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Annie Irving @sconzani.bsky.social · 1d

This morning I revisited the site where I found the Date Waxcaps (Hygrocybe spadicea) to take a better look and get more photos. There are more than I thought - they're well camouflaged - perhaps a dozen, some still just emerging brown bumps. Still buzzing from the find. 😍💚 #fungi @sewbrec.org.uk

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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 1d

Great. Thanks

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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 1d

Found these two side by side on shed wall this morning . Green-brindled crescent #moth and ..? pretty shaky on micros ! Also angle shades , brick , BS knotx2 , chestnut x2 , autumnal moth #teammoth east central
Scotland

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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 2d

Lovely sweet chestnut tree for #thicktrunktuesday

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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 2d

14/10/25 a nice selection again here - 16/12 including large wainscot , grey pine carpet , gb crescent , silver y and I think a winter #moth (nfg) . Still holding out for a merveille du jour 😊… east central Scotland #teammoth @savebutterflies.bsky.social

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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 3d

Just spotted a red sword-grass #moth on the house wall as I went out with the torch to check the trap ! A large snail on the wall caught my eye first then spotted this ! Well chuffed nfg😊. East central Scotland #teammoth @savebutterflies.bsky.social

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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 3d

Only two #moths this morning even though conditions were much the same as previous night 🤷‍♀️- chestnut and streak - east central Scotland #teammoth

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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 4d

Not sure I’ve come across a green cellar #slug before which I believe this is ..? - east central Scotland #nature @scotwildlife.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social

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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 4d

13/8 this mild Misty morning 12/10/25 Feathered thorn #moth was nfg this morning also not seen a shuttle-shaped dart or garden carpet x2 for a while ! Also chestnut , spruce carpet , BS knot and red and yellow line quakers east central Scotland. #teammoth

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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 7d

Delighted to meet an angle shades #moth for the first time this morning ! Also in the trap was a black rustic , a November moth (nfg) , r-g carpet , the satellite and autumnal moth east central Scotland #teammoth

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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 10d

This spear thistle in the garden just burst into bloom today! Waiting to see if the other buds manage to aswell before weather turns colder - east central Scotland #wildflower #wildflowerhour

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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 11d

Honesty and borage , familiar garden escapees still colourfully flowering this week -east central Scotland #wildflowerhour

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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 11d

Narrow-leaved ragwort , not one I see too often about here - east central Scotland #wildflowerhour

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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 12d

Scarlet caterpillarclub #fungi in the lawn today ! Amethyst deceivers 💜, yellow fieldcap and some bonnets on woodland walk - east central Scotland #ukfungusday

Scarlet caterpillarclub fungi - parasitic on buried moth or butterfly larvae

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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 13d

Enchanting little earthball #fungi unsure if scaly or leopard ..? East central Scotland #fungifriday #ukfungusday @britishmyology.bsky.social

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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 13d

Wonderful waxcap season underway again! 🤩 parrot , slimy, blackening and snowy #waxcaps in the garden or at the park - east central Scotland #fungifriday #ukfungusday #fungi @britishmyology.bsky.social

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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 16d

Only second snout #moth I’ve had in the trap this summer/autumn so far #teammoth east central Scotland 30/9/25 @savebutterflies.bsky.social

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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 16d

autumnal #moth ( according to app) new to garden to light this morning just outside the trap . Or could it be a small autumnal #moth ? East central Scotland 30/9/25 #teammoth #mothmatters @savebutterflies.bsky.social

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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 17d

Wish I’d stumbled on these fly agarics a few days ago ! Bit passed their prime but still quite a sight! #mushroommonday #fungi #fungifriends #ukfungusday

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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 18d

Common and bush vetch - east central Scotland #wildflowerhour

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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 18d

One of the last flowering wood avens at the edge of the woods yesterday and a white form of pink purslane - east central Scotland #wildflowerhour

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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 19d

Shaggy scalycaps #fungi #mushrooms #autumn @naturescot.bsky.social - east central
Scotland

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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 19d

Gorgeous 2nd green brindled crescent #moth of the year and a lovely pine carpet #moth also in garden this morning - east central Scotland #teammoth @savebutterflies.bsky.social

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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 19d

Chestnut #moth was new to garden in this mornings trap - east central Scotland. #teammoth

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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 21d

Pink barred sallow and silver Y #moth this morning to light 25/9/25 east central Scotland #teammoth #leptember @savebutterflies.bsky.social

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