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Also any ideas on this moth (2 photos) and is this just an Oak Hook-tip (not Spiny)? UK Moth Identification

So on Monday night in my moth trap was this beastie. It’s a female Nothochrysa fulviceps or Red-headed Lacewing. Turns out from current records it’s about the 19th for Britain! How ironic that the rarest thing to grace my moth trap isn’t a moth 😂

Caloptilia rufipennella? White bands on tibia. UK Moth Identification

30.6.25. A whopping garden record count of 2,489 moths (2000+ of which Ermine sp) of 103 species. Nowt new but garden 2nd Dewick’s Plusia, 4th Dusky Sallow, 7th Small Emerald and 10th Anarsia innoxiella were notable + of course Britain’s 19th Nothochrysa fulviceps #teammoth

Then the rest of the country to follow

Despite not seeing the mega alert for 3 hours I still managed an after work twitch to RSPB Rainham Marshes 15 years ago today for this White-tailed Plover. It wasn’t too far from where I’d ticked Sociable Plover 5 years previously. Caspian or Oriental next 🤞🏻😂

Yep

2nd garden record of Small Skipper on my wild area just now

Blastobasis rebeli? UK Moth Identification

11.7.25. 579 moths of 104 species. Highlights were Herts 3rd Blastobasis rebeli (I also trapped the 2nd in 2022!) and Herts 4th Moitrelia obductella. Garden 2nd records of Epinotia nisella, Yellow-tail and Plain Pug were also notable. #teammoth

WTF is this superior player of the match? They’re all men so why change it from man of the match? 🤦🏻‍♂️

You’re welcome Watford 😃🎉

So it turns out it wasn’t the 4th for Herts as two others were trapped the night before. Still 6th ain’t too bad

A new insect for me today with this Parent Bug (Elasmucha grisea) on an Alder leaf in Oxhey Park. Simon Knott

2 years ago today already.

7 Crossbill just gone W/NWish over Cassiobury Park #hertsbirds

20 years ago today I drove overnight to Cemlyn Bay,Anglesey. Here around 5am I saw my first ever Sooty Tern as it flew around the tern colony before flying out to sea and vanishing for good. My good fortune then ended when my car’s thermostat broke and I had to be towed home!

Home from a great day to Norfolk/Herts with Gunner-B-Birding started with White Stork at Welney then Pectoral Sandpiper, 23 Spoonbill and 5 Turtle Dove at Snettisham and finished at Rye Meads for my first Night Heron since 2012.

Congratulations to England’s Lionesses #winners

Honey Buzzard drifted north over Black Stork site but Stork flew off north again about 25-30 mins ago. Hoping it comes back RareBirdAlertUK BirdGuides