A couple of #insects from the garden today. Masses of the plant bug Nysius senecionis about on flower heads (new for me) plus the smart Thistle Tortoise Beetle. Marton, Lincs @lincswildlife.bsky.social @bnascience.bsky.social @britishbugs.bsky.social @colsocbi.bsky.social

Possibly new Iberian altitude record for Limosella aquatica. Today at Embalse de Casares de Arbás, León, I found Limosella aquatica at 1,288 m, slightly above the highest Iberian record I've so far been able to trace in the literature (1,278 m at Camporredondo). It was growing extraordinarily well!

A good trap session in the NF last night with @keithgodfrey.bsky.social @mothyblackburn.bsky.social and Tom Stone. 46 species with some new moths for my Hants list. Like Tim I caught my own Eric, but also Matilella fusca, Ancylosis oblitella and Beautiful Yellow Underwing. All maybe NFM 🤷🏻‍♂️ #teammoth

A taste of things to come with a much cooler (and clear) night reducing the species count to around 32. A couple of good moths though in Sallow and an uncooperative Chevron nfy. A smallish plume is probably a Small Golden-rod and Epermenia chaerophyllella will be nfy once confirmed. #TeamMoth

Bit of a thigh-rubbing, garden dancing livener on this cool, very quiet mothing night! A very obliging Convolvulus Hawk-moth NFG. Never thought this day would come. Oddly enough, preferring Night-scented Stock to Nicotiana. Who cares?... 😍 #teammoth #norfolkmoths

An interesting array of by-catch species in with the moths on Thursday night including 3 new ones for me: Acorn Weevil (Curculio glandium), the distinctive gnat Macrocera phalerata and the harvestman Opilio saxatilis. Plus the obligatory Nicrophorus investigator beetle @lincswildlife.bsky.social

Impressive wader counts last night on the evening tide: Bar-tailed Godwit 150 Dunlin 6000 Grey Plover 750 Knot 32000 Oystercatcher 5850 Redshank 450 Ringed Plover 400 Sanderling 4000 @lincsbirding.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

c.435 #moths of 62spp last night with one lifer: Endothenia quadrimaculana) Another five were NFY: Centre-barred Sallow, Coronet, Dichrorampha acuminatana, Six-striped Rustic + Phycitodes binaevella Also,3 Small Mottled Willow, Oak Hook-tip, Rush Veneer +Small Dusty Wave @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Looks like the local hirundines are preparing to leave Marton soon. Plenty on wires at Trent Port this morning. Mainly Swallows and House Martins with a few Sand Martins. The local Swifts have all gone already I believe. @btobirds.bsky.social @lincsbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social

Marton #moths last night. c.111 of 42species with 3 new for year: Garden Rose Tortrix, Swallow Prominent and Agriphila geniculea. Also, White-point, Oak Hook-tip, Saltmarsh Knot-horn and Latticed Heath. #TeamMoth @savebutterflies.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social @bnascience.bsky.social

Adult White-winged Black Tern on Wader Pit at Baston & Langtoft Pits today. #lincsbirding

The 3rd @patchbirding.bsky.social Common Redstart of the "autumn" this AM at Trent Port. An obvious male this time. In same hedge as the 2nd one a couple of weeks ago. Otherwise quiet, parched and rather warm 🏜️ @lincsbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social

Hummingbird Hawk Moth @ Spoonbills from @gibpointbirdobs.bsky.social

Fork-leaved Sundew (Drosera binata). Native to Australia and New Zealand, but found naturalised in Dorset 6/8/26 #wildflower #sundew

Micros last night: Epinotia ramella, S ocellatella, E decentella, U ferrugalis 2, A variegana 2, E nymphaeata, P pentadactyla, A microdactyla, C atricapitana, Agonopterix kaekeritziana, A arenella, M propinquella 2, P heparana were the pick. #TeamMoth

Better night for garden #moths (8 Aug) with 230/ 54. 7 NFY:Rosy Rustic, Orange Swift, Marbled Cosmet, Pebble Hook-tip, Grapholita funebrana +Udea lutealis. Also, 11 Small Mottled Willow, Diamondback, White-point, Small Ranunculus, Parsnip Moth @savebutterflies.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social

Early morning walk through the Boquer Valley this morning. Abundant Sardinian Warbler, Med Flychatcher.. Stone-curlew in a nearby field was brilliant.. but then I heard a Wryneck calling followed by a Nightingale. Amazing! #birds #birdingmajorca #majorca #boquervalley

A better night with 70 sp. New for me Euzophera pinguis plus a pristine Grey Chi, Pyrausta purpuralis, Garden Dart and Copper Underwing to sugar. #teammoth #Northumberland

A few more #wildflowers from recent holiday in #Northumberland: Creeping Forget-me-not, Marsh Willowherb, Common Spotted Orchid and must be my favourite sedge, Flea Sedge. @northwildlife.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bnascience.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

Running 2 #moth traps in a garden nr St Buryan, Cornwall, last night produced good #migrantmoths: (pic) Striped Hawk-moth 2, (pic) Cosmopolitan 2, (pic) Scarce Bordered Straw 2, Dark Sword-grass 9, (pic) Palpita vitrealis 5, Four-spotted Footman, Rush Ve 3, Silver Y 9, Small MW 10, RDP 3, DB 3

Today’s Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Busted: - birds looking directly at camera ~ Juvenile Barn Owl giving me a rather unconventional stare but still directly into the camera - South Wales 😍😁🪶🦉 #birdingwales #ukbirding #ECK

Bug-hunting school is in session. Eastern Kingbird parent and Junior #birds

An early doors @patchbirding.bsky.social visit to Trent Port today. 45spp incl. 2 Ravens, Kingfisher, 10 Red-legged Partridges, 14 Lapwings, Oystercatcher, Shelduck, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 4 Sand Martins and good numbers of common warblers about @lincswildlife.bsky.social @lincsbirding.bsky.social

Very heartened by the sight of Pellitory Beauty today on the only plant that missed the glyphosate because it’s growing further up on the wall..🧡🩶🖤 #teammoth

An exciting find in the moth trap this morning, Ancylosis oblitella Saltmarsh Knot-horn - would be first for the county I believe. We’re not inundated with salt marsh in the West Midlands! Retained for CMR #TeamMoth #Herefordshire

About 105 #moths of 24 species in garden last night with a lifer (Saltmarsh Knot-horn) + 3 NFY: Sallow Kitten, Rush Veneer + Square-spot Rustic. Also, Lychnis, Nutmeg, Bright-line Brown-eye + Bramble-shoot Moth @savebutterflies.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social @bnascience.bsky.social #TeamMoth

Just two nights ago our all time largest catch of Small Mottled Willows saw the 500 mark exceeded, last night that was more than doubled to 1007 - barmy times! Busy traps for everything else as well last night incl obvious arrivals of Diamond-backs and Beet Moths; 9 Small & a Purple Marbled of note

Pleasant stroll around a parched Belton House parkland @nationaltrust.org.uk this AM. The lakes all still surprisingly wet and alive with dragonflies. Birds incl. Raven, Red Kite, Treecreeper, Little Egret, Goldcrests and several Green Woodpeckers @lincsbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social

The local Rooks weren't too happy when this Red Kite decided to hang about on a pylon along the River Trent (Trent Port, Marton, Lincs) this AM. Becoming fairly regular here now. How times have changed, recalling visiting the remote Tregaron Bog (Wales) in the 80s @lincsbirding.bsky.social

An hour at Kirkby Moor @lincswildlife.bsky.social reserve this AM produced an obliging Spotted Flycatcher plus Common and Latticed Heath #moths doing their best camouflage routines. Green Woodys, Jays and Bullfinch too. Plenty of dragons about @lincsbirding.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social