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.

A dash over to Sandwich Bay to see the Western Bonelli's Warbler

Trip down to Newhaven to see a Woodchat Shrike.

Good to see a Hoopoe at Samphire Hoe.

Wonderful Rainbow at Abernethy Forest

One of three Little Ringed Plover at Worth Minnis RSPB

A trip to Orlestone Forest NR to look for the Large Tortoiseshell, it took a few hours to locate the Butterfly, but It was well the effort with great views .

At least 3 Serin at Restharrow Scape, Sandwich Bay.Great find by John Neighbour

Lovely sunny winter walk around New Downs and Sandwich Bay .Cracking Dartford Warbler with the Owls coming out late afternoon .

Red Admiral ,my first Butterfly of the year.

Sea watch at St Margarete's Bay during Storm Éowyn. Yellow-legged Gull and 1st Winter Caspian Gull.

Barn Owl at Sandwich Bay .In the last light of a cold sunny winter's day.

Barnacle Geese with the Greylags at Stodmarsh NNR

Sunrise at Stodmarsh NNR.

It was cold but a lovely sunny day at Godmersham

I think this Wood Mouse is ill , seen at Godmersham.

A wait in the fog for the Scops Owl to show but well worth it .

A mad dash up to New Hythe Lakes on Christmas Eve to see the Rare American Yellow Warbler. Congratulations to Glenn Honey the finder. Made it back in time at the Breakwater to have a Christmas drink with the boys .

On a family trip to Essex ,I managed to catch up with a Shore Lark at East Mersea..

Red Squirrel running towards me , unaware that I was watching him at Niederbayern Germany

Fantastic to see a Fox in the golden hour, it was so close no need for any cropping