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Always nice to see gorse by the sea 💛💚
#WildflowerHour
#WildflowerHour
February 8, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Always nice to see gorse by the sea 💛💚
#WildflowerHour
#WildflowerHour
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Only managed to grab 2 usable photos of this male Sparrowhawk today, he wasn't hanging about. Wish I wasn't zoomed in so much when he took off I'd like to have got all the wing in. However I still captured the underwing colours you don't often get to see. 08/02/26. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #nature
February 8, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Only managed to grab 2 usable photos of this male Sparrowhawk today, he wasn't hanging about. Wish I wasn't zoomed in so much when he took off I'd like to have got all the wing in. However I still captured the underwing colours you don't often get to see. 08/02/26. 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #nature
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It’s apparently #nationalSnowdropDay and we’ve certainly seen plenty on our travels today. This attractive gathering was located along the Gwendraeth Fach. Shame the weather had taken a turn for the worse by this point. #flowers #wildFlowerHour #nature #photography #photoHour
February 8, 2026 at 7:22 PM
It’s apparently #nationalSnowdropDay and we’ve certainly seen plenty on our travels today. This attractive gathering was located along the Gwendraeth Fach. Shame the weather had taken a turn for the worse by this point. #flowers #wildFlowerHour #nature #photography #photoHour
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For #MushroomMonday #fungifriends I’m still seeing plenty of winter #fungi in the woods at work, at least something is enjoying the rain! White Brain, Yellow Brain, Black Witches Butter, Turkey Tail, fresh Velvet Shanks & beautiful vibrant Scarlet Elfcups are always a joy to see! ❤️
February 9, 2026 at 8:56 AM
For #MushroomMonday #fungifriends I’m still seeing plenty of winter #fungi in the woods at work, at least something is enjoying the rain! White Brain, Yellow Brain, Black Witches Butter, Turkey Tail, fresh Velvet Shanks & beautiful vibrant Scarlet Elfcups are always a joy to see! ❤️
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Very unfortunately not the first one:
research.noaa.gov/deforestatio...
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Deforestation, warming flip part of Amazon forest from carbon sink to source - NOAA Research
New results from a nine-year research project in the eastern Amazon rainforest finds that significant deforestation in eastern and southeastern Brazil turned what was once a forest that absorbed carbo...
research.noaa.gov
February 4, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Very unfortunately not the first one:
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research.noaa.gov/deforestatio...
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The herons that come into our garden are now building nests in the local park.
February 8, 2026 at 11:53 AM
The herons that come into our garden are now building nests in the local park.
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Stark warning’: #pesticide harm to wildlife rising globally, study finds
- Toxicity from farm chemicals increased for most species groups between 2013 and 2019, with #insects worst affected
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Toxicity from farm chemicals increased for most species groups between 2013 and 2019, with #insects worst affected
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Stark warning’: pesticide harm to wildlife rising globally, study finds
Toxicity from farm chemicals increased for most species groups between 2013 and 2019, with insects worst affected
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Stark warning’: #pesticide harm to wildlife rising globally, study finds
- Toxicity from farm chemicals increased for most species groups between 2013 and 2019, with #insects worst affected
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Toxicity from farm chemicals increased for most species groups between 2013 and 2019, with #insects worst affected
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Rob’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StareDown
Chilean Blue Eagle got his eyes on me
#BirdOfTheDay
#Birds🪶🦉
#NaturePhotography #birdphotography
#EastCoastKin
Chilean Blue Eagle got his eyes on me
#BirdOfTheDay
#Birds🪶🦉
#NaturePhotography #birdphotography
#EastCoastKin
February 9, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Rob’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StareDown
Chilean Blue Eagle got his eyes on me
#BirdOfTheDay
#Birds🪶🦉
#NaturePhotography #birdphotography
#EastCoastKin
Chilean Blue Eagle got his eyes on me
#BirdOfTheDay
#Birds🪶🦉
#NaturePhotography #birdphotography
#EastCoastKin
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February 9, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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24/5 last night in SE Hants. Colder but less wet than forecast conditions probably cut moth numbers, as did heavy showers late afternoon/early evening. Nothing new but 6 Dotted Border was a garden record and double the previous best, for what is an uncommon moth for me #teammoth
February 9, 2026 at 8:29 AM
24/5 last night in SE Hants. Colder but less wet than forecast conditions probably cut moth numbers, as did heavy showers late afternoon/early evening. Nothing new but 6 Dotted Border was a garden record and double the previous best, for what is an uncommon moth for me #teammoth
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Egg-citing news! 🥚
Volunteers have counted record numbers of rare Brown Hairstreak eggs this winter in Carmarthenshire after landowners let their hedgerows grow wild.
Read the full story 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blo...
📷: Gillian Thompson, Iain Leach, Paul Taylor
Volunteers have counted record numbers of rare Brown Hairstreak eggs this winter in Carmarthenshire after landowners let their hedgerows grow wild.
Read the full story 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blo...
📷: Gillian Thompson, Iain Leach, Paul Taylor
February 8, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Egg-citing news! 🥚
Volunteers have counted record numbers of rare Brown Hairstreak eggs this winter in Carmarthenshire after landowners let their hedgerows grow wild.
Read the full story 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blo...
📷: Gillian Thompson, Iain Leach, Paul Taylor
Volunteers have counted record numbers of rare Brown Hairstreak eggs this winter in Carmarthenshire after landowners let their hedgerows grow wild.
Read the full story 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blo...
📷: Gillian Thompson, Iain Leach, Paul Taylor
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Metatrichia floriformis - found in great numbers on decaying logs in my local woodland. Used the #smallrig RM03 to aid focus in a small stack of images
#myxomycetes #macrophotography #fungi #mycology ##slimemould #fungifriends
#myxomycetes #macrophotography #fungi #mycology ##slimemould #fungifriends
February 7, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Metatrichia floriformis - found in great numbers on decaying logs in my local woodland. Used the #smallrig RM03 to aid focus in a small stack of images
#myxomycetes #macrophotography #fungi #mycology ##slimemould #fungifriends
#myxomycetes #macrophotography #fungi #mycology ##slimemould #fungifriends
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Our Redpoll count has gone up to 3 now in our Colchester garden. With the addition of a female today. Here she was pecking around the buds of our Elder tree. Also the males were feeding on Stinging Nettle seeds that I hadn’t cut back yet. #essexbirding
February 8, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Our Redpoll count has gone up to 3 now in our Colchester garden. With the addition of a female today. Here she was pecking around the buds of our Elder tree. Also the males were feeding on Stinging Nettle seeds that I hadn’t cut back yet. #essexbirding
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Absolutely gobsmacked. One of the most amazing birding sights I’ve seen in Northumberland - here’s some of the 30 Cranes (up to 38 were reported by others) that spent the afternoon in a field next to the A1 just north of Alnwick. #NEbirding #UKbirding #birds
February 7, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Absolutely gobsmacked. One of the most amazing birding sights I’ve seen in Northumberland - here’s some of the 30 Cranes (up to 38 were reported by others) that spent the afternoon in a field next to the A1 just north of Alnwick. #NEbirding #UKbirding #birds
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Review of the Week: 26 January-1 February 2026
A shock Tengmalm's Owl in Shetland, plus continuing Redhead in Co Kerry and Killdeer in Hampshire, rounded off January with aplomb. Miles Cluff reports:
A shock Tengmalm's Owl in Shetland, plus continuing Redhead in Co Kerry and Killdeer in Hampshire, rounded off January with aplomb. Miles Cluff reports:
Review of the Week: 26 January-1 February 2026
A shock Tengmalm's Owl in Shetland, plus continuing Redhead in Co Kerry and Killdeer in Hampshire, rounded off January with aplomb. Miles Cluff reports.
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February 7, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Review of the Week: 26 January-1 February 2026
A shock Tengmalm's Owl in Shetland, plus continuing Redhead in Co Kerry and Killdeer in Hampshire, rounded off January with aplomb. Miles Cluff reports:
A shock Tengmalm's Owl in Shetland, plus continuing Redhead in Co Kerry and Killdeer in Hampshire, rounded off January with aplomb. Miles Cluff reports:
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Tomorrow is #NationalSnowdropDay and we’ll be celebrating these delicate beauties all day long.
We'd love you to join in by sharing your snowdrop pics and tagging us. We'll spread the love and repost a few throughout the day.
📷Lucy Evans at Bateman's
We'd love you to join in by sharing your snowdrop pics and tagging us. We'll spread the love and repost a few throughout the day.
📷Lucy Evans at Bateman's
February 7, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Tomorrow is #NationalSnowdropDay and we’ll be celebrating these delicate beauties all day long.
We'd love you to join in by sharing your snowdrop pics and tagging us. We'll spread the love and repost a few throughout the day.
📷Lucy Evans at Bateman's
We'd love you to join in by sharing your snowdrop pics and tagging us. We'll spread the love and repost a few throughout the day.
📷Lucy Evans at Bateman's
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Just reposted on my own website my two recent Beth Chatto blogs about the Gardens' outreach sites and the insects they support
www.chrisgibsonwildlife.co.uk/beth-chatto-...
www.chrisgibsonwildlife.co.uk/beth-chatto-...
Beth Chatto Outreach Sites: insects of the Meanwhile Garden & Chattowood | Chris Gibson Wildlife
www.chrisgibsonwildlife.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Just reposted on my own website my two recent Beth Chatto blogs about the Gardens' outreach sites and the insects they support
www.chrisgibsonwildlife.co.uk/beth-chatto-...
www.chrisgibsonwildlife.co.uk/beth-chatto-...
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In the legendary song by Dumpy’s Rusty Nuts called Box Hill or Bust - they sang “Boxhill, Boxhill, ‘ere we come / I ain’t ‘appy ’til I’ve reached a ton”
Maybe they meant a ton of flies such as this horsefly (Haematopota pluvialis) Coll in 1952 🙌👍
@nhm-london.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk
Maybe they meant a ton of flies such as this horsefly (Haematopota pluvialis) Coll in 1952 🙌👍
@nhm-london.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk
February 7, 2026 at 7:56 PM
In the legendary song by Dumpy’s Rusty Nuts called Box Hill or Bust - they sang “Boxhill, Boxhill, ‘ere we come / I ain’t ‘appy ’til I’ve reached a ton”
Maybe they meant a ton of flies such as this horsefly (Haematopota pluvialis) Coll in 1952 🙌👍
@nhm-london.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk
Maybe they meant a ton of flies such as this horsefly (Haematopota pluvialis) Coll in 1952 🙌👍
@nhm-london.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk
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Squeezed in an hour at Sandy Water Park at the end of yesterday. 4 Chiffchaff actively feeding around the wooden bridge including at least 1 of a Siberian persuasion. Sadly no sign of the Firecrest. Lovely male Goldeneye out in the middle of the lake. #birdingWales #UKWildlife #birdsSeenIn2026
February 7, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Squeezed in an hour at Sandy Water Park at the end of yesterday. 4 Chiffchaff actively feeding around the wooden bridge including at least 1 of a Siberian persuasion. Sadly no sign of the Firecrest. Lovely male Goldeneye out in the middle of the lake. #birdingWales #UKWildlife #birdsSeenIn2026
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Walk was a bit less wet & cold today! Highlights: Stonechat (NFY), Linnets, Reed Bunting, Treecreeper, Goldcrests, Pinkies, Tufted Ducks, Siskins, Fieldfares, Redwings, Mistle & Song Thrushes ,13 Goosanders, Ravens, Grey Wagtails, Buzzards, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, GWEgret, Tawny Owls etc! #ukbirding
February 7, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Walk was a bit less wet & cold today! Highlights: Stonechat (NFY), Linnets, Reed Bunting, Treecreeper, Goldcrests, Pinkies, Tufted Ducks, Siskins, Fieldfares, Redwings, Mistle & Song Thrushes ,13 Goosanders, Ravens, Grey Wagtails, Buzzards, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, GWEgret, Tawny Owls etc! #ukbirding
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February 7, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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Last chance to see? It's the IUCN's Reverse the Red Day when we focus on ensuring that Red Listed Species -those at risk of extinction- have a more secure future. Globally, two GB species are Red Listed (see ALT tags) but many more are Red Listed in a GB context - follow our 🧵... #spiders
February 7, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Last chance to see? It's the IUCN's Reverse the Red Day when we focus on ensuring that Red Listed Species -those at risk of extinction- have a more secure future. Globally, two GB species are Red Listed (see ALT tags) but many more are Red Listed in a GB context - follow our 🧵... #spiders
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The red listed Mistle Thrush was frequently seen when we visited the New Forest yesterday. We even saw small flocks of up to 15 birds often mixing with Fieldfares and Redwings. Usually flighty but this one posed for the camera 😊
#newforest
@hosbirding.bsky.social
#newforest
@hosbirding.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 7:58 PM
The red listed Mistle Thrush was frequently seen when we visited the New Forest yesterday. We even saw small flocks of up to 15 birds often mixing with Fieldfares and Redwings. Usually flighty but this one posed for the camera 😊
#newforest
@hosbirding.bsky.social
#newforest
@hosbirding.bsky.social
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Some top #bryophytes around Shropshire in last 2 days with @mattrjones.bsky.social including Rose Moss, Rhodobryum roseum today at Earl's Hill (thanks Dan Wrench et al) and lots on the Mynd yesterday, mainly found by Matt, including Varnished Hook-moss, Hamatocaulis vernicosus.
February 7, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Some top #bryophytes around Shropshire in last 2 days with @mattrjones.bsky.social including Rose Moss, Rhodobryum roseum today at Earl's Hill (thanks Dan Wrench et al) and lots on the Mynd yesterday, mainly found by Matt, including Varnished Hook-moss, Hamatocaulis vernicosus.
