Ian Moore

@BelvideBirding Fantastic achievement mate & a massive thanks, on behalf of all Staffs birders, for the array of county megas you’ve found us over the years 🍻

A beautiful morning to see in my 10,000th visit to Belvide, done over 41 years. Or exactly 15,149 days.Hopefully many more to come. Never tire of the old girl.❤️

@MidlandsBirder @BelvideBirding @pmandrews1973 That would make more sense tbf as I was struggling to make out that it was for the WMBC 👍

@BelvideBirding @pmandrews1973 @TheMoorehen I don't think this is the logo... They're just giving a bit of a sneak peak in the objectives of the binocular?

As a club of over 2,500 members, we're committed to meeting our members' needs, while continuing to evolve and stay current. We've been working behind the scenes on a new, modernized logo & website - to be launched at our AGM on 26th April! 🥳 Here’s a teaser of our new logo! 🧐

@WestMidBirdClub Not a fan of the new logo if I’m honest. All for modernisation but the logo doesn’t do that for me. The bins look like the first pair I owned in the late 1980’s! I’d have a rethink on that one…

@BelvideBirda @WestMidBirdClub You’re almost tempting fate that they’ll be another addition the moment you’ve completed it…but as long as we see it I’m sure they’ll be no complaints 😉

@TheMoorehen @WestMidBirdClub Cheers Ian. I won’t lie , I’m glad it’s done 😂👍🏻

A few hours here and there and now it’s done. All 263 species on an A3 done with a 3 and 8b pencil. What will Belvide’s 264th species be ? @WestMidBirdClub

Started late today, so late I even managed to miss todays show from the 1w Caspian Gull in West Park by c30 mins 🥴 only saw 33 species with 7 Shoveler & 2 adult Peregrine the only noteworthy sightings

@philjo61 Happy New Year mate & remember only the best birders get 199 in a year in Staffs! 😉 PS that Nightjar painting is stunning 👌

Well unless I find a Scops Owl on the way to the pub tonight that’s it for the Staffs year list! It’s been a good year in the county - finished frustratingly on 199 🙄 Happy New Year folks x

@BelvideBirding Happy New Year mate & thanks for finding us all another Staffs ✅ plus the much wanted Bearded Tits for Belvide 😊 Looking forward to what you’ll find us in 2025…

Another fantastic year at the Golden Pond with 175 species recorded, of which I managed to see 170. The American Golden Plover, pair of Bearded Tit, Common Crane, Sum Plum Slav Grebe, 2 Roseate Tern and Lesser Scaup my personel highlights. Happy New Year.

@pmandrews1973 @TheSnapper1978 The warbler was twitching me…😉

@TheSnapper1978 Mr Moore on a twitch is an absolute giga

After a 2 hours wait, relieved to get some superb views of the American Yellow Wblr in Kent. Great to see plenty of happy familiar faces. One of my best record shots to date 😁

@BelvideBirding Boom! 💥 or should that be Ping…

At least 2 Bearded Tit Scott hide reed bed now!!!!

@Bucktonbirder Fantastic memories, Mark! I’d literally just arrived at the cuckoo spot when the Veery news broke, quick run to the heliport and the rest is twitching history. Had only just recovered enough the next morn when the Blue Rock Thrush broke, so we got a taxi…from Hugh Town! 🤣

13th October - a memorable date in the birding calendar for the last 25 years. That day in 1999 saw saw me, Andy Wraithmell, @michaeldhodgkin and Mark Marshall looking for a Yellow-billed Cuckoo on Tresco, Isles of Scilly. This after seeing Short-toed Eagle and both Siberian &

@philjo61 @nutcracker1965 @NickPom9 @Chris23565 No wonder you forgot to do your Super6 with that lot to look at! 😉

Brilliant day on Unst with @nutcracker1965 @NickPom9 and @Chris23565 We had a point blank Lanceolated Warbler, Paddyfield Warbler, Rosefinch, Sibe Chiffy, Glauc Gull and 3 Otters. Chris’s Lancy pic shown🙂 #BirdsSeenIn2024

@PhilLocker @philjo61 Feels like that should have been the prelude to a Finders in the Field story “While on my hands and knees searching the grass for my keys a parted a clump and there, staring back at me, was a mouse-like Locustella” 😉

@philjo61 Thanks for everyone’s help found the keys 🤪

If anyone finds any car keys at south Landing, Flamborough contact @PhilLocker

Like many others I’m getting fed up with the Ads and general vibe on Twitter / X & have just done my first post on Bluesky featuring exclusive non-crippling photos of yesterdays Redstart 😉🤣 If you’ve nothing better to with your life follow me: @themoorehen.bsky.social

Finally found Redstart (113) for 10k year list today in paddocks off Ebstree Lane, Seisdon & it was a cracking male! Also Juv/1w Yellow-legged Gull with 135+ LBB & 25 Herring Gull, ad Hobby, Imm f Peregrine, 3 L Egret, Gt C & 4 Little Grebe in the area @BirderGaz @Staffsbirdnews

@BirderGaz @Kevin_Clements Coming to the quarry nets soon…🙏

Barred warbler ringed at gorie bressay this morning @Kevin_Clements @NatureInShet @BirdGuides

A 3hr search for migrants at Furnace Grange, Trescott on 19/8 produced just single ad Lesser & Juv Common Whitethroat, thus proving it’s generally very hard going birding unfashionable sites near Wolverhampton…& not always Paddyfield Warblers and Stone-curlews! @BirderGaz

@BirderGaz @01000011S @Kevin_Clements @Staffsbirdnews @BirdGuides @BirdwatchExtra Yes mate, excellent write up 😊 I like the description of my eyes bulging but I see you missed out the temporary bout of Tourette’s I developed 🤣

@01000011S @Kevin_Clements @TheMoorehen @Staffsbirdnews @BirdGuides @BirdwatchExtra Was it well written lol. Hopefully I get to write another one when I find a willet on bressay next week

@Kevin_Clements @TheMoorehen @Staffsbirdnews My 7 year old reading about the paddyfield warbler @BirdGuides @BirdwatchExtra

@Stewchat It always seems to be the case that the majority of yank ducks get accepted no probs but those from the east have struggled more…but if you are a duck from the Med you’ve got no chance! 🤪

@andyshawbirds1 @TheSnapper1978 @james_lidster I know I was 18 when I bought it and that was 1993/94! Got to some good birds pretty quickly in that car 😊

@TheSnapper1978 @james_lidster @TheMoorehen I spotted Higgo but overlooked @TheMoorehen ! Wonder if he had his red nova sr then 😂🤔

My first Scillonian pelagic, 5 lifers that day for 17 year old me 🥳. Ticked Wood Sand at Lodmoor the previous day 😅