I was away over the weekend but it doesn't sound like I missed much. A few Pink-feet moving, I did see a female type Merlin yesterday on...

Whilst sat at Ogston in the the rain earlier today a Black-tailed Godwit flew through, an occasional visitor to Ogston during Spring and Aut...

Raining all morning so decided to sit in the hide at Ogston. Over about 3 hours both juvenile Ospreys took fish from the reservoir. I just m...

A better photo of a male Black Darter in Wragg's Quarry today. There were at least three males but they spent most of the time resting o...

Came across a female Common Hawker ovipositing this morning and was surprised to see a male repeatedly attacking her. I've not noted thi...

Common Lizards shed, or slough, their skin annually and I caught an adult this morning half way through the process. This looks like a male ...

Plenty of insects on the wing in today's sunshine; Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell and Speckled Wood butterflies and a good number of drago...

There has been up to three Osprey at Ogston over the last few weeks. Martin Derbyshire called in this morning and got a nice shot of a juven...

The weather forecast was for rain first thing this morning so I was pleasantly surprised to wake up to a blue sky, above the mist in the val...

Although it can be quite common on Beeley Moor the Small Wainscot is a rare visitor to my garden and this is only my second or third record....

Although its tended to be quite cool during the night I'm still catching a few moths, nothing particularly unexpected but these three sa...

A female Common Hawker with its prey, which I think was a female or immature Common Darter. I've regularly seen them taking damselflies ...

Ken had a lucky encounter with a Hummingbird Hawkmoth yesterday in his garden in Hackney yesterday. Although I had of several reports locall...

A Black Darter put in a brief appearance in Wragg's Quarry today, my only record for the year so far and it's getting late now. B...

Another moth that has become scarcer in recent years, and not caught every year now so nice to catch one on National Moth Night . Angle-s...