Not a great photo so no worries if not , but can anyone ID this dragonfly , thanks

Afternoon #patchbirding at Oglet 2 yellow wag ,lots of swallows and house martins and a shed load of starlings , linnets , house sparrows 2 whimbrel flew down river calling ,lapwings, bh gulls , curlew and oystercatchers on the shore My 1st wall brown butterfly of year

Warning ‼️ video contains the eating of dead birds , so look away if squeamish Female sparrow hawk of her favourite plucking post on #patchbirding

Afternoon at Oglet chasing butterflies 😂 along the cliffs 3 clouded yellow the highlights , plenty of painted lady,red admiral,peacock ,meadow brown ,large whites Quiet for birds on the Mersey over the high tide with just a few black headed gulls .

Morning #patchbirding with @wordsanddeeds.bsky.social Lovely to see the Female sparrow hawk again😍 All the usual woodland birds and lots of speckled wood butterflies.

Morning #patchbirding around the woodlands with @wordsanddeeds.bsky.social Chiffchaff and blackcaps still singing away. coal tits , woodpeckers ,nuthatch , blackbirds ,robins , buzzard . Highlight tho was this female sparrow hawk

The meadows around Speke hall & coastal reserve are alive with hundreds of ‘singing ‘ Roesel's bush-cricket Impressive looking things !if you like that sort of thing 😂) So many butterflies meadow brown,common blue,gatekeeper,comma,small &large skipper,red admiral,small copper

Evening #patchbirding Highlights … Great -tailed grackle was on the meadow and a close flyby from the Barney

Awful photos but could this be a common scoter ? Heavily cropped and un cropped pic. It was distant at Oglet and I only have bins 🙄 #ukbirding

Late Morning/afternoon #patchbirding at Oglet Highlights … 2 yellow wagtail, 2 grey partridge,loads of swift and swallows , lots of fledgling house sparrows and 2 clouded yellow butterfly

Thank you for my lovely flowers 🤗

A great morning around ditton brook hale bank and hale with @wordsanddeeds.bsky.social Highlights … hobby v kestrel ,yellow wags,yellowhammers, tree sparrows and young grey partridge 😍

It’s been lovely watching a jay family visiting my garden last few days .. 2 adult and 2 young , they’re so entertaining!

Wow a 1st for me , just had a scarlet tiger moth in my garden 🤩🙌🏻

I was made up to see 2 banded demoiselle 🥳a new species for me on my patch at the ponds on the estuary business park today There were emperor,Broad-bodied , black-tailed skimmer dragonflies and azure and blue-tailed damselflies

Great -tailed grackle on the meadow at Speke hall just now , he’s alarm calling as there is a fox below the tree ( and I don’t mean me 😂)

A young fox came out of the bushes with this attached and it made me smile and laugh as it tried to get it off 😂🦊

So many butterflies on the meadows and reserve today, the toadlets have emerged from the pond and were all over the paths Lots of meadow brown,ringlets,small skippers (pictured) Large skippers,painted lady,common blue , full of wild flowers and this beautiful pyramidal orchid

Evening #patchbirding Highlights ..Lots of swallows and house martins over the meadows , Barney was on the post for a while listening and looking for voles which paid off, 2 Cetti’s young seen again who were busy catching bugs Quiet on shore just the shelducks and ducklings

A little bit of cuteness on this afternoons #patchbirding with 12 little humbugs 🥰 Only other waders were 9 curlew and 2 oystercatcher.

@johnwalterswildife.bsky.social Hi John , I was wondering if you could tell me what’s going on here ? Many thanks

This mornings #patchbirding highlight Great views of 2 Cetti’s warbler fledglings 😍 they were constantly calling with parents near by

A lovely evening #patchbirding Highlights .. watching the barn owl hunting and the swallows feeding their young 😍 Pics and vids in thread