A Jersey Tiger Moth. I rescued it from the clearance gap of the sliding door of a hotel in north London this morning. That’s it, that’s the whole story. Beautiful creature.

Blackbird working in the shadows, at RSPB Lochwinnoch. #birds

Another pic of one of the juvenile Sparrowhawks in Glasgow from week before last. #birds

An Osprey over the Clyde this afternoon. I looked upriver from Parklea and saw a guy fishing at the Finlaystone burn and assumed that meant there would be no birds around there. When i looked again I realised the Osprey was sitting very near him on top of a post. #birds

The adult Robin on the left is in moult so looks a bit dishevelled and is sticking to the shadows. The juvenile Robin on the right is looking a bit smarter. Both at the feeder screen at Lochwinnoch last week. #birds

Kingfisher in maintenance mode. River Kelvin, Glasgow. #birds

These two *could* be White Wagtails but they're probably more likely to be Pied Wagtails, and bascially I have no idea which they are. Juveniles, at Longhaugh Point this morning. #birds

Another pointy fast flying thing from most recent trip to Greenock Esplanade. A Sandwich Tern. In spring the head is solid black but after breeding there's a partial moult so crown has white through it. #birds

A Swift in flight over Greenock Esplanade from last week. I think this is the only usable picture of a Swift I've ever taken. There are usually a few around Gourock and Greenock, particularly around the mid-point of the Esplanade. #birds

"Daughter of the Clyde" by Christian Kerr, at the Newton St car park under the Kingston Bridge in Glasgow.

Some wee shorebirds that often hang around together. These ones were hanging around together on the shore at Battery Park in Greenock last week. Ringed Plovers, Turnstone and Dunlin. #birds

Blackbird in the rain at the Botanic Gardens in Glasgow today. #birds

Did you ever see a Sparrowhawk's tongue before? One of four juveniles from a nest in the West End of Glasgow. #birds

In April I photographed a Sparrowhawk pair building a nest in Glasgow. I heard they'd had young but hadn't seen much evidence of that for myself, until Thursday night when I watched all four juveniles playing around the trees near the nest and making a racket. #birds

We finished our photo walk yesterday with some refreshments at Inn Deep and the wildlife kept coming: a Comma butterfly on the other side of the railings above the River Kelvin in Glasgow.

You’ll need to expand this up to see what’s going on: A Kingfisher in flight past an oblivious, or indifferent, Heron, on the River Kelvin in Glasgow yesterday. #birds

My youngest is home for the summer so yesterday (Friday) we went a photo walk, catching her up on some Glasgow places. Wildlife was not a target but we still managed a Peregrine and two Kingfishers, including this adult male on the river Kelvin. #birds

Lots of Kingfisher noise and activity on the River Kelvin in Glasgow as i walked to work early yesterday morning. This one looks like a juvenile. #birds

Heron is HERE NOW! At Bushy Park, London. #birds

The Clyde resident Bottlenose Dolphin pod yesterday (Glasgow fair Monday). Bow-riding the Dunoon ferry as it approached Gourock, and cruising along Greenock Esplanade.

A young Carrion Crow meeting new people and trying new things at Battery Park, Greenock, today. #birds

Adult Male Kestrel visiting his offspring, Glasgow. #birds

Young Kestrels in Glasgow. I've held these pics back a few weeks and i'm not going to give location as its a fairly vulnerable and very busy urban spot. Thought for a while it might be mum plus three but fairly sure its four young, not far off fledging when this was taken. #birds

Gannet, landing. RSPB Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire. #birds

The "piano keys" black and white plumage of a sub-adult Gannet, probably 3 or 4 years old. At Bempton Cliffs last week. #birds

Another Gannet pair greeting each other, with a Guga at their feet. Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire. #birds

Pair-bonded Gannets greet each other as they re-unite. They do a kind of a wee sword-fight with their beaks, stretching and flapping wings, etc. At Bempton Cliffs last week. #birds

Costa del Clyde this morning. Dolphins showed as soon as I stepped off the train; after the haze burnt off the Waverley steamed past; a Greenshank, which didn't hang around long; juvenile Ringed Plover in heat-haze at Battery Park. #birds

Heron catching rays and vibes, at Kelvinbridge in the West End of Glasgow. #birds

Just seven Goosanders gliding past on the River Kelvin. The bizarre (half-speed) soundtrack is courtesy of two wee boys who were gymming on the outdoor gym beside the river. #birds