A mating pair of Silvery Leafcutter Bees on Sea Holly in the dunes at Holme next the Sea recently. ID courtesy of Steven Falk.

It’s great when you go through your images and find a photo you don’t remember taking and it turns out to be a species you’ve never seen before! Marbled Clover day-flying moth at Holme next the Sea.

We counted an incredible sixteen species of butterfly on one bramble patch in a woodland ride last week at Roydon Common in Norfolk. Species included White Admiral and Silver-washed Fritillary. @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Amazing numbers of Marsh Helleborine at Holme next the Sea in Norfolk.

The Hairstreak magazine should be dropping through Warwickshire Branch member’s letterboxes any time soon! @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

Pleased that this Bank Vole has taken up residence in our garden.

Our Holly Blue caterpillars on the Alder Buckthorn have now acquired a couple of Black Garden Ants in attendance. The ants feed from the caterpillar’s honey gland. @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Whilst mounting a rescue mission to save our few remaining Brimstone caterpillars in the Buckthorn from the beaks of Blue Tits, it was pleasing to find several Holly Blue caterpillars that they had missed!

The height of laziness! Young Blue Tit sitting in our Alder Buckthorn being fed our Brimstone caterpillars one by one! Sometimes nature can be just plain annoying!

Great to have our Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire Branch committee meeting at Stockton yesterday amongst quality butterflies including this Grizzled Skipper!

Orange-tip with matching lichen at RSPB Middleton Lakes this week.

Our first Wheatear of the year seen yesterday at Ringstead,Norfolk.

Stoat in full flight yesterday at Ringstead, Norfolk. (Previously shared on X)

Brown-tail moth caterpillars have spent the winter in communal webs and now emerge in the warm weather. Holme Dunes Reserve, Norfolk.

Grey Heron feeding on Smooth Newts at Redwell Marsh Reserve, Holme next the Sea.

Pine Hawk-moth caterpillar safely removed from the public footpath in the pines at Holme Dunes NR last week. @britbutterflies.bsky.social

Decided not to bring the moth trap on our Norfolk holiday and then at the last minute threw the LepiLED light and a white sheet in the car. Good move as we got up yesterday morning to find ‘Big Blue’ on the sheet! @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social @britbutterflies.bsky.social

A new butterfly species for the garden list this afternoon. Clouded Yellow visited our buddleia with Painted Lady and Peacock. @britbutterflies.bsky.social @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

For those who may not have seen my post on X - does anybody know why four Peacock butterfly larvae in a nest found today looked like this? @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @britbutterflies.bsky.social @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

A productive local morning walk around Baddesley Ensor produced 6 Marbled White, a new Dingy Skipper site, Peacock larval webs, 4 Large Skipper, 2 Small Tortoiseshell and this, our first Six-spot Burnet of the year. @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social @britbutterflies.bsky.social

The female Brimstone kept returning to the same Buckthorn leaves to lay her eggs in the garden.

Flight shot of male Emperor moth on Cannock Chase with help of pheromone lure. @britbutterflies.bsky.social @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

First time of photographing Green Hairstreak mating. An awkward spot - on a dead bracken frond halfway up a steep bank. I ended up holding my camera with 100-500mm lens above my head and hoping for the best! @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social @britbutterflies.bsky.social

Green Hairstreak now out in Warwickshire although this one was photographed on Cannock Chase where they have been out for a while. @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

This male Brimstone brightened up the leaf litter on Baddesley Common this afternoon. @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

Saw a Hobby and had a Hummingbird Hawkmoth feeding on Primrose in the garden today. What a difference this glorious Spring weather makes!

Counted 16 Brimstone driving up the Fosseway through Warwickshire this afternoon. This was one of the very few butterfly species that had a good year in Warwickshire in 2024 which was our worst year on record for most other species! @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

This Common Snipe appeared to be sunning itself on a local industrial estate pool this morning. Three Snipe in the reeds found with the help of a thermal imager which is proving to be an invaluable birdwatching tool.

At last a butterfly in the garden! This Comma enjoying the sun alongside a Green Shieldbug yesterday.

Goldcrest in the Dogwood. A rare visitor to our garden yesterday but perfect timing for the @rspb.bsky.social #BigGardenBirdwatch.