Yesterday's Death's-head Hawkmoth disappearing off into the night after release

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Many Lincolnshire birders will know Ben Ward, he's now living and birding in Yorkshire. This morning he refound the White-throated Needletail on his Scarborough castle patch. His flat list is on nearly 150species! #Lincsbirding

My first ever Clifden nonpareil (Blue Underwing) moth in the garden this morning. So huge! Marton, Lincolnshire @lincswildlife.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Dawn at Bempton...we wait, in nervous anticipation. @flamboroughbird.bsky.social

Our group refound the East Yorkshire White-throated Needletail at Bempton Cliffs this afternoon. Unbelievable moment when it shot through as we were watching a Barn Owl! Raced down to cliffs to relocate and initially no sign, but it then reappeared and we had it flying over our heads 🤯🤯

Oh lawdy...!!! White-throated Needletail showing a bit well here at Bempton RSPB reserve @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Mental!!!!! White-throated Needletail phone video!!! @flamboroughbird.bsky.social #yorkshirebirding

Extremely lucky to connect with the White-throated Needletail at @rspbbemptoncliffs.bsky.social this evening. 😀 What an awesome bird as it swooped past us. With @jhbirding.bsky.social

Collared dove, Asta, Shetland. #ukbirding @dbradnum.bsky.social @beardybirder.bsky.social @moorebirdsbybike.bsky.social

A recent photo of a starling murmuration as if smoke from a chimney has been called a "fluke" by its Yorkshire based, UK photographer, Anna Tosney #WomensArt

We started our long wend up to Shetland yday with a slight detour to Suffolk to take in the absolutely stunning male Turkestan Shrike at Dunwich - the best example of any "Issy" Shrike I've seen in the UK, watched intently pursuing a number of six-legged prey items in the blustery wind

A quick strike, some hammering, and dinner is ready. This kingfisher knows how to prep a meal. believe this is a female as it had the red/orange patch on the lower side of the bill. R5 500mm F4 #kingfisher #birdphotography ##kingfisherbird #kingfisherwithfish #kingfishers #birds

Sunny Marton this AM with autumn officially here as 3 skeins of Pink-footed Geese (c77 in total) over E/NE + the 1st Stonechat of autumn and Skylarks on the move W/SW. Also, Kingfisher, 13 Red-leg Partridge, Green Woody @lincsbirding.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social

Plenty of Barn Swallows still around my Lincolnshire patch this morning including young still being fed. #birds #birdwatching @daryllmarie.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @lincsbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social

Just love the "rhubarb and custard" colours of these Field Maple winged seeds. Marton, Lincolnshire, UK.10th Sept 2025 #autumn #fall @lincswildlife.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social

Perfectly ripe Corncockle (Agrostemma githago) seeds waiting to disperse (probably with a helping hand!). Lovely big and rugged #Seeds. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @josephbankssociety.bsky.social

A few more #birds from #Majorca over last week during family holiday #NaturalistAbroad #birdwatching #Mediterranean #Spain @daryllmarie.bsky.social #NaturePhotography

A few #birds from #Majorca over last week during family holiday. #NaturalistAbroad #birdwatching #Mediterranean #Spain @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social

An impressive 'pavement plant' in the form of Recurved Thorn-apple (Datura innoxia) from #Majorca this morning. Plus plenty of Tobacco-tree (Nicotiana glauca) seedlings and the ubiquitous Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea) #NaturalistAbroad #Mediterranean #wildflower @sarahlambert7.bsky.social

A few plant highlights from Derbyshire over last few days. 🌼 Mountain Pansy, Jacob's Ladder, Pale Toadflax and Grass of Parnassus @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #flowers

Excited to find several impressive Bee Wolfs (Philanthus triangulum) in Laughton Forest, Lincolnshire, this morning. A new species for me.🐝 @lincswildlife.bsky.social

Wander around Clumber Park (Nottinghamshire) @nationaltrust.org.uk yesterday in the heat. 51 bird species incl.Tree Pipit, Crossbill, Raven, Marsh Tit, 2 Kingfisher, Great Egret, 7 Common Tern, Treecreeper #birds @nottswildlife.bsky.social

Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko… 📍Peyrieras Reserve, Marozevo, Madagascar. #NaturePhotography #Madagascar

Sunny wander around Pleasley Pit Country Park this morning. 40 bird species plus plenty of butterflies incl. Small Blues, Brown Argus, Small Heaths, Small Coppers and Silver-washed Fritillary. Also the micro-moth Agriphila tristella @derbyswildlife.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

A great trip to Arnside Knott in Cumbria this morning. As well as Brown Hairstreak, Scotch Argus and Grayling, I also saw Purple Hairstreak, Red Admiral, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Northern Brown Argus, Large White and Brimstone. #Savebutterflies

What it looks like when a Hobby flies straight at you! 😲👀😍 #birds 🪶 Taken at Shapwick Heath in Somerset. 🐦

Nice of these #birds to line up for me in size-order! Little Egret, Grey Heron and Great Egret. Hook/Warsash Local Nature Reserve, Hampshire, UK. 28 July 2025. @daryllmarie.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social

Good #moth selection in Marton last night with 256 of 55spp incl. Least Carpet, White-lined Dart, Argyresthia semifusca + Yarrow Pug. Also,3 Diamondbacks, Rosy Rustic, Cloaked Minor, Ypsolopha dentella, 2 Dusky Thorn, 10 Blastobasis adustella @savebutterflies.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social

Finally confirmed that #dragonflies have bred in my small garden pond which was improved during Covid lockdown. Presumably Common Darters (Sympetrum striolatum)🐉 @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social

Damp morning around Gibraltar Point @lincswildlife.bsky.social 69 spp noted incl. Merlin, 29 Spoonbill, Knot, Siskin, 2 Great Egret, Stonechat, 5 Little + 350 Sandwich Terns, 6 Green+2 Common Sandpipers, Greenshank, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 70Avocet #birds @lincsbirding.bsky.social

It's not just the weather Gods shining on us at the moment - the Orca Gods are too! An amazing morning for our @shetlandwildlife.bsky.social 'Walk Shetland' group as we watched the '65s' pod close inshore off Gulberwick and Easter Quarff 🖤🤍 #MarineLife #MarineMammals #CetaceansUK #UKWildlife

A few #birds from recent holiday to Mauritius. Not too many species present but some rather good ones to see. @daryllmarie.bsky.social #Mauritius

Early @PatchBirding.bsky.social visit to Trent Port this AM. 46spp incl. Kingfisher, 3 Raven, both Green and GS Woodpeckers, both Red-legged and Grey Partridges, 4 Little Egret,2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, Bullfinch, Goldcrest @Lincsbirding.bsky.social @LincsWildlife.bsky.social

Lovely to catch up with some Wall Brown butterflies yesterday (Saltfleet, Lincs). Not an annual species for me these days unfortunately (same with Grayling). Plus plenty of Shaded Broad-bar and Silver Y moths @savebutterflies.bsky.social @LincsWildlife.bsky.social #butterfly #wildlife

Public asked to count butterflies #Lincolnshire #BBCNews 🔗: https://www.bbc.com/news/arti...

About 110 moths of 43spp in garden (Marton, Lincs) last night with 5 new for year: Shaded Broad-bar, Brown-line Bright-eye, Maple Pug, Common Rustic agg and Epilblema foenella. Also Crassa unitella and 3 Wormwood Pugs, Burnished-brass @savebutterflies.bsky.social