Joe Stockwell
@joestockwell.bsky.social
Birds and Moths. Weymouth, Portland and Abbotsbury Swannery. Sometimes further afield.
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Joe Stockwell
@joestockwell.bsky.social
· Mar 28
The Ferrybridge Dotterel in beautiful evening light, just moments before it shot off west after being startled by a kite flier!
A few edited images of the Little Gulls - Maybe some of the best views of an adult I have ever had.
January 25, 2026 at 4:05 PM
A few edited images of the Little Gulls - Maybe some of the best views of an adult I have ever had.
Usual Sunday wander around The Nothe, nice to see 4 Little Gulls at the Stone Pier, point blank range, had no idea they were there so glad I bothered with the camera!
January 25, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Usual Sunday wander around The Nothe, nice to see 4 Little Gulls at the Stone Pier, point blank range, had no idea they were there so glad I bothered with the camera!
Black-throated and 4 Great Northern Diver, 12+ Black-necked Grebe, 3 Razorbill Portland Harbour
January 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Black-throated and 4 Great Northern Diver, 12+ Black-necked Grebe, 3 Razorbill Portland Harbour
@swannerysteve.bsky.social Green-winged Teal from this lunchtime.
January 9, 2026 at 2:26 PM
@swannerysteve.bsky.social Green-winged Teal from this lunchtime.
1w Drake Scaup in with the Pochard flock this morning @swannerysteve.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 10:20 AM
1w Drake Scaup in with the Pochard flock this morning @swannerysteve.bsky.social
Sometimes you find rare birds because you're on the lookout for them, other times they pop up when you least expect them! Todays Dusky Warbler suddenly started calling from a bush behind me while on a routine yeartick expedition. I could only manage a few record shots before it seemingly evaporated!
January 4, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Sometimes you find rare birds because you're on the lookout for them, other times they pop up when you least expect them! Todays Dusky Warbler suddenly started calling from a bush behind me while on a routine yeartick expedition. I could only manage a few record shots before it seemingly evaporated!
Dusky Warbler Herbury. Currently lost in one of the three(!) bushes along the stone wall maps.app.goo.gl/NFZnDmxM3uNL...
January 4, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Dusky Warbler Herbury. Currently lost in one of the three(!) bushes along the stone wall maps.app.goo.gl/NFZnDmxM3uNL...
Frustrating Goose sighting this morning, 7 or 8 flew east over the coast road at Langton Herring, low enough to see they were grey geese but far too rapid to be sure of their identity!
January 2, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Frustrating Goose sighting this morning, 7 or 8 flew east over the coast road at Langton Herring, low enough to see they were grey geese but far too rapid to be sure of their identity!
Don't know where the last 2 posts went! Finally found some Tundra Bean Geese, 9 Between Holmebridge and Stokeford south of the railway line maps.app.goo.gl/P9sPEFH6srgB...
January 1, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Don't know where the last 2 posts went! Finally found some Tundra Bean Geese, 9 Between Holmebridge and Stokeford south of the railway line maps.app.goo.gl/P9sPEFH6srgB...
Nice way to start the year, Tundra Beans still at Winterbourne Monkton, pre-sunrise!
January 1, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Nice way to start the year, Tundra Beans still at Winterbourne Monkton, pre-sunrise!
Very pleased to find 7 Russian White-fronts along the came road this morning. The quest for a self-found Bean continues!
December 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Very pleased to find 7 Russian White-fronts along the came road this morning. The quest for a self-found Bean continues!
Bit of a Fleet Mooch today, Common Scoter ad drake Swannery, Brambling Langton Herring, 1cy Scaup (looks to have some drake type scaps) Long-tailed Duck, 3 Slav, 2 GN Diver Tidmoor, 2 Grey Plover + lots of Dunlin Ringed Plover Ferrybridge.
December 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Bit of a Fleet Mooch today, Common Scoter ad drake Swannery, Brambling Langton Herring, 1cy Scaup (looks to have some drake type scaps) Long-tailed Duck, 3 Slav, 2 GN Diver Tidmoor, 2 Grey Plover + lots of Dunlin Ringed Plover Ferrybridge.
Cattle Egret pre-roost, 166 in this image and at least 15 that weren't! So a minimum of 181 currently roosting at the Swannery tonight @swannerysteve.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Cattle Egret pre-roost, 166 in this image and at least 15 that weren't! So a minimum of 181 currently roosting at the Swannery tonight @swannerysteve.bsky.social
Baikal Teal showing really well out in the eastern side of the bay with Eurasian Teal. Would be visible from New Barn Road @swannerysteve.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Baikal Teal showing really well out in the eastern side of the bay with Eurasian Teal. Would be visible from New Barn Road @swannerysteve.bsky.social
Baikal Teal again this afternoon, I've only seen it twice this week. These photos were from the 17th, on calm afternoons the teal seem to be gathering in the eastern side of the bay. @swannerysteve.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Baikal Teal again this afternoon, I've only seen it twice this week. These photos were from the 17th, on calm afternoons the teal seem to be gathering in the eastern side of the bay. @swannerysteve.bsky.social
Reposted by Joe Stockwell
Early stages of the tineid moth genus Tenaga are reported for the first time, for T. nigripunctella.
See more here: doi.org/10.3897/nl.4...
#Lepidoptera #insects #invert @joestockwell.bsky.social @microlepidoptera.bsky.social
See more here: doi.org/10.3897/nl.4...
#Lepidoptera #insects #invert @joestockwell.bsky.social @microlepidoptera.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Early stages of the tineid moth genus Tenaga are reported for the first time, for T. nigripunctella.
See more here: doi.org/10.3897/nl.4...
#Lepidoptera #insects #invert @joestockwell.bsky.social @microlepidoptera.bsky.social
See more here: doi.org/10.3897/nl.4...
#Lepidoptera #insects #invert @joestockwell.bsky.social @microlepidoptera.bsky.social
Migrant moths from the Swannery this week (nights Tuesday- Friday) Gem, 3 Vestal, 2 Turnip, 8 Radford's, Dark Sword-grass, 30+ Rusty-dot Pearl, 10 Rush Veneer, Olive-tree, Diamond-back. Best for me though was this Dark Chestnut from last night. @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Migrant moths from the Swannery this week (nights Tuesday- Friday) Gem, 3 Vestal, 2 Turnip, 8 Radford's, Dark Sword-grass, 30+ Rusty-dot Pearl, 10 Rush Veneer, Olive-tree, Diamond-back. Best for me though was this Dark Chestnut from last night. @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
A Siberian Chiffchaff trapped this afternoon was the highlight from the Swannery. 5 Firecrest dotted around the site. Autumn doesn't feel anywhere near over yet! @swannerysteve.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A Siberian Chiffchaff trapped this afternoon was the highlight from the Swannery. 5 Firecrest dotted around the site. Autumn doesn't feel anywhere near over yet! @swannerysteve.bsky.social
Whooper Swan in the fields between Stadium Roundabout and Kingston Mauward this afternoon. Standing proud not too far from the road - even Frances spotted it. Earlier 2 Black Redstarts around our house.
November 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Whooper Swan in the fields between Stadium Roundabout and Kingston Mauward this afternoon. Standing proud not too far from the road - even Frances spotted it. Earlier 2 Black Redstarts around our house.
While perhaps not hitting the heady heights of last November just yet, I have had 3 additions to my trapping list with White-speck and Caloptillia semifasca yesterday and a Blair's Mocha this morning. I'm still hopeful of tonight, there were moths all over the place around the MV this morning!
November 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
While perhaps not hitting the heady heights of last November just yet, I have had 3 additions to my trapping list with White-speck and Caloptillia semifasca yesterday and a Blair's Mocha this morning. I'm still hopeful of tonight, there were moths all over the place around the MV this morning!
Apologies for the non-wild post but today I am incredibly proud to watch Frances graduate as a Mental Health Nurse 👏
November 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Apologies for the non-wild post but today I am incredibly proud to watch Frances graduate as a Mental Health Nurse 👏
Sat in the garden with a glass of wine and just a jumper on! @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Sat in the garden with a glass of wine and just a jumper on! @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
And so, another Portland autumn comes to an end... www.instagram.com/p/DQSG4DnjDJ...
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October 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
And so, another Portland autumn comes to an end... www.instagram.com/p/DQSG4DnjDJ...
I'm not entirely sure why this should even bother me, but it really does - sorry that I can't furnish absolutely every sighting with blistering photos backing up every single bird, stupid game this birdwatching!
October 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I'm not entirely sure why this should even bother me, but it really does - sorry that I can't furnish absolutely every sighting with blistering photos backing up every single bird, stupid game this birdwatching!
Wakeham/Mermaid area bursting with birds in sheltered spots. Could only dig out 2 Firecrest but stacks of Chiffchaffs!
October 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Wakeham/Mermaid area bursting with birds in sheltered spots. Could only dig out 2 Firecrest but stacks of Chiffchaffs!