Hummingbird Hawk-moth feeding on fistleplant... Have seen 6+ on recent Kent ramblings (2 at lunchtime today) - and every one of them a wee stunner! #KentNature #teammoth @kentwildlife.bsky.social @kentfieldclub.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Scymnus interruptus, one of the wee-ladybirds. Two adult colour forms and a larva - all found by friends at East Malling. @ukladybirds.bsky.social @kentfieldclub.bsky.social #KentNature

Red-belted Clearwing at East Malling Research Station yesterday, enjoying the Hogweed heads. #TeamMoth #KentNature @kentfieldclub.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Bonaparte's Gull enjoying the apres-office sun today at Oare Marshes KWT - having returned to moult on site for at least its 15th year... Smart bird! @rarebirder.bsky.social #kentbirding #rarebirdsuk #gulls @kentwildlife.bsky.social

Pammene aurana, Double Orange-spot, at East Malling, Kent, this evening - a lovely wee micro that is a daytime-flying Hogweed specialist. Worth checking out your hedgerows for it... @kentfieldclub.bsky.social #TeamMoth #kentnature #ukwildlife @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Caspian Tern at RSPB Dungeness this evening - a beast (as ever) of a bird! #kentbirding #RareBirdsUK @dungenessbirdobs.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Kentish Plover on Lade beach this evening - (yet) another great find by Jacob at @dungenessbirdobs.bsky.social @kentishplover.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #kentbirding #ukrarebirds

Enchanter’s Nightshade at lunchtime today at East Malling - common and widespread, but not one I’m very familiar with… #kentnature @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour

Chuffed to have found several ‘mature’ Painted Lady caterpillars feeding on Mugwort at Nashenden Down KWT Reserve this evening - each safely tucked away in their own tent. Every day’s a school day! @kentwildlife.bsky.social @kentfieldclub.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Great to connect with the Squacco Heron this evening at Dungeness ARC Pit - top bird! @rarebirder.bsky.social @kentishplover.bsky.social @dungenessbirdobs.bsky.social #kentbirding #ukrarebirds

Two Beavers yesterday evening just off the Stour, nr Stodmarsh. #kentnature #ukmammals @kentfieldclub.bsky.social @mammalsocietyyouth.bsky.social

2nd cy f (?) Hen Harrier over and then inland at Bockhill Monument this afternoon - happy to take comments on age/sex (of the bird!)... @kentishplover.bsky.social #kentbirding #ukbirding @nigej.bsky.social @jamiepartridge.bsky.social

Fun watching Swifts this evening at KWT Oare Warshes - couldn't anything 'different' amongst them...but I tried! @kentishplover.bsky.social @kentwildlife.bsky.social #kentbirding

Chamomile Shark at East Malling this evening, dining on Ox-eye Daisy. #TeamMoth #kentnature

Couple of BOC images from the Western Reef Heron twitch at Foryd Bay, Caernarfon. 58 mins away enjoying a full Welsh (late) breakfast when news broke. Phew! #birdingwales #rarebirdsuk @rarebirder.bsky.social

Icterine Warbler at Bockhill this afternoon - singing frequently and showing well twice. A fun squeaky-toy in its vocal repertoire. @rarebirder.bsky.social @kentishplover.bsky.social #kentbirding #rarebirdsuk

Pleased to find a few more Nightjars on territory in West Kent recently, including a pair last night using a newly coppiced area - fingers crossed they are successful. Top birds! @kentishplover.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #kentbirding #ukbirding

Chuffed to see that our local (East Malling, Kent) pair of Ravens has successfully reared two young this year - as an East of England boy, having inland local Ravens is still a fun novelty! @kentishplover.bsky.social #kentbirding @btobirds.bsky.social #ukbirding

This superb Honey Buzzard passed over Dunge Obs at 11:27 - an hour later, two White Storks went south (then north). Lovely stuff! #kentbirding @kentishplover.bsky.social @dungenessbirdobs.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social

Singing male Greenish Warbler at Dungeness this morning - another great find by JS! @dungenessbirdobs.bsky.social @kentishplover.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #kentbirding #RareBirdsUK

Currently sat listening to male Golden Oriole singing and cat-calling at North Foreland - only briefest of view. Lovely stuff! 11:00 at least. #kentbirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @kentishplover.bsky.social

Purple Heron at Stodmarsh NNR at dusk, from Marsh hide. With a supporting cast of Bitterns, Hobbys, Barn Owl, Cattle Egrets and a few other 'bits' around the reserve - all very nice! @rarebirder.bsky.social @kentishplover.bsky.social @martynwilson.bsky.social #kentbirding #rarebirdsUK

Singing (occasionally) male non-red-breasted Red-breasted Flycatcher in the Moat at Dungeness in a brief late-lunch outing this afternoon. Super duper birds, though being greedy, I'd have liked a little red... #KentBirding #rarebirdsUK @dungenessbirdobs.bsky.social @kentishplover.bsky.social

Lovely to spend this evening with this snoozing Tawny Owl and a couple of owlets - near East Malling. Always good to see in the daytime. Thanks to @stevenixonkent.bsky.social. @kentishplover.bsky.social #kentbirding #ukbirding

Male Eastern Subalpine Warbler in a fun apres-office trip to Cow Gap, Beachy Head. Thermal imager a great help in finding this skulking bird. Just about survived the walk up to the car park! Great find by @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social #RareBirdsUK

Red-backed Shrike this morning nr Kingsdown - a little distant for us late arrivals, but always good to see. @martynwilson.bsky.social @nigej.bsky.social @kentishplover.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #kentbirding

Black-winged Kite again at Hempstead Marshes yesterday, giving good views - a super-smart bird! #norfolkbirding #RareBirdsUK @rarebirder.bsky.social

Platyarthris hoffmannseggi (Ant Woodlouse) from a Yellow Meadow Ant colony and, nearby, a 24-spot Ladybird - two fun lunchtime-minibeasts at East Malling, Kent. @kentfieldclub.bsky.social #KentNature

Great to see Nightjar back on territory in West Kent this evening - a bit of churring and some nice rictal bristles on this male. Fun stuff! @kentishplover.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #KentBirding

Lots (a non-scientific term) of Painted Lady butterflies passing through Dungeness this weekend - some taking a break: most winging it non-stop northwards. Amazing migratory insects! #KentNature #UKButterflies @savebutterflies.bsky.social @kentfieldclub.bsky.social @dungenessbirdobs.bsky.social

Iberian Chiffchaff at Dungeness this morning - singing on and off, while catching insects in the sallow blossoms. Great find by Jacob. #kentbirding #RareBirdsUK @rarebirder.bsky.social @dungenessbirdobs.bsky.social @dungenessowen.bsky.social

Glossy Ibis enjoyed a typically frosty welcome from the local Lapwings when it dropped in to Cook's Pool, Dungeness, this morning. Though perhaps 'expected' these, they're always a welcome sight. #KentBirding @kentishplover.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social

2x spotted Spotted Sands nr Piddinghoe, Sussex, this afternoon - this one, a couple of hundred metres upstream from the second bird - top spring stuff! #RareBirdsUK @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #SussexBirding

Hobby this evening at Stodmarsh - superb wee falcons, freshly back from to munch on dragonflies (and small birds)... #KentBirding @kentishplover.bsky.social

Female Red-footed Falcon from Tower Hide, Stodmarsh, 17:41-17:47. Looking straight into the light, I dismissed the rufous thighs as a Hobby...Adjusted exposure/shadows/etc, and its a clear Red-foot! Opps! #SchoolBoyError #KentBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @kentishplover.bsky.social

‪ Beautiful Demoiselles in a wooded glade, nr East Malling, this lunchtime - my first #Odonata of '26). #KentNature @marcheath.bsky.social @kentfieldclub.bsky.social @dragonflydamselfly.bsky.social @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

9x Dotterel near Gamlingay at 7am today, followed by the lovely adult Tawny Pipit at @landguardbo.bsky.social this evening...and a day's work in between! @rarebirder.bsky.social @bucktonbirder.bsky.social #RareBirdsUK

A quick search on Holly Hill, Kent, produced a nice mix of butterflies, including Wall, Dingy Skipper, Grizzled Skipper and Green Hairstreak. Small Heath, Orange-tip, Brimstone, Peacock and GVWhite also noted.. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @kentfieldclub.bsky.social #KentNature #UKButterflies

The Swineham Point Red-spotted Bluethroat is a right little performer! Confiding and absolutely stunning! @rarebirder.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #DorsetBirding #UKBirding

Turnstones and Whimbrels aplenty at KWT Oare Marshes at high-tide yesterday evening - all feeding up or refuelling prior to trips north to breed. @kentishplover.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #KentBirding

White Stork at RSPB Worth Marshes this evening, with a nice supporting cast of Whimbrel, Swift (9+), Green Sands, Greenshank, Blackwit, etc... @rspb.bsky.social @kentishplover.bsky.social #KentBirding

2x Red Admirals and several Green-veined Whites out at RSPB Worth Marshes this morning. #KentNature @savebutterflies.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #UKButterflies @kentfieldclub.bsky.social

2x Spotted Redshanks at RSPB Worth Marshes this morning. One in full regalia (not that you can tell from these images - which look like Monet's impressionism!). #KentBirding @rspb.bsky.social @kentishplover.bsky.social

Female Northern Wheatear at Brands Hatch this afternoon - south of Druids Bend, near Southbank. Beware of one-way traffic moving 'quite fast' if you go looking for it in the morning... @kentishplover.bsky.social #KentBirding @brandshatch.bsky.social

Nice selection in Ashdown Forest this morning, including: Redstart, Cuckoo, Tree Pipit, Crossbill, Woodlark, Goshawk, Stonechat, etc. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social #SussexBirding

4 of 6 Wheatear found in East Malling this morning (M Puxley), and still present this evening - possibly the biggest single herd for the patch. @kentishplover.bsky.social #KentBirding #PWC2026

A fun day with 12+ Yellow Wags (Scotney Pit) and 2x Ring Ousels (West Kent) - all good stuff! #KentBirding @kentishplover.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social

Patch Gold, if perhaps not patch mega, with Whitethroat (m) and not one, not three, but two Stonechats (m&f) at East Malling this lunchtime - proper adrenaline stuff for this site! #KentBirding @kentishplover.bsky.social

Rhyzobius forestieri - my first micro-ladybird. Found at East Malling today by @sejarnold.bsky.social @kentfieldclub.bsky.social @ukladybirds.bsky.social #KentNature

A few migrants in the @dungenessbirdobs.bsky.social area today with Sedge Warblers showing a little better than the Swallow and Sandwich Tern. A few Common Scoter passing through. @kentishplover.bsky.social #KentBirding