Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Funny year, plum tree flowering at Dosthill 010
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Glossy Ibis still at Blithfield but flew N at 11:00, possibly landed near cattle. Ruddy shelduck and possible Ruff amongst the many geese 010
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 18/09/2026A gang of parakeets raided the chestnut tree today, for every one they got hold of, thirty fell in a rain to the ground. Squirrels loved it! 022
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Hornet nest by Pine pool, KWP. Fascinating watching them building at the edge (from a safe distance!) 030
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Ladybird larva, just about to transform. Look at all those fancy spikes! 000
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Hummingbird hawk moth in pub garden, Silverdale 010
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Clouded yellow at Middleton today, this one kept still for a bit 110
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Flying ant day, Dorset... I just spent about half an hour watching a large ant trying and failing to get in the air. Every bit of grass it climbed, it fell. Eventually I collected it on my newspaper and held it up high.... it still fell to the grass. Obviously not in training and missed the bus. 010
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 26/06/2026and would you believe, a scarlet tiger in my garden later 020
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 26/06/2026stunning garden tiger moth in our road this morning 020
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Comic tern Shustoke reservoir (distant) 020
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Cowslips at Middleton today. Sometimes birding takes second place, can't wait for the garlic to come out... 020
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Sherbrooke valley am. At least 10 Tree Pipit, dozens of Willow Warbler plus 4 tricky Redstart - each gave only a single call and mobile. Then 4 Mandarin at Blithfield. #staffsbirding 010
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Goshawk over Kingsbury, flying N. Plus Willow and Sedge warbler 040
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Lesser spot drumming and showing in the sunshine at back of first oak at 11:30 #middletonlakes 030
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Woodlark singing at top of Abraham's valley am. Plus peacock in the sun 030
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Grey Partridge calling from the farm at Middleton! 160
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Hardly the Serengeti, but still a fascinating scrap between Wasp and Comma in the leaf litter 020
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 28/09/2025single Black Tern and a Ruff at Shustoke res. 010
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 28/08/20252 Curlew sand currently at back of west screen #middletonlakes 020
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Water rail showing well on the west scrape, first time I've managed to spot one this year. If the water gets any lower, the carp will become mudskippers #Middletonlakes 020
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 13/08/2025trip to Blithfield to see the water levels 🥴 6 Dunlin 4 LRP 4 Blackwit 2 Greenshank Avocet Ruddy Shelduck Various young Pied and Yellow Wags 020
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 09/08/2025A flock of around 10 parakeets have just invaded the tree at the back and appear to be feeding on conkers, many of which have hit the ground so they haven't quite got the technique right yet! 000
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Goshawk briefly flying through Cliff lakes towards KWP a.m. #Middletonlakes 040
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 27/07/2025Young Tawny owl in the field at the back, hope the foxes don't get it 🥴 010
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 18/07/2025ID help please (left book at home). Taken with phone at 20 feet and cropped. Large butterfly on south coast 000
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Just seen my first Jersey Tiger Moth near Poole harbour. Bonus after dipping on Purple Heron for third day running. Last tiger moth (garden) I saw was in my youth, 60 or more years ago when they were fairly common 010
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 15/07/2025My son took this poor pic and asked what it was.. said it had a yellow cap! I've no idea, anyone else? 100
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Hummingbird hawk moth (in pub garden), first I've seen for a number of years. If only it would keep still! 020
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Nine Dublin flying around Jubilee today, was hoping for something more exciting after the rain #middletonlakes 020
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 30/04/2025In Wales so missing all the Middleton arrivals 😕 Masses of hawthorn fly around, every white butterfly I have seen has half a dozen of these chasing it! What's going on? 000
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 15/04/2025Just this week we have seen around 200 pigeon roosting around the field at the back. However they are directly under the flight path to BHX and panic every time a jet comes in, flying in circles. Obviously not city birds then 000
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Cannock chase a.m. produced singing Redstart and three Tree Pipit around the stepping stones. House Martin on the way back at Longdon. Fantastic day all told with this weather hi 050
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Red kite over Shustoke for third time this week; nesting locally? 000
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Sedge warbler and three blackwots Jubilee N #Middletonlakes 000
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 06/04/2025Common sandpiper on Jubilee N #Middletonlakes 020
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Red kite just, over the Griffin at Shustoke 020
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 03/04/2025A five mile tour of Cannock chase produced only two Willy Warmers as new for this year. (Willow, sorry) 000
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Two Egyptian goslings on Canal pool, KWP 000
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 14/03/2025A leucistic Crow flying behind my garden having 90% white wings. Smaller than accompanying crows and more rapid wingbeat. Makes life interesting on a dull day! 000
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Whitemoor haye this morning: Slavonian still, Merlin flew over old barn and put all Lapwing up which included one Golden plover 040
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 10/02/2025How low will they go? Nowhere is safe — wildjustice.org.uk/general/how-...wildjustice.org.ukHow low will they go? Nowhere is safe - Wild JusticeThe grouse shooting industry doesn’t like to talk about raptor (bird of prey) killing because it’s wildlife crime. It’s not […] 000
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Make Merlin flying low across field seen from canal bridge this morning. Otherwise weirdly quiet with no Lapwing and few waterfowl. Just one Cettis singing quietly by the river. #middletonlakes 020
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Very quiet at Middleton today which is still thawing out. Only managed to add pheasant and stonechat to year list 020
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 26/12/2024At least one good thing the current government have done so far: extending the time for footpaths to be recognized 010
Geoff A Williams @bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Not my picture, but that's a mouthful! Thanks, Tim 000
