The lovely Ross’s Gull at Newlyn. A rare, high Arctic visitor to the UK, let alone Cornwall.

A rather splendid Hooded Merganser showing off.

Just a Song Thrush hiding amongst the catkins. Waiting for it to stop raining…… #WildCornwall #birds #wildlife

Got to love a Snipe 😍. Such wonderfully patterned feathers, perfect for hiding in plain sight. #WildCornwall

I refuse to let this wet Winter get to me! Here’s an Orange Tip butterfly to cheer everybody up. It won’t be long until they’re here for real. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #WildCornwall

A much needed splash of colour on a dull winters day. @cbwps.org.uk #WildCornwall

#BirdOfTheDay Today’s subject is birds walking, so I’ve added this Lesser Yellow Legs, trying out his best Ministry of Silly Walks pose. (You have to be of a certain age to understand)😉 #birds #nature

Beautiful male Eider off of Hannafore, Looe. #WildCornwall #birds #nature

Female Kingfisher on the Cornish coastline. #WildCornwall #wildlife #birds

Long-tailed Tit, one of many which passed through the garden yesterday. #WildCornwall #

Male Stonechat, Cornwall @cbwps.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #WildCornwall #birds

Snow Bunting, North Cornwall.

Got to love a Kingfisher

Spotted Flycatcher.

Green-veined White.

I do love a Small Copper Butterfly. This one’s rockin’ the white eye liner! @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Helice form of Clouded Yellow on Knapweed. #butterfly #insects #nature #wildlife

Common Darter, darting.

Common Blue butterfly.

Male Silver-washed Fritillary Cabilla Woods, Cornwall. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social

Silver-washed Fritillaries, arguing in a Cornish woodland. #butterflies

Silver Studded Blues, mating on clover. Perran Sands, Cornwall. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social

Incoming White-letter Hairstreak. @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social

Marbled White Butterflies, Penlee, SE Cornwall. #butterflies @savebutterflies.bsky.social

One of my favourite birds, the Common Swift. @cbwps.org.uk @ukbirdingpins.bsky.social

White-letter Hairstreak Butterfly.

One of the UK’s rarest butterflies, the High Brown. This one is feeding on a bramble, high up on Dartmoor.

Red-eyed Damselfly on kingcup, RSPB Ham Wall. @rspb.bsky.social

Newly emerged female Heath Fritillary Butterfly, with attendant male in waiting. Give her a chance to pump up her wings me-laddo! @savebutterflies.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social

One week on, and the Heath Fritillaries at Greenscombe Woods are still very active. It’s pleasing to see so many there this year. #butterfly @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Another image from the weekend of the rare Heath Fritillary, Cornwall. #butterfly #butterflyphotography #wildlife #nature #wildlifeUK

Heath Fritillary resting on bramble. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #butterflies

“Ready, steady…..” There were more Black-winged Stilts on the S’Albufera Nature Reserve then you could throw a stick at! (Purely a figure of speech-we didn’t of course)!

An Iberian Yellow Wagtail, which conveniently landing in front of me whilst birding on the S’Albufera Nature Reserve in Majorca. Interesting to compare this bird to the Ashy-headed wagtail which we had in Cornwall recently.

Pied Flycatcher, Yarner Woods, Dartmoor. #ukbirds #devonbirds #wildlife

Ashy-headed Wagtail, Pendeen, Cornwall #ukbirds #birdsuk #birdwatching

Male Red-Crested Pochard #ducks

“Oi, you! Stop photographing me”! Full frontal Fulmar @ukbirdingpins.bsky.social

Water Rail at Greylake, Somerset. @britishbirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #ukbird #bird

Might make a good jigsaw puzzle? Some of the hundreds of Golden Plover over Slimbridge last week @ukbirdingpins.bsky.social @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social

“You What!” A very surprised Barrow’s Goldeneye. #ducks

Common Buzzard

Shorelark, Norfolk coast.

One of two Firecrests enjoying the sunshine today at Looe. #birds #ukwildlife #cornwallbirds

The legend that was Miss Chloe 🌈. Where have those 9 years gone? 😔 #schnauzer #rainbowbridge

Just a Goldcrest hanging around. #ukwildlife #birds

Kingfisher at Hannafore, Looe this morning. #ukwildlife #birds

Shifty looking goldeneye. “You ain’t seen me, right”

One of the pair of coal tits currently visiting my garden. #ukwildlife #birds