Black Hairstreak from Epsom Common Surrey recently

Red-belted Clearwing from the garden in Surrey yesterday

Commophila aeneana (Orange Beauty) from Noar Hill, Hampshire a few weeks ago. One for those who say micro moths are dull.

Summer plumaged Grey Phalarope found by Phil yesterday morning. I got to see it in late evening light last night around 9pm! So glad I did! Look at those feet! #shetland #springbirding #greyphalarope

Take off of the Striped Hawk-moth today. Those underwings are amazing.

A pretty special Striped Hawk-moth from the Pulborough trap on Saturday night

Sword-leaved Helleborine from a recent trip to Hampshire. Like beacons in the Beech woodlands
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Part of a huge flock of 108 Ruff which turned up at Pulborough 29th April. Also 6 Wood Sandpiper & Greenshank mixed in.
Never seen a flock of Ruff quite like this in Britain before. Especially not on an inland site.

Anania funebris (White-spotted Sable) from the Bonsai Bank at Denge Wood. These are brilliant!

A selection of Orchids from a trip to Denge Wood on Friday

Pearl-bordered Fritillaries from Rewell Wood West Sussex on Thursday.

Emperor moth season is upon us again

Adders dancing at Pulborough Brooks last weekend in the spring sunshine ☀️

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Several Clarke's Mining Bees Andrena clarkella on the wing today at Bovey Heath, Devon - video from last year at Newton Abbot with their cuckoo bee the Early Nomad Nomada leucopthalma

Great advice from RBBP and Ken Smith on looking for Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers. It's very easy to add breeding evidence and comments on your BirdTrack records. This really adds value to the record.

A collection of bee orchids I’ve encountered. Bee orchids mimic the look and smell of female insects to trick male insects into trying to mate with them: thrusting against the flowers, the male insects pick up and deliver pollen without reward (a process known as pseudocopulation).

Yellow Horned living up to it’s name in the first trap of the year at Pulborough this morning.