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Sutton Peregrines. 1/5. All 3 adults were on camera at different times earlier this morning. Firstly, the 2025 male,

House wildlife. This Giant House Spider (Eratigena sp.) was in my bedroom last night. He's been in the wars a bit and sadly missing two legs one side, but was otherwise okay. I offered him some water before putting him back, though he didn't want any. @britishspiders.bsky.social #londonwildlife

A grey brown house spider. He's missing two of his legs on his left side.

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Garden birding. House Sparrow bath time! #londonbirds

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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Garden birding. A Chiffchaff paid a visit to the garden this morning to use the bird bath. These photos were taken just after that, when it was preening. This is a bird I often see/hear locally, but very rarely in the garden. #londonbirds

A small olive/brown warbler perched on a branch. It's wings are blurred as it was preening/shaking having just had a bath.

A small olive/brown warbler perched on a branch. It's wings are blurred and its head turned as it was preening having just had a bath.

A small olive/brown warbler perched on a branch.

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Local wildlife. There are still Common Blue butterflies (Polyommatus icarus) visiting the wildflower area at West Sutton station, particularly when it's sunny. This slightly worn male was one of at least two there this afternoon. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #londonwildlife

A blue butterfly resting on a dried/dead plant.

Garden wildlife. 1/2. More Fox cub photos from this evening but they were irresistible, and maybe a bit mischievous! Apart from 'playing' on and under the bench, one decided to bite the stone rabbit, the other the garden bench. 🧡🦊🦊 #londonwildlife

Two Fox cubs playing. One on and one under the wooden bench.

Two Fox cubs playing. One on and one under the wooden bench. The one under the bench is biting the stone rabbit!

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Garden wildlife. One of the Fox cubs was a bit harder to see this morning, at least until it put its head up! 🧡🦊 #londonwildlife

A Fox cub, partly hidden behind a large rock.

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Garden wildlife. One of the Fox cubs was a bit harder to see this morning, at least until it put its head up! 🧡🦊 #londonwildlife

Garden/house wildlife. I found two different Pseudeuophrys lanigeras on the bedroom window sill this morning! First two photos are of one of them, 3rd/4th photos are of the other one. @britishspiders.bsky.social #londonwildlife

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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Local wildflowers. I saw this climbing Rose with striking red thorns at Mitcham Junction Tram stop yesterday. I presume it's a wild flower, but I've not been able to identify it conclusively.

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Garden wildlife. 1/2. Two of the Fox cubs together this afternoon. 🧡🦊🦊

John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Garden wildlife. Afternoon delight!🧡🦊 #londonwildlife

John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Interesting resin secretions from a Cedar tree at Quadrant House, Sutton. Surprisingly, they were quite solid.

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Sutton Peregrines. 1/3. This morning I only saw two birds on site - and it was the adult female (left in the 1st photo) and the 2025 male (right) perched quite close together on the same vent ledge.

An adult female Peregrine Falcon (left) and a 2025 male (right). They are perched on an office building.

An adult female Peregrine Falcon. She is perched on an office building.

A 2025 male Peregrine Falcon. He is perched on an office building.

Local wildflowers. I found what I think is a Wild Cyclamen plant (Cyclamen hederifolium) at Quadrant House, Sutton, this morning. Oddly, it didn't appear to have any leaves. #londonwildlife

Some pinkish flowers growing in rough grass (and under trees which are not in the photo).

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Garden birding. I was eating lunch in the garden today when this surprisingly tame Robin appeared near and even below me looking for some food. The paler stuff below it in the photo is crumbed 'buggy nibbles' I subsequently put down, but it wasn't too keen on them! #londonbirds

John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Garden birding. Feral Pigeons having a drink and a bath this morning. #londonbirds

Two Feral Pigeons in a garden bird bath.

Two Feral Pigeons in a garden bird bath. One is bathing.

Two Feral Pigeons on a garden bird bath.

Two Feral Pigeons in a garden bird bath. Both are bathing.

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Garden birding. 1/2. House Sparrows at the end of the garden today busily feeding (probably on fallen Silver Birch tree seeds). At least one of them was dust bathing. #londonbirds

House Sparrows amongst leaf litter on the grass. One of them is dust bathing.

House Sparrows amongst leaf litter on the grass.

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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Garden wildlife. Dinnertime - vixen/mum in front, with two cubs behind her. Phone photo from through the living room window. 🧡🦊🦊🦊 #londonwildlife

Three Foxes in my garden. The vixen (mum) is in front, and there are two cubs behind her, one laying down at the start of the grass, and the other standing further back in the garden. There are various pot plants and garden vegetation in the photo.

John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Garden birding. It was good to see a Jackdaw visit the garden briefly this morning. They are lovely birds. #londonbirds

A small Crow with mainly black plumage (top of head, wings and tail), a lighter grey nape and a striking pale eye too! It's standing on a paving slab with grass/vegetation in the background.

John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Garden wildlife. 1/2. One of the Fox cubs (the one with the white tip to its tail) spent much of today sleeping in the garden. 🧡🦊 #londonwildlife

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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Local wildlife. A fairly worn Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) at Quadrant House in Sutton, South London, this morning. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @rlewington2.bsky.social #londonwildlife

An orange/brown butterfly with black patches and white spots. It's got some damage to its wings.

John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Local wildlife. A Common Blue Butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) in the wild flower area at West Sutton Station this morning. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #londonwildlife

A blue butterfly resting on dried/dead plant stems.

John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Sutton Peregrines. 1/4. Four birds were present at various times today - the main adult male and adult female were together at one point, though it wasn't really a courtship display. The 2025 male was on a ledge this morning, and a juvenile male was on camera pm. Main adult male in 1/4.

John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Garden/house wildlife. I found another Spitting Spider (Scytodes thoracica) in the kitchen today. It was on a roll of kitchen towels that I had taken out of a cupboard. My 4th recent sighting, the others being on 12/08, 15/08 & 02/09 (the one on 02/09 only had 6 legs). @britishspiders.bsky.social

A pale yellowish spider with black markings.

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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Garden wildlife. The Fox cubs are not generally sleeping openly in the garden now it's not so sunny and warm, but they do appear at dinner time! 🧡🦊🦊 #londonwildlife #FoxOfTheDay

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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Sutton Peregrines. 1/2. This afternoon the 2025 male was followed in by the adult female. He started some courtship calls/behaviour but she didn't really respond, and stayed sitting on the wall.

John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Sutton Peregrines. 1/3. Some normal behaviour today from both adults (the female and main male). Both visited the nest scrape area individually, the male doing some brief scraping in the gravel (3/3). Adult female in 1/3.

John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Garden/house wildlife. I found this tiny (about 1mm overall) sub-adult jumping spider yesterday on the kitchen wall, near the back door. Thanks to Daniel Oakes on the UK Spiders Facebook group for identifying it as Ballus chalybeius - a new one for me/here! @britishspiders.bsky.social

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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Local(ish) birding. 1/3. Quite a bit of Hobby activity at the London Wetland Centre today. I saw a juvenile catch a dragonfly, and a food pass. It's a juvenile in all the photos.

John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Sutton Peregrines. 1/2. A couple of fairly unusual behaviours caught on camera last night and this morning. Firstly, last night, the 2025 male and a juvenile male were behaving as if they were having a courtship display in the nest area!

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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Garden wildlife. One of the Fox cubs on my garden table this evening, joined by another below (2nd photo). Phone photos taken through the kitchen window.🧡🦊🦊 #londonwildlife #FoxOfTheDay

A Fox cub standing on a garden table, and looking down at another who is looking up!

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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Had a nice but brief visit this morning from Tony who lives diagonally across the road. #notmycat

A black and white cat rubbing his head against my leg/foot.

A black and white cat rubbing his head against my leg/foot. He's also licking his nose in this photo!

A black and white cat grabbing my leg/foot.

John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Garden wildlife. The vixen outside the living room window, waiting to be fed. 🧡🦊 #londonwildife #FoxOfTheDay

An adult female Fox (vixen), sitting outside my living room window.

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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Sutton Peregrines. 1/2. Today, all three adults and a juvenile male were present on Quadrant House.

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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Local birding. Sadly, the Woodpigeon nest I've been watching in Sutton has failed. There were two small chicks last Friday but the nest is now empty, presumably having been predated. I did have a good look around in the undergrowth below, but there was no sign of anything.

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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Local birding. 1/2. Good to see the Mute Swans in Ewell have managed to get four cygnets to this stage - they started with six. #londonbirds

An adult Mute Swan and 4 grey juveniles (cygnets).

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John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Local wildlife. Quite a few Feral Pigeons 'Juz Lookin' in West Croydon today. #londonbirds

Feral Pigeons above a shop fascia and on the roof above, and on the roof next door.

John Boorman @johnboorman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Sutton Peregrines. 1/2. This morning, for a short while, all three adults were perched in a row on adjacent vent ledges. They are, from left, the main male, the female and the 2025 male. The individual photos, which are in the same sequence, were taken with a high digital zoom.

Three Peregrine Falcons perched on the vent ledges of an office building.

A young (2025) adult male Peregrine Falcon.