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Ian Moore
@iankenmoore.bsky.social
Birder, based in Northants, but from South Yorks.
Dragonflies, butterflies, football , cricket and music
Was intending a great big final push for the #footit challenge on Saturday.
Got to help my Mother in law install a tumble dryer instead! Ffs.
Might get a couple of 2hour dog walks in though.
January 28, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Rotherham win, Charlatans tickets bought.
Sun shining.
Going to be a good day.
💪
#utm #rufc #TheCharlatans
January 28, 2026 at 9:09 AM
💥 thought I’d lost Mistle Thrush from the village and #footit potential tickage.
Bit of machine gun call from atop a tree next to the cricket pitch and there was the old fella.
Stormcock living up to its name as another squall swept in .
#northantsbirds #ukbirding
January 27, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Working in Woburn, be rude not to say hello to the lads.
Ernst, Derek and Jet.
Also year ticked Goosander
January 26, 2026 at 10:06 AM
All our friends will all go green for (Charlie Binghams) Lassgna.
Followed by a crème brûlée.
#thatsluvingalright
January 25, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Blackcap in Earls Barton cemetery. Takes me to 71 for #footit
Still need Treecreeper and Bullfinch
January 25, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Back to the turgid grey misery of Northants in late January after yesterday’s jolly.
Only Coal Tit added to my #footit list. Greg, Green Sand and wet feet on a 10k dog walk.
#northantsbirds #ukbirding
January 25, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Bit of filthy twitching in Hampshire this morning. Killdeer ✔️
Stanpit marsh and then a stomp round Denny wood in the New Forest.
Cracking views of LSW.
#hampshirebirds #ukbirding #dirtyTwitching
January 24, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Absolutely bobbins down at the new workings.
Not sure if the water levels now too high🙄 the shooters are out mid week.
Or last year was beginners luck.
#footit #northantsbirds #ukbirding
January 23, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I work a lot in Bedfordshire, been trying to get a bit of a county list going (110ish over the last 10 years).
According to #birdtrack I still need Snipe🤷🏻‍♂️
Walked round Broom gravel pits at lunch but no joy. 3 Pochard though .
#bedsbirds #ukbirding
January 21, 2026 at 7:46 PM
I might not be doing well at the #footit challenge (68 bird species).
But how many Footit warriors have got 3 species of Deer on their list?
Roe Deer a suprise dog walking ✔️ for Lenny and myself.
Muntjac and Chinese water deer also added to the list.
✊🦌
January 19, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Great success with Operation Barn Owl.
Detour on the back roads to work on purpose and got one near Bozeat cruising over the road.
#northantsbirds #ukbirding
January 19, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Glossy ibis in a litter strewn Wellingborough puddle and then a yomp round the fields of Finedon to no avail.
#northantsbirds #ukbirding
January 18, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Grey Partridge being flushed by 2 galloping Chinese water deer, in the now flooded new workings.
Lots of Teal calling, but tricky to see in the murk.
68 for #footit #northantsbirds #ukbirding
January 18, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Wet squelch round Hollowell res this morning.
White front in with the Greylag which I think is a site ✔️ for me. 2 Stomechat, 2 Greg’s,, 2 Snioe
#northantsbirds
Also no Tree Sparrow again at the Pitsford feeding station 😬
January 17, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Bit of #footit gold on the dawn dog walk, my fairly regular Little Owl having a scream up before he goes back to bed.
As they’re disappearing from the county at a huge rate of knots, it’s good to get one 1/2 a mile from home
January 17, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Kingfisher added to the #footit list.
Paths flooded after yesterday’s deluge.
River going at a helluva lick.
66 species for Footit.
January 16, 2026 at 7:10 PM
First Corn Bunting in Northants in 10 years.
Had a in between jobs sprint round a field in Deanshanger looking for the fat key janglers.
Managed to get one in song as I went back to my van.
#northantsbirds #ukbirds
January 14, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Completed the 31 miles in January for the MND society. #mndsociety
January 13, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Must be mild, Blackcap having a bit of a muffled sing in a pine tree here in Brackley.
Last night it Pipistrelle was fluttering along the hedgerow in front of the dog and me.
#11degreees
January 13, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Raven on the #footit list. 64 for the year 💪
January 11, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Thought I was on for another wild goose chase dip this morning
With no Bean Goose at Stanwick, but WhatsApp messages said they were at Islip
Hairy drive on the icy roads.Geese being flushed by dogs didn’t help!
Finally got decent views of a county ✔️ Tundra Bean and 10 White Fronts #northantsbirds
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January 10, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Tonight Matthew I’m going running dressed as a power ranger!!
#anklesupport
January 9, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Positively balmy around the new workings this afternoon.
Still icy though.
Couple of year tick ✔️ and #footit ✔️
With Parakeet and Grey Wag.
Nothing else of note
#northantsbirds #ukbirds
January 9, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Didn’t even add anything to my #footit list on a dog walk to the frozen new workings and a bit of the river. Friday and the weekend better score big or there’ll be trouble.
January 7, 2026 at 6:28 PM