Richard T Taylor
Enjoy being outdoors discovering biodiversity under big skies with optics to hand & my digital notebook fortunate to have a life in conservation & land management.Ecologist, Environmental Surveyor, Naturalist, Birder.Once a Ranger always a Ranger.
- Stonechat this morning in the grey light, a bird on the wire, with @belperbirder.bsky.social #WyverlaneNR
- A damp grey day with splashes of colour #WyverlaneNR with @belperbirder.bsky.social #usualsuspects in a ghostly grey setting @willowglass12.bsky.social @danmartinwildlife.bsky.social #Derbyshirebirds 6 Fieldfare a bonus
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- The carrier gooseflock brought in a Pink Foot this morning, 50 Grey lag & 78 Canadas,Pochard for its 2nd day,15 Tufted duck, 15 Wigeon 4 Shoveler Water Rail GreyWag Siskins 3Greenfinch Bullfinch Chiffchaff Goldcrest @belperbirder.bsky.social @willowglass12.bsky.social @danmartinwildlife.bsky.social
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- January 18 this morning first Pochard down #WyverlaneNR since last February, 3 Tufted 8 Wigeon 4 Shoveler 100+ Teal 105 BHGull Grey Wagtail Water Rail @belperbirder.bsky.social @willowglass12.bsky.social @danmartinwildlife.bsky.social
- Saturday #Sunset
- An enjoyable morning at #WyverlaneNR @derbyswildlife.bsky.social Highlights Water Rail 6 Coot 8 Wigeon 3 Tufted duck 110+Teal 4 Gadwall 24 Mallard 3 Chiffchaff Grey Wagtail Redwing Fieldfare 100+ Siskin 3 Goldcrest @belperbirder.bsky.social @willowglass12.bsky.social @danmartinwildlife.bsky.social
- After the overnight thaw this morning from the #Raptorwatchpoint looking over #WyverlaneNR #DerwentValleyMillsWHS #Derbyshire @belperbirder.bsky.social @willowglass12.bsky.social @danmartinwildlife.bsky.social water levels up
- So #WinterRobin is a thing. #WyverlaneNR has plenty of Robins currently on the reserve. Some days often in double figures. Always a welcome sight as they search through the leaf litter & the chance of any strewn sunflower hearts. A favourite bird for many.
- A murky am #WyverlaneNR highlights Water rail 20 Wigeon 100 Teal 2 Chiffchaff Stonechat Buzzard Kestrel Jay 100+ Starling 30 Redwing 12 Fieldfare Song Thrush drumming Great Spott 6 Reed Bunting 4 Greenfinch 6 CH @belperbirder.bsky.social @willowglass12.bsky.social @danmartinwildlife.bsky.social
- Sunshine makes such a difference #WyverlaneNR Foraging wrens, Goldcrest, Chiffchaff Numerous Robins winter thrushes 21 Wigeon @willowglass12.bsky.social Teal Gadwall 3 Shoveler on the thawing main pool the geese carrier flock, Chaffinch 4 Reed bunting 8 Siskin Raven 280 BH @belperbirder.bsky.social
- Much milder conditions today out of the breeze in the sunshine #WyverlaneNR with @willowglass12.bsky.social Chiffchaff & Goldcrest flycatching around the moorhen pond, still good numbers of Winter thrushes on the berries @belperbirder.bsky.social @danmartinwildlife.bsky.social open water for ducks
- Highlights this morning #WyverlaneNR @belperbirder.bsky.social @willowglass12.bsky.social @danmartinwildlife.bsky.social 60 Redwing 30 Fieldfare in the Hawthorn berries 2 Treecreeper, Granada in the Goose carrier flock, 2 Mute Swan south down the valley Reed Bunting Buzzard Kestrel BH D. CH GR GO
- A frozen #WyverLaneNR held few surprises this pm. 70 Grey Lag 70 Canadas grazing at the lane end, 108 Teal 14Wigeon,80 Mallard Raven Kestrel Goldcrest 60 chacking Fieldfare west 18 LT Tit on restocked fat balls @belperbirder.bsky.social @willowglass12.bsky.social @danmartinwildlife.bsky.social
- Moon shots. Look up ! First Super Moon of 2026 rising up over the garden at tea time. January's full Moon is often known as the Wolf Moon.However, it is also sometimes referred to as the Old Moon or Ice Moon. It will reach its peak at 10.03am on Saturday 3rd January
- Last sunset in the wood of 2025. #NewYearsEve25
- Snowdrops already #SouthWillingham #LincsWoldAONB today in sheltered hedgerow
- Lancaster from the A46 this morning.The sculpture is based on Lancaster R5689, lost from 50 Squadron that took off from RAF Swinderby on the evening of 19091942 on a “Gardening” mission RAF code for mine-laying over the Baltic Sea on its return, both port engines failed during the final approach
- Christmas is coming, the #WinterSolstice & this evening a most enjoyable Carol Service #StMartins #SouthWillingham #lincswoldsaonb pulling out the stops to the festive season. #Yuletide #Christmas
- Water levels well up on the reserve. 3 missing Wigeon this morning from yesterday, just 13 on the main pool #WyverlaneNR @willowglass12.bsky.social @belperbirder.bsky.social @danmartinwildlife.bsky.social Tufted 3 Shoveler 11 Teal 110 BHG,no Herring Gull this morning Chiffchaff 2 Stonechat
- A sunny bright morning #WyverlaneNR @derbyswildlife.bsky.social 2 Stonechat, Coot 13 Wigeon 3 Shoveler Tufted Duck 110 Teal 40 Mallard 18 Canadas @belperbirder.bsky.social @willowglass12.bsky.social @danmartinwildlife.bsky.social #Derbyshirebirds
- A fresh #WyverlaneNR this am, 16 Wigeon, biggest flock since March per @belperbirder.bsky.social, 2 Shoveler, 50 Mallard 114 Teal, 2 Mandarin 43 Canadas, 180 BHG 4 Herring Gull 1 LBBG 6 Reed Bunting 3 schwarming Water Rail & a steam engine northbound @willowglass12.bsky.social #Derbyshirebirds
- Well #Whamageddon struck #CromfordMills this morning #TunelessChoir #Matlock #Christmas #Whamutopia for many #Derbyshire #DerwentValleyMillsWHS
- Any #DerbyshireBirders looking for a bird book bargain, the Countryside Bookshop in the Cromford Mill Yard has a cracking selection of preowned books available this weekend @danmartinwildlife.bsky.social #Birdbooks
- No filter required this afternoon @tg42birder.bsky.social @danmartinwildlife.bsky.social @willowglass12.bsky.social Great Spotts kicking
- Some Christmas reading dropped through the letter box this morning. Thank you to all involved @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social putting this bumper Annual Report together & all the folk who contributed their time & records. Bird Reports are alway a joy to receive, read & refer to @btobirds.bsky.social
