A stunning Rosy Underwing feeding on a wine rope in Dorset last night. With @beardybirder.bsky.social and @mammalmark.bsky.social

...and a couple of record shots of Kent's first Yellow Warbler, a stone's throw away from 1989's Golden-Winged Warbler.

Nice afternoon at New Hythe....

A great day out yesterday in and around Dungeness. Lots of highlights including Tree Sparrow, Brambling, Whooper swan, Hume's Warbler, Merlin, Dartford Warbler, BN grebes, Long-tailed duck and Cattle egret. With @gnhbirder66.bsky.social

25,000 steps and 62 species between Greenhithe and Dartford this morning. The highlights were Peregrine on the Amazon building and a day-flying Barn Owl hunting out on Dartford marsh.

Around 100 species seen in North Kent in last few days including Merlin, Woodcock, Spotted Redshank, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Hawfinch, Firecrest, Marsh Tit and Red Kite. Non bird highlights included Common Darter and Bird's-nest fungus. With @birdingbazzer.bsky.social.

65 species walking from Greenhithe to Dartford included Avocet, Common sandpiper, Sparrowhawk and Rock pipit. Very cold first thing!

Saturday was spent in the Dungeness area and was surprisingly good - 3 BN grebes, Slavonian grebe, Avocet, GWE, RT diver, Goldeneye, 2 Caspian gulls, Sandwich tern, 11 WF geese, 25 Cattle egrets and 10+ Yellowhammers.

A few recent moth highlights, all from West Kent VC16. Merveille Du Jour, Figure of Eight, Dewick's Plusia and December moth.

A few recent bird highlights from the UK: Desert and Pied Wheatears, Lapland Bunting and Amur Stonechat.

A different view of this week's Desert Wheatear at Beachy Head.

A few Oak Rustics from Dartford VC16 the last couple of nights.