Garden Wildlife UK

Stunner Bob! Ages since I've seen one wild!

Not in my back garden but on the telly box. Montague Harriers fledging chicks in England which in itself was great news but even more so because each nest had the same male bird.
The excited BBC reporter said he was only allowed to say the nests were in England to keep the twitchers away but the ...

Nice pearly whites Bob... was it hot, or do foxes scent with open mouths, like cats do?

Lovely detail on him/her Bob, fab shot

Willpar wrote: Fri Aug 07, 2026 12:37 pm Well, today was the day of all days, am claiming 8 cloudy yellow sightings, was probably a few more than that but decided to stick with the 8. Brings my tally this season sofar to 20.

I reckon you're seeing double from the gin breakfast you enjoyed William
Fabulous!!

SnappyMac wrote: Mon Aug 03, 2026 12:13 pm

Willpar wrote: Mon Aug 03, 2026 10:28 am Went over to the valerian this morning, no less than 4 Hummingbird Hawk Moths having a feed of nectar.

A nice haul William. I managed to photograph one yesterday, along with a jersey tiger moth.

Were you stalking me Snappy? I hope not coz my hawkmoth was in the back garden

Thank you PB, looks like a good year for them. I looked up the Butterfly conservation trust for Devon, lots of sightings for July, none for June. See what August brings.

I wonder if the very hot weather on mainland Europe is driving them northwards?


There was a discussion about that, Jack ...

They certainly seem to be having a good year, William, lots of reports local to me if them being spotted, far more than previous years

Willpar wrote: Tue Jul 28, 2026 12:21 pm Not one but two clouded yellow this morning. Would not stay still though.

That's fab William, saw my first ones last week

Good stuff Nick