Sunday morning at Cheddar Reservoir for the Bonapartes gull

An hour with the red-rumped Swallow this morning before a walk around Portland 11 Purple Sandpipers at the Bill

Brimstone and Comma our first garden butterflies of the year #butterflies

Our best night so far patrolling on the Mendips #toads

We planted an Alder a few years ago in the hope of getting Siskin,finally they have arrived,5 currently #birds

Black Redstart this morning in Brean Down Cove #ukbirds

Grey Wagtail a regular garden visitor in cold weather #birds

One of a pair of Siskin on the garden feeder #birds

Unusual garden tick Moorhen this afternoon #gardenbirds

Waited a long time for a Firecrest in the garden,then we get two! #birds

Firecrest still in the garden #birds

Lesser crested Tern today on the Exe,a long day but worth it in the end!

Firecrest still around the garden today #birds

Redwings back in the garden, much later than usual #birds

Desert Wheatear showed very well at Wyke Regis when we first arrived

Firecrest in the garden today, the first to our knowledge

Distant RN Duck from Decoy hide today #Somersetlevels

Fly Agaric - Mendip Hills

Ring Ouzel showing late afternoon at Ham Wall RSPB #birds

Leach's storm petrel at a very windy Cheddar Reservoir this morning #birds

Wryneck at Portland yesterday showing very well at times #birds

Small Tortoiseshell in the garden today #butterflies

Cheddar Res Grey Phalarope yesterday before the very very heavy rain set in #birds

Scarlet Darter and Red-veined Darter this morning at Silverlake

Whinchat and young Dipper on Exmoor

@bathnature.bsky.social Hi Mike have you any idea what this very yellow looking Bee is, seen on Draycott Sleights today- thanks

Firsts for the year today at Draycott Sleights, Small Copper, Gatekeeper and Chalkhill Blue #ukbutterflies

Roesel's bush cricket, a first for the garden

Moth trapping overnight produced a large number of moths including Palpita vitrealis,Kent Black Arches,Lilac Beauty and Scarce Silver lines #ukmoths

The "rhubarb and custard" moth Oncocera semirubella at Somerset WT reserve Greendown today #ukmoths

Golden-ringed Dragonfly today at Haddon Moor

Tree Pipit Martin Down with @wendykennison.bsky.social

Dark Green Fritillary today at Martin Down

Lankham Bottom yesterday, Wood Tiger, "Geoff" and Vapourer caterpillar

Our first Hummingbird Hawk-moth of the year at Tout Quarry Portland

Lesser Emperor at Ham Wall today

Overnight trap, little and large species Monopis Weaverella and Privit Hawk-moth

Painted Lady on Portland yesterday #butterflies

Corn Bunting -St.Aldhems Head recently #ukbirds

Queen Hornet this evening in the garden

Wheatear and Skylark on the Mendips this morning

Whitethroat today at Brean Down followed by the Whiskered Tern at Durleigh Reservoir

Beautiful Demoiselle and Ashy Mining Bee in the garden today

Sand Lizards at Studland yesterday

Our first Orange Tip of the year in the garden today plus a Large White #butterflies

Purple Sandpiper riding the waves at Portland yesterday #ukbirding

Our first Wheatear and Swallow today on Portland #UKBirding

Dotterel at Ferrybridge this evening #UKBiirding

Dartford Warbler on the Mendip Hills today #Ukbirds

From a visit to Abbotsbury Sub tropical gardens