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Watching butterflies, birds and dragonflies in Somerset with the occasional trip to the Isles of Scilly

Taunton, England
Joined March 2010
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A beautiful Clouded Yellow, Helice form, see at Catcott Lows 31.8.26. Love the ginger head with green eyes! @BCSomerset @AvalonMarshes @SomersetWT @MigrantMothUK #butterfly
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Eclipse in Taunton 12.8.26
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Plenty of Hummingbird hawkmoths to be seen in Taunton 27.7.26 @BCSomerset @MigrantMothUK @LepidopteraNews @MothsSomerset @BritishMoths
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Surprised and delighted to see this Brown Hairstreak in my tiny garden in central Taunton 16.7.26 @BCSomerset @BCEurope @SomButterflyRec @SomersetWT #butterflies
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Plenty of Painted Lady butterfly on @TrescoGarden @TrescoIsland 7.4.26. I counted twenty two! @Cornwall_BC @europebutterfly @MigrantMothUK @insectmigration #butterfly
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A Common Blue and a Small Copper butterfly at the @TrescoGarden , Isles of Scilly 3.6.25 @ScillyWildlife @savebutterflies @Cornwall_BC @inaturalist
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Hummingbird Hawk Moth on Tresco at the Sea Garden Cottages 4.5.25 @Cornwall_BC @savebutterflies @MigrantMothUK @Team4Nature @inaturalist
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The Scillonian at St Marys, Isles of Scilly, seen from the Exeter Skybus flight 29.4.25 @IOSTravel @visitIOS
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Atlantic grey seal seen on a wildlife cruise with @TrescoBoats 30.4.25 @UKIRSC_SMM @NatureUK @ScillyWildlife @mcsuk
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Moorhen chick in Vivary Park, Taunton 7.5.25. @SomersetWT @somersetbirds @RSPBEngland @WildlifeMag @Freshwaterhabs
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This smart Grey wagtail was seen in Vivary Park, Taunton. 20.3.25 @Natures_Voice @RSPBEngland @SomersetWT @somersetbirds
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A Comma seen in Vivary Park sunshine. Taunton 20.3.25 @SomersetWT @BCSomerset @savebutterflies @Team4Nature #butterfly
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