🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 4 - Another Pelagic, very calm so few birds, Wilson's storm Petrel of note but the cetaceans were the star, common and bottlenose dolphins and long fin pilot whales

🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 3 - North Island Brown Kiwi was the highlight (no 📷) although Fairy tern was nice

🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 2, Part 2 - on the Pelagic we also had some excellent cetacean encounters

🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 2, Part 1 - Pelagic produced some cracking birds, New Zealand Storm Petrel the pick

🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 1 - A gentle introduction to New Zealand birds in the far north

🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 0 - Early afternoon arrival, then touristy stuff in Auckland, did see a few birds, this Sacred kingfisher was very nice

A nice 14 species in my nature reserve (VC29) - sprawler, Clancy's rustic and Brick the pick #teammoth

Just 8 species in my garden (VC29) this morning a Satellite of note #teammoth

An unexpected Mother of Pearl and an early December moth the highlights from 16 species from my nature reserve (VC29) this morning #teammoth

Just 8 species in the garden this morning (VC29) rust dot pearl the only moth of note #teammoth

Just 4 species of ladybird during a brief stop in the Forest of dean on Friday

24 species on Friday night in VC35 Nr Abergavenny over half the catch was Merveille du jour! (20 individuals) very nice to see in just one trap. #teammoth

Some small mammal surveying in my nature reserve produced 4 species - Common and Pygmy shrews, bank vole and wood mouse

A late season excursion to Chippenham Fen (VC29) for the Little and Large show (Small and Large wainscots dominated the catch) it also produced a nice selection of other moths - 37 species - 1/2 #teammoth

27 Species in my nature reserve (VC29) this morning, the usual suspects with a unexpected dingy footman #teammoth

Two very different Merveille du jour moths the highlight from this mornings 12 species in the garden trap (VC29) #teammoth

A few late flowering plants in my nature reserve for #wildflowerhour

A very nice 32 species in my nature reserve (VC29) this morning, some crackers in there. #teammoth

A disappointing 16 species in the garden (VC29) this morning but a strange mix of moths. #teammoth

17 Species in my VC29 Garden this morning, just one moth of note obviously #teammoth

Just 16 species in my nature reserve (VC29), one trap was mothless just a dozen hornets but the other had a lovely pale lemon sallow #teammoth

A few late flowering plants from the Chilterns this afternoon for #wildflowerhour

A very weird 17 species mix in my VC29 Garden this morning #teammoth

This Brick was the pick of 17 species in my nature reserve this morning (VC29) #teammoth

15 Species in the garden (VC29) this morning, the first Red Line Quaker of the Autumn #teammoth

Balmy in the Brecks this week with Maiden's Pink, Proliferous Pink, Smooth Rupturewort and Russian cinquefoil all in flower! #wildflowerhour

Scarce Bordered Straw the pick of the 15 species in the garden trap (VC29) this morning #teammoth

Horvathiolus superbus from Yorkshire today, a cracking little beetle

A very brief visit to the Brecks produced 5 Species of Ladybirds yesterday evening.

A cool night in the Brecks (VC28) produced 25 species- A couple of 4 spotted footman the pick #teammoth

Yesterday's pretty cold Nature reserve (VC29) only had 9 species #teammoth

Just 9 species in my very cold VC29 garden this morning #teammoth

A very Autumnal flavoured 40 Species in my VC29 nature reserve this morning #teammoth

Just 20 species in my VC29 Garden this morning - Dark swordgrass of note #teammoth

25 Species in my VC29 nature reserve this morning, Cypress pug the pick #teammoth

Greece 🇬🇷 Day 3 - My last day in Greece was spent doing some helping and a bit of general wildlife searching. Balkan water frog the only herp that allowed a photo everything else moved very quickly. Glass lizard the pick of 6 species and plenty of interesting insects.

Greece 🇬🇷 Day 2 - With the Mediterranean Monk seal in the bag, I relaxed photographing jellyfish, travelled back to Athens and moth trapped in the evening 2/2

Greece 🇬🇷 Day 2 - Well my quest for Mediterranean Monk seals was much more successful today, this young female found after 1.5hrs searching 1/2

Greece 🇬🇷 Day 1 - Only 20 or so moths in my hotel balcony moth trap which overlooked the sea, but some nice moths to finish the day. 2/2 #teammoth

Greece 🇬🇷 Day 1 - Well my quest for Mediterranean Monk seals did not go well today, 9 hours without any luck. But a few nice birds to keep the spirits up. 1/2

A nice selection of Ladybirds in the New Forest on Sunday 13 species including these Inconspicuous Ladybirds with @andrew-jewels.bsky.social

Found three Forestier's Ladybirds (Rhyzobius forestieri) with @mammalmark.bsky.social at Beaulieu Road SU350065 in the New Forest yesterday, tapped out of the holly understory. Possibly the first New Forest records. #UKLadybirds #HampshireWildlife

Clearly two moths stood out in last nights catch from my nature reserve (VC29) 30 species in total #teammoth

Slim pickings in the garden trap (VC29) , not helped by only turning one of the traps on some tigers the best #teammoth

Some Lovely Marsh Gentians from the New Forest earlier today for #wildflowerhour

Stunning day in the New Forest with @mammalmark.bsky.social today, a total of nine Jersey Ladybirds (Clavia decemguttata) found around the Denny Wood area. The most numerous of the 14 species of ladybird seen and significantly after 15 years of active searching the 50th UK species for us both.

Great to find Jersey Ladybird (Calvia decemguttata) in the New Forest today with @andrew-jewels.bsky.social

Only Dark swordgrass of note in a haul of 58 species in my nature reserve (VC29) #teammoth

31 Species in my garden trap yesterday (VC29) only Delicate of note #teammoth

Lovely to see Triangular club rush and it's hybrid with grey club rush on the River Tamar for #wildflowerhour