Accidental Pink Floyd.

Received two emails today - one from France saying that electric bills are going down "to follow the global trend of falling energy prices". I received another from my UK supplier telling me that prices are going up "due to the global cost of energy". We're being taken for mugs

Anyone recognise this call ? Right at beginning of video clip .

BROAD-BILLED SANDPIPER - Watercolour on Arches paper for an upcoming publication. Wader Quest

Leach's Storm Petrel, Moreton, Cheshire and Wirral, September 2024 - on Wednesday, it was a strong north westerly wind - we arrived at Moreton at high tide, and a couple of Leach's Storm Petrels flew near to the tideline - brilliant.

Pilgrimage to a former local patch of mine, Rishton Reservoir, for views of ELOC legend John Metcalfe’s outrageous Wryneck working its way along the dam wall, with supporting cast of juv Arctic Tern, 2 Hobby together, 12 Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin & Little Owl. #EastLancs

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Be BOP a lula - some incidental raptors, Birds Of Prey, from today

Lacking a bit of inspiration at the moment so here's a montage of sketchbook gull studies. Well, someone's gotta do it! 😊 Big 'uns first - Great Black-backed, Glaucous-winged, Herring and Caspian. Thanks for your forced enthusiasm!

AUDENSHAW RES, G. Man. - some movement this morning, new in 4 Pochard, GARGANEY still prescent, 1 Sand Martin, 15 Swallow, 40 House Martin, 2 Wheatear inclu a very bright individual, 15 MPipit south and 2 SWIFT.

Now thats a Dark breasted Barn Owl!🙂

Tennessee Warbler found by Nina_OHanlon and I this morning on Fair Isle Bird Obs

Dont get many Flounced Chestnuts these days in the garden...used to be much more regular. #teammoth #moths #mothing #Northumberland

A\ few #Waxcaps about yesterday with Fibrous, Parrot, poss Butter and maybe Splendid? #fungi #Northumberland

A welcome home gift! Barely ashore for an hour and a paddyfield warbler is caught at Porth Hellick! #ScillyBirds

Feeding the #butterflies...topping the fruit with diluted moth sugar mix to stop it drying out in the sun. Today 3 Peacocks, 6 Red Admirals and 2 Speckled Woods enjoying a slurp. #Wildlifegarden #Northumberland

Lost my new Olympus TG7 5 weeks ago in a field in Norfolk with all my summer’s photos on. Totally gutted. So when I just found it, after surviving topping, heavy rain and sun, totally unscathed, you can imagine I was made up!!! These cameras really are tough.