One of the pair of Great Egrets at Rainham Marshes is in full breeding colours #LondonBirds

Cuckoo

Cuckoo back at Beam Parklands, #Dagenham this morning with bonus of a patch-tick #Nightingale #LondonBirds

Silver Y, Dagenham NFG #TeamMoth

Diamond-back Moth, Dagenham NFG #TeamMoth

Himalayan Monal

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Bhutan Part 7 Friday 27 th We went out at 5.45 and before heading off, saw a Brown Boobook calling and perched in the treetop across the road. We then d...

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Seraphim, Dagenham, NFG #TeamMoth

Beautiful Nuthatch

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Red Panda

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Rufous-necked Hornbill

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Bhutan Part 3 Thursday 19 th An early start, leaving the hotel at 5.30 in the rain. It was already very cold and I was wearing seven layers. We headed u...

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Bhutan Part 2 Tuesday 17 th We left the hotel at 5.45 for our first full day’s birding in Bhutan. Thirty minutes later we reached a mountain pass at 3,1...

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Ibisbill

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Brindled Beauty (NFG) in my Dagenham garden this morning #teammoth

Flower Spider in my Dagenham garden today #LondonWildlife

Muslin Moth NFG in Dagenham #teammoth

Slavonian Grebe at KGV Res today, also male Black Redstart #LondonBirds

still a bit slow in my moth trap in Dagenham (4/4) but this Clouded Drab was NFG #teammoth

Common Quaker

Hebrew Character

At last, some moths! Common Quaker & Hebrew Character this morning in Dagenham, both new for garden #teammoth

another moth-less night in the trap but I did see a Peacock butterfly on the wing today at Rainham Marshes

Tundra Bean Goose still at Fishers Green, Lea Valley this morning, also 2 White-fronted Geese flew over #LondonBirds #EssexBirds

1st moth lifer of the year - Shoulder Stripe at Fishers Green, Lea Valley. Obsidentify initially had an issue trying to ID it, the top two suggestions were Harbour Porpoise and European Beaver! #teammoth

I didn't get any moths either last night, at this rate the early fliers will have finished before the weather is good enough!

Since the demise of the Regent's Park captive duck collection most of the free-flying ducks have gone too. Just one full-winged Red-crested Pochard and no Mandarins today #LondonBirds

excellent start to the year, need to get over to Staines or KGV

Went to Staines Res this morning, no sign of the drake Lesser Scaup - but what's this swimming with the pair of Greater Scaup? - a female Lesser Scaup! #londonbirds

Went to see the Black-winged Kite at Hickling today, distant but good views, perched & flying #ukbirds #twitching

2nd try for the Red-flanked Bluetail at Crockham Hill Common today. Success but brief views only. #LondonBirds #elusiveorwhat

Despite the recent snow this Marsh Marigold at Dagenham Chase was in flower today, my first #wildflower of the year #winter #spring

90 Mute Swans on frozen Eagle Pond on Leyton Flats. I didn't see the Caspian Gull but it was reported later #LondonBirds