Mike O'Hanlon
@YellowShriker
Interests: Wildlife and bird photography, #NCFC, the environment. https://youtube.com/channel/UCjdKux_6Eg05_OreRKWvu5g
Mull doesn’t disappoint! How heart stoppingly exciting to bump into a White tailed eagle on a cliff edge, even if a little alarming! #Eagle #BirdsSeenIn2024 @_BTO #Eagles @BBCSpringwatch
Distant Pectoral sandpiper at Abberton Reservoir this afternoon from Hide Bay hide @EssexBirdNews @EssexWildlife #birdseenin2025 #BirdsofX #birdwatching
First Wasp spider of the year at Holland Haven Country #spiders #wildlife
An unexpected fly in to Holland Haven this lunchtime for me and @RichardJeffree3 A Red knot just out of full summer plumage landed on the rocks at Chevaux de Frise @EssexBirdNews @BirdAwareEssex #birdwatching #BirdsofX #birdseenin2025
The once rare Southern Migrant Hawker today at Holland Haven Country Park @BirdingHaven #dragonfly
Painted Ladies and Small Tortoiseshells in the garden. North Essex @savebutterflies #Butterfly #Butterflies
Roesel’s Bush Cricket on the sea wall this morning at Holland Haven, along with the millions of Ladybirds #insect #grasshopper
Well done Richard, you got us to the best position possible to capture the bird 👏
This Bonaparte's Gull today at oare marshes back for its 13 year showed well with @YellowShriker
My first visit to KWT Oare Marshes, with @RichardJeffree3 , to see the regularly visiting Bonaparte’s gull today @KentWildlife #BirdsSeenIn2025 #BirdsofX #birdwatching
My first male Purple Emperor photo, taken at @EssexWildlife Great Holland Pits. Must get them down from the oaks a lot earlier as this one is looking a bit battle weary @savebutterflies #Butterflies #Butterfly
Hopefully he has done his bit and we’ll see even more Purple Emperors at the Pits next year. Thanks for all your efforts @Lepimann 👏
The banana finally does the trick at Holland pits shame his majesty is past his best
After hunting around Great Holland Pits for the last couple of weeks for Purple Emperors…Shock, horror! A Hornet was in the process of dismembering one in front of my lens @savebutterflies @EssexWildlife #Butterfly #Butterflies
Great views of a Purple Emperors at Great Holland Pits this afternoon @EssexWildlife @savebutterflies #Butterfly #Butterflies
A White Letter Hairstreak at Great Holland Pits yesterday @savebutterflies @EssexWildlife #Butterflies #Butterfly
Been wanting to get an emperor on the deck I'll have to keep trying got lucky with this female at great Holland pits
Purple Hairstreak at Great Holland Pits today @savebutterflies #Butterflies #Butterfly @EssexWildlife
The first record of Marbled Whites, I know of, at Holland Haven 30/6/25 @BirdingHaven @savebutterflies @obsidentify #Butterflies #Butterfly
Male Bullfinch at Abberton Reservoir today @EssexBirdNews @EssexBirdNews #BirdsofX #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birdwatching
Norfolk Hawker over the visitor centre pond today at Abberton Reservoir @EssexWildlife #wildlifephotography #dragons
A young Dartford Warbler at Upper Hollesley Common yesterday evening with the @BirdingHaven crew on a rare day away from our patch #birding #birdwatching
