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Really surprised that even in my suburban new build in Chichester I’ve got to 100 species of moth in just a couple of months of trapping. And #100 was the best so far, a truly stunning Merveille du Jour! What a spectacular creature! #teammoth #ukmoths #sussexmoths

A green moth with black markings is on a wall.

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The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

You’ve been seeing very large #bumblebees on the wing for the past while. Why? Okay I’ll tell you why in this quick thread if you promise to #repost as the more people who know that these are queens the more likely that someone will help some out meaning more colonies next year. Deal? 1/15 #bees

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I’m looking forward to seeing them in concert in a couple of weeks time.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Alice Armstrong has just released a Halloween Special EP called ‘The Witching Hour’ which you should definitely check out. “All Hallows Ball” fits the bill. Also Jo Carley & the Old Dry Skulls could fill a whole playlist, but “Do The Graveyard Twist” is a good start.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

That’s one of the best Grackle photos I’ve ever seen! 🔥🔥🔥

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Thats a solid selection! I’ve read 6/7 so I’ve just added The Plot to my want to read list.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Half of the moths in last nights garden trap (Chichester) were Lunar Underwings. There was a nice range of colour variation. #teammoth

3 moths on the end of a lolly stick. They are all Lumar Underwings but the left two are light brownish and the right one is a dark grey/brown.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Counterfeiting sounds like it would be right up your street.

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Edward Philips Art @edwardphilips.co.uk · 01/10/2026

It's the 1st of Ducktober! So, for those who celebrate, here are some, well, ducks. xx 🪶 #Ducktober www.edwardphilips.co.uk/birds.html

Stylized poster showing an eider duck (Somateria mollissima) floating on blue water.

Vibrant vector illustration of a male mandarin duck floating on blue water with a mirrored reflection, labeled "MANDARIN DUCK" and the scientific name "AIX GALERICULATA" in white text at the top left.

Male smew (Mergus albellus) swimming on bright blue water, white body with black markings and a green-tinged crest reflected in rippling water.

Illustration titled "SHOVELER — ANAS CLYPEATA" showing a male northern shoveler swimming on blue water with a dark grassy bank silhouette, a yellow sun, and the duck's stylized reflection.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

And as new best friends, ‘The Adventures of Erling and the Moose’ will obviously be the first spin off.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Pete Hegseth is giving a speech. Did he borrow a tenth of it?

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

That does make Wogan look like a serial killer hiding in the basement in a schlocky slasher movie.

A man looks creepy because of the overhead camera shot. He is wearing black shoes, white socks, grey trousers and a black long sleeved top. He has a slightly manic facial expression and dark hair.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Tbf Dara has said 700 words in that time.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Give them binoculars and put a couple of scopes in there and it could be my Tuesday birding group! 🤣 Fantastic work again!

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Unfortunately the media don’t want to recognize that any statement by a GOP politician should be treated as bollocks until proven otherwise. (See also Reform, Restore)

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BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A significant movement of Northern Nutcracker is taking place in Scandinavia this autumn, with a bird found in the Netherlands this week hinting that Britain could be next:

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Nutcracker invasion gathers pace

A significant movement of Northern Nutcracker is taking place in Scandinavia this autumn.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We should have nipped it in the bud with Boris. Once we allowed him to become PM we lost public truthfulness.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

He wants to be Steve Jobs so badly.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

You could put music, sparrows, or of the Dragon to continue the headline and it would make it less insane.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Donald Trump no is talking bollocks again. It’s not a difficult concept to grasp, stop treating him as a normal human being!

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Also these are Franklins Gulls not Bonaparte’s.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

You just knew it was going to be a middle aged man getting out.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Saw that at Chichester cathedral, it was a stunning experience.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Also one of the most famous birding spots in Britain, with an astonishing list of rarities.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

And the building behind is the one he’s spending £1.8 million converting into an EcoYurtBarn on Grand Designs.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It is a juvenile House Martin, they can look quite dusky underneath for a few weeks.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Yeah juvenile Pied for me as well. As Pied Wagtail is a subspecies of White Wagtail I expect the apps just have White Wagtail as the only option.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Pied Hoverfly was a new one for the garden list today. What a smart little insect!

A wasp like insect is on a stone wall. It has large red eyes and the lower part is black with 3 pairs of creamy blotches.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Looks like the opening shot of a 70’s Public Information Film.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Easy to confuse with the Northern Giant Orange Water Snail! I wonder if they ever hybridise?

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

8 for me (programmes I’ve seen at least 5 episodes of). Never heard of half of them.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

But you already have the App. You downloaded it for another gig 3 years ago and forgot about it, and now it won’t let you in because you don’t know your password.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

More fun than the heatwave was! Going to have to water the garden again today though as we’re in the middle of another dry spell.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

From Shakespeare’s “As You Lexx It”

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

C’mon RFK JR these are meant to be anonymous!

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Edward Philips Art @edwardphilips.co.uk · 24/09/2026

Morning all. Today I'm launching a new range of colourful & 'fun' bird posters celebrating a bird's essential piece of kit: the good old beak. There are over 16* BEAKY BIRD posters + 1 group portrait with more in the pipeline. xx Check 'em out: www.edwardphilips.co.uk/beakybirds.h... * i.e. 17

Bird beaks are multi-functional, rather like hands in humans. Used not only for feeding, beaks are also important for display, nest construction, singing (of course!) and even regulating body heat.

Poster of stylized bird portraits arranged in a grid that highlights diverse beak shapes and species names on teal panels, titled "BEAKY BIRDS" with a short caption about beak functions.

Two stylized yellow-throated toucans facing each other against a teal background; top-right text reads "YELLOW-THROATED TOUCAN" with the scientific name "Ramphastos ambiguus."

Stylized poster of a sword-billed hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) hovering left-of-center, its extraordinarily long bill reaching a red tubular flower at the top right against a solid teal background, with the species name printed in the corner.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Saw this on YouTube just now. Poppyslop season gets earlier every year. 🤮

A screenshot of a YouTube ad. A white polo top for Restore voters.

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Using a picture of Keir Starmer for Chris Phillip is just 👌

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The photo quality matches the pristine bird. Perfection! 🔥🔥🔥

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Is it really fringe and the extreme weather is being caused by the extremely wealthy (and their weather weapons)? 🤪

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Stuart Malcolm @birderstuart.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I always thought it was short for Johnson Wickramasinghe who qualifies to play cricket for both the West Indies and Sri Lanka but they can’t fit his name on the jersey.

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