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Owen

@wagtail7.bsky.social
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Birder from south wales. Also other stuff

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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Enjoyable trip into town to watch the charity shield. In the Man City end so supported them but they’ve got a lot of sharpness to find quite quickly
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Great day seeing art in Vienna. Hundreds of highlights but definitely including these.
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
@adamreck.bsky.social How was civil war?
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Absolute beaut. So glad it hung around til I got back from Ireland
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Nice walk around the bay despite the heat. A few new plants. Very active bee wolfs and my first (albeit very poor) photos of brown hawker. Thanks to Gareth stamp for getting the word out
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
A few more of the heron
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Heron showing well
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
@ignitionpress.bsky.social Hi. Really like the look of a lot of your stuff but mainly read online. What’s the best venue for that?
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
@al-ewing.bsky.social Reading a pile of old megazines and been really enjoying your Dredd and tempest but just got to ‘twenty years to midnight’ and have been absolutely crying at some of the most hard core Mrs gunderson punning of all time. Thank you
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Three new birds for me in Spain
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Away from the three lifers it was nice to get a few spanish ticks bringing me to 219. Not pictured Great Black Backed Gull (ironically probably the hardest to get for spain) and Shelduck
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Terns are the best birds part 3276
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Didn’t really focus on wildlife on visit to Spain and Gibraltar but got 5 of my 6 main targets. Photographing two tailed pasha, Europe’s only (slightly dubious) monkey and three birds. Only dipped chameleon of my main targets. Saw some cool Goyas in Cádiz too
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Enjoyable visit to the forest of dean for a few of the specialities, Always great to see Wood White, one of my favourites.
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
@kierongillen.bsky.social just got up to date with TPF. 15 and 16 both brought tears to my eyes. Thanks for some amazing comics and so glad I went into 16 with no prior knowledge at all
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Late afternoon walk to Cardiff Bay barrage was incredibly crowded but got me my 10th butterfly species of the year in Green Veined White and this Great Northern Diver a very welcome patch tick.
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Not particularly warm today but the sun did the trick. 2 new species bringing me to 9 and photo of holly blue after two unphotographed ones
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Finally a bit of sunshine to kickstart the butterfly season.
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Enjoyable day around Cardiff today, quite liked the remnants of the christmas light shows in Bute park looking odd in the sunshine
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Always nice to run into some Chough
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Nice close Kestrel at Rest Bay
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Not quite a brown shrike, prior appointment stopped me twitching, but great to watch this Hobby (and briefly a second bird) in Cardiff today. Generally perched but moved the second it saw a butterfly. Magpies went from being ok with it to chasing it off for some reason.
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SpryOldLorax @spryoldlorax.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Fun facts and definitions: - a BOG is a wetland that is acidic - a FEN is a wetland that is alkaline - a SWAMP is a wetland that can support trees - a MARSH is a wetland that cannot support trees Now you know!
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
After missing it at seaton on Saturday amazing to have this marsh sandpiper turn up practically on the doorstep Sunday night. Second British tick in a week for a good start to the autumn
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
One of my main wildlife goals this year was to photograph 250 species of birds. Not always well admittedly, but finished it off this weekend with a yellowhammer. www.flickr.com/photos/19900...
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250 birds in 2025
Trying to photograph at least 250 different bird species in 2025. Not all of them would be photo's i'd normally keep.
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Nice to catch up with White Letter hairstreaks from penarth railway bridge but shooting up into a bright sky wasn't ideal. Preferred this Hummingbird hawkmoth.
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
@adamreck.bsky.social Just listened to your skrull episode. One of the best
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Great to see the Spotted Sandpiper at Chew Valley Lake, thanks to @clarkwgriswold3.bsky.social for the driving and company.
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Gorgeous Dotterel at Cwm Cadlan as found by @markhipkin.bsky.social
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
My first speckled wood of the year (and a large white I think or a very very pale brimstone) and 22 spot ladybird at Jackson’s bay Barry.
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
5 little gulls at cheddar a joy to watch and the grebes are looking smart.
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Northern Bald Ibis in Morocco a few weeks back, such a striking, and threatened, bird. #birds
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Western Palearctic's most pretty bird? Moussier's Redstart in Morocco #birds
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Great Crested Grebes at CBWR were amazing to watch today #birdingWales
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Amazing to watch this Water Vole close up today at cosmeston.
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Owen @wagtail7.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
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