Some marvellous moths trapped overnight in Kessingland - Dewick’s Plusia, Sallow Kitten, Pebble Prominent and Gold Spot. Also my 2nd Striped Hawkmoth of the week.

Cut-leaved Teasel in the Norwich hinterlands today. Found recently by a sharp-eyed @jeremybartlett.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social

The best from my moth trap on the NE Suffolk coast last night - Striped Hawkmoth, Oak Processionary Moth, Coast Dart and Toadflax Brocade @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social

A couple of highlights of a trip to the Woodbridge area in Suffolk today - Ornate Shieldbug and Strawberry Clover

@mothiduk.bsky.social Could this be Spotted White Plume? Trapped in coastal NE Suffolk last night. Many thanks in advance 🤪

Great Green Bush Cricket at Lound Lakes, Norfolk today. One of 3 seen while out with the Norfolk Fungus Study Group 😍

Maritime Mason Wasp, Ancistrocerus scoticus on Marsh-mallow at Benacre Broad, Suffolk today

Oak Scymnus, Scymnus auritus a very local (and tiny!) species seen in central Norwich today. My thanks to @norwichbirder.bsky.social for some excellent directions!

Some very nice insects in Kessingland Dunes yesterday evening when all the ladybirds had disappeared. I think these are Dune Robberfly, Silvery Leafcutter Bee and Grooved Sharp-tail Bee

We seem to have a bit of an arrival of 7-spot Ladybirds on Kessingland beach this afternoon. Millions!

Some nice micros trapped in Kessingland this past weekend - Nyctegretis lineana, Platytes alpinella, Agapeta zoegana and Catoptria pinella. The first one in particular being very localised. The joys of being on the coast!

Some rather lovely butterflies seen over the last couple of days in the Shropshire Hills - Marbled Whites aplenty, the last of the years Wood Whites, Small Tortoiseshells and the first Graylings

A surprise White-legged Damselfly that decided to roost next to my chair on our campsite this evening. Wenlock Edge, Shropshire Not bad when you’re chilling and supping wine! 🤪

Quite a few Scarlet Tigers on the wing in the roasting conditions in Shropshire 😍

A Grass Snake that bit off a little more than it could chew with this Common Toad. Eventually it gave up and the toad lives to fight another day! At Holt Lowes @norfolknats.bsky.social

A rather interesting female Silver-studded Blue on Kelling Heath, Norfolk. I have never seen a female with blue on the upper wing apart from the ones on the Great Orme. @norfolknats.bsky.social @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

Long-headed Poppies at West Runton, Norfolk today. This area seems to be a bit of a stronghold for them. @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

1st summer female Red-footed Falcon at Westwood Marshes, Walberswick, Suffolk today

Tens of thousands of Small-flowered Catchflies on Gorleston Cliffs at the moment. These used to be rare! @bsbibotany.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social

Very excited to find Bithynian Vetch on the NE Suffolk coast at Kessingland yesterday. A site it was recorded at in 1975 then 2004 and now 2026! @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Pleased to find some naturalised Dusky Crane’s-bill close to home in Kessingland this evening 😍

The nationally rare tiny soldier beetle Cerapheles terminatus at Oulton Marshes today. May even be a first for Suffolk

A couple of new plants for me today - Nettle-leaved Figwort and Caraway. Both growing beside the River Wensum in central Norwich @norfolknats.bsky.social

The scarce spider Hypositticus pubescens has a liking for human habitation. This one was on my bedroom window frame in coastal NE Suffolk

Gorse Seed Weevil, Exapion ulicis - a tiny weevil found today on Walberswick Common, Suffolk

Black Redstarts in the Lowestoft area can be very hit and miss but this gorgeous male was very much a hit this morning 😍

Some great views of Iberian Chiffchaff on Westleton Heath, Suffolk this morning. Singing continuously

Very happy to find this beauty on Lowestoft South Beach this afternoon. It looked good for a Baltic Gull so I took a hasty phone pic. Id confirmed by people far more into gulls than me!

Early Colletes in the dunes at Kessingland, NE Suffolk today 😍

One of the five Shorelarks wintering by Kessingland Shore Pools. Now beginning to look quite smart