Steve Ormerod
@steveormerod.bsky.social
Freshwater ecology, global change, nature conservation; env policy; Dep Chair @natreswales.bsky.social; Joint Committee @jncc.bsky.social; VP @rspb.bsky.social; bumbling acoustic guitarist
https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/ormerod
https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/ormerod
Evolution is the mother of sauce.
And ketchup.
And ketchup.
November 24, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Evolution is the mother of sauce.
And ketchup.
And ketchup.
Mottled Umber: one of the v latest moths of the year. Famous for having flightless females that use pheromones to lure males like the one in your pic.
butterfly-conservation.org/moths/mottle...
butterfly-conservation.org/moths/mottle...
Mottled Umber
A variable species, with some strongly-banded individuals, others plain brownish with darker speckling. The females are completely wingless. Overwinter as an egg.Flight SeasonFlies from October into D...
butterfly-conservation.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Mottled Umber: one of the v latest moths of the year. Famous for having flightless females that use pheromones to lure males like the one in your pic.
butterfly-conservation.org/moths/mottle...
butterfly-conservation.org/moths/mottle...
I think they'll be around for a while - possible all winter? They're mostly at the northern end. There's a fairly vocal Teal lek also on some days.
November 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I think they'll be around for a while - possible all winter? They're mostly at the northern end. There's a fairly vocal Teal lek also on some days.
I’ve posted a link to the paper on LinkedIn.
And I agree.
And I agree.
November 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I’ve posted a link to the paper on LinkedIn.
And I agree.
And I agree.
Natural - and probably climate-mediated - range expansion. Several other Eurasian herons also involved (Great White Egret, Cattle Egret and others to follow?)
November 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Natural - and probably climate-mediated - range expansion. Several other Eurasian herons also involved (Great White Egret, Cattle Egret and others to follow?)
Just checked BTO numbers - and the UK has had a 2725% increase since 1995
November 3, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Just checked BTO numbers - and the UK has had a 2725% increase since 1995
Clearly should be a No-regret, but there are other options...
November 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Clearly should be a No-regret, but there are other options...
Would be interesting to see data from other locations to see if these are ‘eruptions’. And also how things fluctuate in future years.
October 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Would be interesting to see data from other locations to see if these are ‘eruptions’. And also how things fluctuate in future years.