Small Blue butterfly (Cupido minimus) The UKs smallest butterfly. I love their blue/brown combo with added sparkles #butterfly

My first Common Blue butterfly of the year 💙 #butterfly

The rare Glanville Fritillary. A first for me #butterfly

The Painted Lady butterfly, a visitor to my garden today #butterfly

Thought I’d squeeze in another moth trap as the weather looks set to be unsettled with more cold nights for the foreseeable 🙈 33 moths, 13 species & 3 NFY; the Lychnis, Turnip & White-point. I’ve thrown in a Rustic-shoulder knot simply because I like it #teammoth

Last night’s moth trap yielded 26:16, 1 NFG (White-spotted Pug) & 7 NFY. Highlights included 5 Light Brocade, a Pale Mottled Willow, a Buff Ermine & a Rustic shoulder-knot #teammoth

Robin fledgling ❤️ #bird

First May moth trap: 34 moths, 19 species, 6 NFY & 1 NFG (the Common White Wave). Here’s a few of my favourites; the Pale Tussock (and its furry socks), the Light Brocade, the Flame Shoulder & the Large Nutmeg #teammoth

Boom 💥 My first Bittern pics 😁 #bird

Sedge Warbler: Good to see the Sedgies back, singing loudly from the reedbed #bird

Holly Blue & me #butterfly

The Duke of Burgundy butterfly 🧡 Sadly it has suffered a massive decline & in the UK can only be found in parts of England #butterfly

The not so dingy Dingy Skipper. A mean name for such a beautiful little butterfly. I love its subtle shades of brown and grey 🤎🩶 #butterfly

The dinky and rather gorgeous Grizzled Skipper #butterfly

Found my first Green Hairstreaks this morning 💚 #butterfly

Finally a Holly Blue butterfly stopped long enough for a photo 🩵🦋 #butterfly

Last night’s moth trap wasn’t big on numbers (20) but I did get 13 species, 3 NFY & 1 NFG, the fabulous Frosted Green 💚 #teammoth

My first Orange-tip of the year 👏🧡 #butterfly

My first Green-veined White of the year. This one posed beautifully for photos & enjoyed warming up on my hand #butterfly

My first Speckled Wood butterfly of the year #butterfly

A calm, mild night with low wind and my moth trapping expectations were high but when I emptied the trap this morning and only found 12 moths, I thought someone had played an April Fools joke on me! Thankfully, this stunning Streamer, new for my garden, made me smile and saved the day #teammoth

Monday night’s moth trap highlights; the Early Grey & the Early Thorn. Only managing a trap a week due to either cold nights or windy conditions #teammoth

Butterflies on Blackthorn blossom #butterfly #blossom

Awesome March moth trap: 58 moths, 14 species & 5 NFG (Yellow Horned, Small Quaker, Dotted Chestnut, Red Chestnut & Dotted Border) #teammoth

Pretty in pink: Peacock butterfly 🌸🦋 #butterfly

Comma butterfly with upperwing & underwing on show #butterfly

A Brimstone butterfly nectaring on a Rhododendron in today’s sunshine #butterfly

Despite competing with a full moon, my moth trap (and the surrounds) yielded 17 moths, 8 species, 1 NFY. Best of the bunch, a single Double-striped Pug, March Moth, Early Reveller (Diurnea fagella) & Clouded Drab #teammoth

Another sunny afternoon brought out even more butterflies. Spotted 4 out of the 5 overwintering adult species; Red Admiral, Comma, Peacock & Brimstone #butterfly

First Peacock butterfly of the year 🦋 #butterfly

It was wonderful to walk around in yesterday’s sunshine, surrounded by flowers & the buzz of bees going about their business. Snapped this Garden Bumblebee poking its long tongue into a crocus #bee

With a calmer night, came a real jump in moth numbers; 35 moths, 11 species, 2 NFG. Highlights: the return of the Oak Beauty & a Pale Pinion NFG. Also got my second Twin-spotted Quaker, x15 Common Quaker & x9 Hebrew Character #teammoth

First February moth trap & it didn’t disappoint. 10 moths, 5 species & 2 new for the garden: Common Brindled Brown (NFG), Common Quaker, Clouded Drab, Hebrew Character & the rather beautiful Oak Beauty (NFG) #teammoth

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