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Moocher

@moocher.bsky.social
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Angler, Birdwatcher, Wildlife watcher and dog owner.

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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Two male green woodpeckers face each other swaying their heads side to side. This rarely seen behaviour is an aggressive territorial threat display fighting over food or territory. It’s the first time I have ever seen this behaviour. Middleton Lakes.
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Slow motion Pectoral Sandpiper. Phonescoped this morning. Middleton
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Pectoral Sandpiper Phonescoped this morning. Middleton RSPB @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social
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Damian John @damianjohn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Obviously have a video featuring these little beauties 😎😀
youtu.be
I Spent A Morning With The UK's Most Beautiful Bird
YouTube video by Damian John Wildlife
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Saw a Hobby hunting over #LadywalkNR on a recent visit.
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
After this mornings torrential rain, I had decided on a rare day in. Feet up and catch up on some reading. I was tempted off the sofa by this fantastic find by @mattp1975.bsky.social 👏🏼 A very obliging Red-necked Phalarope. Kingsbury Water Park.
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
After this mornings torrential rain, I had decided on a rare day in. Feet up and catch up on some reading. I was tempted off the sofa by this fantastic find by @mattp1975.bsky.social 👏🏼 A very obliging Red-necked Phalarope. Kingsbury Water Park.
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Nice afternoon out birding. Black Necked Grebe. I stayed for 2 hours hoping it would come closer, but it didn’t. Photographed with iPhone through spotting scope. #LadywalkNR
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Was Monday afternoon. Reposted as I was experimenting with # and @
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
What a find at #LadywalkNR this afternoon. 3 Hummingbird Hawkmoth actively nectaring together on Buddleia. The speed with which they from one bloom to the next in a darting motion is amazing. #Teammoth
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
400 grass and wildfires in the West Midlands in the last week. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Why has the West Midlands had so many fires?
The region has seen large wildfires during the hot, dry weather this summer.
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Thanks
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Chasing__birds 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱🇺🇳 @carlhowe.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
www.instagram.com/the_nature_o...
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
What a find @ladywalknr.bsky.social this afternoon. 3 Hummingbird Hawkmoth actively nectaring together on Buddleia. The speed with which they from one bloom to the next in a darting motion is amazing! @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Hummingbird Hawkmoth @ladywalknr.bsky.social this morning. #Teammoth
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Dog fox in excellent condition.
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Wow! 😮
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Juvenile Bittern enjoying the evening sunshine. @staffswildlife.bsky.social @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
A couple of Juvenile Bittern interacting in the reeds. I saw these on an evening walk earlier in the week.
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Lunar Hornet moths I saw today at #LadywalkNR Tried 2 areas and saw 6 of these moths. This is stunning mimicry! #Teammoth
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Elephant Hawk moths featured well in the trap this morning. Also FFY Early Thorn. #Teammoth
Elephant Hawk mothEarly Thorn
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
A couple of new for garden moths for me last night. There were more moths around the trap than in it! #Teammoth
Pine Hawk MothShort-cloaked moth
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I like the expression on the Hare's face in this picture.
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Garden first for me. Privet Hawk-moth. What a stunner! #moths #TeamMoth #MothsMatter
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Thanks mate
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Up and out at 4.30am this morning to have a wander before it got too hot. It was well worth the effort.
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PS @lastotw.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Got final totals checked this morning from the #LadywalkNR team and we finished the day on 101. Nothing amazing with Med gull probably the best bird of the day but one I missed. Always good to get a 100+ birds and good that predominately it was breeding birds with not much passage #westmidsalldayer
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Thanks Alison. I’m not sure. Maybe? However. While these 3 were chasing about, another was booming from the reed beds. Only male bittern boom, so maybe we have an excess of males situation.
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
A Siege of Bitterns! @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @mercianbirding.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Thanks mate 👍🏻
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
I’ve never entered a photograph into anything.
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
#Middletonlakes 3 Bittern in flight.
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Interesting morning at #middletonlakes with plenty of Bittern activity #staffsbirdnews
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Osprey hunting and successful catch.
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Hooded Merganser Alvecote pools. I tried a bit of video. @mercianbirding.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Like many I have visited Alvecote pools for the Hooded Merganser. It has proved difficult to photograph. Always distant and usually silhouetted. This is about the best I’ve managed. @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Fantastic footage. 👏
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Following
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
#LadywalkNR
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
#LadywalkNR Not sure what it found to eat whilst out marking its territory. But it was crunchy!
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Close cousins and both Mustelids, Badgers and Otters use scent glands to mark territory and as a way of communication. Badgers are decent swimmers when they want to. This one doesn’t like getting its feet wet.
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
My opinion, Common Quaker
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Thank you
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
A lot of flood events @ladywalknr.bsky.social have made getting footage difficult. When water levels are lower, there is regular Otter activity on the cameras
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
@westmidbirdclub.bsky.social
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Home from a long weekend in Dorset. A highlight for me was watching Dartford Warblers. Even managed a couple of decent pictures. They took some finding, but it was worth the effort.
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Thank you. I’ve just attached the video to my profile for those that want to see it.
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Tame Valley Beaver records from WMBC Ladywalk Nature Reserve. To accompany article in the WMBC March edition. youtu.be/L5MqFkzMA_g
youtu.be
Tame Valley Beaver - Camera Records
YouTube video by moochermania
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Moocher @moocher.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
It's always a good day when I get to see Hares in action.
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