I spent a fab afternoon at the Puffin Festival on the Flamborough Headland organised by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust today. There were plenty of Puffins on show. Lovely to see. @yorkswildlife.bsky.social

Coot take off!

Coot chicks.

Large Skipper.

Buff Tailed (?) Bumblebee. 🐝

Greylag Goose gosling.

Small Heath, St Pe de Bigorre, France. 🇫🇷

Gosling.

Heath Fritillary, St Pe de Bigorre, France. 🇫🇷

Large Skipper.

Female Stonechat.

Painted Lady.

Duckling.

Small Heath, St Pe de Biggore, France. 🇫🇷

Adult Grey Wagtail about to feed a youngster a juicy Mayfly.

Lots of reports of an influx of migrating Painted Ladies over the last few days. I saw my first one today on our housing estate in Norton, Malton North Yorkshire. Let’s hope it means a good year for my favourite butterfly.

Canada Goose gosling.

Large Skipper.

Dingy Skipper.

Juvenile Robin.

Small Heath.

Meadow Pipit.

Heath Fritillary (?), St Pe de Bigorre, France.

Common Blue.

Glanville Fritillary. A new butterfly for me and this one had a French accent. I spotted it in a village called St. Pe de Bigorre near Lourdes in SW France whilst visiting family.

A House Sparrow Mum feeding her baby this morning in our garden.

Grey Wagtail.

Our first babies of the year! Young House Sparrows in our garden this afternoon.

Female Stonechat.

Rabbit.

Curlew in Bransdale on the North York Moors. It was one of a group of 3 adults feeding with 3 chicks.

Robin.

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Green Hairstreak.

My favourite butterfly. What’s yours?

Green Shieldbug.

Grey Wagtail.

Tulip, Helmsley Walled Garden.

Orange Tip.

Goldfinch in our garden this afternoon.

Flower, Helmsley Walled Garden.

Mint Moth, Helmsley Walled Garden.

Green Hairstreak.

Forget-me-not.

Holly Blue.

Daisy.

Pearl Bordered Fritillary.

Duke of Burgundy.

Green Hairstreak.

Pearl Bordered Fritillary.