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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 18h

Reasonable variety of birds on Vismig at Black Bank this morning, best being 3 brambling S and 9 pinks nw at 7:15 #vismig #staffsbirds @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A couple of decent Vismig days at Black Bank today and yesterday, highlights today being a late swift and tree pip, yesterday a good mipit passage #staffsbirds #vismig

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Nice to find 5 newly arrived whinchat at Berryhill fields this afternoon. Also a redstart and 7 stonechat still present #staffsbirds #patchbirding

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

At Berryhill early morning there were 3 Whinchat still, green woodpecker and a redstart. Some of the stonechats appear to have moved on with just 6 in view #staffsbirds

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A good morning at Berryhill fields this morning with @robgilb91.bsky.social produced 3 Whinchat, wheatear, 13+ stonechat, 3-4 redstart, ringed plover over, 2 swift, lesser whitethroat, spot fly, yellow wag #staffsbirds

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Berryhill Fields this morning resulted in 2 Whinchat, 3 redstart, green woodpecker, lesser whitethroat and 13 stonechat #staffsbirds

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Highlights today at Berryhill Fields were a Whinchat, 15+ Stonechat and a willow warbler #staffsbirds

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Good trapping here at Stoke with a tatty tree lichen beauty (lifer), 3 Cydia amplana, 2 smw, beet moth, dbm, sallow kitten and 6 striped rustic the highlights amongst the masses of moths

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Lesser Stag Beetle in my Stoke garden this evening. Is it common in Staffs? First time I’ve seen one

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

44 sp in Stoke best being garden dart (first in garden since 2002), small ranunculus, 2 rd pearl, ot pearl, cb sallow and gold spot. C. 50 wasps didn’t help

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

At Berryhill fields this morning: clouded yellow, green woodpecker, redstart, 9 stonechat and a small copper #staffsbirds

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Sallow kitten and Birds Wing the best of last nights trapping in Stoke on Trent along with 3 SM Willow and a Rusty dot pearl. A hummingbird hawk moth in the garden earlier was also welcome

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

A recent holiday at Seasalter Kent gave me a new macro - channel island pug (first found in the uk in 1984). Ear moth sp and dog’s tooth best of the rest plus a couple of day flying jersey tigers #teammoth

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Buff Mompha, mompha epilobiella was a lifer and nfg last night

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Highlights from trapping at Swineholes Wood last night were satin beauty, oak eggar (with beautiful snout) and scalloped shell.

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Bordered straw the highlight from last night trapping in S-o-T #teammoth

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Lots of common moths in the trap last night including a plague of box tree moths. A bilberry tortrix was nfg though

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

A bit of migrant action in my Stoke trap last night: small mottled willow, silver Y, 3 DBM. Also NFG brindled tortrix (ptycholoma lecheana). Plus poplar hm, 2 lime hm and common swift part of 56:32

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

The small piece of “waste” ground at the car wash by Sainsbury’s Stoke on Trent once again producing some goodies this year

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

A lone wood anemone flowering at Bearda this morning

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Two of 5 large red-banded clearwings to lure at 3 locations on Cannock Chase this afternoon.

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

A week’s holiday in Poole, Dorset produced 2 moth lifers despite the cold clear skies every night - ringed carpet and great prominent 🙂. Back up cast included maidens blush, streamer, 2 slow worms, bluethroat, firecrests, wt eagle, dartfords, whimbrels, med gulls etc.

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

At Berryhill Fields pallet stacks this morning, I’ve just found a male ring ouzel 👍 #staffsbirds @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

A smart male ring ouzel showed nicely this morning on the moors, never get tired of seeing them!

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

An early pied flycatcher was a nice surprise this morning, in north Staffs #staffsbirds

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

4 wheatear at Berryhill Fields pallet stacks area this morning along with the Cetti’s #staffsbirds @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

A morning visit to uttoxeter quarry produced a white-front, sand martin and 12 oystercatcher all on the main lake #staffsbirds @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Pleased to find 3 willow tit at Deep Hayes CP this morning as I failed to find any last year. Also green woodpecker, red kite, 4 mandarin, tawny owl and 2 redpoll (lesser) #staffsbirds

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Angle shades caterpillar my first moth of the year, in the garden

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

My first visit of the year to uttoxeter quarry produced a whooper swan, green sand, 2 golden plover, 5 goldeneye, red kite and 900+ lapwing

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

2 hours Vismig at Black Bank Stoke this morning produced 21300 woodies sw, 250 pinks east at 8:55 and 185 pinks sw at 9:20. #staffsbird @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Finding a Firecrest in my back garden in Stoke this morning was a nice surprise! My second garden record after one in 2003(ish). Thanks for the pic @philj61.bsky.social @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

A white-point nfg was the highlight in my Stoke trap last night along with December moth, 6 lbam and 3 ruddy streak #teammoth

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Today’s Vismig - good numbers of chaffinch, brambling and woodpigeon but still poor on the thrushes #staffsbirds

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Another big woody push this morning despite the showers. Skein of pinks a nice bonus

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Woodpigeon passage increasing nicely with over 14K thru Black Bank today, otherwise fairly quiet although probably undercounted #staffsbirds

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Vismig this morning was dominated by woodies, a brambling and 3 crossbill the best of the rest

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Visible migration at Black Bank this morning produced the first push of woodpigeons this autumn with a crossbill, two brambling and 31 golden plover the best of the rest

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Highlights from todays vis mig at Black Bank were 2 skeins of pinks and a couple of brambling but 2 grey herons flying high south were the first I’ve ever seen here on migration #staffsbirds @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Decent push of redwings on Black Bank vismig this morning but highlight was a late swallow

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Just seen my first orcas, three going up the east coast of Shetland, super excited to get them on my bucket list at last 😀

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

One of two incredibly confiding goldcrests at Sumburgh Quarry Shetland yesterday

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

A migration watch from Black Bank (Staffs) produced the first brambling of the autumn. Best of the rest were 204 mipit, 20 siskin, 9 swallow and 40 chaffinch. #staffsbirds @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

First Redwing of the autumn (for Staffs) and 18 redpolls passed over an otherwise quiet Black Bank this morning #staffsbirds

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Decent migration watch this morning, a flock of 4 hawfinch being the highlight

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

First clouded yellow I’ve seen in ages: Seasalter beach, Kent, 9/9/25. Such a stunning butterfly

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Some other goodies from my holiday in Seasalter, Kent: 2 scarce bordered straw, several yellow belle, nutmeg. Made a change for the commonest moth in the trap to be Flounced Rustic 😮

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

An eight day visit to Seasalter Kent produced several moth lifers for me. Part 2: Cynaeda dentalis, Acrobasis tumidana, pediasia contaminella and ancylosis oblitella

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

An eight day visit to Seasalter Kent produced several moth lifers for me. Part 1: plumed fan-foot, Clancys rustic, mullein wave and Chilo phragmitella

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

A visit to Blithfield produced 22 crossbill, 3 Greenshank, 6 lrp, 5 ringed plover, 7 blackwit, 5 common sand, 10 ruff, 2 spot fly and a swift

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