Back from a nice week in North Norfolk. Highlight birdwise was the long staying Black-winged Kite on the Hempstead Marshes. It was very distant so these heavily cropped video stills are the best I could manage

Thanks to @Adamdbassett for saving me trawling through my moth books to work this one out! This Evergestis limbata flew into the house late last night. Poor photo as it was quite high up so I had to hold the phone above my head and hope it was in frame.

Some of my favourite books by Bill Oddie, which helped inspire my love of birds and nature, along with his entertaining programmes. Gone Birding was my favourite book and I used to re-borrow it from the library all the time until finally buying a copy. A very sad loss.

This Clouded Yellow visited our garden briefly this morning. Unfortunately it wouldn’t settle for more than a second on each plant so this was the best photo I managed as it checked out the buddleia.

This stunning Red Underwing moth was a nice surprise in the kitchen yesterday evening

We had a nice relaxing long weekend in North Norfolk a couple of weeks ago. I made the mistake of working all day just before we left in the red warning temperatures & spent the first day & a half with heat stroke 🥵 A Quail calling from a field next to the cottage was a bonus!

Just before we went away for a long weekend in Norfolk at the end of June, 2 Swifts started showing an interest in our box. The Sparrows had just fledged a brood and now the Swifts were making it clear they were after it. A week later they were going inside! @SaveourSwifts

Hobby over the garden a couple of days ago. They have been getting quite regular over the last week so presumably feeding young. The evening before this, one was hunting Summer Chafers around an Oak tree in the nearby meadows.

Spotted Flycatcher in Rushmere Park this morning

Very pleased to confirm successful breeding of Crossbills in Rushmere Park today. At least three juveniles feeding in larches and pines with adults @bucksbirdclub