At the risk of damaging my hardcore seawatching reputation 😂… managed Long-tailed Skua, Grey Phalaropes, Sooty Shearwaters, Little Gulls etc from the comfort of our holiday accommodation (Pendeen) this afternoon

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Rufous-tailed Robin showed well this morning! Superb photo by Graham Jepson! #ukrarebirds #ukbirding

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Well, this was a surprise in yesterday’s pre-dawn moth-trap opening. A Peppered Moth - perhaps Norfolk’s latest ever adult? Migrants included 2 Vestal and a garden high of 14 Merveille du Jour was special.

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Approving the Jackdaw gas field solves none of our problems, while contributing to the existential crisis of climate breakdown. The government has privileged special interests above the general interest. It's a shameful, cowardly decision.

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After visiting friends in Gloucester we spent a night in North Somerset on the way down to Cornwall. I caught 4 Spiny Hook-tips (Watsonalla uncinula) there, which I was hoping for. All were suspected based on external appearance (two were also huge) and are now confirmed by gen det (1f, 3m).

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