4️⃣5️⃣ I live with my girlfriend in Skegness. Birds|Moths|Butterflies|Dragonflies|Auroras. Patch Birder @Gibraltar Point :-)
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Certainly wasn't expecting to find this when I headed down to a Gibraltar Point this morning. Originally in the fields over the river to West of the VC it thankfully relocated with the Brents to Tennyson Sands allowing good views before returning to the fields again.
Not many better ways to start a day than by finding a Merveille du Jour in my trap, only my 2nd garden record! 4 Clancy's Rustic the other highlight. 12v 6w LED in Skegness (05/10/26) @BritishMoths
Stuart Ainsworth retweeted
Driving My Tesla from the Arctic Ocean to Tierra de Fuego in the Dead of Winter…
I am proud to announce that on July 16th, I became the first SOLO person in history to drive the FULL length of the Americas with an Electric Vehicle!
Total Duration: 747 Days
Countries: 15
Longest Wait Time to Charge: 3 days (Peru)
Fastest Charge: 35 Minutes (Chile)
Distance driven - 46,961km (29,350mi)
Windshield broken: 0
Flat tires: 0 (OMG) - No Spare
Ran out of Range: 1 (Chile - Atacama Desert)
Total energy consumed: 8,444 kWh
Ave Energy Consumption: 179.8 Wh/km (286Wh/mi)
Bribes Paid: 1 - $100 USD
Robbed: 0
Fines: 0
Breakdowns: 0
Dogs Adopted Me: 100+
Funny Police Searches : 2
The Pan-American Highway is the world’s longest highway, almost spanning the full length of North and South America. Before today, no one had yet driven from the tippy top of North America (Tuktoyaktuk) into the Darien Gap to the southern tip in South America (Ushuaia) in an electric vehicle solo - unsupported. My Model X, Beluga, was converted into the ultimate stealth overlanding rig, with a full kitchen, running water, Starlink and 300 watts of solar panels on the hood, which allowed us to roam across some of the best most remote places on Earth with confidence.
The real challenges here…border crossings, cartels, and corrupt cops, yet I embraced it all. Charging on the other hand, was quite a puzzle sometimes, being a foreigner and having very little information to go on. I discovered how far along the electric movement is and where the short comings lie…and I can say with confidence that Tesla Supercharging is the best and most reliable infrastructure out there…
I wanted to showcase that anyone with a dream can make it happen, without needing all the answers. Thank you to all the kind strangers that helped along the way, and the countless dogs that adopted us and kept guard at night!
youtu.be/PwVQiI5j250?is=xYj-…
The irony..Ushuaia currently doesn’t have any power…so this message is coming from Space, Powered by my Custom Solar Panels!
@Tesla – at Ushuaia, Argentina
Stuart Ainsworth retweeted
FOUND SD CARD today 14th June WESTLETON HEATH.
Photos were taken on a Canon EOS R6 and include Kingfisher, Egrets, Deer from Minsmere area with some taken today.
SanDisk Ultra 32GB.
Happy to post it back if we can find the owner. Please Retweet.
@DavidWalsh22
Not the greatest of pics but delighted to finally get views of Hepatic Cuckoo at Gibraltar Point this morning @Lincsbirding
Finally signs of life on the moth front in my Skegness garden! 53/26 last night. Star of the show Small Marbled with supporting cast of Shoulder-striped Wainscot, Treble Brown Spot and Beautiful Hook-tip #mothsmatter
ALT Small Marbled
ALT Shoulder-striped Wainscot
ALT Treble Brown Spot
ALT Beautiful Hook-tip
Early morning start at Gibraltar Point rewarded beyond expectation with amazing scope views of a singing Golden Oriole! Supporting cast of Little Gull, Spot Fly and 2 Grey Partridge @PatchBirding @Lincsbirding
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You don’t wear this shirt. You carry it.
Old Trafford bids a fond farewell to an icon. Thank you for everything, @Casemiro 🇧🇷❤️
Nice to see some Skuas today even if they weren't the ones we'd hoped for! Barra tomorrow so hopefully a good day in store 🤞🏻
Enjoyable day dodging the rain showers. Great to have a seawatching spot 10 mins walk from our cottage, sadly no Skuas but 100s of Manx Shearwater and Kittiwake. Today's highlight was a pair of American Wigeon on Loch Paible.
Excellent start to our week on Uist with adult Pomarine Skua and Bonxie from the ferry! Decent view from our cottage 😎
An early morning visit to Gibraltar Point in Baltic conditions was brightened by a Black Redstart around the VC which was joined by a Common Redstart briefly! @Lincsbirding @PatchBirding
It's taken quite a while to find time to visit the Great Grey Shrike at Fillingham but it was well worth the wait to see it hovering over the fields and singing from the hedgerow this morning (26/2/26). @Lincsbirding @BirdGuides
Highlight of a short visit to Gibraltar Point this morning was a female type Scaup showing well on Tennyson Sands. Kingfisher and first 2 Avocets of the year also added #pwc2026 @PatchBirding
Another excellent day in Norfolk which unusually for us resulted in seeing all the birds we wanted to see! Black-winged Kite at Stubb Mill the star bird with 6+ Cranes, then on to Sea Palling for a supporting cast of Iceland and Caspian Gull plus 5+ Purple Sand 🤩
ALT Caspian Gull (top), Purple Sandpiper (bottom left) Iceland Gull (bottom right) at Sea Palling 28/1/26
Excellent start to a short trip to Norfolk. Despite the grim conditions we managed great views of both target birds and thanks to a heads up from a couple of friends we added a bonus Red-breasted Goose! Hoping our luck holds for our visit to Hickling Broad tomorrow 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
ALT Red-breasted Goose, Morston Quay
ALT Eastern Black Redstart at Sheringham
ALT Black-bellied Dipper at Bintree Mill
Cannot wait for the next @TOTDevils podcast after watching Amorim's post match press conference 🤯
Ended the day on 67 species. Highlights Tundra Bean (repeat of NYD 2023!), Barn Owl, calling Tawny Owl, Hen Harrier and Merlin @PatchBirding
ALT Sun setting over the old Saltmarsh with Gibraltar Point Visitor Centre distantly to the right
51 species at the midmorning break. Only two geese on Croft Marsh but for the 2nd time in recent years we've found Tundra Bean Geese on NYD! 🥳 @PatchBirding
Wishing everyone a happy and healthy 2026 from a very cold Gibraltar Point! Barn Owl and 3 Fieldfare the early highlights @PatchBirding
