Male yellow dung fly (Scathophaga stercoraria) standing on blackthorn flowers (Prunus spinosa), cleaning its proboscis, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Black hairstreak butterfly (satyrium pruni) fully grown larva feeding on blackthorn leaf, uk

Black hairstreak butterfly (satyrium pruni) fully grown larva on blackthorn, uk

Black hairstreak butterfly (satyrium pruni) adult at rest on blackthorn leaf, uk

Lobster moth ( stauropus fagi) fully grown larva at rest on blackthorn leaf, oxfordshire, uk

Black hairstreak butterfly (satyrium pruni) adult at rest on twig, uk

Lobster moth (stauropus fagi) larva feeding on blackthorn leaf, oxfordshire, uk

Blackthorn fruit sloes (Prunus spinosa). Sark, British Channel Islands, UK

Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa). West coast, Sark, British Channel Islands, UK

Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa). West coast, Sark, British Channel Islands, UK

Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), male on blackthorn branch, Hesse, Germany, Europe

European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) on flowering blackthorn branch, Solms, Hesse, Germany, Europe

European robin (Erithacus rubecula) sits on a branch (Prunus spinosa) , Solms, Hesse

Blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, Abundant purple sloe berries growing on a shrub in the autumn in the New Forest.

Blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, Abundant purple sloe berries growing on a shrub in the autumn in the New Forest.

Blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, Abundant harvest of purple sloe berries and a few leaves from the shrub in the autumn.

Blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, Abundant harvest of purple sloe berries in the autumn.

Great Tit perched on a Blackthorn in winter, GB

European Robin (Erithacus rubecula), adult standing on a Blackthorn branch, Campania, Italy

Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus), adult perched on a Blackthorn branch with flowers, Campania, Italy

Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla), adult perched on a Bluethorn branch, Campania, Italy

Goldfinch perched in a Blackthorn in spring, GB