Twite, Minke Whale, Eurasian Otter, and Golden Eagle from Ardnamurchan! #Naturetrek #Birding #UKBirding #Scotland #UKWildlife @naturetrek.bsky.social

S Portugal 1 with NatureTrek @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @essex_birdwatching

S Portugal 2 with NatureTrek @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @essex_birdwatching

S Portugal 3 with NatureTrek @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @essex_birdwatching

S Portugal 4 with NatureTrek @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @essex_birdwatching

Excellent time on @naturetrek.bsky.social Vale of Mowbray day trip in lovely weather. Best were mega views of Bittern and Goldcrest

Great 2nd week in E Yorks with NatureTrek watching active migration 😊 @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @essex_birdwatching

Barn Swallows, Manx Shearwater, European Honey Buzzard, and Pine Marten from Ardnamurchan! #Naturetrek #Birding #UKBirding #UKWildlife @naturetrek.bsky.social

Fabulous week in E Yorks with NatureTrek with visits to Spurn, Flamborough & Bempton & some great birds seen @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @essex_birdwatching

Common Guillemots, Harbour Seals, Common Dolphins, and Common Tern from Ardnamurchan! #Naturetrek #Birding #UKWildlife #WildlifePhotography @naturetrek.bsky.social

... and finally, perhaps the highlight of the Naturetrek Gabon adventure... getting up close to this gentle giant, the silverback lowland gorilla. Happy days 🙂

Some of the smaller, yet equally impressive, species from Ardnamurchan. Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Common Lizard, Oblong-leaved Sundew, and Small Copper! #NatureTrek #UKWildlife #WildlifePhotography @naturetrek.bsky.social

Cetaceans included 320 Common Dolphins, 6 Risso's Dolphins, 7 Harbour Porpoise. Also Hummingbird Hawkmoth @naturetrek.bsky.social Data to @marinelife1.bsky.social

Epic Lyme Bay Pelagic from Brixham. Sabine's Gull, Sooty, 111 Balearic & 3000 Manx Shearwater, 2 Great & 5 Arctic Skua, 140 Common & 2 Arctic Tern, 8 Yellow-legged & 10 Med Gulls, 2500 Kittiwake, 1600 Gannet, 1200 Guillemot, Purple Sandpiper @naturetrek.bsky.social Data @marinelife1.bsky.social

Epic Lyme Bay Pelagic from Brixham. Sabine's Gull, Sooty, 111 Balearic & 3000 Manx Shearwater, 2 Great & 5 Arctic Skua, 140 Common & 2 Arctic Tern, 8 Yellow-legged & 10 Med Gulls, 2500 Kittiwake, 1600 Gannet, 1200 Guillemot, Purple Sandpiper @naturetrek.bsky.social Data @marinelife1.bsky.social

The stonking, but surely inaptly named Black Bee-eater is relatively easily seen in Gabon. @naturetrek.bsky.social

Portland & Ferrybridge 30 Balearic Shearwater, Little Gull, 9 Yellow Wagtail, 9 Wheatear, 3 Willow Warbler, Whinchat, Knot, 4 Sanderling, Curlew (red ring), 150 Ringed Plover, 5 Adonis & 3 Chalk Hill Blue, 2 Wall, Autumn Lady's Tresses, Maidenhair Fern, Grey Seal @naturetrek.bsky.social

Many of the much sought after and rather glorious Grey Pratincoles on Naturetrek's Gabon adventure. @naturetrek.bsky.social

The much sought after, but elusive African Finfoot seems relatively common on rivers in Loango National Park, Gabon. @naturetrek.bsky.social

A Forest Elephant in Lope National Park, Gabon. Now considered distinct enough from the Savanna Elephant to be a separate species. @naturetrek.bsky.social

The adventure starts here... Two weeks leading a birds and mammals tour in Gabon, Africa's last eden. Stay tuned for African wildlife highlights, WiFi permitting! @naturetrek.bsky.social

Martin Down @naturetrek.bsky.social 14 Hummingbird Hawkmoth, Quail, Grey & Red-legged Partridge, Whinchat, Red Kite, 10 Yellowhammer, Adonis Blue, 120 Chalk Hill Blue, 15 Clouded yellow, 2 Dingy Skipper, 2 Brown Argus, Marsh Fritillary larvae, Bastard Toadflax, Saw-wort, Brown Hare

Portland/Ferrybridge Quail, Serin, Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, 5 Yellow Wag, 3 Little Owl, 5 Little Tern, 75 Ringed Plover, 4 Common Sandpiper (Bill), 2 Adonis Blue, 30 Chalk Hill Blue, 6 Wall, 2 Grayling, 3 Hummingbird Hawkmoth, Red-veined Darter, Maidenhair Fern Bastard Toadflax @naturetrek.bsky.social

Martin Down, @naturetrek.bsky.social Vestal, 5 Hummingbird Hawkmoth, Grey Partridge, Spotted Flycatcher, Corn Bunting, Adonis Blue, Dark Green Fritillary, 150 Chalk-hill Blue, Silver Washed Fritillary, Marsh Fritillary larvae, Bastard Toadflax, Dwarf Sedge, Saw,-wort, Brown Hare

Lovely walking & views around Buttermere @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @essex_birdwatching

A few views from the Lake District from today around Keswick @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @essex_birdwatching

Lyme Bay pelagic from Portland @naturetrek.bsky.social 96 Common Dolphin, 9 Harbour Porpoise, 3 Grey Seal, Ocean Sunfish, Storm-petrel, 2 Puffin, Yellow-legged Gull, 80 Guillemot, 4 Razorbill, 30 Gannet, 2700 Herring & 150 Med Gull. 3 species each waders & butterflies. Data @marinelife1.bsky.social

Fabulous butterfly week in Wengen, Switzerland with NatureTrek, amazing scenery @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @essex_birdwatching

Just a few of the 80+ species of Butterflies we recorded in Wengen @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @essex_birdwatching

New blog (this time with link!) The Wild Side of Essex: High Summer by the Stour Estuary for @naturetrek.bsky.social A hard slog in the hot sun, with slim pickings, but lots of fun nonetheless with the minutiae of life. www.chrisgibsonwildlife.co.uk/the-wild-sid... #NatureWriting

22/07/26 Lyme Bay pelagic from Brixham @naturetrek.bsky.social Data to @marinelife1.bsky.social Highlights included 15 Risso's Dolphin, Minke Whale, 300 Common Dolphin, 14 Harb. Porpoise, 3 Grey Seal, 18 Balearic & Sooty Shearwater, 4 Storm-petrel, 600 Guillemot. Sunfish, Moon & Compass Jellyfish