Orange-tip Butterfly at Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory

You don't want to be a Marsh Frog at Stodmarsh NNR with Cattle Egret about .

My first for the year , Small Blue at Temple Ewell National Nature Reserve

Close encounter with a Water Rail at Worth Minnis RSPB

Barbary Macaques in Gibraltar

Snipe just outside of the reed hide at Stodmarsh NNR

Back to see the Duke of Burgundy Butterfly at Bonsai Bank, Denge Wood

Bar-tailed Godwit at Restharrow Scrape

Good to see a flyover of a White Stork at Worth Minnis RSPB

Tablas de Daimiel National Park What a busy nature reserve but beautiful and full of birds. I didn’t think I would get this close to a Marbled Duck.

Black-winged Stilt with Glossy Ibis at Doñana National Park

Monfragüe National Park, Spain, what a fantastic place this is. Did some digi scoping with my Iphone of Egyptian Vultures.

What a beauty. Sawfly Orchid at Saucedilla,Spain

This is one of Seven White Wagtail at Worth Minnis

I haven't seen a Ruddy Duck for 17 years but after walking 10 miles around Cliffe pools I finally caught up with this one .

Green Sandpiper at Stodmarsh NNR

Trip over to Orlestone Forest to find the Large Tortoiseshell and a very successful one it was with views of at least 6 moving around the forest .

The golden hour of light a Great Crested Grebe at Stodmarsh

Great to see Red Squirrel at Loch Leven, wish we had them down South ,instead of the invasive Grey Squirrel .

Stunning evening at Loch Garten

Always fascinating to watch the Long-tail Tit using the garden feeders.

Lovely to see Greenfinch during this years RSPB big garden watch.

While doing the RSPB garden watch this Peacock landed in the Ivy, I didn't except to see a Butterfly in January.

On a very grey day I found this Great Northern Diver at Sandwich Bay

Lovely afternoon at Broadstairs Harbour seeing Purple Sandpiper and Guillemot

Good start to the year a Juvenile Long-tailed Duck on Prince’s Reservoir Sandwich Bay

It was great day for Marsh Tit at Denge Woods 3 of the 8 seen .

Lovely to see a Glossy Ibis over Worth Marsh.

Another Dusky Warbler for the year ,this time at Sandwich Bay.Calling well and giving good views but always on the move .

Day out at Hythe ,Hampshire with shb000.bsky.social see the Boat-tailed Grackle.Its probably a wild bird that has been ship-assisted rather than an escapee from captivity that has crossed the Atlantic from the USA east coast to Southampton.

I haven't seen a Kent Shore Lark since Jan 2022 but found one today at Sandwich Bay

2 of the 5 Snow Bunting at Sandwich Bay

Hume's Leaf Warbler was showing and calling well at Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory.

Common Darter (male) at Langdon Cliffs ,never seen one before in November

Managed to catch up with the Dusky Warbler at Westbrook below the Sunken Garden

I relocated this Pallas's Warbler at Langdon Cliffs, which was found 2 hours earlier by Jamie Partridge .

Walk from Minnie Bay to Reculver and back I managed to see Clouded Yellow ,Peacock and a Small White.

One of at least three Yellow-browed Warbler's at Margate Cemetery. I did get a lifer today😀 Red-flanked Bluetail but unfortunately no photo .

Fossa. What a way to end the holiday, I wasn’t expecting to see this awesome creature.

Running Coua at Mosa Spiney Forest Madagascar

Scaly Ground Roller at Ranomafana National Park.

40 years in wait. Aye-aye

Second brood Heath Fritillary at East Blean

Wheatear at Langdon Cliffs

Blue-tailed Damselfly at Sandwich Bay

Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly at Sandwich Bay

After a 5 mile hike we found a male European Bison 🦬 in Biebrza National Park. Photos from back of camera.

After a 5 mile hike we found a male European Bison 🦬 in Biebrza National Park. Photos from back of camera.

The Wild Brown Bear centre in Finland didn’t let us down with 2 Bears and a Red Fox still waiting for the Wolverine.Photos from back of camera.

Up at 5am then off to Store Mosse NP Sweden to see if we could find a Moose 🫎, which we did, a mother and calf but very distant views. Photo taken with iPhone through scope.