Striped Hawk-moth in a friends garden in Yate this morning.
Mark Coller
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Birding, butterflies, and dragonflies.
Willow emerald damselfly in Kingsgate Park Yate this afternoon.
Southern Hawker dragonfly in Kingsgate Park Yate this afternoon @bristolbirding.bsky.social @martynhayes.bsky.social
1 of at least 10 Scarlet Darter at Silverlake Dorset this morning
Lesser emperor dragonfly at Silverlake Dorset this morning
A very early Willow emerald damselfly in Kingsgate Park Yate today!
White Admiral in Lower Woods south glos this morning, plus 20+ silver washed fritillary, 6+ purple hairstreak.
Valezina type Silver washed fritillary and clouded yellow butterflies at Lower Woods south glos this morning, also 30+ silver washed fritillary, white admiral, and 8 purple hairstreak.
Silver studded blue, Lulworth skipper and grayling butterflies on Portland Dorset this morning.
So many different dragonflies at Silverlake Dorset today, including red veined darter and keeled skimmer.
12+ Scarlet Darter at Silverlake Dorset today, a stunning place with so many dragonflies!
8+ Red veined darter in kingsgate park this morning including a pair egg laying. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social
6 Red veined darter in Kingsgate Park Yate this morning @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @bristolbirding.bsky.social
Great afternoon at Severn Beach, leach's petrel, Arctic skua, manx shearwater, and 4+ storm petrel @bristolbirding.bsky.social
Very unusual marking on the Adonis Blue in Gloucestershire over the weekend.
My first Duke of Burgundy butterfly for over 10 years in Gloucestershire over the weekend.
20+ common blue and 2 brown argus near Hawkesbury Upton south Gloucestershire today .
Just back from a week on Cyprus, the main reason was to try and see a Blue Cheeked Bee-eater, I saw 16 !
Great morning on Chipping Sodbury Common, 3 whitethroat, 5 redstart, 4 swallow, sand martin, lots of chiffchaffs, and blackcaps. @bristolbirding.bsky.social
The best I could get of the Pilning wetlands Hooded Merganser. A great bird for South Gloucestershire @bristolbirding.bsky.social
Lovely views of the Lesser Yellowlegs at Truro Cornwall this afternoon, also a common sandpiper and black tailed godwit. @cbwps.org.uk