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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 22h

The peregrine then done a couple of wide circles above my head gaining height then heading off towards Lichfield. Awesome sight and one of those right place, right time moments

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 22h

Just got to the open space in Larks Rise woodland this morning and heard a thud and "kek kek kek", looked up to see a cloud of feathers and a feral pigeon dropping like a stone, the peregrine was in a 10G turn, powered across and grabbed the pigeon before it dropped into the trees,

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I've seen them dive and take small snails off a wooden landing stage on the river severn

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

What a sunset over Burntwood tonight

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Bad day to be a fish at Belvide today as this pike found out

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Garden woodpigeons have just fledged with a short flight onto the garage roof

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

How high up was this buzzard this afternoon it was the tiniest speck with the unaided eye

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Synchronised soaring by the local ravens over my garden

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Yeah Graham was there 16 1/2 hours he's collating the list I think it's about 80

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This mornings effort from Cuckoo Bank as part of the West Midlands All Dayer

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

14 mistle thrush's in one flock, I'm lucky to see 3 a year round me they're like hens teeth

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A few screen grabs of the insane thunderstorm

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

What an insane thunderstorm here in Burntwood staffs, non stop lightning and thunder for nearly an hour and torrential rain towards the end, lots of local flooding

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Had to catch this beast off the landing a couple of days ago, now in the garden catching mice

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Spannish sparrow after some crumbs in Valletta

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Don't know about cirl buntings but if you're near Poole book a trip with Birds of Poole Harbour and you're more or less guaranteed white tailed eagles (they know the favourite roosting cliff and trees) with a good chance of osprey

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The lockside house on the canal is the best in my opinion

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

A few more of the white tailed eagles in Poole Harbour this afternoon with @harbourbirds.bsky.social

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

To say I had fairly decent views of the white tailed eagles hunting in Poole Harbour is an understatement. Boat trip with @harbourbirds.bsky.social this afternoon. Both birds actively hunting this one caught a flounder

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Osprey on a successful trip coming out of Lytchet Bay in Poole Harbour this morning

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Mediterranean gull in Poole Harbour this morning. Distant views of one of the white taied eagles over Arne heading towards Middlebere chanel earlier

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Managed to get a bit closer to the hummingbird hawkmoth in the garden today

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I've had either the same one or a procession of them for just over a week in my garden

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

That white in their eyes is the nictating membrane a transparent third eyelid that helps protect the eye and keep it moist

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Belated news from the garden blackbirds, the lone female has fledged 2 chicks thiz afternoon

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Sad news from the garden blackbirds I'm afraid. The male has not been seen for 2 days presumably taken by a cat or sparrowhawk however the female is valientely carrying on feeding 2 well grown chicks on her own, should be fledged in 3 or so days fingers crossed

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Humming bird hawk moth on my clematis

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

What an absolutely beautiful photograph

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Looks like he's raiding the same ants nest, last month he was feeding the chicks ant eggs/grubs and now he's gone back for winged adults

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Male with a beakful of small worms

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Garden blackbird update - the eggs have hatched, both parents bringing very small worms/grubs (second brood in the same nest after 4 successfully fledged last month)

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Some stunning iridescense in this high cloud lunchtime, it was literally changing by the minute seen through a polarising filter

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Puffins and a juvenile guillimot at Bempton Cliffs yesterday, popped down to Flamborough Head, hearing 7 quail calling at the same time was a bit surreal

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Freshly emerged scarlet tiger moth in my sons garden today

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Garedn Blackbird update - after successfully fledging 4 chicks about 8 days ago the female has laid 2 eggs in the same nest

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Last nights moon and venus in the twilight. Also managed a shot of mercury before it dipped below the horizon

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Popped over Chasewater this afternoon to see these on their way back to base after displaying at RAF Cosford, very quiet bird wise as the place was packed with massive disturbance.

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Popped up to Blithfield this afternoon to see the caspian tern, bit distant but scope views and a full fat year tick

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Venus & Jupiter in the NW sky at sunset last night

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Why walk round when you can swim across. Chasewater Swag this morning (quiet bird wise)

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Nice to see 4 Baleric shearwaters going west off Sidmouth beach this afternoon in the rain, nice year tick for a midland birder

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

The swans have hatched on Chasewater Swag

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Success!! 2 fledged this afternoon and 2 left in the nest, hopefully they'll fledge in the morning

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Mr blackbird leaving the nest, chicks are about 10 days old

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Got in on the painted lady influx in my garden this afternoon, one was quite worn

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Virga clouds over Cannock and mamatus clouds over Burntwood this morning as the weather front moved through

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

The garden blackbirds are busy feeding at the moment, anyone know what the caterpillars are, the female has been bringing beakfulls this afternoon

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The tree bees are swarming from one of my swift boxes - at least it's being used

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Grant Hames @cuckoobirder.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Best birds on my brother in laws patio in Corfu today - golden eagle, orphean warbler, olive tree warbler, hoopoe, red rumped swallow and alpine swift, looking forward to the scops owls after dark, there's about 5 calling males along the valley

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