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There were so many butterflies enjoying the sunshine at Tromie Meadow on Friday. I spotted 5 different species: Ringlet Red Admiral Dark-green Fritillary Common Blue Small Copper Although it was very worn it was particularly nice to see the small copper Butterfly Conservation 🦋

Day 22 #30DaysWild Great to see this ringed osprey flying overhead and catching fish at Spey Bay. Looked up the ring and found out it’s a male that was ringed in July 2007, so that makes him around 18 years old! Scottish Wildlife Trust The Wildlife Trusts #BirdingScotland #UKBirding #Birds

Great to see Small White Orchid at Tromie Meadow on Friday. Good to see 5 spikes which is more than I saw last year. Wild Orchids UK & Ireland #wildflowerhour #orchids

Amazing to see two pure white “leucantha" Heath Spotted Orchids, Dactylorhiza maculata at Tromie Meadow on Friday. Wild Orchids UK & Ireland #orchids #WildFlowers

Day 23 #30DaysWild VC96 23/13 4 NFG last night: Garden Tiger Map-Winged Swift The Clay Burnished Brass #teammoth Garden Moth Scheme #Moths

There were large numbers of both Heath-Spotted & Fragrant Orchids at RSPB Scotland Tromie Meadow on Friday. Wild Orchids UK & Ireland #wildflowerhour #orchids

Day 24 #30DaysWild Not seen many ladybirds this year but really enjoyed watching this one today. I think it’s a Seven-spot Ladybird. Scottish Wildlife Trust #30DaysWild from The Wildlife Trusts #Nature

Really amazing to find this X Dactylodenia evansii (Heath Spotter Orchid x Heath Fragrant Orchid) at Tromie Meadow on Friday! Identifiable by its intermediate flowers, long spur, Fragrant-like spike shape and spotted leaves. Wild Orchids UK & Ireland #Orchids #WildFlowers

Day 25 #30DaysWild Wow this mornings moth trap was my best yet. There were around 120 moths. Still going through photos to work out all the species but this poplar hawk moth was definitely a highlight and new for the garden. #TeamMoth

Day 26 #30DaysWild A newly fledged oyster catcher near home and a herring gull at the beach. #BirdingScotland #UKBirding #Birds

After first seeing small blue a few weeks ago with Butterfly Conservation 🦋, it was great to see some more at Spey Bay last weekend and to know to look for the eggs on the Kidneyvetch. Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) #Butterfly #Nature

Day 27 #30DaysWild Can really see from this slow motion video of it’s flight why it’s called a hawk moth! 🤣 #teammoth

22/6/25 VC96 127/33 11 new species for the garden including Riband wave, Poplar hawk moth, Fan-foot, Beautiful plume, Marbled minor, Small dusty wave, Common lutestring & True lovers knot. #teammoth

Some of my favourites in the trap from the last week: Burnished brass, Garden tiger & Map-winged swift #teammoth

Wildfires continue to burn just north of Carrbridge.

Day 28 #30DaysWild Fantastic day ringing sand martins at a local colony yesterday. Scottish Wildlife Trust The Wildlife Trusts

Day 29 #30DaysWild #NationalInsectWeek I have recently built a pond and I am creating a new wildlife area. It was great watching this red admiral basking on the rocks around the pond this morning. #Butterfly Scottish Wildlife Trust #Nature

#NationalInsectWeek A few macro shots from the garden: Tephritis vespertina Fruit Fly Crane fly with a mite attached Common Red Soldier Beetle

29/06/2025 VC96 23/15 Last nights trap included a Dusky Brocade which is my 100th garden species! Also first Common Rustic agg. of the year and nice to be seeing the Large Yellow Underwings again Garden Moth Scheme #teammoth