From the Trap: Golden-rod Pug, Tawny-speckled Pug, Figure of Eighty & Canary-shouldered Thorn @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

From the Trap: Small Dotted Footman, Large Emerald, Dark Spectacle & Lesser Swallow Prominent @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

A much photographed Hummingbird Hawk Moth @ Strumpshaw Fen yesterday @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social @rspbstrumpshawfen.bsky.social

From the Trap: Vapourer, Drinker, Twin-spotted Wainscot & my 2nd Oak Eggar of the year @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

From the Trap: Sallow Kitten, Antler Moth, Maple Pug & Oak Eggar @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

From the Trap: Lunar Hornet Moth, Scarce Silver-lines, Small Marbled & Six-belted Clearwing

From the Trap: Small Angle Shades, Brown Scallop, V-Pug & Buff Arches @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

Female Scarlet Darter, Silverlake, Dorset 13 July 2025. The only female I saw, and just as the field guide says the male patrolled above her whilst she oviposited @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

Male Scarlet Darters, Silverlake, Dorset 13 July 2025. I would say I saw a minimum of 6 males but probably far more @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

Purple Hairstreak, near Hassingham July 2025 @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social @peaceofcakes.bsky.social

White Admiral, enjoying the bramble at Strumpshaw Fen, July 2025. A bit tatty despite being my only one yet this year! @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social @rspbstrumpshawfen.bsky.social

A rather war-weary Scarce Chaser, Strumpshaw Fen July 2025 @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @rspbstrumpshawfen.bsky.social

From the Trap: Bordered Straw, Dark Sword-grass, Water Ermine & Barred Yellow @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

From the Trap: Miller, Dusky Brocade, Scarce Silver-lines & Clancy's Rustic @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

An unusual encounter with a Purple Hairstreak in Reedham churchyard this morning @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

Peacock butterfly: adult & larval stages. Strumpshaw Fen June 2025 @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social @rspbstrumpshawfen.bsky.social

A patrolling Norfolk Hawker at Strumpshaw Fen RSPB gave me a good opportunity to practice some flight shots @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @rspbstrumpshawfen.bsky.social

Silver-washed Fritillaries, Strumpshaw Fen RSPB, June 2025. One individual appeared to be taking salt from the brickwork of the reception block. Was also lucky to find a mating pair @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social @rspbstrumpshawfen.bsky.social

Freshly emerged Black-tailed Skimmer, Winterton Dunes 20th June 2025 @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

Dark Green Fritillary, Winterton Dunes 20th June 2025 @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

From the Trap: Leopard Moth, Barred Straw, Red-belted Clearwing (to pheromone lure) & Privet Hawk Moth @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

From the Trap: Eyed Hawk Moth, Privet Hawk Moth, Delicate & Green Pug @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

Lesser Emperor at Ormesby Little Broad (Norfolk) today @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

The viewing platform at Ormesby Little Broad (Norfolk) is great for practicing flight shots of dragonflies. Here's Norfolk Hawker @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

It's that dragonfly time of year & I love it. Scarce Chaser & Norfolk Hawker at Strumpshaw Fen and Lesser Emperor & Four-spotted Chaser at Ormesby Little Broad @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

Some of Strumpshaw Fen's less frequently photographed butterflies: Brimstone, Green-veined White & Meadow Brown @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

From the Trap: Hoary Footman (pending acceptance), Small Elephant Hawk Moth, Blotched Emerald & Varied Coronet @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

From the Trap: Lime-speck Pug, Sandy Carpet, Toadflax Brocade & Burnished Brass @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

From the Trap: Willow Beauty, Small Elephant Hawk Moth, Elephant & Small Elephant Hawk Moth to compare size & Eyed Hawk Moth @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

From the Trap: Green Silver-lines, Pale Oak Beauty, Clay Triple-lines & Bordered White @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

From the Trap: Privet Hawk Moth, Broken-barred Carpet, Currant Clearwing & Alder Kitten @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

From the Trap: Foxglove Pug, Latticed Heath, Marbled Brown & Freyer's Pug @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

From the Trap: Iron Prominent, Swallow Prominent, Narrow-winged Pug & Yellow-legged Clearwing @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

From the Trap: Poplar Hawk Moth, Lime Hawk Moth, Chamomile Shark & Elephant Hawk Moth @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

Swallowtail resting in the rain at Strumpshaw Fen yesterday. Also a Wall before the rain started @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

From the Trap: Oak Hook-tip, Waved Umber, Scorched Carpet & Toadflax Brocade @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

Spotted Flycatchers at Strumpshaw Fen #birds

Kingfisher posing nicely in front of Reception Hide at Strumpshaw yesterday #birds

Wall butterfly at Strumpshaw Fen yesterday. Although regular down the river at Buckenham this was the 1st I'd seen on the reserve

From the Trap: Buff-tip, Great Prominent, Chocolate-tip & Pebble Hook-tip @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

My 1st Swallowtail of the year at Strumpshaw yesterday @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

From the Trap: Caloptilia semifascia (Maple Stilt), Ethmia quadrillella (Comfrey Ermine), White-spotted Pug & Mottled Pug @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

From the Trap: Pale Tussock, Red Chestnut, May Highflyer & Toadflax Brocade @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

From the Trap: Powdered Quaker, Waved Umber, Pebble Prominent & Engrailed @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

From the Trap (Under the Radar Edition): 2 species here that sadly won't make the County records. 1st I believe is Pammene albuginana (Scarce Oak Gall Moth) attracted to FUN lure. The 2nd is Caloptilia robustella or alchimiella (the ID app prefers the former but it'll have to remain agg'd for me)

From the Trap: Esperia sulphurella (Sulphur Bark Moth), another Pine Beauty, Purple Thorn & Lesser Swallow Prominent

From the Trap: Scorched Carpet, Chocolate-tip, Lunar Marbled Brown & presumed Caloptilia honoratella (Pale Maple Stilt, not confirmed by dissection)

From the Trap: Caloptilia falconipennella (Dark Alder Stilt), Pine Beauty, Herald & Shoulder Stripe

From the Trap: Early Thorn, Nut-tree Tussock, Muslin Moth & Brindled Beauty

From the Trap: Oak Nycteoline, Pammene giganteana (Early Oak Gall Moth), Twin-spotted Quaker & Satellite