Kent Field Club
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Kent Field Club, founded in 1955, aims to study, record, and deepen the understanding and appreciation of the natural history of Kent, UK. Find more, see our publications, and/or join us here https://www.kentfieldclub.org.uk/
A scarce species in Kent, but with scattered records over the last couple of years. One to look out for next summer. #KentNature
Day 19 of #InsectAdvent
Santa has a sac full of presents, so does Villa cingulata but hers is full of sand. Her sac is at the end of her abdomen & here she is twerking to get the sand to coat her eggs (on exit) to prevent desiccation - cool mum 😎
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Santa has a sac full of presents, so does Villa cingulata but hers is full of sand. Her sac is at the end of her abdomen & here she is twerking to get the sand to coat her eggs (on exit) to prevent desiccation - cool mum 😎
@royentsoc.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social
December 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
A scarce species in Kent, but with scattered records over the last couple of years. One to look out for next summer. #KentNature
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A look back to March/April here in mid-Kent and the well documented Large Tortoiseshells in Orlestone forest,many were seen by many enthusiasts from all over the country .I was lucky enough to see 9 (3 in 24') plus a couple of probables. Heres 4 of various ages. 1 very pale individual #ukbutterflies
December 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
A look back to March/April here in mid-Kent and the well documented Large Tortoiseshells in Orlestone forest,many were seen by many enthusiasts from all over the country .I was lucky enough to see 9 (3 in 24') plus a couple of probables. Heres 4 of various ages. 1 very pale individual #ukbutterflies
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A probable Pallid Swift, the 7th Dusky Warbler of the autumn and the reappearance of two Shore Lark made for a good December week in Kent birding. See kentos.org.uk for full highlights. #kentbirding #birdguides
December 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
A probable Pallid Swift, the 7th Dusky Warbler of the autumn and the reappearance of two Shore Lark made for a good December week in Kent birding. See kentos.org.uk for full highlights. #kentbirding #birdguides
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New #PECBMS update! The Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme gathers data from monitoring schemes across Europe on breeding bird populations.
BTO contributes data through @bbs-birds.bsky.social and the Waterways Breeding Bird Survey.
BTO contributes data through @bbs-birds.bsky.social and the Waterways Breeding Bird Survey.
The Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme has published 2025 update on indices and trends! Unfortunately, it still shows an overall decline in common birds breeding in Europe, with the most pronounced decline among farmland species. Read more about the new update: pecbms.info/what-is-new-...
December 16, 2025 at 9:21 AM
New #PECBMS update! The Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme gathers data from monitoring schemes across Europe on breeding bird populations.
BTO contributes data through @bbs-birds.bsky.social and the Waterways Breeding Bird Survey.
BTO contributes data through @bbs-birds.bsky.social and the Waterways Breeding Bird Survey.
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Decided to walk between Rochester and Chatham railway stations today, essentially along the just-under-a mile that is Limehouse Reach, river #Medway.
Managed to 'tog 5 of the territorial Common Sands along there. (Interesting how at w/ends cross more often to far shore rocks.)
No #1:
#KentNature
Managed to 'tog 5 of the territorial Common Sands along there. (Interesting how at w/ends cross more often to far shore rocks.)
No #1:
#KentNature
December 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Decided to walk between Rochester and Chatham railway stations today, essentially along the just-under-a mile that is Limehouse Reach, river #Medway.
Managed to 'tog 5 of the territorial Common Sands along there. (Interesting how at w/ends cross more often to far shore rocks.)
No #1:
#KentNature
Managed to 'tog 5 of the territorial Common Sands along there. (Interesting how at w/ends cross more often to far shore rocks.)
No #1:
#KentNature
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A nice week of winter birding with Black Guillemot, winter swans and ducks, the Hume’s Warbler again and an increase in Caspian Gulls. For all weekly highlights in Kent see kentos.org.uk. #kentbirding #birdguides
December 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A nice week of winter birding with Black Guillemot, winter swans and ducks, the Hume’s Warbler again and an increase in Caspian Gulls. For all weekly highlights in Kent see kentos.org.uk. #kentbirding #birdguides
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A new study shows that over 90% of insect biomass declines are driven by shrinking species numbers, posing a risk to ecosystem function. www.idiv.de/majority-of-... #biodiversity
Majority of local insect biomass decline linked to species loss
A new study shows that over 90% of insect biomass declines are driven by shrinking species numbers, posing a risk to ecosystem function.
www.idiv.de
December 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
A new study shows that over 90% of insect biomass declines are driven by shrinking species numbers, posing a risk to ecosystem function. www.idiv.de/majority-of-... #biodiversity
Kent Field Club's Ian Tittley speaking on kelp decline at yesterday's excellent East Kent Conservation Research Symposium at the University of Kent. #EastKent #KentWildlife #algae #seaweed #kelp
December 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Kent Field Club's Ian Tittley speaking on kelp decline at yesterday's excellent East Kent Conservation Research Symposium at the University of Kent. #EastKent #KentWildlife #algae #seaweed #kelp
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Later than usual (printer problems) SBBOT 2024 Annual Report now out. Biodiversity hotspot: 228 bird sp (inc first Brown Booby & breeding Pintail, 1st for Kent since 1981), 25 sp butterfly 379/374 sp macro/micromoth, 29 sp odonata (inc breeding Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1st for Kent) #KentNature
December 3, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Later than usual (printer problems) SBBOT 2024 Annual Report now out. Biodiversity hotspot: 228 bird sp (inc first Brown Booby & breeding Pintail, 1st for Kent since 1981), 25 sp butterfly 379/374 sp macro/micromoth, 29 sp odonata (inc breeding Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1st for Kent) #KentNature
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New research from Belgium doesn’t support the ‘lost generation’ theory for the decline of the Wall, but does show reduced survival with warming temperatures 🌍 nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... (📷 Mark Searle)
December 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
New research from Belgium doesn’t support the ‘lost generation’ theory for the decline of the Wall, but does show reduced survival with warming temperatures 🌍 nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... (📷 Mark Searle)
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A few Southern Emerald Damselfly seen at Cliffe Marshes, North Kent in early July. Nationally scarce and a stunner to study and photograph. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @dragonflydamselfly.bsky.social #Teamdragonfly #UKwildlife
November 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
A few Southern Emerald Damselfly seen at Cliffe Marshes, North Kent in early July. Nationally scarce and a stunner to study and photograph. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @dragonflydamselfly.bsky.social #Teamdragonfly #UKwildlife
A special online event 7 – 8:30pm on 4th December will take a journey thru Bumblebee Cons Trust projects in SE England: Buzzing in the East End; Kent Plan Bee; Short-haired Bumblebee project & Bee Connected; Moss Carder Project; & a peek at upcoming projects!
On zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/8656875046...
On zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/8656875046...
November 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
A special online event 7 – 8:30pm on 4th December will take a journey thru Bumblebee Cons Trust projects in SE England: Buzzing in the East End; Kent Plan Bee; Short-haired Bumblebee project & Bee Connected; Moss Carder Project; & a peek at upcoming projects!
On zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/8656875046...
On zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/8656875046...
Looking for the ideal Christmas present for the wildlife-lover in your life? Take a peek at our publications page -
www.kentfieldclub.org.uk/publications...
#KentNature #NaturalHistory #NatureBooks #naturewriting #biodiversity
www.kentfieldclub.org.uk/publications...
#KentNature #NaturalHistory #NatureBooks #naturewriting #biodiversity
Books & Printed Publications - Kent Field Club| KFC
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November 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Looking for the ideal Christmas present for the wildlife-lover in your life? Take a peek at our publications page -
www.kentfieldclub.org.uk/publications...
#KentNature #NaturalHistory #NatureBooks #naturewriting #biodiversity
www.kentfieldclub.org.uk/publications...
#KentNature #NaturalHistory #NatureBooks #naturewriting #biodiversity
Some #fungi from the recent Kent Field Club meeting at Kilndown Park, near Scotney in the High Weald National Landscape. Names & credits in alt text. English names from the excellent list on the @britmycolsoc.org.uk website - Umbilicate Hedgehog both descriptive and euphonious. #KentNature
November 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Some #fungi from the recent Kent Field Club meeting at Kilndown Park, near Scotney in the High Weald National Landscape. Names & credits in alt text. English names from the excellent list on the @britmycolsoc.org.uk website - Umbilicate Hedgehog both descriptive and euphonious. #KentNature
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Our AIDGAP sale is back! 🌿
Save up to 25% on selected identification guides and atlases — from plant galls to wasps, perfect for autumn and winter learning.
Shop now: buff.ly/IRByfaa
Save up to 25% on selected identification guides and atlases — from plant galls to wasps, perfect for autumn and winter learning.
Shop now: buff.ly/IRByfaa
November 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Our AIDGAP sale is back! 🌿
Save up to 25% on selected identification guides and atlases — from plant galls to wasps, perfect for autumn and winter learning.
Shop now: buff.ly/IRByfaa
Save up to 25% on selected identification guides and atlases — from plant galls to wasps, perfect for autumn and winter learning.
Shop now: buff.ly/IRByfaa
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Day 15 of the #NovemberFlowerChallenge, and a good one despite the mist. Some good chalk species added from Lydden, including a late Autumn Gentian, Basil Thyme, Dyers Greenweed and a solitary Botanists’ Thistle. And Monkey-Flower by the Dour. Now on 228 species.
November 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Day 15 of the #NovemberFlowerChallenge, and a good one despite the mist. Some good chalk species added from Lydden, including a late Autumn Gentian, Basil Thyme, Dyers Greenweed and a solitary Botanists’ Thistle. And Monkey-Flower by the Dour. Now on 228 species.
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BBC reporting the huge plastic pellet spillage from Southern Water's Eastbourne wastewater site has now started turning up in the county on the Dungeness Peninsula. #KentNature
Carcinogenic microplastic that smell like food. 🤔 No wonder wildlife eats 'em..
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Carcinogenic microplastic that smell like food. 🤔 No wonder wildlife eats 'em..
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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What are bio-beads used for and how did they get spilled on to Camber Sands beach?
Plastic pellets attract algae and smell like food so can be eaten by birds, fish and dolphins, which can prove fatal
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:20 AM
BBC reporting the huge plastic pellet spillage from Southern Water's Eastbourne wastewater site has now started turning up in the county on the Dungeness Peninsula. #KentNature
Carcinogenic microplastic that smell like food. 🤔 No wonder wildlife eats 'em..
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Carcinogenic microplastic that smell like food. 🤔 No wonder wildlife eats 'em..
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Longrock SSSI Whitstable Kent 9/11. Saw this striking fly which looks good for Ectophasia crassipennis a recent addition to the British list but have been seen in more frequently in the county @kentfieldclub.bsky.social #flies #insects #tachinid #inverterbrates #ukwildlife
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Longrock SSSI Whitstable Kent 9/11. Saw this striking fly which looks good for Ectophasia crassipennis a recent addition to the British list but have been seen in more frequently in the county @kentfieldclub.bsky.social #flies #insects #tachinid #inverterbrates #ukwildlife
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An unexpected outage for iRecord and other Indicia systems this weekend means that you won't be able to add records to the websites. It is still possible to add records to the iRecord apps, but you won't be able to upload them until this is fixed 😞
November 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
An unexpected outage for iRecord and other Indicia systems this weekend means that you won't be able to add records to the websites. It is still possible to add records to the iRecord apps, but you won't be able to upload them until this is fixed 😞
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Two Pallas’s Warblers (1 Trapping Area and one at Old Lighthouse) and two Yellow-browed Warblers in Trapping Area this morning - Dungeness
Woodlark, Woodcock, Dartford Warblers, crests, finches etc
Couldn’t clinch an ID on an Acro - which hopefully might be around tomorrow
#Kentbirding
Woodlark, Woodcock, Dartford Warblers, crests, finches etc
Couldn’t clinch an ID on an Acro - which hopefully might be around tomorrow
#Kentbirding
November 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Two Pallas’s Warblers (1 Trapping Area and one at Old Lighthouse) and two Yellow-browed Warblers in Trapping Area this morning - Dungeness
Woodlark, Woodcock, Dartford Warblers, crests, finches etc
Couldn’t clinch an ID on an Acro - which hopefully might be around tomorrow
#Kentbirding
Woodlark, Woodcock, Dartford Warblers, crests, finches etc
Couldn’t clinch an ID on an Acro - which hopefully might be around tomorrow
#Kentbirding
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Emblematic & symbolic of Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory, today's "seven-striped Siberian sprite" Pallas's Warbler 😁 was the 58th recorded at the Bay (of which 24 ringed) since the first (also for Kent) on Nov 23rd 1958❗. The earliest Oct 11th in 1975, the latest Dec 31st 1998 #KentBirding #KentNature
November 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Emblematic & symbolic of Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory, today's "seven-striped Siberian sprite" Pallas's Warbler 😁 was the 58th recorded at the Bay (of which 24 ringed) since the first (also for Kent) on Nov 23rd 1958❗. The earliest Oct 11th in 1975, the latest Dec 31st 1998 #KentBirding #KentNature
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Day seven of the #Novemberflowerchallenge saw us on the chalk arable fields of the East Kent prairies.
10 more species, including Common Poppy and Thyme-leaved Sandwort, bring the total up to 180.
10 more species, including Common Poppy and Thyme-leaved Sandwort, bring the total up to 180.
November 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Day seven of the #Novemberflowerchallenge saw us on the chalk arable fields of the East Kent prairies.
10 more species, including Common Poppy and Thyme-leaved Sandwort, bring the total up to 180.
10 more species, including Common Poppy and Thyme-leaved Sandwort, bring the total up to 180.
This is why all us field naturalists do what we do ... species matter, and studying them matters.
Wise words by Sir John Lawton: "There is no surrogate metric that can reliably assess conservation success or failure without knowing what is happening to populations of plants and animals in the landscape."
Write to your MP today: act.bats.org.uk/urge-your-mp...
Write to your MP today: act.bats.org.uk/urge-your-mp...
November 7, 2025 at 9:31 AM
This is why all us field naturalists do what we do ... species matter, and studying them matters.
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Goose barnacles washed up at Samphire Hoe today.
November 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Goose barnacles washed up at Samphire Hoe today.
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Wild Roses of Great Britain & Ireland (latest title in the series of #BSBIHandbooks for tricky plants) is due out this month! Final proofs now with authors Gareth & Roger.
Interview with them about the new Handbook here: bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/2025/10/inte...
£16 for #BSBImembers until 24 Nov.
Interview with them about the new Handbook here: bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/2025/10/inte...
£16 for #BSBImembers until 24 Nov.
November 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Wild Roses of Great Britain & Ireland (latest title in the series of #BSBIHandbooks for tricky plants) is due out this month! Final proofs now with authors Gareth & Roger.
Interview with them about the new Handbook here: bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/2025/10/inte...
£16 for #BSBImembers until 24 Nov.
Interview with them about the new Handbook here: bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/2025/10/inte...
£16 for #BSBImembers until 24 Nov.