Garry Pogson
@garrypogson.bsky.social
Mainly butterflies, but also any other nature that happens to pop up. Based in Greenwich, SE London.
Pied Wagtail, St. David's Church, Llanwrtyd, Powys. Sat 22/11.
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Pied Wagtail, St. David's Church, Llanwrtyd, Powys. Sat 22/11.
Buttercups flowering in Ockbrook, South Derbyshire today - is this normal? Also Knapweed and pink Clover in flower.
October 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Buttercups flowering in Ockbrook, South Derbyshire today - is this normal? Also Knapweed and pink Clover in flower.
Catching the train from Maze Hill station (east Greenwich) I was surprised to see grey wagtail on the opposite platform waiting for the down train. Never seen one in this immediate area (cropped phone shot) @joebeale.bsky.social @dustygedge.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Catching the train from Maze Hill station (east Greenwich) I was surprised to see grey wagtail on the opposite platform waiting for the down train. Never seen one in this immediate area (cropped phone shot) @joebeale.bsky.social @dustygedge.bsky.social
Just walked down our compact greenwich back garden in the fading light and was surprised to see a bird still out and about. Then surprised to see at least 7 mire birds out and about (I think there's 8 in the pic - count 'em). Got to love a long-tailed tit!
October 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Just walked down our compact greenwich back garden in the fading light and was surprised to see a bird still out and about. Then surprised to see at least 7 mire birds out and about (I think there's 8 in the pic - count 'em). Got to love a long-tailed tit!
Still a few Clouded Yellow to be found at Cliffe Pools, Kent today. Was hopelessly trying to follow a flighty one when it stopped suddenly, having found a female.
October 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Still a few Clouded Yellow to be found at Cliffe Pools, Kent today. Was hopelessly trying to follow a flighty one when it stopped suddenly, having found a female.
Grown from a conker i picked up 30 years ago. Quite pleased with myself!
September 3, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Grown from a conker i picked up 30 years ago. Quite pleased with myself!
Small White in our East Greenwich back garden yesterday. I love the groovy black background, which was the pure happenstance of how my point and shoot auto setting dealt with white butterfly in bright light @joebeale.bsky.social @dustygedge.bsky.social
August 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Small White in our East Greenwich back garden yesterday. I love the groovy black background, which was the pure happenstance of how my point and shoot auto setting dealt with white butterfly in bright light @joebeale.bsky.social @dustygedge.bsky.social
Happy little B on allium in our back garden
August 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Happy little B on allium in our back garden
Self-set in our low patio wall: far prettier than anything we could plant!
August 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Self-set in our low patio wall: far prettier than anything we could plant!
Plenty of Gatekeeper currently in the local open spaces, but don't remember seeing one in our small Greenwich back garden before @joebeale.bsky.social @dustygedge.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Plenty of Gatekeeper currently in the local open spaces, but don't remember seeing one in our small Greenwich back garden before @joebeale.bsky.social @dustygedge.bsky.social
17 days ago i reported many Marbled White at Vanbrugh Pits, Greenwich - today zero. Instead, dozens of Gatekeeper. But stars of the show, this close to town, were Small Copper, Common Blue & the pictured Brown Argus. Thank goodness for Ragwort! @joebeale.bsky.social @dustygedge.bsky.social
July 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
17 days ago i reported many Marbled White at Vanbrugh Pits, Greenwich - today zero. Instead, dozens of Gatekeeper. But stars of the show, this close to town, were Small Copper, Common Blue & the pictured Brown Argus. Thank goodness for Ragwort! @joebeale.bsky.social @dustygedge.bsky.social
Never got a Purple Hairstreak pic actually showing any purple-so when i saw a report of 00s on the wing at Northward Hill, Kent I set off. They must have continued on the wing to somewhere else! 7 hrs in the woods yielded ONE individual agreeing to a photo displaying a tiny purple patch (zoom in!)
June 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Never got a Purple Hairstreak pic actually showing any purple-so when i saw a report of 00s on the wing at Northward Hill, Kent I set off. They must have continued on the wing to somewhere else! 7 hrs in the woods yielded ONE individual agreeing to a photo displaying a tiny purple patch (zoom in!)
Plenty of butterflies at Vanbrugh Pits, Greenwich yesterday. Never seen so many Marbled White there - probably 20-30 individuals. But you're probably seeing lots of MW pix at the moment, and i quite liked something about this pic of a lone Large Skipper @joebeale.bsky.social @dustygedge.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Plenty of butterflies at Vanbrugh Pits, Greenwich yesterday. Never seen so many Marbled White there - probably 20-30 individuals. But you're probably seeing lots of MW pix at the moment, and i quite liked something about this pic of a lone Large Skipper @joebeale.bsky.social @dustygedge.bsky.social
Terrible phone record shot, but super pleasing record - Small Tortoiseshell on lovely patch of nettles near start of pathway from woodlands park rd to maze hill, East Greenwich this a.m. Not seen one round here for ages. @joebeale.bsky.social @dustygedge.bsky.social
June 16, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Terrible phone record shot, but super pleasing record - Small Tortoiseshell on lovely patch of nettles near start of pathway from woodlands park rd to maze hill, East Greenwich this a.m. Not seen one round here for ages. @joebeale.bsky.social @dustygedge.bsky.social
Rare sighting of a Great Spotted Woodpecker in our east greenwich back garden - third one in 27 years. IMHO not bad for a phone shot through kitchen window overdue a clean. @joebeale.bsky.social @dustygedge.bsky.social
June 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Rare sighting of a Great Spotted Woodpecker in our east greenwich back garden - third one in 27 years. IMHO not bad for a phone shot through kitchen window overdue a clean. @joebeale.bsky.social @dustygedge.bsky.social
I was about 7 when i first gawped at the swallowtail picture in my observers book of butterflies. I am now 69, and have finally gawped at the real thing - fantastic! Hickling Broad 11/6
June 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I was about 7 when i first gawped at the swallowtail picture in my observers book of butterflies. I am now 69, and have finally gawped at the real thing - fantastic! Hickling Broad 11/6
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May 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Protect hares and their young from shooting during the breeding season...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Petition: Protect hares and their young from shooting during the breeding season
We call on the Government to stop the shooting of hares during their peak breeding season, by establishing a legally enforceable close season for hares in England and Wales, from 1st February to 30th ...
petition.parliament.uk
May 11, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Protect hares and their young from shooting during the breeding season...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
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On Monday our instagram account was hacked and then deleted. We received a ransom note to recover it; obviously we couldn't and wouldn't pay, and therefore lost thousands of followers. Meta support was useless. But we're BACK with a new account: @littletollerbooks. Can you follow us there and share?
March 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
On Monday our instagram account was hacked and then deleted. We received a ransom note to recover it; obviously we couldn't and wouldn't pay, and therefore lost thousands of followers. Meta support was useless. But we're BACK with a new account: @littletollerbooks. Can you follow us there and share?
My first ever Large Tortoiseshell at Orlestone Forest, Kent on Saturday - after just the 60 year wait.
March 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
My first ever Large Tortoiseshell at Orlestone Forest, Kent on Saturday - after just the 60 year wait.
My first Comma and first Brimstone of 2025, about 10 yards apart, at Vanbrugh Pits, Greenwich thurs lunchtime. Several years now the same bramble patch has yielded my first comma of the year @joebeale.bsky.social @dustygedge.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
My first Comma and first Brimstone of 2025, about 10 yards apart, at Vanbrugh Pits, Greenwich thurs lunchtime. Several years now the same bramble patch has yielded my first comma of the year @joebeale.bsky.social @dustygedge.bsky.social
I know there's a lot of Red Admirals being posted at the moment, but it's my first butterfly of the year, so i'm going to post it anyway. Vanbugh Hill, East Greenwich this afternnon. @joebeale.bsky.social @dustygedge.bsky.social
March 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I know there's a lot of Red Admirals being posted at the moment, but it's my first butterfly of the year, so i'm going to post it anyway. Vanbugh Hill, East Greenwich this afternnon. @joebeale.bsky.social @dustygedge.bsky.social
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The Chalk Stream Recovery Pack is a DEFRA document outlining the policy roadmap to protect and restore England’s unique chalk streams.
It exists. It was set for publication in 2023. The government shelved it.
Now there is a petition to publish it: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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It exists. It was set for publication in 2023. The government shelved it.
Now there is a petition to publish it: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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March 1, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The Chalk Stream Recovery Pack is a DEFRA document outlining the policy roadmap to protect and restore England’s unique chalk streams.
It exists. It was set for publication in 2023. The government shelved it.
Now there is a petition to publish it: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Sign up 💙
It exists. It was set for publication in 2023. The government shelved it.
Now there is a petition to publish it: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Sign up 💙
still sorting out the old files... here's a Small Skipper from Vanbrugh Pits, Greenwich 10th July, 2023.
February 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
still sorting out the old files... here's a Small Skipper from Vanbrugh Pits, Greenwich 10th July, 2023.