Julia Hawkins

A northerner in Hertfordshire. RSPB & Barn Owl Project volunteer. Birdwatcher, bird ringer, butterfly surveyor & all round nature lover 🦔🦊🐸🦋🦉🌸

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A female Stonechat spotted on a visit to Dunwich Heath & RSPB Minsmere #stonechat #bird @RSPBMinsmere

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@EddieWr99671067 @savebutterflies Thanks Eddie 😁

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❤️🦋 POSING PEACOCKS 🦋❤️ Today's sunshine made the butterflies less flighty, preferring to perch & soak up the warm rays #peacockbutterfly #butterfly #butterflies #lepidoptera @savebutterflies #aglaisio

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My 2nd Comma of the season. I’ve only seen 3 species of butterfly so far, my slowest start to a year. Hoping next week’s predicted sunny weather brings out more GV Whites, Orange-Tips, Holly Blues & maybe a Small Tortoiseshell @savebutterflies @Bc_HertsMiddx #butterfly

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My first GREEN TIGER BEETLE 🪲 Spotted @RSPBTheLodge One of our fastest insects & a ferocious predator #greentigerbeetle #beetle #insect

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@RSPBTheLodge @Natures_Voice That’s good to know 😁

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Was shocked but pleasantly surprised to spot this young Robin @RSPBTheLodge yesterday. Don’t think I’ve ever seen one so early in the season #robin #bird @Natures_Voice #SpringEquinox

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@EddieWr99671067 @RSPBTheLodge @Natures_Voice Thanks Eddie. I use Instagram mostly 😁

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@Lesliecater1 @RSPBTheLodge @Natures_Voice No I don’t, all I know is my local Robins usually produce broods from May. Will have to research it 😁

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CURLEW SANDPIPER spotted @RSPBTitchwell en route to its wintering grounds in western Africa #curlewsandpiper @Natures_Voice #wader #bird

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Juvenile Reed Warbler at @RSPBTitchwell #reedwarbler #bird @Natures_Voice

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Small Copper butterflies on the heather @RSPBTheLodge 🧡🦋💜 @Natures_Voice #butterfly #smallcopper @savebutterflies #butterflies

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@Tazzyb @Bc_HertsMiddx @savebutterflies Thanks Tara. They’re one of my favourites 😁🖤🤍

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🦋🤍🖤 MARBLED WHITE 🖤🤍🦋 #marbledwhite #butterfly @Bc_HertsMiddx @savebutterflies

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@EddieWr99671067 @WTSWW @skomer_island Thanks Eddie 😁

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MEADOW PIPITS on Skomer 🤎🩷 #meadowpipit #skomer #bird @WTSWW @skomer_island

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@mickey_ratfink That’s awesome 🤩

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@AlexCharman4 @savebutterflies @NorfolkWT Sadly you can only see them in the Norfolk Broads but their numbers are steadily increasing

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My first Swallowtail butterfly spotted on World Swallowtail Day. The UK’s largest and one of our rarest butterflies 🦋 #swallowtail #butterfly #hicklingbroad #norfolkbroads @savebutterflies @NorfolkWT

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@GrahamHArtist @savebutterflies @NorfolkWT Can only see them in the Norfolk Broads now but their numbers are increasing slowly

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@EddieWr99671067 @savebutterflies @NorfolkWT Thanks Eddie. Such a big, bold and beautiful butterfly 🦋 Been on my butterfly bucket list for a while so really thrilled to finally see it and get a few pics 😁