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Welcome to my personal wildlife diary, covering Birds, Moths and other wildlife from across Britain and beyond. Based in Cheshire, I share my wildlife sightings, photographs and experiences, along with regular Cheshire & Wirral and UK rarity bird news. Whether it’s a local patch, a rare visitor or an unexpected encounter further afield, this is a record of the wildlife I discover along the way.

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DAILY ROUND-UP OF ALL THE LATEST BIRD SIGHTINGS FROM ACROSS CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL

Daily round-up of all the latest bird sightings from across Cheshire and Wirral 31st August 2026 Little Stint-Hale -Still on River Mersey ...
DAILY ROUND-UP OF ALL THE LATEST BIRD SIGHTINGS FROM ACROSS CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL

13th Aug Curlew Sandpiper and a Little Stint at high tide Quail calling early morning, Wood Sandpiper, 13 Spoonbills, 2 Green Sandpipers,...
LATEST BRITISH BIRDS–542 SPECIES

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater-Burray-North Ronaldsay-Orkney-3rd August 2026 Read more > Long-tailed Shrike-Crail-Fife-Scotland-6th July 2026 Rea...
SEARCHING FOR THE SANDHILL RUSTIC MOTH AT TALACRE BEACH-FLINTSHIRE

I had been looking forward to this evening for some time, having arranged a night searching for one of North Wales’ most intriguing and loca...
FIRST BRITISH YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER DOCKS AT LIVERPOOL

A Yellow-throated Warbler was photographed at Liverpool Docks, Lancashire, yesterday [13 August 2026]. Read more >
THE BLUE-CHEEKED BEE-EATER-NORTH RONALDSAY-ORKNEY

Where do I start with this bird? The Blue-cheeked Bee-eater has been my most wanted bird in Britain for years and, after finally seeing one ...
LATEST CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL BIRDS-300 SPECIES

Black Stork-Parkgate-Wirral-3rd August 2026 Read more > Woodchat Shrike-Bridgewater Canal-Daresbury-6th June 2025 Read More > Black Sc...
A DAY CHASING TWO RARE BUTTERFLIES

Jenna and I had had this trip booked in for the last couple of weeks, as soon as we heard that the Long-tailed blues were on the wing in Bri...
A MEMORABLE NIGHT OF MIGRANTS – AND AN UNEXPECTED CRICKET FIRST

Alan Lewis and I had planned this weekend some time ago to visit two sites in the South West. Our first port of call was Cornwall to target ...
BIRDGUIDES REVIEW OF THE WEEK:10TH-16TH AUGUST 2026

In just about any other circumstances, you would scarcely be able to stop birders from discussing a first-for-Britain New World warbler. Suc...

The Numbers Game

British List: 542- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Cheshire and Wirral List: 300- Black Stork

Western Palearctic List: 651-Long-tailed Shrike

British Butterfly List: 63-Long-tailed Blue

British Odonata List: 47-Irish Damselfly

Moth List-Macro-523-Sandhill Rustic

My Cheshire and Wirral Highlights

Black Stork-Parkgate-Wirral-3rd August 2026

Woodchat Shrike-Bridgewater Canal-Daresbury-6th June 2025

Hudsonian Godwit-Burton RSPB-18th August 2024

Savis Warbler-Burton RSPB-10th April 2023

Wilsons Phalarope-Burton RSPB-21st September 2021

Astbury Mere-Congleton-23rd December 2020

Gull-billed Tern-Thurstaston-Dee Sailing Club-4th July 2019

My UK Birding Highlights

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater-North Ronaldsay-Orkney-3rd August 2026

White-Throated Needletail-Scarborough Castle-North Yorkshire-10th October 2025

Pale-Legged Leaf Warbler-Bempton Cliffs-East Yorkshire-28th September 2024

Canada Warbler-Stack Rocks-Pembrokeshire-23rd September 2023

Blackburnian Warbler-Bryher-Isles Of Scilly-15th Oct 2022

Varied Thrush-Papa Westray-28th Oct 2021

Tennessee Warbler-Yell-Shetland-6th Oct 2020

Cheshire and Wirral Wildlife Links

Hilbre Bird Observatory
A Wirral birders blog
Dee Estuary Birding
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Cheshire Wildlife Trust
Cheshire and Wirral Bird Atlas
Sandbach Flashes

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Birding Blogs I Follow

BirdForum
Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre
Penny's Hot Birding and Life!
Belvide Birding
Black Audi Birding
Staffordshire Bird News
Isles of Scilly Bird Group
Gary T's Photos: Recently Added Galleries and Collections
Fat Birder
Scilly Pelagics
Steven Round Bird Photography.
Josh Jones
Rebecca Nason
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