Felicity Liggins
@felicityliggins.bsky.social
Education Outreach and Early Careers Manager at the Met Office. Birds, moths, hedgehogs, cycling, walking, food & drink may also feature. Views all my own. She/her.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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This beauty lived at a hotel we stayed in in 2022. We called her Pamplemousse. We eventually found out her actual name, but she suited Pamplemousse far better. I hope to meet her again one day. Also, if you want more cats I'd recommend following @veronicaf.bsky.social. Currently there are kittens...
November 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This beauty lived at a hotel we stayed in in 2022. We called her Pamplemousse. We eventually found out her actual name, but she suited Pamplemousse far better. I hope to meet her again one day. Also, if you want more cats I'd recommend following @veronicaf.bsky.social. Currently there are kittens...
She's unfortunately not our cat. Rather she lives at a lovely family-run hotel in France. We met her last year, rebooked to stay there this year (not wholly because of her, but partly!) but she didn't deign to greet us this time. Hopefully she will if we visit again.
November 4, 2025 at 10:46 PM
She's unfortunately not our cat. Rather she lives at a lovely family-run hotel in France. We met her last year, rebooked to stay there this year (not wholly because of her, but partly!) but she didn't deign to greet us this time. Hopefully she will if we visit again.
@sabrinaghayour.bsky.social We are making your fab spiced lamb & apricot stew soon for a family visit (with mutton, even better!) We're serving rice the next day, so I was wondering if you had ideas for non-rice/bread alternatives that'd work well. Something potato or couscous based perhaps?
October 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
@sabrinaghayour.bsky.social We are making your fab spiced lamb & apricot stew soon for a family visit (with mutton, even better!) We're serving rice the next day, so I was wondering if you had ideas for non-rice/bread alternatives that'd work well. Something potato or couscous based perhaps?
I parked up, my partner grabbed a hog box & I scooped the little one up. It weighed just 135g. So instead of slowly unpacking, getting dinner & relaxing, we ended up taking it to a vets & it's now being looked after at a local hog rescue. Hopefully we will re-home it when it is bigger and well.
September 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I parked up, my partner grabbed a hog box & I scooped the little one up. It weighed just 135g. So instead of slowly unpacking, getting dinner & relaxing, we ended up taking it to a vets & it's now being looked after at a local hog rescue. Hopefully we will re-home it when it is bigger and well.
Oh I do love a toad. So satisfyingly warty. We saw two toadlets on a walk a couple of days ago, which was a highlight for us. So small, and yet so toady (it's sitting on dried out pine needles, for scale).
September 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Oh I do love a toad. So satisfyingly warty. We saw two toadlets on a walk a couple of days ago, which was a highlight for us. So small, and yet so toady (it's sitting on dried out pine needles, for scale).
It's worth it, I would say. It was the perfect way to ease into our overnight. The food was decent too. A particularly fine sounding crust on the Crème Brûlée rounded off our meal. It was quite an experience. We hadn't realised that it was as much 'cruise' as it was 'ferry'. A first for us!
September 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
It's worth it, I would say. It was the perfect way to ease into our overnight. The food was decent too. A particularly fine sounding crust on the Crème Brûlée rounded off our meal. It was quite an experience. We hadn't realised that it was as much 'cruise' as it was 'ferry'. A first for us!
We did Oslo to Kiel earlier this year on a Colour Line boat. We were rather taken aback by the cost of the booze on board. It felt... reasonable. The Cold Brew Irish was particularly good. We had eased ourselves into the prices with a week in Norway but still. We availed of the duty free aquavit too
September 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
We did Oslo to Kiel earlier this year on a Colour Line boat. We were rather taken aback by the cost of the booze on board. It felt... reasonable. The Cold Brew Irish was particularly good. We had eased ourselves into the prices with a week in Norway but still. We availed of the duty free aquavit too
I agree on the ambivalence to model trains yet being open to liking them. I was particularly taken by this one in, I think, Copenhagen station. It was Princess Leia apparently fighting / befriending a cow in the middle of it that raised it above the norm!
August 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I agree on the ambivalence to model trains yet being open to liking them. I was particularly taken by this one in, I think, Copenhagen station. It was Princess Leia apparently fighting / befriending a cow in the middle of it that raised it above the norm!
We heard and saw one a couple of years ago on a little nature reserve in Normandy, our first introduction and only encounter so far. Had no idea what it was, other than its call was...unimaginative. Had to boot up merlin for ID which confirmed the zitting.
August 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
We heard and saw one a couple of years ago on a little nature reserve in Normandy, our first introduction and only encounter so far. Had no idea what it was, other than its call was...unimaginative. Had to boot up merlin for ID which confirmed the zitting.
I think it was due to your posts about the Vasa that we took the plunge (ahem) to visit when passing through Stockholm earlier this year. What a ship & what a museum! We didn't even begrudge being inside on a sunny day in February, it was that good. Meant to say thanks at the time, so will do now!
August 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I think it was due to your posts about the Vasa that we took the plunge (ahem) to visit when passing through Stockholm earlier this year. What a ship & what a museum! We didn't even begrudge being inside on a sunny day in February, it was that good. Meant to say thanks at the time, so will do now!
Wonderful, thank you. We shall investigate further. We had juvenile bullfinches visiting for the first time today, no pictures as they are very flightly, but so wonderful to see. Pic is from a few weeks ago, where we had bull, green and gold finches playing relatively nicely together on one feeder.
July 19, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Wonderful, thank you. We shall investigate further. We had juvenile bullfinches visiting for the first time today, no pictures as they are very flightly, but so wonderful to see. Pic is from a few weeks ago, where we had bull, green and gold finches playing relatively nicely together on one feeder.
This one or very similar to?
July 19, 2025 at 9:18 AM
This one or very similar to?
The video below looks gross, but it's only a squished loganberry with inhabitants. Can you help ID the bugs inside it for us?!
I think we might have Spotted Wing #Drosophila in our garden. We have seen these squirming grubs in our cherries and loganberries. Can any #fly experts advise?
I think we might have Spotted Wing #Drosophila in our garden. We have seen these squirming grubs in our cherries and loganberries. Can any #fly experts advise?
July 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The video below looks gross, but it's only a squished loganberry with inhabitants. Can you help ID the bugs inside it for us?!
I think we might have Spotted Wing #Drosophila in our garden. We have seen these squirming grubs in our cherries and loganberries. Can any #fly experts advise?
I think we might have Spotted Wing #Drosophila in our garden. We have seen these squirming grubs in our cherries and loganberries. Can any #fly experts advise?
There are lots of lightning strikes pinging away across western Germany, with a particularly intense storm over Biebesheim am Rhein at the mo. Slowly moving north-east by the looks of it.
July 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
There are lots of lightning strikes pinging away across western Germany, with a particularly intense storm over Biebesheim am Rhein at the mo. Slowly moving north-east by the looks of it.
For the very first time, we have seen Red Kites from our garden. Although very common across parts of the UK, it is still exciting when seen in Devon. Before today, the closest we had seen one was 20 mins drive away. Today, three spotted soaring as we BBQ'd. I'm so chuffed (photo's terrible though!)
June 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
For the very first time, we have seen Red Kites from our garden. Although very common across parts of the UK, it is still exciting when seen in Devon. Before today, the closest we had seen one was 20 mins drive away. Today, three spotted soaring as we BBQ'd. I'm so chuffed (photo's terrible though!)
Ear pods (with a name beginning with L printed on the case) left on a seat on a #SWR Salisbury-bound #train, under a copy of June's RHS magazine. Found when getting on at #ExeterCentral, handed into the guard when stopped at Pinhoe, so owner should be able to collect from SWR #LostProperty
June 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Ear pods (with a name beginning with L printed on the case) left on a seat on a #SWR Salisbury-bound #train, under a copy of June's RHS magazine. Found when getting on at #ExeterCentral, handed into the guard when stopped at Pinhoe, so owner should be able to collect from SWR #LostProperty
We Interrailed for the first time this year on the route below (Oslo to Kiel was a ferry). The aim was to see the Northern Lights. No joy, but absolutely loved taking in the views & tucking into lots of great food. We got a free first class upgrade - could get used to self-serve coffee on trains!
June 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
We Interrailed for the first time this year on the route below (Oslo to Kiel was a ferry). The aim was to see the Northern Lights. No joy, but absolutely loved taking in the views & tucking into lots of great food. We got a free first class upgrade - could get used to self-serve coffee on trains!
Today was a day of chores in the garden. One job was pruning some of the very whippy growth from the damson so it doesn't get damaged in the wind. Found a number of these outrageous Vapourer Moth caterpillars living on it. Love 'em.
June 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Today was a day of chores in the garden. One job was pruning some of the very whippy growth from the damson so it doesn't get damaged in the wind. Found a number of these outrageous Vapourer Moth caterpillars living on it. Love 'em.
Oh, feeding yourself is hard work & requires so much concentration. This is one of our newly fledged Blue Tits. At least 4 have made it out of the nest. They spent a lot of this afternoon tackling the seeds and fat balls, with much quivering of wings when the adults appeared. #TeamBird
May 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Oh, feeding yourself is hard work & requires so much concentration. This is one of our newly fledged Blue Tits. At least 4 have made it out of the nest. They spent a lot of this afternoon tackling the seeds and fat balls, with much quivering of wings when the adults appeared. #TeamBird
Compared to many, a small mothy haul for us this morning. But I'll never complain when we have both floofy ones & ones that look like they have absorbed the egg box colouring... Pale Tussock, White Ermine & Elephant Hawk moths, amongst others. #TeamMoth
May 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Compared to many, a small mothy haul for us this morning. But I'll never complain when we have both floofy ones & ones that look like they have absorbed the egg box colouring... Pale Tussock, White Ermine & Elephant Hawk moths, amongst others. #TeamMoth
@mothiduk.bsky.social fairly terrible photo, sorry. Wondering if you can tell what this is? #TeamMoth
May 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
@mothiduk.bsky.social fairly terrible photo, sorry. Wondering if you can tell what this is? #TeamMoth
I love crows. This one was getting frustrated by not being able to reach the last fat ball. It tried swinging the feeder to no avail, but then realised if it pulled the feeder close & held it with one foot, it could tuck in. So clever, characterful & very good at eating our fat balls!
May 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I love crows. This one was getting frustrated by not being able to reach the last fat ball. It tried swinging the feeder to no avail, but then realised if it pulled the feeder close & held it with one foot, it could tuck in. So clever, characterful & very good at eating our fat balls!
I meant to upload the one without the dishwasher whirring in the background, but hey ho! Sparrow bath time is usually communal. Ours all seem to start with a face wash from the bowl edge first, then jump in for a more exuberant bathe. Blackbirds are good value too when they lean into the wash!
May 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I meant to upload the one without the dishwasher whirring in the background, but hey ho! Sparrow bath time is usually communal. Ours all seem to start with a face wash from the bowl edge first, then jump in for a more exuberant bathe. Blackbirds are good value too when they lean into the wash!