Goldcrest family in the garden viburnum on Saturday evening, probably nested in the nearby cedar. The four juveniles spent a couple of hours being fed by both adults, nice bush cricket for one of them, still poking out of its bill in the last photo #worcsbirds #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

The latest clearwing addition to the Bewdley (Worcs) garden list this week… Six-belted Clearwing, plus another Red-tipped Clearwing, both attracted to the HOR pheromone lure #moths #mothsmatter #teammoth

Lauca National Park, north Chile (grainy slide from 1997) - with England preparing to play in the Azteca at an altitude of 2240 m, imagine playing here at 4400 m! Coca tea in the hydration break? Can’t see Harry Kane sliding on his knees if he scored a late winner on that surface 😳 #WorldCup #WC26

Four new moths this weekend for my garden in Bewdley (Worcestershire), it paid off running both MV & actinic; Gromwell Ermine (Ethmia dodecea), White-barred Knot-horn (Elegia similella), Beautiful Knot-horn (Rhodophaea formosa) and Yarrow Pug (Eupithecia millefoliata) #moths #teammoth #mothsmatter

Four more clearwings in the garden this weekend, Bewdley (Worcs)… Orange-tailed Clearwing, Currant Clearwing, Red-tipped Clearwing and Lunar Hornet Moth #moths #teammoth #mothsmatter

In between bird surveys in mid-Wales I had a spare morning yesterday, headed to Gilfach Nature Reserve. Despite it being windy and quite cool I eventually found this male Welsh Clearwing resting on a birch leaf. Habitat photo showing the birch #teammoth

Yellow-legged Clearwing in my Bewdley garden yesterday afternoon (Worcestershire) #teammoth

Hedge Beauty (Alabonia geoffrella) came to the MV trap this week in my garden in Bewdley (Worcestershire), a long awaited garden tick, stunning #teammoth

Scorched Wing and Puss Moth in Bewdley (Worcestershire) this week #teammoth

Migrant moths to my Bewdley garden in Worcestershire this week. First time I’ve managed to put the traps out during the hot weather due to work; Ni Moth (albeit a bald one), Small Mottled Willow and White-point #teammoth

Hobby yesterday over Retreat Farm, Grimley #worcsbirds #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

Common Reed Bunting - this male was singing from various perches along the north causeway at Grimley CLP yesterday morning #worcsbirds #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

Wood Sandpiper at Grimley CLP on Hippo Pool this afternoon #worcsbirds #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

Common Tern at Grimley CLP this morning #worcsbirds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds

Grimley (Worcs) currently on 96, Garganey pair still on CLP #westmidsalldayer

Rüppell’s Warbler - I found a gorgeous pair at the end of the Kourtaliotiko Gorge. Better views on the second visit with the male singing, calling and eating caterpillars. The female was very furtive in contrast. A long time since I’d seen one, Israel 1989 the last! #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Crete

Italian Sparrow (male) and Spotted Crake - the sparrow was ubiquitous across the island, this one at the Palace of Knossos. Two of the crakes were seen at Agia Reservoir, along with a Little Crake #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Crete

Eastern Black-eared Wheatear and Collared Flycatcher - males at Kourtaliotiko Gorge and Spili respectively #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Crete

Marsh Sandpiper - three of these beautiful waders were at a very windy Katalyki Salt Lake on Crete #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Crete

Chukar - several of these seen on Crete, including these two birds near Gouverneto Monastery. The left hand bird was so confiding I think I could have stroked it! #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Crete

Alpine Swift - great views of this species flying over the Minoan Palace of Phaistos on Crete #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Crete

Lesser Kestrel male - a family holiday for a week on Crete in mid-April, birds/botany/bricks. There was a flock of these beautiful falcons feeding on insects in the vineyard at Agia Triada Monastery #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Crete

Bird surveys across the hills in mid-Wales today, several Emperor Moths stole the show #teammoth

Black Tern yesterday at Grimley CLP #worcsbirds

Palawan produced the endemic Palawan Scops Owl, 2 roosting in a cave during the day and 1 perched beside the road at night. Then a night boat trip out of Puerto Princesa to nearby Cana Island to see Mantanani Scops Owl, one of the easiest owls I’ve seen, took 2 mins! #birds #owl #owls #philippines

Two more endemic owls and a more widespread one… Luzon Boobook, Philippine Scops Owl and Spotted Wood-Owl #birds #owl #owls #philippines

Of the 12 owls recorded 10 were seen, with just 2 heard only. Philippine Eagle Owl flew in to the edge of the hotel car park pre-dawn #birds #owl #owls #philippines

The night birding on the Philippines was great, however, it led to 4-5 hours sleep a night, a classic sleep deprivation tour… 4 nightjars and 2 frogmouths all seen very well… photos of 3 endemics; Chirruping Nightjar, Philippine Frogmouth and the cute Palawan Frogmouth #birds #nightjar #frogmouth

Three flycatchers seen on Palawan… Palawan Blue Flycatcher, Palawan Flycatcher and Mangrove Blue (Philippine) Flycatcher #birds #flycatcher #philippines

Palawan was by far the easiest birding of the three islands I visited… Palawan Tit, Palawan Flowerpecker and Palawan Babbler #birds #philippines