Great to start the birding year off with a lifer. Spotted this wonderful Woodcock today #bird #birdsofbluesky #birdoftheday

🎉 AND WE’RE OFF! FIRST MOTH TRAP OF THE YEAR & the start of my second year of moth trapping: Two new moths for the garden list; Pale Brindled Beauty & what I think is a rather battered-looking Chestnut #teammoth

Adorable Muntjac fawn spotted today 🤎 #fawn #muntjac #januaryjoy #winter

❄️ Hedgerow icicles 🩵 #winter #icicles #januaryjoy

A sign of Spring in the depths of Winter: Hazel catkins #winter #January

Success! 🎉 6:3 from last night’s moth trap with two December moths the highlight; new for my garden. Also LBAM (no surprise there) & a Blair’s Shoulder-Knot. The question is now, do I continue or put the trap away until next year? 🤔 #teammoth #decembermoth

Sunset goodnights from my local Red Kites #redkite #birds

Last night’s moth trap, possibly my last of the year (we’ll see) yielded 14:7 including Dark Arches, Turnip & White-Point. Was hoping for a December moth but no luck #teammoth

First new moth for November, the SPRAWLER #teammoth

Four October moth highlights: The marvellous MERVEILLE DU JOUR, the SATELLITE, a YELLOW-LINE QUAKER & a FEATHERED THORN #teammoth

Two lovely autumn moths, Angle Shades and the Black Rustic making a welcome appearance in my trap a few nights ago #teammoth

A lovely Dewick’s Plusia. A first for me. Found in my Hertfordshire garden this evening. An immigrant moth & possible recent colonist #teammoth @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social

The stunning Red Kite ❤️ #redkite #birds #birdphotography #PhotographersofBluesky #Nature #raptor

The gorgeous Gannets of Bempton Cliffs #birds #birdphotography #photographersofbluesky #nature @rspbbemptoncliffs.bsky.social

#teammoth I need your help please. Initially I thought this was a Six-spot Burnet but now leaning towards a Five-spot. Any ID help gratefully received 😁

☀️ SUMMER SOLSTICE MOTH TRAP ☀️ Had a ridiculously busy moth trap, a real mammoth effort to pot and release but what a wonderful array of moths! 64 new species for the garden with my favourites being the Swallow-tailed, Miller & Ruby Tiger #teammoth

Last night’s moth trap produced 120:54, 22 nfg. Some of my favourite firsts included a gorgeous Privet Hawk-moth, a shiny Burnished Brass & an Elder Pearl micro #teammoth

Two Norfolk highlights, the rare Swallowtail butterfly & my first Eyed Hawk-moth #teammoth #butterfly

The stunning SCARLET TIGER moth, spotted yesterday on my butterfly transect #teammoth

MOTHER SHIPTON: The 16th century Yorkshire witch immortalised in moth form @savebutterflies.bsky.social #teammoth

A few photos from a recent survey I helped to carry out with @savebutterflies.bsky.social looking for our smallest butterfly, the SMALL BLUE (Cupido minimus). We found 27 which was a good result & indicates a healthy colony 🦋 #butterfly #smallblue

🩷💚 THE ELEPHANTS HAVE ARRIVED! 💚🩷 Last night’s trap yielded 113:45, 20 nfy. Highlights included an Elephant Hawk-moth, two Small Elephant Hawk-moths, a Poplar Hawk-moth, Orange Footman, Treble Brown Spot & the Shears #teammoth

A BURNET COMPANION MOTH posing nicely on an Ox-eye Daisy instead of down in the grass #teammoth #wildflower

Good heavens! My last moth trap on the 14th yielded 6:5, last night 118:44! Definitely got some practice in extracting & processing 😅 Caught a lovely Pine Hawk-moth, Buff-tip, Buff Ermine & Spectacle amongst lots of other garden firsts #teammoth

My 5th Moth Trap (ever). My expectations were low with a cool, cloudless night & as expected the yield was low: 6 moths: 5 species. However, two were new for my garden, one the Rustic Shoulder-knot & the other, the lovely Lime Hawk-moth, my first ever Hawk-moth 💚 #teammoth

My first MARSH FRITILLARIES ever! Such a rare and rather beautiful butterfly 🦋 #marshfritillary #butterfly @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Spent a happy hour watching this handsome pair of Stonechats feeding their young 🧡🤎 #stonechat #bird

Lots of CINNABAR MOTHS spotted on my morning walk. All looking fresh & newly emerged 🖤❤️ #cinnabarmoth #moth #teammoth #mothsmatter @savebutterflies.bsky.social

May 1st: Ran my 4th moth trap of the year (& ever). 49 moths, 28 species (couple of micro moths & a few Pug ID to check). Some of the newbies: Pale Tussock, Chocolate-tip, White Ermine, Maiden’s Blush, Oak Hook-tip, Chinese Character, Brimstone, Latticed Heath & Willow Beauty #teammoth

Phew 😅 Just got my 'butterfly on a bluebell' shot in before the bluebells go over 💜🦋 Taken at NT Dunham Massey this morning #teambutterfly @nationaltrust.org.uk @savebutterflies.bsky.social #orangetip #bluebells

Third moth trap of the year. 18:12 (hope that means 18 moths, 12 species?) including Red-Green Carpet, Garden Carpet, Early Grey, Red Twin-spot Carpet, Pale Prominent & Clouded Drab #moth #mothtrapping #lepidopteta

Loving the ORANGE-TIPS at the moment 🧡🦋 #orangetip #butterfly @savebutterflies.bsky.social @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social

A HOLLY BLUE butterfly unfurling in the sunshine ☀️🩵🦋 #hollyblue #butterfly @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social

The far from dingy DINGY SKIPPER 🤎🦋 #dingyskipper #butterfly @savebutterflies.bsky.social

The GRIZZLED SKIPPER with its pie crimped wing edging 🤎🦋#grizzledskipper #butterfly @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Bumped into His Grace The DUKE OF BURGUNDY. Always a pleasure 😁🧡🦋 #dukeofburgundy #butterfly #lepidoptera @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Went out GREEN HAIRSTREAK hunting & came up trumps! 😁💚🦋 #greenhairstreak #butterfly @savebutterflies.bsky.social

A lone female Orange-tip graced the garden today 🤍🧡🦋 #orangetip #butterfly @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social

MY 1st MOTH TRAP OF THE YEAR. IN FACT, EVER! How exciting it was to see what lay within. I had 8 moths, 6 species: Brindled Beauty, Nut-tree Tussock, Hebrew Character, Muslin Moth, Twin-spotted Quaker & Double-striped Pug. A great start to my moth trapping adventure #moth #mothsmatter

🦋 MY FIRST BUTTERFLY TRANSECT OF 2025: The weather was perfect & my hopes were high & I was not disappointed. This time last year, I saw a big fat zero, today, a delightful 52! Saw 7 Small Coppers, my 1st of the year #butterfly #smallcopper @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Sunset Bat Detecting 🦇 #bat #batdetecting @batconservation.bsky.social

Spotted this Ashy Mining Bee buzzing around its burrow. Such a beautiful and fascinating solitary bee 🐝 #ashyminingbee #bee

Peacock on blossom, serenaded by a Chiffchaff ❤️🤍 #butterfly @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social

A Pied Wagtail, in a garden setting and not in a car park 🤍🖤 #piedwagtail #bird

Female Stonechat braving the wind and perching on some gorse at Dunwich Heath #stonechat #dunwichheath #bird

🦋🧡 A COMMA posing nicely in yesterday’s sunshine 🧡🦋 #commabutterfly #butterfly #butterflies #lepidoptera @savebutterflies.bsky.social

❤️🦋 POSING PEACOCKS 🦋❤️ Today's sunshine made the butterflies less flighty, preferring to perch & soak up the warm rays ☀️ #peacockbutterfly #butterfly #butterflies #aglaisio @savebutterflies.bsky.social

HEDGEHOGS:THE RIVALS 2025 I captured these three hedgehogs on my trail camera the other night & competition for food & a mate is hotting up 🦔🦔🦔 #hedgehog

Dark-edged Bee-fly (or Fluffy-flying Narwhal?) Spotted this one enjoying a sunbathe. They have such an interesting lifecycle 😁🐝🪰 #darkedgedbeefly #beefly #fly #nature

Enjoyed a short local walk after a long drive. Spotted my second Comma of the year but the first I’ve managed to capture. Hopefully higher temperatures next week will bring out more butterflies 🤞🦋 #commabutterfly #butterfly #butterflies @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social