Gavin Deane

Oh, good news! Pre-ordered this early on. Glad to see it's on its way very soon 🙂

Oh - had meant to mention that in my post. I'm in East Devon.

If you've seen them all year round does mean they potentially overwinter as adults? I assumed mine was an early member of this year's first brood rather than a hanger-on from last year.

Finally something other than a Winter Moth 🙂. Double-striped Pug found on a window on Monday.

Very early in the flight season according to guides books and internet, but I don't see what else it can be, and other people seem to have been seeing them. #teammoth

Hi @mothiduk.bsky.social . Does this look like Common Marbled Carpet to you? Found in my house in East Devon this week. Thanks!

Don't think I've ever seen a moth this worn before and still alive! There's a tiny bit of pink and black still showing on the abdomen so I think it must be a Convolvulus Hawk-moth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social.

Privet Hawk also pink, but it's too late in the season for that I think. #teammoth

Hey! I've just counted 6 butterflies using the #BigButterflyCount app and I thought you'd be interested! www.bigbutterflycount.org/count/29153774

Well, actually 8. Saw a couple of Grayling too, which aren't on the count.

(Plus 4 or 5 too distant to ID).

Lovely stroll in the sun in the heath.

Some good daytime moth action in the garden today. Rosy Footman on the buddleia. And a Jersey Tiger - perhaps one for @migrantmothuk.bsky.social (I'm in East Devon). #teammoth

I don't do my #BigButterflyCount in the garden because I already record those in the @savebutterflies.bsky.social Garden Butterfly Survey. But if I did, I'd be counting loads of them. My little buddleia is really doing its job. Comma, Large White and Red Admiral - 3 of the 6 species I've just seen.

Just spotted this freshly emerged #dragonfly in my garden #pond. Looks like a Hawker of some sort, but not sure which species while it's all just pale green like this. Been watching the larvae in the pond for a few months so it's nice to see the adults now. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

I wonder if any #spider folk here can confirm my suspicion that this is a recluse of some sort. If so, it's presumably Mediterranean Recluse as it was in Cyprus (on my neck, until I brushed it off - no harm to me or it). @britishspiders.bsky.social @cataranea.bsky.social

Hello @mothiduk.bsky.social. Would appreciate confirmation for a couple from my East Devon garden this week. Do I have Common Marbled Carpet and Dwarf Pug? Thank you!

Some of the 20 Maybugs that were in my moth trap this morning. They have been around a lot recently but this is definitely a peak count.

(There were moths too, although I haven't finished ID'ing them yet)

#teammoth #teambeetle @colsocbi.bsky.social

13 moths of 8 species in my East Devon garden last night. Highlights were a Marbled Brown and this impressive Great Prominent, which are new species for me. Treble Lines most numerous (4 of them). And I always love a green one - Green Carpet. #teammoth

Do you think there's any way of judging whether individual Red Admirals are migrants or residents? Or is it really just a case of: if you're near the coast and a lot turn up, they probably came from somewhere else?

Trees and pub lore! It doesn't get better than that 🙂

I've never seen a cave spider before, but it seems that I've been living with them. We've taken the living room floor boards up today, and found two of these beautiful and distinctive egg sacs underneath. I'll go and look for the spiders later, when it's dark. @britishspiders.bsky.social

A quiet night in my East Devon garden last night. Just 5 moths in the trap. 4 Hebrew Character, and this Streamer which is a new species for me. #teammoth

He's hatched! My first Orange-tip butterfly sighting of the year is the one I found as a caterpillar last year. Named - obviously - for the orange wing tips, but the underside is just as striking. That's my daughter's hand helping to release him.

@savebutterflies.bsky.social

This Engrailed was another crisp, fresh-looking visitor to the outside of my kitchen window last night. And my Orange-tip chrysalis from last year is definitely turning more orange now. That colour wasn't there a few days ago. #teammoth @bcdevon.bsky.social

That's brilliant. Thank you!

Thank you!

Is it possible to identify the species of Speedwell? I feel like they can be a difficult group to separate, but that might just be me 🙂

A few from the playing field this weekend.

#WildflowerID are the first two sone sort of Speedwell, and Ground Ivy?

Also some Cow Parsley getting ready to flower, White Deadnettle, and Lesser Celandine (they're everywhere at the moment).

Ladybird and wolf spiders were out too. #WildflowerHour

Put my moth trap out in my Devon garden on Friday. First time since moving across the country. 10 moths/7 species (@migrantmothuk.bsky.social all resident - no migrants). Early Tooth-striped (a new species for me), Early Grey, Hebrew Character and Common Quaker (one of four) in the photos. #teammoth

* D. fagella.

Autocorrect getting in the way there...

@mothiduk.bsky.social Not very well marked, and apologies for a bit of a blurry photo, but does this look like Diurnea flagella to you? Trapped in my garden in Devon on Friday night. Thank you! #teammoth

Had my first Chiffchaff in the garden this week, near Exeter (had heard one out and about a few days earlier).

Not the most complex or tuneful birdsong, but I always love hearing them announce the arrival of Spring.

Was planning to put my trap out tonight (first time since moving house across the country). Raining here in Devon at the moment, but if it eases up later as forecast then I'll set up the trap and see what I get...

I love getting a fresh one. This beautifully marked and pristine Herald was fluttering around my garage earlier today. Phone photo doesn't do it justice. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bcdevon.bsky.social

I was having exactly the same Beefly worry today! Barely seen an insect at all so far this year.

Good to see you. Glad you're here 🙂