Nathalie Mahieu

Big Garden Birdwatch done this morning in @MargravineCem and it was a good one with 94 birds of 18 species. I managed to find our wintering Redwings (13) and Song Thrush. Most of the regulars made an appearance. Including the Peregrines (not on the count) #BigGardenBirdwatch

I did my last two #BigButterflyCount in @MargravineCem yesterday. 22 for the first and 40 for the second. With a few more afterwards (and species not included in count) I saw 83 butterflies &moths in 45 minutes. Down from last week and last year.

Definitely a Six-spot Burnet year in @MargravineCem and they’re working hard for next year to be the same! I saw 3 pairs mating this evening on one Lavender bush, plus two singles.

Small Copper in @MargravineCem yesterday. Sadly I didn’t find any for the #BigButterflyCount today but it’s nice to know there are some around.

I did another two @savebutterflies #BigButterflyCount in @MargravineCem. Numbers were slightly down on last week but I saw a couple of Common Blues at last. 94 butterflies of 7 species in 40 minutes.

I did two more #BigButterflyCount in @MargravineCem this afternoon. Numbers were down from last week except for the 6-spot Burnets in the second count. I also saw a Peacock between the count and a dead Small Copper. In total I saw 122 Butterflies.

I have just done my first 2 2024 #BigButterflyCount in @MargravineCem. I counted 46 of 6 of the target species then 74 of 5 species. With others I counted after + Skippers I saw a total of 153 butterflies of 8/9 species (assuming mix of Small and Essex Skippers) @savebutterflies

You can still catch Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir on Sky Arts this w.e., with @nancy_sorrell & @JamesMoir10 and with me and @FaBPeregrines. I thoroughly enjoyed taking part and watching it!

This is utterly ridiculous!!! A herd of @limebike parked on an Emergency Fire Path and cycle path in Fulham. Maybe the KEAP CLEAR signs are not big enough? It was already bad earlier this morning but they mushroomed in a few hours! @LimeBikeLondon

Just had a Grey Heron fly low over the house mobbed by a Crow! #Londonbirds

Very nice surprise in @MargravineCem during Peregrine Watch tonight: 4 Siskins!!! A once in a few years occurence. So lucky, we managed to watch them for 5 minutes before they flew off, spooked by a Blackbird landing in the same tree… #LondonBirds

I did my monthly count of wintering ladybirds in @MargravineCem yesterday and got 1329 Orange Ladybirds (300 more than last month). 71 Harlequins was also more than last month but it was still just the one 16-spot! #LondonWildlife

Lovely fox at the allotments today, stopping for a scratch on its territory marking walk 😉 #FoxOfTheDay

The stars of my #BigGardenBirdWatch in @MargravineCem this morning were the Redwings with a teenage gang of Magpies in the last minute funny runners up. But all the regulars turned up too. I ended up with 129 birds of 20 species. A nice hour in sunshine :)

The Redwings have been very few (8) in @MargravineCem this winter and are pretty much constantly hiding in the Cotoneaster so I'm pleased I managed to catch one in this morning's sunshine. #LondonBirds

I thought a cacophony of alarm calls in @margravineCem from Blue, Great and Long-tailed Tits, Robins and Dunnocks was due to a cat or fox in the hedge but, no, I finally narrowed it down to a pair of Mistle Thrushes hiding in a Privet! Our first ones in a while. #LondonBirds

Pair of Blackcaps in @MargravineCem this morning. #LondonBirds