Brian Hedley
@manfrommarton.bsky.social
Lincolnshire (previously Hampshire) birder and all-round naturalist. Ecological surveyor. MCIEEM. Love exploring New Forest or Scottish Highlands. #SaintsFC
My first ever Clifden nonpareil (Blue Underwing) moth in the garden this morning. So huge!
Marton, Lincolnshire
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Marton, Lincolnshire
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October 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
My first ever Clifden nonpareil (Blue Underwing) moth in the garden this morning. So huge!
Marton, Lincolnshire
@lincswildlife.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
Marton, Lincolnshire
@lincswildlife.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
Extremely lucky to connect with the White-throated Needletail at @rspbbemptoncliffs.bsky.social this evening. 😀 What an awesome bird as it swooped past us. With @jhbirding.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Extremely lucky to connect with the White-throated Needletail at @rspbbemptoncliffs.bsky.social this evening. 😀 What an awesome bird as it swooped past us. With @jhbirding.bsky.social
Sunny Marton this AM with autumn officially here as 3 skeins of Pink-footed Geese (c77 in total) over E/NE + the 1st Stonechat of autumn and Skylarks on the move W/SW. Also, Kingfisher, 13 Red-leg Partridge, Green Woody @lincsbirding.bsky.social
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September 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Sunny Marton this AM with autumn officially here as 3 skeins of Pink-footed Geese (c77 in total) over E/NE + the 1st Stonechat of autumn and Skylarks on the move W/SW. Also, Kingfisher, 13 Red-leg Partridge, Green Woody @lincsbirding.bsky.social
@patchbirding.bsky.social
@patchbirding.bsky.social
Plenty of Barn Swallows still around my Lincolnshire patch this morning including young still being fed. #birds #birdwatching @daryllmarie.bsky.social
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September 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Plenty of Barn Swallows still around my Lincolnshire patch this morning including young still being fed. #birds #birdwatching @daryllmarie.bsky.social
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Just love the "rhubarb and custard" colours of these Field Maple winged seeds.
Marton, Lincolnshire, UK.10th Sept 2025 #autumn #fall @lincswildlife.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social
Marton, Lincolnshire, UK.10th Sept 2025 #autumn #fall @lincswildlife.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Just love the "rhubarb and custard" colours of these Field Maple winged seeds.
Marton, Lincolnshire, UK.10th Sept 2025 #autumn #fall @lincswildlife.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social
Marton, Lincolnshire, UK.10th Sept 2025 #autumn #fall @lincswildlife.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social
Perfectly ripe Corncockle (Agrostemma githago) seeds waiting to disperse (probably with a helping hand!). Lovely big and rugged #Seeds.
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@plantlifeuk.bsky.social
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@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
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September 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Perfectly ripe Corncockle (Agrostemma githago) seeds waiting to disperse (probably with a helping hand!). Lovely big and rugged #Seeds.
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@lincswildlife.bsky.social
@plantlifeuk.bsky.social
@josephbankssociety.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
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@plantlifeuk.bsky.social
@josephbankssociety.bsky.social
A few more #birds from #Majorca over last week during family holiday #NaturalistAbroad #birdwatching #Mediterranean #Spain
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#NaturePhotography
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September 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM
A few more #birds from #Majorca over last week during family holiday #NaturalistAbroad #birdwatching #Mediterranean #Spain
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#NaturePhotography
@daryllmarie.bsky.social
#NaturePhotography
A few #birds from #Majorca over last week during family holiday. #NaturalistAbroad #birdwatching #Mediterranean #Spain @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social
September 7, 2025 at 7:37 AM
A few #birds from #Majorca over last week during family holiday. #NaturalistAbroad #birdwatching #Mediterranean #Spain @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social
An impressive 'pavement plant' in the form of Recurved Thorn-apple (Datura innoxia) from #Majorca this morning. Plus plenty of Tobacco-tree (Nicotiana glauca) seedlings and the ubiquitous Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea) #NaturalistAbroad #Mediterranean #wildflower
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August 31, 2025 at 12:47 PM
An impressive 'pavement plant' in the form of Recurved Thorn-apple (Datura innoxia) from #Majorca this morning. Plus plenty of Tobacco-tree (Nicotiana glauca) seedlings and the ubiquitous Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea) #NaturalistAbroad #Mediterranean #wildflower
@sarahlambert7.bsky.social
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A few plant highlights from Derbyshire over last few days. 🌼 Mountain Pansy, Jacob's Ladder, Pale Toadflax and Grass of Parnassus @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #flowers
August 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
A few plant highlights from Derbyshire over last few days. 🌼 Mountain Pansy, Jacob's Ladder, Pale Toadflax and Grass of Parnassus @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #flowers
Excited to find several impressive Bee Wolfs (Philanthus triangulum) in Laughton Forest, Lincolnshire, this morning. A new species for me.🐝 @lincswildlife.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Excited to find several impressive Bee Wolfs (Philanthus triangulum) in Laughton Forest, Lincolnshire, this morning. A new species for me.🐝 @lincswildlife.bsky.social
Wander around Clumber Park (Nottinghamshire) @nationaltrust.org.uk yesterday in the heat. 51 bird species incl.Tree Pipit, Crossbill, Raven, Marsh Tit, 2 Kingfisher, Great Egret, 7 Common Tern, Treecreeper #birds @nottswildlife.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Wander around Clumber Park (Nottinghamshire) @nationaltrust.org.uk yesterday in the heat. 51 bird species incl.Tree Pipit, Crossbill, Raven, Marsh Tit, 2 Kingfisher, Great Egret, 7 Common Tern, Treecreeper #birds @nottswildlife.bsky.social
Sunny wander around Pleasley Pit Country Park this morning. 40 bird species plus plenty of butterflies incl. Small Blues, Brown Argus, Small Heaths, Small Coppers and Silver-washed Fritillary. Also the micro-moth Agriphila tristella @derbyswildlife.bsky.social
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August 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Sunny wander around Pleasley Pit Country Park this morning. 40 bird species plus plenty of butterflies incl. Small Blues, Brown Argus, Small Heaths, Small Coppers and Silver-washed Fritillary. Also the micro-moth Agriphila tristella @derbyswildlife.bsky.social
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
Nice of these #birds to line up for me in size-order!
Little Egret, Grey Heron and Great Egret.
Hook/Warsash Local Nature Reserve, Hampshire, UK.
28 July 2025.
@daryllmarie.bsky.social
@btobirds.bsky.social
Little Egret, Grey Heron and Great Egret.
Hook/Warsash Local Nature Reserve, Hampshire, UK.
28 July 2025.
@daryllmarie.bsky.social
@btobirds.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Nice of these #birds to line up for me in size-order!
Little Egret, Grey Heron and Great Egret.
Hook/Warsash Local Nature Reserve, Hampshire, UK.
28 July 2025.
@daryllmarie.bsky.social
@btobirds.bsky.social
Little Egret, Grey Heron and Great Egret.
Hook/Warsash Local Nature Reserve, Hampshire, UK.
28 July 2025.
@daryllmarie.bsky.social
@btobirds.bsky.social
Good #moth selection in Marton last night with 256 of 55spp incl. Least Carpet, White-lined Dart, Argyresthia semifusca + Yarrow Pug. Also,3 Diamondbacks, Rosy Rustic, Cloaked Minor, Ypsolopha dentella, 2 Dusky Thorn, 10 Blastobasis adustella @savebutterflies.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social
July 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Good #moth selection in Marton last night with 256 of 55spp incl. Least Carpet, White-lined Dart, Argyresthia semifusca + Yarrow Pug. Also,3 Diamondbacks, Rosy Rustic, Cloaked Minor, Ypsolopha dentella, 2 Dusky Thorn, 10 Blastobasis adustella @savebutterflies.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social
Finally confirmed that #dragonflies have bred in my small garden pond which was improved during Covid lockdown. Presumably Common Darters (Sympetrum striolatum)🐉
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July 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Finally confirmed that #dragonflies have bred in my small garden pond which was improved during Covid lockdown. Presumably Common Darters (Sympetrum striolatum)🐉
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Damp morning around Gibraltar Point @lincswildlife.bsky.social
69 spp noted incl. Merlin, 29 Spoonbill, Knot, Siskin, 2 Great Egret, Stonechat, 5 Little + 350 Sandwich Terns, 6 Green+2 Common Sandpipers, Greenshank, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 70Avocet #birds @lincsbirding.bsky.social
69 spp noted incl. Merlin, 29 Spoonbill, Knot, Siskin, 2 Great Egret, Stonechat, 5 Little + 350 Sandwich Terns, 6 Green+2 Common Sandpipers, Greenshank, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 70Avocet #birds @lincsbirding.bsky.social
July 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Damp morning around Gibraltar Point @lincswildlife.bsky.social
69 spp noted incl. Merlin, 29 Spoonbill, Knot, Siskin, 2 Great Egret, Stonechat, 5 Little + 350 Sandwich Terns, 6 Green+2 Common Sandpipers, Greenshank, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 70Avocet #birds @lincsbirding.bsky.social
69 spp noted incl. Merlin, 29 Spoonbill, Knot, Siskin, 2 Great Egret, Stonechat, 5 Little + 350 Sandwich Terns, 6 Green+2 Common Sandpipers, Greenshank, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 70Avocet #birds @lincsbirding.bsky.social
A few #birds from recent holiday to Mauritius. Not too many species present but some rather good ones to see. @daryllmarie.bsky.social #Mauritius
July 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A few #birds from recent holiday to Mauritius. Not too many species present but some rather good ones to see. @daryllmarie.bsky.social #Mauritius
Early @PatchBirding.bsky.social visit to Trent Port this AM.
46spp incl. Kingfisher,
3 Raven, both Green and GS Woodpeckers, both Red-legged and Grey Partridges, 4 Little Egret,2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, Bullfinch, Goldcrest @Lincsbirding.bsky.social @LincsWildlife.bsky.social
46spp incl. Kingfisher,
3 Raven, both Green and GS Woodpeckers, both Red-legged and Grey Partridges, 4 Little Egret,2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, Bullfinch, Goldcrest @Lincsbirding.bsky.social @LincsWildlife.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Early @PatchBirding.bsky.social visit to Trent Port this AM.
46spp incl. Kingfisher,
3 Raven, both Green and GS Woodpeckers, both Red-legged and Grey Partridges, 4 Little Egret,2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, Bullfinch, Goldcrest @Lincsbirding.bsky.social @LincsWildlife.bsky.social
46spp incl. Kingfisher,
3 Raven, both Green and GS Woodpeckers, both Red-legged and Grey Partridges, 4 Little Egret,2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, Bullfinch, Goldcrest @Lincsbirding.bsky.social @LincsWildlife.bsky.social
Lovely to catch up with some Wall Brown butterflies yesterday (Saltfleet, Lincs). Not an annual species for me these days unfortunately (same with Grayling). Plus plenty of Shaded Broad-bar and Silver Y moths @savebutterflies.bsky.social
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#butterfly #wildlife
@LincsWildlife.bsky.social
#butterfly #wildlife
July 17, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Lovely to catch up with some Wall Brown butterflies yesterday (Saltfleet, Lincs). Not an annual species for me these days unfortunately (same with Grayling). Plus plenty of Shaded Broad-bar and Silver Y moths @savebutterflies.bsky.social
@LincsWildlife.bsky.social
#butterfly #wildlife
@LincsWildlife.bsky.social
#butterfly #wildlife
About 110 moths of 43spp in garden (Marton, Lincs) last night with 5 new for year: Shaded Broad-bar, Brown-line Bright-eye, Maple Pug, Common Rustic agg and Epilblema foenella. Also Crassa unitella and 3 Wormwood Pugs, Burnished-brass @savebutterflies.bsky.social
July 12, 2025 at 10:41 AM
About 110 moths of 43spp in garden (Marton, Lincs) last night with 5 new for year: Shaded Broad-bar, Brown-line Bright-eye, Maple Pug, Common Rustic agg and Epilblema foenella. Also Crassa unitella and 3 Wormwood Pugs, Burnished-brass @savebutterflies.bsky.social