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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 23h

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 · 6d

#staffsbirds

Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 6d

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

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 7d

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 · 9d

#staffsbirds

Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 9d

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 · 9d

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 · 15d

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 · 16d

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 · 21d

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 · 26d

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · 26d

One of two incredibly confiding goldcrests at Sumburgh Quarry Shetland yesterday

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · Sep 30

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 · Sep 24

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 · Sep 24

With all the tree growth since it became a CP, it gets harder to find a decent viewpoint each year! The trig point is no use any more ☹️

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · Sep 22

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

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · Sep 10

#teammoth

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · Sep 10

#teammoth

Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · Sep 10

#teammoth

Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · Sep 10

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 · Sep 10

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 · Sep 10

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 · Sep 10

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 · Sep 4

Nice one 👍

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Nick Pomiankowski @nickpom9.bsky.social · Aug 28

Hi Steve, flock of 16 in trees by education centre and 6 over the entrance road to the education centre - where the public car park is

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