les mears

Our first Grizzled Skipper of the season on the Mendips today @savebutterflies @BCSomerset

Scarce Chaser at 5.30am during our dawn chorus walk @RSPBHamWall

A couple of insects from a sunny Mendip Hills today

Red spotted Bluethroat from Swineham yesterday

Studland today,Sand Lizards, Dartford Warbler,singing Willow Warbler and Swallows in off the sea

The Chapel Amble Killdeer liked hiding in the Dock Leaves most of the day,occasionally showing well at distance

@janepursey Saw it on catch up Jane, well done👍

The interview I did for ITV West Country was shown this evening, I didn't have time to tell people as I didn't know it was going to be on despite having ask them to let me know, I would not have seen it myself if a friend of mine hadn't seen a trailer for the news.

Red-rumped Swallow in Weymouth this morning and Purple Sandpipers at the Bill

Historically Brimstone is our first garden butterfly of the year and this year it was again a Brimstone closely followed by a Comma @BCSomerset @savebutterflies

Toad patrolling on the Mendips

One of 5 Siskin in an Alder we planted a few years ago

@Photos2Print Cheers Mark

@lesliemears Nice shot Les👍🏽

Black Redstart today in Brean Down cove

Siskin this morning on the garden feeder

Unusual garden tick a Moorhen mooching around the garden this afternoon

@janepursey Always wished for one Jane, amazing to have 2

@lesliemears How lovely, lucky you 😊

An early Christmas present with 2 Firecrests now in the garden

Firecrest still showing well on occasions in the garden

@janepursey Not sure,we weren't about at the weekend, this was the first time we've been to Ham Wall for a few weeks,when a Marsh Harrier swooped over they all went up,before settling again,made counting very difficult 😂

@lesliemears Oh wow how wonderful, did a lot come in over the weekend as there weren’t that many last week ?

Many more lapwings this week, I think they were trying to emulate the starlings, it’s a pity we aren’t having any sunsets, lapwings in the setting sun are beautiful #lapwings