Having only put up this House Martin nest cup 2 weeks ago I thought that it was too late and this year it would be empty, however, when I woke up this morning to here the bubbly chirps coming from just outside my window there was only one thing it could be... #BirdingScotland

Some nice summer moths last night, including 8 Elephant Hawkmoths! Drinker Green Silver Lines. #teammoth

A Blue-tailed Damselfly and Small Pear-bordered Fritillary.

Some moths from last week, Pebble Prominent Buff Tip Large Longhorn (Namatopogon swammerdamella), look at those antennae!! #teammoth

Some teeny tiny day time flying moths to look out for at this time of year, Micropterix calthella - Buttercups Nettle Tap - Stinging Nettles Glyphipterix thrasonella - Wet Meadows. #teammoth

A few nice macro moths from recently, Peach Blossom Light Knot Grass Marbled Brown Knot Grass #teammoth

My first Elephant Hawkmoth of the year, interesting because last year I only had 1 in the whole year but the year before that i must have had 100+. Anyone else notice a lack of them last year? #teammoth

A Common Snipe at the side of the road on the Moine Mhor. #BirdingScotland

It hasn't been the best for moth trapping recently but here are some of the highlights from the most recent, Puss Moth Lunar Thorn Peppered Moth pale Shouldered Brocade. #teammoth

A nice walk/fish this morning with several pods of Harbour Porpoise past the rocks plus a handful of Common and Arctic turns kicking about too! #BirdingScotland

Another good day today, 2 breeding plumage Great Northern Divers, a White Tailed Eagle getting mobbed by a buzzard and year tick Little Turn... #BirdingScotland

A very nice surprise while on a cycle the other day was 3 pairs of Crossbill, in suitable breeding habitat too so 🤞 #BirdingScotland

Whimbrel and Whinchat from the Moine Mhor on Sunday. #BirdingScotland

A very nice surprise while opening a moth trap, a pair of Mandarin Duck, only the second time I have ever seen one and the last time was about a mile away! #BirdingScotland

A few nice moths about now that it's finally warming up, Garden Carpet Dark Sword Grass Yellow Barred Brindle Lesser Swallow Prominent

A nice surprise on the patch the other morning was a pair of Twite amongst the 50 or so Linnet... #BirdingScotland

Some nice views of Garden Warblers recently, I never realised they were so common until i learned there call and now they are everywhere!! #BirdingScotland

I nice walk up the hill the other week with nfy Whinchat and some nice views of some commoner birds... #BirdingScotland

A beautiful White Stork on the Moine Mhor yesterday am, a UK tick for me... #BirdingScotland

A very good morning in the garden today with garden ✅ Wood Warbler (sadly flew further back into the trees before I could get any photos), many, many singing warblers including this Chiffchaff, a flyover Golden Eagle and 2 nfy Streamer in the moth trap... #BirdingScotland #teammoth

A very pleasant cycle this evening with nfy Common Redstart, many Wheatear, some of my best ever views of Cuckoo and a pair of both Bar and Black-tailed Godwit... #BirdingScotland

Stonechat #BirdingScotland

Another 6 Emperor Moths the other day, such cool moths! #teammoth

Some mothing highlights from the last few weeks, Scarce Prominent Oak Beauty V-Pug Water Carpet #teammoth

A few summer migrants from the last week or so, Sedge Warbler Grasshopper Warbler Wheatear Common Sandpiper. #BirdingScotland

A very nice maiden outing for my new camera today, nothing too interesting but Osprey and NFY Tree Pipit was nice... #BirdingScotland

I had a great day trip to Jura yesterday with many highlights including, 10 BTD, 50+ GND and 25 RTD, NFY Sandwich Turn and Osprey. Also 3 singing Yammers and 5 Emperor Moths to lure... #BirdingScotland #teammoth

Wooowwww!!😆🤪 I think the best feeling in mothing is when you put up a pheromone up and while you watch your target species flutters over! So pleased! 3rd time lucky! #teammoth

A very nice walk up the back of the house today, 3 sp. of caterpillar, Drinker, Fox and Northern Egger. Also Sand Martins, 1st Cuckoo of the year, Gwyn's, Northern and Clark's Mining Bees. Emperor moth to pheromone it was a lot smaller than I expected! #teammoth #caterpillars #bees #BirdingScotland

A very pleasant walk in the on-and-off sunshine yesterday, Emperor Moth Lure didn't work sadly but a Golden Eagle and a singing Ring Ouzel is not bad... Also a few chunky Drinker moth caterpillars on the move... #BirdingScotland #RareBirdsUK #teammoth

Another decent moth trap the other night with a rather nice Dotted Border and moth 399 for the garden list, Acleris ferrugana! #teammoth

A decent trap last night with 75/15, also NFY Pale Pinion and NFG Diurnea fagella...

Two moths I found last year both found on 24/05/25 they both seem reasonably distinctive but I have strugled to ID them ever since I first saw them... #teammoth any help appreciated.

Hello #teammoth i found this micro in my photos from 03/05/25. I remember at the time strugling with it dispite the fact it looks very distinctive, thoughts??

Some micro moths from yesterdays moth trap, Acleris literana Agonopterix occellana Plus a micro I'm not sure about, was found in amongst heather... #teammoth

Some of the highlights from yesterday nights moth trap, Hebrew Character (Intersting veriety) Red-green Carpet Grey Birch Early Tooth Stripe. #teammoth

Great to see my first Sand Martins of the year yesterday!! #birds #migration #photography #scotland

A personal bogey species for me, the Dotted Border, last night 3 showed up seemingly out of no where...

Moth highlights from the last few days, Shoulder Stripe Parsnip Moth Small Quaker Engrailed.

A brilliant moth trap last night producing 84/16 including my first ever Oak Beauty!! Early Grey March Moth Yellow Horned Oak Beauty! #teammoth

A nice set of moths from a recent night, Twenty Plume Moth Chestnut Twin-spot Quaker Red Sword Grass #teammoth

A nice trip down the Kintyre peninsula today, great views of Common Scotter, great views of Great Northern Divers and NFY Fulmar. Also saw the Ross's Goose but wasn't quick enough with the camera! #RareBirdsUK #BirdingScotland

These 4 Ring Necked Ducks easily made the highlight of our day trip down Kintyre. I have never seen more than 1 let alone 4 together! #RareBirdsUK #BirdingScotland

ROSS'S GULL at Ganavan Sands mid-day today! I am in disbelief! After failing to find a White Billed Diver that had been reported, we decided as a last resort to go to Ganavan. As I was scanning a small white-winged gull flew though the frame... #RareBirdsUK #BirdingScotland

Some nice early season moths, Clouded Drab Common Quaker Twin-spot Quaker Red Sword Grass

A rather proud male Stonechat from the summer time... #birds #summer #summertime