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

Cool news from the @naturetrek.bsky.social tour I’m on in the Camargue — we had a rare for France Black Pennant (Selysiothemis nigra) #dragonfly that Kelly Burgess found and photographed beautifully. Leader Jason Mitchell’s info following. Wow!! Great tour & super cool bug #invertebrates

Some birds from Valais last week with NatureTrek @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @essex_birdwatching

Plenty of Butterflies too in Valais, another fabulous week with NatureTrek @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @essex_birdwatching

An interesting day in North Yorkshire on @naturetrek.bsky.social day trip based around Wykeham. We had to invoke a wet weather plan. Still plenty of interesting sightings including Siskin, Crossbill, ducks, geese and damselflies

Great to see the local Lizard Orchids flowering, i counted 13 spikes & a coupke of good moths from the trap last night @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek.bsky.social @essex_birdwatching

A Glaucous Gul taken during @naturetrek.bsky.social lceland in Spring photography special, a fiting #BirdOfTheDay for @robcrank68.bsky.social #PreenersAndStrechers #BirdsSeenIn2026

Excellent day leading a Dragonfly tour at Westbere Lakes. Highlights included 2+ Lesser Emperor, 30+ Norfolk Hawker and 30+ Scarce Chaser. 14 species seen in total. @naturetrek.bsky.social @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #KentDragonflies

Blog of my trip for @naturetrek.bsky.social on Friday looking (mostly) at the Heath Fritillaries of Hockley Woods, along with other insects, galls, plants, birds, and geology & social history that shaped the place. "A little bit of Heaven" www.chrisgibsonwildlife.co.uk/the-wild-sid... #NatureWriting

I’ve just returned from a week of exploring the magnificent peaks, valleys and immense cirques of French Pyrenees with @naturetrek.bsky.social. The mountains are home to a stunning array of butterflies and birds but for me, the flora stole the show.

The coastal element of @naturetrek.bsky.social Yorkshire Coast and Moors tour was a huge success today with a feast of seabirds and hundreds of seals

Three more shots for #BirdOfTheDay #birds #InFlight #photography from @naturetrek.bsky.social Iceland in Spring - Photographic Special with Sanderling, Red-throated Diver (Loon) and Red-necked Phalaropes, two females after one male #BirdsSeenIn2026 #IcelandBirds

18/06/26 Lyme Bay pelagic from Brixham @naturetrek.bsky.social Data to @marinelife1.bsky.social Highlights included juv. Minke Whale, 60 Common Dolphin, 4 Grey Seal, 2 Balearic & 700 Manx Shearwater, Great Skua, 6 Storm-petrel, 7 Puffin. Also Blue Jellyfish, House Martin, Swift, Painted Lady

We have been most fortunate on the @naturetrek.bsky.social Norway's Lofoten Islands tour to encounter Orcas, a lone Beluga, a Basking Shark as well as typical birds of the Arctic. Today was very special as we were in amongst an active and curious pod of Long-finned Pilot Whales...🐋😊 🪶#norwaywhales

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #RedBeaks, any bird with red on its beak, so I give you this menacing shot of an Arctic Tern taken on @naturetrek.bsky.social Iceland in Spring - Photographic Special. Also fitting for #SuperSeabirdSunday Happy Father's Day 📷

A Glaucous Gull making a risky manoeuvre to steal a Fulmar's egg - taken on @naturetrek.bsky.social Iceland in Spring - Photographic Special for #SuperSeabirdSunday #BirdsSeenIn2026 Happy Father's Day 📷

Our @naturetrek.bsky.social adventure in Norway visiting the Lofoten and Vesterlan islands has concluded, so now time to catch my breath and sort through some images! Wader chicks were numerous with large broods of Eurasian Curlews in particular which was great to see.🪶😊🐣 #norwaybirds

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Touchdown birds at the moment of landing whether on water, land or branches. This Red-throated Diver (Loon) taken on @naturetrek.bsky.social Iceland in Spring - Photographic Special is more #Splashdown as it returns with a sandeel for its young.

A classic 'snipe on a post shot for today's #BirdOfTheDay #Birds&Bokeh cropped in portrait from @naturetrek.bsky.social Iceland in Spring - Photographic Special #Birds #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #waders #shorebirds

Amazing scenery & wildlife in Swiss Valais with NatureTrek @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @essex_birdwatching

Our last day in Morocco with @naturetrek.bsky.social & we returned to Oukaimeden. Another stunning day with clouds of butterflies.The Berberia Graylings performed brilliantly, Spotted Adonis, Aetherie's Fritillary, Moroccan Meadow Brown and so much more.

More Camargue week 2 highlights with NatureTrek @naturetrek.bsky.social @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays @essex_birdwatching