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My #Robin friend Little Mate chatting this morning. He seems extra chirpy today. In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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September 30, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Porcelain (Oudemansiella mucida) mushrooms on a Beech log in Stockhill Wood.
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October 1, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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My #Robin friend Little Mate having some down time this morning. In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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My Robin friend Blackberry chatting. This 'chatting' behaviour is technically known as 'subsong' and it's still a bit of a mystery as to why birds do it.
In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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November 2, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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My Robin friend Little Mate singing today. Nesting season is not far off! In #Bath #Somerset #UK
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February 5, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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Making friends with Blackberry the juvenile #Robin. In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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August 28, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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Scarlet Elf Cup, brightening up the woodland floors around Newton St Loe right now. Near #Bath #Somerset #UK
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Scarlet Elf Cup on a woodland floor
January 27, 2026 at 8:34 AM
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Yellow-girdled Fleckwing (Dasysyrphus tricinctus) hoverfly, male, at Bath City Farm @bathcityfarm.bsky.social. This species is uncommon locally, but I usually find 1-2 a year. In #Bath #Somerset #UK
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September 12, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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Brown Cup (Rutstroemia firma) at Claverton Down, #Bath #Somerset #UK - usually found on fallen oak branches.
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Brown Cup fungi on a branch
December 16, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Scarlet Waxcap (Hygrocybe coccinea) at Ubley Warren, #Somerset
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Two red mushrooms (Scarlet Waxcaps) in grassland
November 19, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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My #Robin friend Henry is trying out a new hairdo (he's moulting his head feathers at the moment).
In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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A European Robin with scruffy head feathers.
August 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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My #Robin friend Little Mate taking a snack this evening. We had a good chat and then he had his very important singing to do.
In #Bath #Somerset #UK​
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February 12, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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Dusky Puffball (Lycoperdon nigrescens) in Stockhill Wood, a short drive from #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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October 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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The other day I sat and watched a family of Coots on Hunstrete Lake, a few miles from #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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A coot on a lake shore, surrounded by mussel shells A Coot chick in a lake
August 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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My Robin friend Little Mate today. He's very chatty at the moment. Breeding season isn't far off, and he's spending most of his time singing, chasing off rivals and turning down potential mates - he already has one. #nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #bathnature #bird #ukwildlife
January 28, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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Clouded Yellow butterfly at Claverton, near #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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A yellow butterfly on a flower
July 31, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) mushroom in Stockhill Wood near Priddy, a short drive from #Bath #Somerset #UK
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Fly Agaric mushroom - a red mushroom with white spots
September 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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Blackberry the #Robin now has a full coat of adult feathers and is all set for their first winter.
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A European Robin perched on Ivy A European Robin perched on a fence A European Robin perched on a fence
September 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Small Skipper on Field Scabious, at Brown's Folly nature reserve, near #Bath #Somerset #UK.

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An orange butterfly on a purple flower
July 29, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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A late Shaggy Parasol (Chlorophyllum rhacodes) at Newton St Loe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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A Shaggy Parasol mushroom
December 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Goldcrest - I watched this tiny bird foraging in a willow tree for a good 20 minutes. They rarely stay still, so photographing them is a real challenge, especially on a cloudy February day.
In #Bath #Somerset #UK
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February 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Hornet Hoverfly (Volucella zonaria) at @bathcityfarm.bsky.social, #Bath #Somerset #UK.
This species has recently expanded its range, strongly linked to #climatechange
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July 21, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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A very muddy Violet Ground Beetle (Carabus violaceus) I found under a stone in Priston, near #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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A muddy Violet Ground Beetle on a stone
April 4, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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Marbled White butterfly on Twerton Roundhill, #Bath #Somerset #UK. They seem to be having a very good year.
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A black and white butterfly on a flower
July 17, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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Snowy Waxcap (Cuphophyllus virgineus) at Bushey Norwood, Claverton, #Bath #Somerset #UK. Fairly common around Bath & can tolerate higher levels of nutrients than most other waxcaps
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Snowy Waxcap mushroom Snowy Waxcap mushroom
November 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM