Found a great new patch of woods this week. Warlock's Butter (?), Jelly Ear foraged and the largest single bit of Crystal Brain Fungus I've seen. #fungi

First time picking and eating Velvet Shank yesterday, delicious! Also, Oyster Mushroom and Scarlet Elfcup #fungi

300th and 301st UK bird! After the last few months keeping me inside more than usual, I wanted to kick-start 2026 with something exciting. I forced myself out to twitch some lifers yesterday. Red-necked Grebe in Beds and Tundra Bean Goose in Herts.

UK Wildlife 2025: 5 lifers and UK bird list 299 / best moments were finding Orca, being next to @hobhole.bsky.social finding Sibe Thrush, taking a day off to correctly predict Leach's movement and finding Nightjar and Pied Fly in Cornwall (1/3)

Fluted bird's nest fungus - a fungi i've never seen before. A genus i've been hoping to find and thought it might be too late in the season. Some of the "eggs" have been flung out due to all the rain we've had recently. Such a weird looking thing. #fungi

Beautiful adult Caspian Gull at Logistica Flood. Presumably male considering it's size.

Fungi around UK in last month. Row 1 left to right: Crimson Waxcap, Purple Jellydisc, Liberty Cap, Scarlet Waxcap Row 2: Bay Bolete, Parrot Waxcap, Wrinkled Peach, Magpie Inkcap Row 3: Snowy Waxcap, Dead Man's Fingers, Collared Earthstar, Butter Waxcap

Cley to Blakeney Point walk in Norfolk was wonderful for birds. Highlight was finding a Grey Phalarope feeding (phone vid frames) and 1w Caspian Gull (digiscoped through bins). Also, 15 Snow Buntings, Black-throated Diver, GND, Woodcock and a clear passage of Little Gulls and Kittiwakes

Ring Ouzel flying over Steps Hill. This was my target bird on vismig this year. Chuffed! Also, 409 redwing 38 fieldfare 288 chaffinch 8 brambling 14 redpoll 26 siskin 27 crossbill 4 yellowhammer 5 parakeets

Top left then going clockwise: Penny Bun, Parasol, Wood Blewit, Saffrondrop Bonnet, Deathcap, Lion's Mane, Common Puffball and Amethyst Deceiver. #fungi #mushroom

Being next to @hobhole.bsky.social when he found the Siberian Thrush was the best birding moment I've ever had. We dismissed the 1w Bluethroat in the same bush whilst trying to get our whole group on the bird. Only on Shetland! #Shetland #birding #siberianthrush

Left to right: Purple Swamp Brittlegill, Oyster, Fly Agaric and the deadly poisonous Brown Roll-Rim. Rammamere Heath yesterday Not much rain where I am so expected to see much less! #fungi #mushroom

Top left then going clockwise: Porcelain, Puffball, Tripe Fungus, Slender Parasol(?), Yellow Stagshorna and Common Coral Slime. Brickhill Woods. #mushrooms

Tree Pipit at Steps Hill today. Was hoping for a flyover bird among the large Meadow Pipit movement. Love when a plan comes together and as a bonus, it was my first grounded one in Bucks!

Leach's Storm Petrel, my most wanted bird in the UK! Got to see a few today through the Wirral. Saw the wind forces last last week and took the day off work. An extremely friendly and helpful bunch of birders in that area!

3 Nightjar at Kynance Cove. Also, Pied Flycatcher at Church Cove. @cbwps.org.uk

Found a Pied Flycatcher this afternoon at Porthgwarra, Cornwall. One I was hoping to bump into on my few days here. @cbwps.org.uk

Found a Garganey this afternoon. Willen Lake keeps delivering!

Found a Wood Sandpiper this morning at Willen Lake, Milton Keynes

Found a Whinchat yesterday at Willen Lake, Milton Keynes. Water level is the lowest I've seen it attracting lots of waders.

My 46th species of UK butterfly yesterday at Grangelands, Bucks; Silver-spotted Skipper. Also, Chalkhill Blues. @upperthames.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Found a lifer orchid species, Broad-leaved Helleborine, at Sandhouse Lane NR, near Milton Keynes. Also, Farinose Cartilage, Oakmoss and Netted Shield lichens all on small segment of twig. Many Willow Emeralds and a Notch-wing Button moth. @ukorchids.bsky.social @britishlichensociety.org.uk

Male Lesser Emperor today at Willen Lake, Milton Keynes. Always wanted to find this species locally and a lifer too! @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

More recent highlights: loads of Essex Skipper in Northants, 3 Red Underwings sleeping on my flat, making some headway with tree ID, last local butterfly species seen (White-letter Hairstreak), Brassy Longhorn moth and Wild Liquiroce on a MKNHS walk

Unexpectedly stumbled across a patch of Heath Spotted Orchids today near Hathersage, Peak District. A new orchid for me. @ukorchids.bsky.social

Wonderful views of male Purple Emperor at a North Bucks wood yesterday. @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Recent highlights: Lizard Orchid in Cambridgeshire, Dog Vomit Slime Mold and Cinnabar Moth at Rammamere Heath, finding my first neighbourhood orchid (Pyramidal), Southern Damselfly in Oxfordshire and Harlequin Ladybirds all over.

Hundreds of Bee Orchids in Central Milton Keynes. Found by Josh H. @ukorchids.bsky.social

Orcas on Uig-Lochmaddy ferry last night. Dream of mine to see them in UK waters, didn't think I'd find them! Also, 1 Great Skua, 2 Arctic Skua and 15 Manx Shearwater.

Orchid bonanza this weekend in Buckinghamshire. Fly, Military, Greater Butterfly, Common Spotted, Common Twayblade, Bird's Nest and White Helleborine. @ukorchids.bsky.social

Red-necked Phalarope at Caldecotte Lake, Milton Keynes. Wonderful bird and crippling views. 11th Bucks record!

My first ever Downy Emerald! Been trying many springs for them so nice to finally see it. Also at Sandhouse Lane NR (near Milton Keynes), Large Red, Common Blue and Beautiful Demoiselle Damselflies @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

Hungary one week with @worldwaders.bsky.social and Daniel. 170 species, 22 lifers. Highlights were the abundance (312 individuals) and variety (14 sp) of birds of prey and the large scale and network of habitat in Hortobagyi NP, especially the extensive meadows. ebird.org/tripreport/359635/503204

My first odonata of the year; Hairy Dragonfly. Linford Lakes NR, Milton Keynes. BOC pics. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

Four species of crab at Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire this weekend. Velvet Swimming, Green/Shore, Long-clawed Porcelain, Edible/Brown. #crustaceans #uk

Another new Bucks self-found today! 3 Arctic Terns at Caldecotte Lake, Milton Keynes. I've tried and failed many times for this species but not today! Also, 2 Wheatear at Logistica Flood.

Common Spotted Orchid leaves at local woods in Milton Keynes. Also, Cowslops, Primrose, Wood Anemone, Carder Bee on Bluebells. @ukorchids.bsky.social

My first self-found Dunlin in Bucks at Logistica Floods. Also, male Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroats, Swallow. At Ravenstone STW, 2 male Yellow Wagtails, Swallow and a couple Sand Martins.

Japan was not a birding holiday but someone must have packed my bins and camera. 63 species including 25 lifers. ebird.org/tripreport/3...

False Morel near Woburn Sands. My first fungi twitch 😂

Found Rock Pipit (presumed littoralis) at Logistica Flood this morning. It was feeding, bullied a Meadow Pipit and then flew NE high continuing it's migration.

Little Ringed Plover today at Logistica Flood on my run. Welcome back little one.

Found 15 Jack Snipe today at a local site! Still can't believe it!

Chiltern Cluster Farm survey yesterday. 1,213 birds, 52 species. Highlights 3 Corn Buntings, Woodcock, 2 Grey Partridge and a lone Brambling in a 100+ Chaffinch flock.

Velvet Scoter? Redshank? No, Velvet Shank. Linford Lakes NR yesterday #fungi

First post on here. Found 2w YLG at Logistica Flood this morning. Black Redstart still present.