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Under the oaks in my field today, Snakeskin Grisette, Amanita ceciliae. Amazing structures! @WhitbyNats @Fhickenbottom UK Fungus Day

Fab to find Small Copper and Dingy Skipper in the meadow this afternoon. Seventh consecutive year, so I must be doing something right! @WhitbyNats Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire

Plenty of invertebrates around the wildlife pond, some new for me. My thoughts: Plateumaris sericea in two colour forms, Stretch Spider, Tetragnatha sp. and Figwort Weevil, Cionus scrophulariae. Dan Lombard @WhitbyNats

Some lovely 'fresh' butterflies in the meadow this afternoon. Great to see the first two male Common Blues of the year. Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire @WhitbyNats

Over 400 common spotted orchid spikes in the meadow. Very beautiful, so much colour variation. @WhitbyNats BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland Plantlife

First Meadow Brown of the year in the meadow this afternoon. A lovely surprise. Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire @WhitbyNats

Lots of large red and azure damselfly action at the pond today and a very special appearance by a female banded demoiselle! York. Dragonfly Grp. @WhitbyNats

Always worth looking closely at nettles in my meadow! Today's find, Lesser Thorn-tipped Longhorn Beetle, a new one to me. At just 4mm long and masquerading as bird poo, I had to look more than twice! @WhitbyNats Dan Lombard Buglife

Deceiving Bolete, Suillellus queletii, found under one of the oaks in my field, a rare find I understand! Thanks to @Fhickenbottom for ID. @WhitbyNats

Another new true bug in vegetation by the pond this morning. Brown Stilt Bug, Metatropis rufescens. The adults apparently feed on Enchanter's Nightshade, of which there is an abundance. Dan Lombard @WhitbyNats

Thought I'd take pic of Figwort Sawfly larva in the garden and spotted this fab little fly! Sphenella marginata, I think, a gall fly, larva feed on ragworts and groundsels. Both species new to me! Dan Lombard @WhitbyNats

Three fab visitors to the pond over the last three days: Golden-ringed dragonfly, male Banded Demoiselle, and male Ruddy Darter. @WhitbyNats York. Dragonfly Grp.

Last year, my first linnets nested in gorse scrub at the top of the meadow, this year, there have been two pairs. Twice the singing, twice the loveliness! @WhitbyNats BTO Yorkshire NE

White-letter Hairstreaks yesterday, Purple Hairstreak today! What a privilege to have these two tree-top species of butterfly in my garden! @WhitbyNats Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire

Lucky to have a diversity of habitats to help support these beauties...over the past 7 years, I've recorded a total of 24 species here! Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire @WhitbyNats

What a fabulous spider...on figwort by the pond. My trusty ID app tells me Tetragnatha sp. possibly obtusa? Confirmation, if possible, would be fab! Dan Lombard @WhitbyNats

Three Elephant Hawkmoth caterpillars feeding on Bogbean in the wildlife pond. Hope they reach dry land to pupate! Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire @WhitbyNats

Some places have copped a bit of rain so far today, especially #NorthYorkMoors and coastal regions. Ruswarp near Whitby has just reached 50mm of rainfall since midnight.

Amazing to watch one of five Elephant hawkmoth caterpillars on bogbean in the wildlife pond, so adept at moving through water! Yorkshire Wildlife Trust - follow us on Bluesky 🦋 Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire @WhitbyNats

Second time this week, a magical display of nacreous clouds over the Esk Valley. @WhitbyNats NorthYorksWeather