I hope I'm right with the ID of this lovely butterfly ,a Sage skipper found in the Tavira

This pair of Bee eaters were sitting quite happily for 30 mins until a third bird tried to join them. Both made it very unwelcome but was eventually accepted on the dead branch in the saltpan #Tavira

Sounds a great morning Neil

Spent well over an hour watching the many Clouded Yellows on the wing in a flowery patch near the local supermarket in Tavira . Eventually one stopped and went from flower to flower giving me a good chance of a few photos.Weather has been really bad this spring until now and badly numbers are low

Thanks Paul. I'm finding ways to manage the places I love to wander here and Ubers really help 😅

Thanks Matt . Next day I spent hours with another smaller colony near to where I stay . They are such joyous birds💚

Only small numbers of Flamingoes seen so far around Tavira but liked these seen preening.

Thanks Tara😊

Lulworth Skipper ,Painted Lady and Green striped white ,the only butterflies seen today #Tavira, #Algarve
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Came across a group of at least 15 Bee eaters while walking a well used track outside Sta Luzia ,Algarve today .Nest site in the bank was next to the track and a huge gated entrance to a house.Not one other person passing by took the slightest bit of interest ,seemed not even to have noticed.

Three in a row and two
on their own in Tavira salt pans. Curlew Sandpipers one in summer plumage .
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The storks are busy gathering nest materials from the salt pans, though this gull must have thought it was a fish
maybe and harried the stork all the way back into town to its nest site. I've never seen this before . #Tavira #BirdsSeenIn2026
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I didn't have my glasses on Paul and thought at first glance it was a weird buff tip 🙄

One of a pair of Chiffchaffs in my garden daily, coming so close to the house just like last year. Like to think it's the same pair as I've always had Chiffies around locally but never in my garden until last summer.When I sat outside they would flit around close by me with juvs

A different take on all the moon talk today 💚

Hartland Moor was looking quite colourful in places today Creeping Willow and Lousewort springing up and glowing in the sunshine.
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Chrysomela populi, Poplar leaf beetle found on marshy track on Hartland Moor
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Thank you ,my lucky day 😊

Marsh tits were very evident at RSPB Garston woods yesterday but keeping in the shadows more than they were a couple of weeks ago
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Bees of all sorts were enjoying the flowers in RSPB Garston Woods yesterday. Early bumble bee, A. Scotica 🤔 and Ashy mining bee
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RSPB Garston Wood was alive with the sound of male Blackcaps singing yesterday.
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A different view of a Robin among the bluebells at RSPB Garston Wood
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Thanks

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Thank you. It was really lovely even though I struggle to get around the whole reserve nowadays

Of course no problem . Where will they be shown ?

Thank you Ruth. This one was very accommodating, luckily for me 😀

What a lovely way to spend a few hours walking among the bluebells at Garston Wood and seeing these butterflies💚
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Saw three Holly Blues at Garston Woods today but this beauty was the only one that posed nicely.
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