photo). 52 species so far in 2026 #lowcarbonbirding #ukbirding
January 1, 2026 at 5:52 PM
One of the first birds of the year at #salopobs was this stunning juv Gos that was eventually chased off by the Crows (shame it was too dark and dank for a decent photo). 52 species so far in 2026 #lowcarbonbirding #ukbirding
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Snap! Was a lovely walk, is busy!
January 1, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Snap! Was a lovely walk, is busy!
January 1, 2026 at 4:01 PM
January 1, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Seems like a fitting way to end 2026. #Moon #HappyNewYear2026
December 31, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Seems like a fitting way to end 2026. #Moon #HappyNewYear2026
December 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM