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Mandy Forde

@mandyforde.bsky.social

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Avid wildlife recorder. Proudly manage my 11 acres for wildlife. Joint VCR for BSBI VC52. Co-ordinator of RSPB Anglesey Chough Count. Owner of Cerrig Cottages, holiday rentals on the Isle of Anglesey.

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Mandy Forde @mandyforde.bsky.social · 2d

The incredibly dainty Thyme-leaved Speedwell, it always makes me think of Faeries 🧚
#Wildflowerhour

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Mandy Forde @mandyforde.bsky.social · 2d

Mid October but White Campion is still flowering on the edge of the meadow this week
#Wildflowerhour

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Andrew Clarke @mrandrewclarke.bsky.social · 7d

Great to read this short article about the Cors Ddyga Glossy Ibises. Written by naturalist Nigel Brown and illustrated with a truly stunning image by @jmjbirding.bsky.social

apple.news/AsgfWVGZMQu6...

Country diary: The marshes are graced with a little catwalk glamour — The Guardian

Ynys Môn (Anglesey): What a pleasure it is to watch a pair of glossy ibis – true head-turners, and an increasingly common sight

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Mandy Forde @mandyforde.bsky.social · 6d

They certainly are 🐦‍⬛

Mandy Forde @mandyforde.bsky.social · 7d

Haven't seen a Green Sheildbug all year, until I spotted this one on Bramble earlier this week
#Wildwebswednesday

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Mandy Forde @mandyforde.bsky.social · 7d

I know I've said it before but I definitely need a longer fence 😲
It's getting to peak garden #Chough numbers now and it's only early October.
I'm guessing the daily count might top 70 this Winter.
Photos taken with my phone about 2 foot from the fence line.
#Anglesey
#WildWebsWednesday

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Mandy Forde @mandyforde.bsky.social · 7d

Looks like Sneezewort David

Mandy Forde @mandyforde.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks for strimming a way in Richard 😆
At least we had some reward for our wading efforts

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Mandy Forde @mandyforde.bsky.social · 20d

Fantastic Barn Owl image captured by Collin at Curlew Cottage last week as it flew over our wildflower meadow right past cottage door
With 85 species of birds recorded on site on the farm & 3 fantastic RSPB reserves nearby we're an ideal base for #birdwatching holidays
#Anglesey #naturephotography

Mandy Forde @mandyforde.bsky.social · 20d

A quick look just now in the Willow tree by my pond revealed three species.
Lackey moth eggs, a beautiful Herald moth and a gall presumably created by a moth or a fly.
#Wildwebswednesday
#TeamMoth

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Mandy Forde @mandyforde.bsky.social · 23d

Could be Rock Stonecrop

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Mandy Forde @mandyforde.bsky.social · 23d

Rock Samphire on a survey with @angleseyfloragroup.bsky.social this week in Rhoscolyn
#Wildflowerhour
Just realised it's edible, so will have to try some next time I see it.

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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 23d

With several sites in Wales hosting multiple Grey Phalaropes over the weekend, 2025 is now the best year this century, with 112. #BirdingWales

The best-ever year will take some beating, however. 227 were seen from The Smalls lighthouse alone in just 12 days, during 18-29 September 1960.

Chart shows the number of Grey Phalaropes recorded in Wales annually since 2001. The best year on record was, until this weekend, 2001 with 107 individuals. 2025 has now overtaken that with 112.

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Mandy Forde @mandyforde.bsky.social · 24d

Fantastic thanks Caz

Mandy Forde @mandyforde.bsky.social · 27d

Thanks Bengi.
I was thinking maybe Solenopsora holophaea.
Here's another photo

Mandy Forde @mandyforde.bsky.social · 28d

Could I get id help with this #Lichen please.
Growing on rock at the edge of a beach #Anglesey
@britishlichensociety.org.uk

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Mandy Forde @mandyforde.bsky.social · 28d

Small Copper #butterfly struggling to keep upright in the gusty wind just now #WildWebsWednesday
#Anglesey

Mandy Forde @mandyforde.bsky.social · Sep 15

It's an insectivorous plant that grows on boggy heaths.

Mandy Forde @mandyforde.bsky.social · Sep 14

It was a difficult choice for #FavouritePlant but I'll never forget how squeakingly excited I was when I spotted my first ever Sundew at Cors Bodeilio #Anglesey in June.
#Wildflowerhour
@angleseyfloragroup.bsky.social

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Hannah @wilderhomestead.bsky.social · Sep 11

‘Hares are the only game species in England and Wales that can be shot all year round. It has been reported that the UK brown hare population could have fallen by more than 80% in the past 100 years.’

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

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Mandy Forde @mandyforde.bsky.social · Sep 11

I'm getting 'network error' too this evening

Mandy Forde @mandyforde.bsky.social · Sep 9

Thanks John

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Mandy Forde @mandyforde.bsky.social · Sep 9

First #fungi have appeared in the meadow.
Every year I say I'm going to try eating them, but always chicken out.
Young Parasols with a few days to go before they're fully open.

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Mandy Forde @mandyforde.bsky.social · Sep 8

Adds a splash of colour to the increasingly flowerless landscape 🙂

Mandy Forde @mandyforde.bsky.social · Sep 7

Does come up with bizarre suggestions. Glad to hear it's not just happening to me 😄