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Really struggled for Bee Orchids this year , so making the first a real clunker, out side Scott House in the pouring rain this morning WWT Slimbridge

The iconic engine 60163 Tornado seen chugging through Ribblesdale during a stormy morning today. Luckily, the showers held off here as the tour arrived, allowing me to capture it against the majestic mountain backdrop of Pen-y-ghent, one of Yorkshire's famous Three Peaks.

Southern Marsh orchid and Early Marsh orchid ssp coccinea in the dune slacks, Saunton. bsbi Sharon Clarke @BrauntonBurrows #northdevonaonb #BrauntonBurrows #ukorchids #orchids

The message chain shows the interaction between a farmer and me. Another dewpond in to help Tree Sparrows and other farmland birds. This dewpond has taken me 3 years of lobbying. It's so great to see it completed, thanks to the farmer and North Wessex Downs National Landscape. Conservation in action!

A little distant but Cotswold lapwings in June are sadly a rare sight ,so delighted to find seven birds on the wonderfuly named Pee - wit Hill at Lower Hampen Gloucestershire this morning

Walked with Andy Wiggins and his wonderful Vizsla Fern , obviously the genetic gene has past from Fern the Viz 💚🧡🤎 , sat very proudly by this Greater Butterfly Orchid she just found 😉

Nice surprise to find this Corn Bunting at lower Hampen Gloucestershire this morning

D. incarnata ochroleuca. Suffolk. Sylvatica Rebecca Wheeler Christian Hindle Duncan Dine European Orchids & Wildflowers Acid John 🍀dinesh patel 🦋 Janette

Sheltering from the rain with Andy Wiggins 🌧️ Photo courtesy of Duncan Dine x

A tough tough gig on Cleeve Common Gloucestershire this afternoon , finally found three tiny Musk Orchids

Found a “Tiger” in the garden this morning only it was Scarlet

A different perspective of a Marbled White , Rodborough Common Gloucestershire this morning

So this is what I would call a ( two for the price of one ) Fresh Dark Green Fritillary nectaring on a Chalk Fragrant Orchid on Rodborough Common Gloucestershire this morning wildflowerhour National Trust Sean Cole Dr Richard Bate

Some nice robust Chalk Fragrant Orchid on Rodborough Common Gloucestershire this morning wildflowerhour National Trust

Couldn’t leave Minchampton Common Gloucestershire this afternoon without a visit here

My absolute favourite 💙 Mertensia maritima, Oysterplant Such a joy to see this gorgeous plant again this week! Caithness #WildflowerHour

Mousetraps, painting by Bob Kuhn, 1986. Medium: oil on canvas.

An unexpected find on the beach tonight - a sea-weary Mrs White, the Cluedo character who was killed off by game makers Hasbro in 2016. How did the long-time housekeeper end up in the sea? 🤔

Just as I thought today couldn’t get much better with Blyth’s Reed Warbler and Nightjar trapped and ringed, Alex Penn catches this absolute showstopper of a Scops Owl in Gully! What a bird!! Fair Isle Bird Observatory

Yesterday was a day of increasing rarity with a Nightjar trapped in the early afternoon, followed by a Blyth’s Reed Warbler in the evening, and to top it all off, a SCOPS OWL caught in Gully at 21:00! Catch more of our latest sightings here: fairislebirdobs.co.uk/latest_sightin… 📸 A Penn