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    Snake Eagle, Masai Mara, Kenya

    Southern Banded Snake-eagle.
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    May Moths

    Your photo shows a Pebble Hooktip rather than Oak Hooktip.
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    UK cambridgeshire insect please

    A mining bee, Andrena haemorrhoa.
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    May Moths

    Went to a local session at dawn this morning. From 2 traps a reasonable catch from a warm night with one heavy downpour late yesterday evening. Brimstone Nematopogon swammerdamella Sandy Carpet Heart & Dart Muslin Moth 3 Tinea semifulvella Light Emerald 3 Small Square-spot Ptycholoma lecheana 2...
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    UK Dragonflies and Damselflies 2025

    Yes.
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    UK Dragonflies and Damselflies 2025

    Was leading a bird walk today at Ruislip Lido/Woods where a breeding plumaged Slavonian Grebe (probable first site record) was the avian highlight, but the Odonata highlight was a couple of Downy Emeralds-my first for the site. Also my first Black-tailed Skimmer of the year, 3 teneral...
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    First Swift of 2025

    Had my first 2 over the house on April 26th.
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    A few from the Kalloni area of Lesvos

    Whiskered Tern for first. Difficult to judge size of the Acro-maybe Great Reed Warbler?
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    May Moths

    Ne Never heard it called that either. Think the scientific name works best but familiar with the name Ruddy Streak.
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    terrapin in Metochi Lake, Lesvos

    European Pond Turtle should have yellow spots on the head. Structurally these look more like Balkan which are much more common on Lesvos, though not well marked.
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    UK Dragonflies and Damselflies 2025

    Caught up with my first two adult male Broad-bodied Chasers on one of the ponds in Richmond Park yesterday. Generally a cool, breezy day so not ideal for flying insects but also had a Hairy Dragonfly & Large Red Damsel on one of the sheltered ponds in Isabella Plantation.
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    May Moths

    A flora survey yesterday in Richmond Park revealed my first Cinnabar & several Brown Silver-line.
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    Baffling geometrid - North Wales

    Faded Grey Birch?
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    Gulls in Lesvos, Petrified Forest

    Yes. Default large gull on Lesvos.
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    Invertebrate splats on car no.plates.

    Big numbers of St. Mark's Flies in recent days-maybe they contributed to your splat count?
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    UK Dragonflies and Damselflies 2025

    We long overdue a decent influx of Red-veined Darters. The last 2 years have been very poor, especially in the south-east.
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    UK Dragonflies and Damselflies 2025

    At the London Wetland Centre this morning, Hairy Dragonflies all over the place & counted 16. Relatively few damsels with a dozen Azure & 3 Blue-tailed.
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    First Butterfly of the year?

    My first dedicated butterfly trip today to the other side of town to Hutchinson's & the adjacent Chapel Banks, near Croydon. 14 species seen. Most abundant was Brimstone with c30 individuals. New for the year were Small Heath (2), Small Copper, Small Blue, Grizzled Skipper (2), Dingy Skipper...
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    April Moths

    A nice Mother Shipton for me today while butterflying.
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    Serapias sp Crete

    What is a species with orchids seems to be an impossible ask as every taxonomist basically disagrees with each other. Two new books have just come out with very different taxonomies. Much more conservative is the second edition of the Kew publication, Orchids of Europe & the Med by Kuhn...
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    Otter at Brandon Marsh

    Yes, that is the UK/European species.
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    Otter at Brandon Marsh

    Great stuff Julie.
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    April Moths

    A small moth flying along a hedge track this morning. Pleasingly it settled in a conspicuous position rather than hiding under a leaf. My first Common Carpet this year.
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    First Butterfly of the year?

    One new for the year today. Doing my regular Sunday patch & saw a blue flying low across the ground. Had a hunch it was a Common Blue & fortunately it briefly settled allowing a view of the underwing pattern, confirming my thoughts. I don't normally see them until May, but we are in the last few...
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    First Butterfly of the year?

    I'm hoping with the warm weather & change in wind direction we might get a fair few migrant insects turning up. Despite living in the south I didn't see a single Clouded Yellow in the UK the last 2 seasons, though a few on the continent. Doubt I saw more than a dozen Painted Ladies last year.
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