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Dave Brice
@davebriceflies.bsky.social
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Fascinated by insects, especially flies, studies Sphaeroceridae. Diptera identification services, morphological illustrations, and high-quality imaging. Bespoke identification training is also available.
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Dave Brice @davebriceflies.bsky.social · Jan 13
Simulium reptans, male with large and small facets to the eyes; females feed on mammals inc. humans.
Anyone ecologists needing help with diptera backlog from this year? Or planning lots of diptera work next year, please contact me if I can help.
Please share, ta!
www.dipteraid.co.uk
Simulium reptans, this is a male with large facets at the top of the eyes and smaller ones below. Females feed on mammals including humans
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richardkbroughton.bsky.social
Still 30% discount on my Poyser, The Marsh Tit & the Willow Tit. Just in time for Christmas!
The flexiback/paperback is real a steal at £24.50, but the hardback is really worth getting for the even higher production quality (and £18 discount). #birds #ukbirding
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/marsh-tit...
The Marsh Tit and The Willow Tit
'A superb account of the ecology and behaviour of two declining bird species whose lives are intimately shaped by their woodland habitats.' – Rob Fuller'There c…
www.bloomsbury.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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uk-soldierflies.bsky.social
It's time to prepare the next scheme newsletter! Contributions gratefully received, e.g. short articles/brief notes on interesting sightings/photos. I'll need them before Christmas please 🙏 If you don't have my email you can contact me via the link on the website dipterists.org.uk/soldierflies...
uk-soldierflies.bsky.social Soldierflies and Allies Recording Scheme @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social · 2d
A Recording Scheme newsletter was sent out to @dipteristsforum.bsky.social members last spring, but I've just realised that I hadn't uploaded it to the website. That omission has now been put right, and newsletter 11 is available along with all the others here dipterists.org.uk/soldierflies...
Newsletters | Dipterists forum
dipterists.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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uk-soldierflies.bsky.social
A Recording Scheme newsletter was sent out to @dipteristsforum.bsky.social members last spring, but I've just realised that I hadn't uploaded it to the website. That omission has now been put right, and newsletter 11 is available along with all the others here dipterists.org.uk/soldierflies...
Newsletters | Dipterists forum
dipterists.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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chiffchat.bsky.social
Learn to spot and identify lichens in your local landscape!

Lichens of Britain & Ireland offers practical field tips, vivid images, and habitat insights.

Perfect for nature lovers and budding lichenologists. Pre-order now!
November 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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tjalamont.bsky.social
#Bugsky 🐙🌿 Who wants another baby earwig update? Everyone? Thought so. The babies are now two days old and slightly darker than when they hatched. Mama is guarding them and will stay on the job until their second molt. Btw, in the earlier post, the newly-hatched babies only had--
A macro photo of a mother earwig guarding a cluster of her tiny, pale babies, all of them on damp earth.
November 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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sjthomasbotany.bsky.social
A dipterist's dipteron, the elusive Borboropsis puberula. The only member of the family in the UK. Restricted to the Scottish Highlands. This one from Ben Lawers is probably the 7th UK record.

#Diptera #Entomology @dipteristsforum.bsky.social
Lateral macro of a small fly in ethanol. The thorax is dark while most of the head, legs and abdomen is orange/yellow.
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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nathannelson.bsky.social
#Dartmoor people, this training is really enjoyable, and really useful.

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#RuralSkills #Devon
A promotional poster for the Dartmoor Hill Farm Project advertising Hedgelaying dates for Winter 2025/2026. The poster has a green background with several photographs of people hedgelaying. At the top left is the Dartmoor Hill Farm Project logo: a circular illustration of a hill farm landscape with livestock, next to the project name in bold lettering. To the right, the headline reads: “Hedgelaying dates Winter 2025/2026” Below it: “Learn new skills in a sociable and enjoyable environment helping Dartmoor farmers preserve their ancient boundaries.” Dates and locations: December Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th • Walkhampton January Monday 19th & Tuesday 20th • Walkhampton February Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th • South Moor (TBC) How to Book “These sessions are free to anyone whether you have been on a training course or are just looking to pick up a new skill. In order to manage health & safety and logistics please book by emailing hfp@dartmoor.gov.uk or by calling 07805 329704. These courses are delivered by trained professionals and are inclusive and welcoming. You can attend one or both days and sessions run from 9AM to 4:30PM. Everything you need to know is provided in the joining instructions and we use different venues throughout Dartmoor in stunning locations.” Images: Top photo: Two people working together on a hedgelaying task, smiling as they cut and lay stems. Rolling Dartmoor hills are visible in the background. Middle photo: A section of hedgelaying in progress alongside a track; fresh stems are laid neatly to form a new hedge line while people work further down the hedge. Bottom photo: A group of eight participants kneeling or standing proudly in front of a newly laid hedge, smiling at the camera in a rural Dartmoor setting.
November 20, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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flygirlnhm.bsky.social
What amazing images by @sjthomasbotany.bsky.social - online resources like Sam’s are so incredibly helpful when dealing with complicated keys & little flies 🤓

#DipteristsDay2025
November 17, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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kitenet.bsky.social
Just visited the Lacewing Recording Scheme website and there are lots of great identification guides available, e.g. www.laars.jamesjepson.com/neuroptera-l... - thanks to @jamesjepson.bsky.social and colleagues for putting this together
Neuroptera (Lacewings) Identification | Lacewing and Allies Recording Scheme
www.laars.jamesjepson.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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dipteristsforum.bsky.social
And we're off! #DipteraDay2025 Opening the Day is @denisewawman.bsky.social 'Mapping the UK's flat flies - A Citizen Science Project'. A heady mix of #ornithology, #diptera and #climate change.
Recordings for the Day available on our website YouTube here:
m.youtube.com/@DipteristsF...
Dipterists Forum
Dipterists Forum promotes the study, recording and conservation of true flies in the British Isles. Flies are amazingly diverse and varied, and studying them can be hugely rewarding. It is true that ...
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November 15, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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dipteristsforum.bsky.social
For those unable to attend the #DipteristDay2025 in person, see you online. Link below 🪰
November 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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dipteristsforum.bsky.social
What a treat! @zoologymuseum.bsky.social Collection visit underway for @dipteristsforum.bsky.social Dipterist Day.
November 14, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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bernoid.bsky.social
My nature journal Secrets of a Devon Wood is available to buy in @Waterstones if you're on the hunt for a gift for a nature lover. There's some signed copies in the Newton Abbot branch.
November 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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dipteristsforum.bsky.social
Delighted we have @pemberleybooks.bsky.social joining us at our Dipterist Day 2025 at @zoologymuseum.bsky.social this Saturday. Always a wonderful day! Join us in person, all welcome or via Zoom. Book here: dipterists.org.uk/events/dipte...
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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dipteristsforum.bsky.social
Can't make the @dipteristsforum.bsky.social Dipterist Day 2025 in Cambridge this Saturday 15th November - fear not! Sign up through the link in the page below and we'll send you the recordings. The wonders of Modern technology...
dipterists.org.uk/events/dipte...

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November 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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flygirlnhm.bsky.social
The wonderful Adrian &I have gone Korean!

Metamorphosis - How Insects are changing our world by myself with Adrian Washbourne or now known as Little Conquerors has been published by @gombooks

@nhm-london.bsky.social @csiropublishing.bsky.social @smithsonianmag.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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learnfromnature.bsky.social
Yes folks it’s the @dipteristsforum.bsky.social Day & AGM
dipteristsforum.bsky.social DipteristsForum @dipteristsforum.bsky.social · 25d
It's that time of year again, Dipterists Forum 'Dipterists Day & AGM' 🪰

Nov 14th 2025- a day in the Museum of Zoology, Cambridge Diptera collections

Nov 15th 2025 - Dipterists Day and AGM

For more details please go to dipterists.org.uk/events/dipte...
November 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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linbrice.bsky.social
@davebriceflies.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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sjthomasbotany.bsky.social
I'm currently updating and making corrections to the Ephydridae key prepared for the @dipteristsforum.bsky.social workshop. Please let me know if you've noticed any errors or anything that might need updating. Comments, DM or email to sjthomasbotanyATgmail.com please.

#Diptera #entomology
Cover page of keys to the British Ephydridae with lateral macro images of two small ephydrid flies
November 8, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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davebriceflies.bsky.social
@linbrice.bsky.social just updated the Website, it's been a busy 18 months dipteraid.co.uk/projects/ looking ahead to next year already. Anyone ecologists needing help with diptera backlog from this year? Or planning lots of diptera work next year, please contact me if I can help.
Please share, ta!
The head of a Sciomyzid snail killing fly Coremacera marginata.
November 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
davebriceflies.bsky.social
@linbrice.bsky.social just updated the Website, it's been a busy 18 months dipteraid.co.uk/projects/ looking ahead to next year already. Anyone ecologists needing help with diptera backlog from this year? Or planning lots of diptera work next year, please contact me if I can help.
Please share, ta!
The head of a Sciomyzid snail killing fly Coremacera marginata.
November 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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dipteristsforum.bsky.social
It's that time of year again, Dipterists Forum 'Dipterists Day & AGM' 🪰

Nov 14th 2025- a day in the Museum of Zoology, Cambridge Diptera collections

Nov 15th 2025 - Dipterists Day and AGM

For more details please go to dipterists.org.uk/events/dipte...
November 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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flygirlnhm.bsky.social
Can't wait to visit @zoologymuseum.bsky.social & see the Fly collection, followed by a fab set of talks the next day. This meeting will also be hybrid (But please do sign up)

@teamdiptera.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social @hau-entomology.bsky.social
@unirdgento.bsky.social
dipteristsforum.bsky.social DipteristsForum @dipteristsforum.bsky.social · 25d
It's that time of year again, Dipterists Forum 'Dipterists Day & AGM' 🪰

Nov 14th 2025- a day in the Museum of Zoology, Cambridge Diptera collections

Nov 15th 2025 - Dipterists Day and AGM

For more details please go to dipterists.org.uk/events/dipte...
November 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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respublications.bsky.social
New #OpenAccess work in #RESMedVetEnt by @denisewawman.bsky.social, @sheldonbirds.bsky.social & A.L. Smith reports on how #CitizenScience reveals host-switching in louse flies & keds (#Diptera: #Hippoboscidae) during a period of anthropogenic change
doi.org/10.1111/mve.70029

@wileyeco.bsky.social
The Bird Louse Fly, Ornithomya avicularia, on a Starling. Credit: (c) Jo Lashwood, 2021.
November 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM