Steve Routledge
@routledgesteve
Exiled Yorkie, Local Patch Birder at Goxhill/East Halton on the Humber Estuary, Odonata, British Wildlife,Love Wild Landscapes, Phonescoping, Photography. brachytron.blogspot.com
Bit of an epic find today while looking for Hoverflies in Chambers Wood.
A new one for me in our garden yesterday, Yellow Cellar Slug. As Slugs go, a smart individual.
ebird.org/checklist/S3... A productive visit around the local patch today #patchbirding #UKbirding
On this day in 2023, what a bird!, my second first for Britain on the same day, after seeing Stejneger's Scoter in the morning in Fife.
I found this cracking Hoverfly at Messingham Sand Quarries on Friday, it turns out it's a first for Lincolnshire 🔥🔥🔥
Another enjoyable visit to the local patch today, 78 species seen and 2 NFY, which included 3 Yellow Wags and the lovely sight of 6 adult Med Gulls together!. 135 for the year now here. #Patchbirding #UKbirding
A brief clip of today's Raven at Goxhill on my local patch, 4 NFY today included 2 male Cuckoo, 2 male Lesser Whitethroat, 4 male Sedge W and 7 Whimbrel. Other bits incl. 2 fem. Wheatear, LRP, SEO, Caspian Gull and 3 booming Bitterns. 7 species of butterfly also today as well a Grey Seal.
Hi @jengill.bsky.social have you any ideas as to where this Ice Black-tail may have been ringed please?. I have never seen one before with same colour rings on both of the legs and only numbers. Thanks in advance.
ebird.org/checklist/S3... Superb visit to the local patch today, with 8 NFY species: 6 Arc.Tern, Adult Kittiwake, 2 Willow W, Wh.throat, Reed W, G.shank, 5 House Mart and 2 Sanderling. Other bits included 2 Ruff(1 cracking sum plum bird), 3 Com. Scoter, 4 Pintail, Wheatear & 12 Swallow. #UKbirding
A few nice Hoverflies from last Mondays visit to Messingham Sand Quarries.
Drake Pintail from an enjoyable visit to Messingham Sand Quarries today.
Male Great-spotted Woodpecker from the local patch today. #UKbirding
Singing male Yellowhammer from today at Flamborough, just great to see so well.
Great encounter at Flamborough today. @flamboroughbird.bsky.social
At extreme distance and slowed down, but you can just about see what these are!
Whoopers and Pinks on the move on the local patch this morning #UKbirding
Just received ringing details back on the recent 2nd calendar year CR Caspian Gull on my local patch at Goxhill Haven on 7th March.
Lovely few hours this evening on the local patch at East Halton, highlights included 3 NFY species, Avocet, Great-crested Grebe and a lovely male Little-ringed Plover.
A nice find on the local patch near Goxhill Haven this morning, proper rare these days sadly.Other highlights, included my first Sand Martins of the year.
A few from today's walk from Keswick up to Ashness Bridge along the banks of Derwent Water. Best birds seen went to a pair of Mergs.
Not my best work, but we got some lovely views of this Red Squirrel this morning at Aira Force in Cumbria. Point blank views of another later, was just too quick for the camera. I don't know who was more surprised, us or the Squirrel.
Phone-scoped video of this lovely Common Buzzard from my local patch today. Other nice bits included a Raven, 3 Whooper Swan and a Drake Common Scoter. #UKbirding
