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It’s only a few days since I saw the first Large Red Damselfly of the year in my garden & already they are busy creating the next generation! #dragonflies British Dragonfly Society

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A little video for Julie Alexander Pale Tussock being released from my hand today #floof #moths

Pretty chilly night here, only 14:5, 10 of which were Heart & Dart which clearly don’t mind the cold. Buff Ermine was NFY, and it was nice to get another Buff Tip and Rustic Shoulder-knot. Phil Andrews Ivysuckle💚(the garden reef)🍃 BC Warwickshire Julie Alexander

Blue Mining Bee (Osmia caerulescens) in the garden today, first I’ve seen for a few years. #bees #solitarybees EcoRecord

Slightly damp walk round Hill Hook LNR this afternoon, good to see a couple of Swallows feeding over the pond, and a family party of Nuthatches (at least 3 birds). The Mure Swans with their cygnets obligingly came off the island for a photo. EcoRecord Phil Andrews

Six-belted Clearwing to lure at Ladywalk NR this afternoon. Didn’t enter the trap, I netted it but after release it obligingly settled on some vegetation. A really stunning-looking moth. BC Warwickshire Phil Andrews

Not ideal trapping conditions last night, reflected in low numbers (15:8) but two NFYs: Treble Brown Spot (doesn’t usually appear until mid-June) and Turnip. Phil Andrews Ivysuckle💚(the garden reef)🍃 BC Warwickshire

An interesting Andrena sp. seen nectaring on Bramble at Ladywalk NR yesterday. Closest I can get is male Andrena tarsata (Tormentil Mining Bee) as it seems to have the characteristic orange tibia. Would welcome your opinion Steven Falk

A Megachille sp. male from Ladywalk NR on Sunday. I’m struggling to pin down the species, any suggestions gratefully received! Steven Falk Ian Beavis #solitarybees

Some beetles from Ladywalk NR on Sunday: Black and Red-Headed Cardinal Beetles, the weevil Polydrusus formosus and the Greater Thorn-tipped Longhorn which I rescued from my hair! #beetles

Despite overnight downpour and a lot of soggy egg boxes, a good night in the moth trap with Broken-barred Carpet and Argyresthia retinella NFG, & Alder Moth, Elephant H-M, Peppered Moth, Lychnis, Spectacle, Mottled & Green Pugs among the 11 NFY. Phil Andrews

74:41 last night, with the undisputed stars being NFY Grass Wave (2nd garden record) and Green Silver Lines, as well as NFG Thyraylia nana. Also good to see Tawny-barred Angle again after an absence last year. Phil Andrews BC Warwickshire

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Hoverfly Scaeva selenitica in my garden this morning. Not a lot of records for VC38. #hoverflies #diptera EcoRecord

The moth gods smiled on me last night & gave me my second Puss Moth (my first was in May 2020, when I’d been trapping less than a month). For good measure they threw in 2 other garden second records: Small Square-spot and Pale-shouldered Brocade. Phil Andrews BC Warwickshire

31:18 last night, Small Fan-foot (only 2nd garden record, surprisingly) and Scoparia ambigualis were NFY. Even more surprising was another Grass Wave: surely Friday night’s couldn’t have stuck around in the garden that long? Phil Andrews BC Warwickshire

Rosa ‘Getrude Jekyll’ from the garden on the mantelpiece with a few other bits and pieces #roses #gardening