Bit of a Clouded Yellow day at Landguard this p.m. with a walk around the Butts area only producing 19 individuals including 2 Helice females, a single Hummingbird Hawkmoth and 5 Stonechats at the nw end.

2025 marks a very bad year for the Glanville Frit (veldparelmoer, M cinxia) in NL. Only the coastal population had >10 butterflies, on the inland ones the species almost vanished. Poor weather in 2024 made few larvae enter last winter.

At Landguard today the first 3 autumn Stonechats were noted also 3 Black Redstarts and a Common Redstart with a small number of Blackcaps, Chiffchaffs and Meadow Pipits present. 5 Clouded Yellows and a late Meadow Brown on the Butts Area with a few Small Coppers, Common Blues and Small Whites

#Southernsmallwhite - Pieris mannii - is still active in my area E of #Ghent, Belgium. This one was in the garden yesterday. It is a typical autumn female; lots of dusting between discal and apical spot, discal spot not confined by the veins and a vague discal spot on hindwing. #urbanbiodiversity

The Painted Lady (distelvlinder, V cardui) was only seen in low numbers on Dutch Butterfly Monitoring transects this year. It is a migrant species, and the graphs show that 1996, 2003, 2009 and 2019 had large invasions, the other years just a few managed their way to NL.

Not many moths overnight but what a thrill to see the Harnessed Tiger Moth this morning. Better than coffee! Moths are amazing. #Leptember #Moths #MothsMatter #TeamMoth

An astonishing 20 Clancy’s Rustic in last night’s Norwich garden moth trap, double the previous record set earlier this month (which was remarkable enough to merit a tweet). Here are some of them. #NorfolkMoths

At Landguard 3 Glossy Ibis flew south this morning into Essex next stop Holland Haven ?

@neilsmothman.bsky.social @migrantmothuk.bsky.social a Golden twin-spot taken at light at Landguard today

At Landguard today 3 Arctic Skuas one sat around the Felixstowe dock area then flew north also 2 Black Redstarts 2 Wheatears 1 Brambling 1 Merlin the best

Eastern Nycteoline new for Norfolk. Confirmed female trapped in VC28 Norfolk on 19/09/2025 - Ric Sandifer. norfolkmoths.co.uk/index.php?bf... #norfolkmoths

We are happy to share this on a political level very important paper from our team - The Grassland Butterfly Index for Germany. Especially for the last ten years the results show a negativ trend for grassland butterflies in Germany doi.org/10.3897/natu... @pensoft.net @ufz.de #NRR

At Landguard this morning a probable migrant Dusky lemon Sallow was in one of the moth traps @neilsmothman.bsky.social @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

With vizmig getting underway on the Hirundine front at Landguard and an Osprey heading south over Felixstowe Docks a Bonxie offshore giving Gulls and Terns a hard time plenty of Warblers and at least 3 Spotted Flycatchers two on the butts this afternoon plus an ovipositing Great green Bush cricket

#birds #birding

With the rain easing at Landguard a few migrants came out to play early afternoon including a non photogenic Whinchat and 5 Wheatears along the tideline

@migrantmothuk.bsky.social @neilsmothman.bsky.social a Radfords flame shoulder at Landguard this morning

A Nieuport 17 is a reproduction of a WW1 French fighter aircraft that was used by the allies and even copied from captured planes by the Germans which flew over Landguard today also pics of one of the recent Sparrowhawks and a Wood Warbler that came for some bling

At Landguard this morning the first Merlin of the Autumn flew south as did a close Razorbill in the company of 2 Teal a Yellow Wagtail seen from the obs which we assumed was a Grey-headed was confirmed by a trip out onto the Reserve also it called overhead typically as a Western Yellow ssp

Trimley Marshes this morning made a change few waders seen 2 Ruff 2 Green Sandpipers and 1 Curlew Sandpiper on the main lagoon 1 Great white Egret on the reservoir best was an Otter on the river annoying some Oystercathers also 1 "Polish" morph Mute Swan Cygnet with 2 normal siblings and parents

North Wiltshire Ringing Group ringing control: Sedge Warbler ringed 9th August 2025 at Trimley Marshes, Suffolk, controlled by us on Salisbury Plain on the 16th August 2025. 7 days since ringed, 238km movement west #birdringing #Migration

At Landguard today a Pied Flycatcher was ringed and the Wryneck showed extremely well along the Icky ridge

The addition of flexcounts, as eg 15min counts, to Dutch Butterfly Monitoring transects, makes it possible to produce detailed flight curves. Although 2025 was warmer, the White Admiral (kleine ijsvogel, L camilla) had an earlier start in 2024. Also watch the small 2nd gen.

Bit of an oddity this Emperor Goose x Barnacle Goose has been around Suffolk and Essex on the Rivers Orwell and Stour for several years now today it graced Levington Creek, Suffolk

Nice garden tick the Hoopoe on Landguard Point flew from Adastral Close south along Viewpoint Road past Felixstowe Customs House towards Landguard Reserve

A few pics of a showy Spotted Flycatcher a Common Redstart and a female Wall Brown at Landguard today

With a few birds around at Landguard mostly the expected September fare I managed pics of only a Whinchat and Wheatear on the Butts

An American painted lady, Vanessa virginiensis, was photographed yesterday in Belgium (prov Antwerp). After contact with the observer the sighting seems legit. The first time this #butterfly species is seen in Belgium waarnemingen.be/observation/...

Having a day that just keeps on giving whilst watching Buzzards over Felixstowe Ferry saltings a single Glossy Ibis flew south and I managed to get those 2 species and Paul Holmes in the same view

With a brief Hoopoe at Landguard found by @birderbill.bsky.social 3 Whinchats 2 Common Redstarts 3 Yellow Wagtails and 2 Black Redstarts a new moff for the site Euchromius ocellea made for a good morning @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

A couple of pics from recent birds and a plant at Landguard Spotted Flycatcher, Common Redstart, Pied Flycatcher and a white flowered Black Horehound which i've not seen before

The Hummingbird hawk-moth (kolibrievlinder, Macroglossum stellatarum) is a climate opportunist from the south, and they love warm weather. Numbers on Dutch Butterfly Monitoring transects were high this summer, and the next generation just started. So watch out for these 'hummingbirds' in your garden

2024 Suffolk submissions sent off today to @ukrbbp.bsky.social (RBBP) and @britishbirds.bsky.social (Scarce Migrants). Many thanks to county recorders/species specialists/reserve wardens/bird report section writers and all the observers who sent in records. Job done for another year.

After a great start this spring the Peacock (dagpauwoog, A io) had a poor 1st gen in July, and the 2nd gen is more or less absent on Dutch Butterfly Monitoring transects. Numbers are now much lower than in 2024.

A pic of the Passenger at Landguard out of the pot

Wow a Passenger in one of the traps today at Landguard @neilsmothman.bsky.social @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

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Seeing some politicians competing for just how brutal and dehumanising they can be to vulnerable minorities - I can’t help comparing that to 16th and 17th witch trials. It’s so depressing.

Not that long ago in August Buddleia's could be covered with Small Tortoiseshells (A urticae, kleine vos). On eBMS transects and 15min counts (www.butterfly-monitoring.net) this butterfly is now restricted to higher elevations or latitudes. Open squares=counted in that period.

There have been 5 or 6 mourning cloaks in the low countries in the last few days. I've only seen one in Belgium in april 2019 (see pic) so let's hope more will come!

Not many new birds in at Landguard but 2 Whinchats were nice as was a Clifden nonpareil that was resting on our Ringer Wardens trousers that were hanging out to dry

An update of the Pieris-whites on Dutch Butterfly Monitoring transects show they all have a relatively poor 3rd gen this year. The reason recorders feel they 'only count Whites' is because all other species are doing even worse, maybe except for C hyale and C argiades in the SE.

Clouded and Pale Clouded Yellow (C hyale+crocea, gele en oranje luzernevlinder) are migrants in NL and show large year-year fluctuations in density on Dutch Butterfly Monitoring transects. Before 1980 C hyale was considered more abundant, now it is C croceus. Numbers for 2025 up to now.

Still a Pied Flycatcher hanging around in the ringing compound, at times showing well much to the chagrin of some would be observers

Quite a decent day at Landguard considering the past few days 2 Whinchats 1 Purple Sandpiper 4 Black Redstarts 3 Reed Warblers 1 Sedge Warbler at least 1 lingering Pied Flycatcher a scattering of Willow Warblers 1 Chiffchaff 5 Wheatears 1 Yellow Wagtail

Well pleased with a nfg a Peach Blossom a stunning moff also Musotima nitidalis