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08/09/2026

Today’s bee is a lovely fluffy carder bee. With one of the longest flight seasons of any UK bee species, you can expect to see these little floofs well into autumn, and if you’re lucky as late as November. This one has been around a while, as evidenced by its faded yellowy fur, which would’ve been bright orange at the start of the season, before the sun bleached it.

07/09/2026

It’s that time of year again; the ivy is blooming, and the ivy bees are loving it. These little solitary bees are the last to emerge each year, coinciding with the ivy blossom season. They’re easily mistaken for European honeybees, but are very slightly larger, with sharper and more distinct stripes.

They’re specialised pollinators, getting around 70% of their nectar from ivy. They’re a relatively new arrival to British shores; they’re originally from continental Europe, and were first identified here in 2001.

05/09/2026

The small but perfectly formed mint moth. Only 15-18mm in terms of wingspan, this is technically a day flying moth, though he can also often be seen at night.

As his name suggests, he feeds on plants from the mint family, including spearmint, catmint, marjoram, lemon balm, and thyme.

25/08/2026

This brown hawker has seen some things. He’s still beautiful though. All season they’ve been evading me, but at last I got eyes on one yesterday.

Browns are one of the hardest British dragons to capture, as they very rarely land. This one has earned his rest.

24/08/2026

Migrant hawker on the wing. They’re showing in decent numbers again locally this year. They’re a bittersweet sight for me; they symbolise the approaching end of the dragon season on our patch, but I just adore that electric blue.

22/08/2026

A slightly worn holly blue drinking nectar from white bryony. Some butterflies are coming to the end of their season now, and they’ve had a long summer.

21/08/2026

Just a small white, doing small white things.

Nice to be back at it after two weeks of virus and heat exhaustion.

18/08/2026

Another day, another painted lady. I’ve never seen as many of them on my patch as I have this year. They’re absolutely beautiful 🦋

17/08/2026

Beautiful mackerel sky out there this morning.

There’s even the old weather proverb:

“Mackerel sky and mare’s tails make tall ships carry low sails.”

The idea being that these cloud patterns can accompany an approaching change in weather.

I think we’re all hoping for some rain! 🌧️

15/08/2026

A green veined white butterfly among the seed heads.

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