Amazing scenery & wildlife in Swiss Valais with NatureTrek @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @essex_birdwatching

Some recent Orchids from Essex & looking forward to seeing plenty more over the next 3 weeks in Switzerland @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @essex_birdwatching

Great to see the local Lizard Orchids flowering, i counted 13 spikes & a coupke of good moths from the trap last night @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek.bsky.social @essex_birdwatching

More Camargue week 2 highlights with NatureTrek @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @essex_birdwatching

Highlights from week 2 in the Camargue with NatureTrek @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @essex_birdwatching

Bulgaria 3 @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @essex_birdwatching

Bulgaria2 @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @essex_birdwatching

Belated highlights1 from Bulgaria in first half of May @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @e

Wk1 continued @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @essex_birdwatching

Now for the birds on Go Slow wk1 @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @essex_birdwatching

Some highlights from week 1 in the Camargue with NatureTrek @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @essex_birdwatching

Moved on via beautiful Guimaraes to Peneda Geres NP where I was delighted to find a singing male Rock Bunting in our village

Lovely time exploring Porto & northern Portugal including Lamego and the stunning Amarante

Some recent highlights from Costa Blanca for NatureTrek @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @essex_birdwatching

Fabulous day at Wallasea Island yesterday with NatureTrek, incredible numbers of nesting Mediterranean Gulls (500+ Prs) & also great to see ringtail Hen Harrier, Gtr Scaup, Red-breasted Merganser, Corn Bunting & lots of mad march Hares👍

A walk around Heybridge GPs today with NatureTrek, usual waders but the highlight for all were the showy Bearded Reedling @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @essex_birdwatching

Final NatureTrek Thailand highlight was bird of the trip for many, the legandary Siberian Rubythroat @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek.bsky.social @essex_birdwatching

Final day at Doi Inthanon before heading back to Chiang Mai to Bangkok & then the UK

Now in Doi Inthanon which never fails to produce #NatureTrek #naturetrekwildlifeholidays #essexbirding

Travelling now from Doi Lang to Doi Inthanon where a temple feeding station provided some amazing sightings #NatureTrek #naturetrekwildlifeholidays #essexbirding

We moved from K Yai & flew up to Chiang Rai in the North to explore Doi Lang with its amazing wildlife @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @essex_birdwatching

The final highlight from KK, a cracking Blue Pitta @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @essex_birdwatching

We then moved from KK to Khao Yai, NE of Bangkok where the excellent birding continued @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @essex_birdwatching

Highlights from Kaeng Krachan, Thailand with NatureTrek @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @essex_birdwatching

First few highlights from Thailand with NatureTrek were Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Spotted Greenshank, Asian Dowitcher, White-faced Plover, Chinese Egret & Milky Stork plus the below @naturetrek.bsky.social @essex_birdwatching

Yesterday was my last Thursday volunteering for Essex Wildlife Trust before disappearing to Thailand to lead for NatureTrek for 2.5 weeks. This time we were at Loshes Meadow improving the habitat for Hazel Dormouse & enjoyed these Scarlet Elf Cups & Jelly Ears 😊 @naturetrek.bsky.social

Lovely Nuthatch showing well at Phyllis Currie NR @essex_birdwatching @naturetrek.bsky.social

Scaup & Goldeneye from LDLH Abberton Reservoir today. Other highlights were 3 Tundra Bean Goose, 19 White-fronted Goose, Lesser Scaup, 2 Gtr Scaup, Slavonian Grebe, 2 Bn Grebe, 4 Rc Pochard & 5 Smew

Some more highlights of the week from Essex, Purple Sandpipers and male and female Goosander @naturetrek.bsky.social

Lovely morning at Phyllis Currie where Eurasian Nuthatch & Coal Tit showed beautifully @naturetrek.bsky.social

Some highlights from N Wales in Winter with NatureTrek Water Rail South Stack European Stonechat Red-billed Chough Other non-photo highlights have been Merlin, Western Marsh Harrier, Peregrine, Black-throated Diver & Red Squirrel @naturetrek.bsky.social

Great to be back in N Wales for a week with NatureTrek, based in Betws-y-coed with White-bellied Dipper on the river outside the hotel @naturetrek.bsky.social

Fantastic day trip leading for NatureTrek at Rainham Marshes, highlights included some great views of Western Marsh Harrier, wildfowl & waders and Water Pipit @naturetrek.bsky.social

Finally some fruiting Fungi after some much needed rain! @naturetrek.bsky.social

Best ever Garden counts of Barred Sallow 11, Merv du Jour 10 last night. Beaded Chestnut & Green-brindled Crescent were also great to see😊 @naturetrek.bsky.social

Some autumn moth highlights from the garden @naturetrek.bsky.social

Fantastic day birding around Reykjavik with NatureTrek, highlights included Harlequin Duck and White-winged Scoter and several Glaucous & Iceland Gulls plus these waders, Ruff being pretty scarce in Iceland @naturetrek.bsky.social

Another great day here in Iceland with NatureTrek, today we visited the Diamond Beach and Ice Lagoon & also enjoyed great views of Snow Bunting and the Icelandic race of Redwing @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays

Skogafoss waterfall, Vik beach & glacier country at Skaftafell with NatureTrek @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @naturetrek.bsky.social

Highlights from day 1 of NatureTrek trip to Iceland @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays

Clifden Nonpariel or Blue Underwing in the garden trap last night 😊👍 @naturetrek.bsky.social

Some highlights from the garden moth trap last night, Nutmeg, Small Rununculus, Goldenrod Pug & Cabbage Moth👍 @naturetrek.bsky.social

Some highlights from a recent moth trapping night at my local Brookes Wood, in a new coppice coupe we created last winter

Some recent highlights from Suffolk this week, although the singing Zitting Cisticola didn't oblige for a photo

Was great to be invited to trap on the Essex coast this week, which has been great for Hawk-moths, Spurge, Elephant, Lime, Eyed, Hummingbird - Lappet & Star-wort also enjoyed @naturetrek.bsky.social

After 6 Elephant Hawk-moth on Sat night, I was delighted to trap 1 more last night & 2 Pine Hawk-moth, plus this lovely Buff Ermine 👍 10 Lunar Hornet Clearwing to the lure was also exceptional @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays

Eventually we saw the sun on our NatureTrek holiday to Islay & Jura @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @naturetrek.bsky.social

Some recent highlights from the garden moth trap

Some moths from overnight at Brookes Wood

Always great to trap a Lime Hawk moth 😊👍👍