Great find, thanks for sharing the news! Glad to catch up with it albeit a very brief view for me.

What a cracker! Hoping I’ll find one tomorrow 🤣

Nice on David! Well deserved for all the time you put in.

Stunner! One in Long Mynd next?

Wow! What you been doin?😆

Nice one!

How did you get on? Not a lot of smiley faces in those pics!

Nice one. Handy to know - noting you’re a lot more used to driving in SE Asia than me (ie hardly at all!)

Wow! You’re having an incredible trip. Is it with a tour company or visiting independently? I went nearly 20 years ago before these hides were set up and the species you’ve had were the stuff of legend! I need to go back!!

Seems like anything’s fine if you’re behind the wheel.

The Drinker - a large beige-coloured moth.

Funnily enough I caught up with the Drinker on Saturday - when one flew into the pub we were having dinner!! (The Sheppy out on the Somerset levels. Nice meal, good cider. )

Nice!! Only ever seen an underage drinker - or caterpillar.

That’s the closely related Magnificent Frigate Boat

I’m all for it. Can I bank mine for when the next big rare turns up??

That’s a treat!! Still never seen one - only been birding 35 years though! Hear several. Plenty of time 🤣

Rain. On Anglesey - surely not😂

Any Rosy terns home at Cemlyn when you visited? Good numbers recently.

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That shrike is a real stunner!

Wow! Showed well then. I’ll have to go back!!

Now that’s a good day!

Yeah, Niall - get on to it! Never mind chasing Woodchat Shrikes around Salisbury Plain.

Nice! What a treat to enjoy that yourself. Such cracking birds.

Sure. I think that’s done. Username Plumsteadgus cheers!

Hairy Dragonfly - a yellow and black species with brownish wings

Hi Marc, my first Hairy Dragonfly of 2025 on 19 April at Higham Marshes near Cliffe pools.

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Bryan Ferry has definitely come down in the world. But great to see he’s still birding. Great video that features Peregrine (I think) youtu.be/bpA_5a0miWk

Great weekend, glad you got the nightingales

Thanks, Dave. Not noticed any patches but might treat myself to some new ones soon.

Good luck with it. Do you know whether bulbs lose effectiveness with age and need replacing regularly or are they good until they die? I’m in suburban London so often small counts and not easy to discern a pattern/ tail off. Thanks

Nice work getting the pic! Great find.