2 Glossy Ibis still Ham Wall vp1 plus several Lesser Emperors #ukbirding #somersetbirding

An unexpected lifer in Ninesprings this afternoon: this Bank Vole came tumbling down this slope towards me then we sat staring at each other for a few minutes!

Hudsonian Godwit showing well on Minsmere south scrape - a mega find by Mike Cartwright!

Pair of Eumerus funeralis/strigatus this morning. A frequent-ish garden visitor but they rarely show this well.

Clear highlights of the past week have been a TRUMPETER FINCH mobile around the Kiln o’Skroo and a Serin first located in Chapel Plantation but since trapped in Plantation. Read more at www.fairislebirdobs.co.uk/latest_sight... 📸 L Marriner

and a wee bit of video of the Woodcock with chicks in tow! #highlandbirds 🪶

An initially confusing Helophilus pendulus in the garden this afternoon showing 2/3 black on the hind tibia. Almost had me convinced as H.hybridus until I noticed it's a male! The fore and mid femora are noticeably darker than usual too.

Recent weather: fog to start, but brightened up to sunny and Green! A Green Warbler was trapped and ringed at the Observatory yesterday morning - if accepted by BBRC this will constitute the first record for the Isle of Man! @manxheritage.bsky.social @manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social #ukbirding

@gavnorthron.bsky.social in at the back post with a late spring (it might be summer) mega with this very smart Oriental Turtle Dove (ssp. meena) at Westness #OrkneyBirding

PACIFIC SWIFT, Bardsey Island. 📷 photos by Ezra Sherwell.

Patch mega! Camberwell Beauty at Shenstone/Stone (Worcestershire) this afternoon on Stanklyn Lane then flew towards Heath Lane

A frustrating one from the garden 26th March last year. Maybe a Platycheirus sticticus but maybe the L-shaped hairs on the first leg in pic one are problematic. Maybe I need to invest in a proper camera to continue down the hoverfly wormhole...

Male Melangyna labiatarum, Yeovil Riverside 18th June

First Gatekeeper of the year out at Yeovil Riverside this afternoon

Gossamer Hoverfly (Baccha elongata) brings the garden list to 40 species.

I think this is a Ni Moth? Seen at Lufton this afternoon.

Mating Lesser Emperors were an unexpected Yeovil tick at Lufton this afternoon. 2 males and a female seen.

5 hoverfly lifers this afternoon, all in the same ditch the north end of Yeovil Riverside: Pale-sided Epistrophe, Dark-saddled Palebelt, Blotch-winged Whitebelt, Furry Dronefly and Dark-winged Wrinklehead.

Interesting acro trapped in the Crown Estate Field this mrng - suspect it's going to turn out to be a Blyth's Reed but certainly a pretty subtle one - plumage not too bad, decent biometrics, poor p4 emargination etc. No field views & no calls.

Dipper still Ninesprings by 2nd waterfall at 5am #ukbirding #somersetbirding

Serin flew north over Crown Estate Field towards Higher Light at 14:49. A few Balearic Shearwater off the bill, 2 fresh Silver-studded Blue and a worn Adonis Blue in Tout Quarry @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social #ukbirding #dorsetbirds

Migrant Aphideater (Eupeodes corollae) are very numerous in the garden this year. The males have been very varied in colour, the females varied in size - the effect of the recent temperatures on the pupa or perhaps even immigrants from the continent? I've only seen the very small females ovipositing

Popped over to RSPB Lodmoor for an evening check out of what looked to be a good call by @davidturner1967.bsky.social for a Purple Heron there earlier in the day and treated to bizarrely fabulous views when after an hour or more of looking it suddenly appeared almost directly overhead!

Now's a good time to see the Peregrines on St John's Church in Yeovil #ukbirding #somersetbirding

Immature Dipper again at Ninesprings before 5am, nice find by @alswinn.bsky.social #ukbirding #somersetbirding

Look what turned up at Ninesprings this morning! Very low light, so extremely high ISO. Sadly, what I didn't manage to photograph was the moment it was divebombed by a Kingfisher!! @rspb.bsky.social @somersetbirds.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #yeovilcountrypark #somersetwildlifetrust #dipper

Western Reef Egret showing now Foryd Bay #ukbirding

Green Hairstreak in abundance at Mardon Hill, Dartmoor this afternoon.

The Trumpeter Finch on Great Saltee Island today. It was great to get such good views of this vagrant from N. Africa - Ireland’s first record. #Birds #RareBirds #BirdsSeenIn2026

Broad-billed Sandpiper gave great views from the Dune Ridge this morning at Dawlish Warren #ukbirding #devonbirds

@macstronach.bsky.social COLLARD FLY last night found by Caingorms found by two local birders Tony and leanne Wood who stopped to look at a bullfinch and this was on fence further along. @birdguides.bsky.social

Broad-billed Sandpiper at Dawlish Warren today, found by local birder. We had to wait for high tide this evening to even get eyes on it. #UKBirding #Devon

Blue-winged Teal still Ham Wall vp1 but elusive #somersetbirding #ukbirding

Lots of Marsh Fritillary and Grizzled Skipper also on the wing at Cerne Abbas this afternoon.

Haven't seen Duke of Burgundy for a few years so headed down to Cerne Abbas this afternoon. Nice to spend time getting reacquainted with this great little butterfly. At least 8 seen, very territorial chasing off larger species.

Dingy Skipper, Lulworth Skipper and Small Blue from Yeolands Quarry, Portland this afternoon.

Just a single Red-veined Darter seen above Yeolands Quarry, Portland this afternoon. Several Hairy Dragonflies and Norfolk Hawkers on the wing at Radipole.

This week just keeps getting better, with today’s clear highlight this Northern Parula, a quality find by @tomwright1.bsky.social this morning!

COMMON ROSEFINCH, Martin Down, Hampshire. 📷 photo by Chris Rose.

Got a singing Great Reed Warbler at Noah’s hide, Shapwick. Chilly and breezy here, haven’t seen it yet 🍺🙂👍

Fab Spring Wryneck, found by @robmurphy.bsky.social at RSPB Labrador Bay, Devon this morning. @birdguides.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Woodchat still about on the fences of the horse paddocks at the east end of New Ground although has been disappearing out of view behind high ground that you can't get to

Red-footed Falcon again north side of Holt Heath then flew high south @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #ukbirding #dorsetbirds

I'm sure there will be much better photos of the Holt Heath Red-footed Falcon appearing on here but I'm reasonably happy with this flight shot from my little Canon SX60 bridge camera today

Channel and Yellow Wagtails from Tealham Moor this afternoon #ukbirding #somersetbirding

Interesting possible Eastern Common Tern at Lodmoor yesterday before it flew off

A Fea's type Petrel east off the Bill at c09:00 - seen briefly but well going past mid-distance with a Manx but lost while then trying to photograph it. Being looked for constantly from the Bill and the Obs since then but still no further sign so presumed to have moved through rather than lingered.

Yeovil Peregrine Update! This week the three chicks were ringed by one of the Hawk and Owl Trust team. Due to the size of the chicks we suspect they are all male also known as tiercels. Ringing is carried out to monitor survival, population and dispersal of Peregrine Falcons.

The Great Glen skua portal opened up today, amazing to see Long-tailed Skuas thermalling over Loch Linnhe like giant Bee-eaters up to 1000m before whizzing northeast towards Inverness! 🪶 #ornithology #highlandbirds

Crazy views of Pomarine Skua off Burnham on Sea this evening (13 May 2026).