Seems quite a good season for common blue butterfies in some parts of the Vale of Clwyd @cofnod.org.uk

Some beautiful new painted ladies about [email protected]

A first clouded yellow locally this year, in the Vale of Clwyd @cofnod.org.uk @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Excellent BBC article on the risk of a catastrophic ocean circulation change in the Atlantic. Time to act before it’s too late. #AMOC www.bbc.com/news/article...

Lovely Comma on lavender @cofnod.org.uk @savebutterflies.bsky.social

If anyone doubts the profound impact of climate crisis on butterflies, look at the peak flight week of the Silver-studded Blue at Studland NNR. On average it flies 4 weeks earlier than 50 yrs ago, but first few years vs last two, its 8 weeks! Its doing well but other sp aren't @ukbms.bsky.social

Little Terns busy feeding chicks at Gronant this morning. Substantial protein-rich meals being delivered at regular intervals. Great work by all involved 👏. @birdsinwales.bsky.social @btocymru.bsky.social @denbighshirecc.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social #birdingWales

Perhaps a Small blood vein moth (Scopula imitaria) - Vale of Clwyd, N. Wales @cofnod.org.uk

New female reproductives (gynes) of Bombus terrestris out and about pre dormancy @cofnod.org.uk

Golden-ringed dragonfly - first I've seen in the garden @cofnod.org.uk

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Incredibile and dramatic #heatwave in #Europe as seen from space. The #Copernicus #Sentinel3 Land (not air!) Surface Temperatures map of June 24 shows peaks of 55°C in #Spain and over 50°C (in purple) in #France. #climateemergency

Great lightshow over the Irish sea from Bardsey Island.

Back in the spring a routine Conservation Detection Dog check confirmed @skokholm_island continues to be rat-free. Jinx and his handler Greg searched buildings, burrows and were sure to check the area that a life raft wrecked back in 2024.

Glow worm active again tonight @cofnod.org.uk

In this French document www.biodiversite-auvergne-rhone-alpes.fr/documents/li... It is said that Bombus Brodmannicus isn't seen since the 1970's.

Our evolutionary tree for all world bumblebees paper on the cover of Insects! One conclusion: males with enlarged eyes and short antennae are evolutionarily convergent which may be associated with truly territorial mate-searching behaviour (competing for perches) www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Weather for glow worms on the Clwydian hills. 'Unimproved' grassland after 10.30 pm or so. Found 4 in half an hour, one in my garden @cofnod.org.uk

Bombus hortorum - a new gyne taking nectar from Phlomis russeliana flowers @cofnod.org.uk

Redstarts still busy feeding 4 youngsters @cofnod.org.uk

This flouf is one of 15 healthy California condor chicks to hatch at our conservation center this season. A new record! #Condorable #KeepCalmAndCarrion

..some impressive electrical activity over Denbigh, North Wales last night.

A (sadly) rare sighting this morning - two Lapwing chicks just about fledged. Small patch of suitable habitat near Cilcain with a fab muddy pool. Great job by this tenacious pair! @birdsinwales.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social @btocymru.bsky.social #birdingWales

First Small Heath yesterday, along with my first, and very worn, Painted Lady @cofnod.org.uk

It’s magical to be surrounded by Willow Tit fledglings. This one left the nest yesterday morning and is now c. 330 m northeast with 6 siblings and 2 tired parents! Interestingly, they’re just c. 85 m away from another Willow Tit nest due to fledge tomorrow. It’s about to get busy in this woodland!

Redstart young under a ridge tile..

A beautiful sight of about 35 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillaries Boloria selene near Maceley Cove west of Prawle Point, Devon yesterday. I have never seen so many of these butterflies in one spot before.

Nice view from my window. Male redstart visiting its brood. @cofnod.org.uk

Spanish bluebells and other high-risk illegal invasive plant species are openly for sale in Ireland. This is criminal, given the enormous damage invasive species cause to ecosystems, and the insane amounts of time and effort required to control them once released. share.google/6U5g3abF0KKV...

Eggs hatched yesterday I suspect: redstart male feeding brood below a ridge tile.. @cofnod.org.uk

The reward of island rat eradication is seeing, hearing and smelling seabirds return. Reminding myself of winter days volunteering with @northwaleswt.bsky.social. Plus recent sightings in this week's @northwaleslive.bsky.social BirdNotes. #BirdingWales #Anglesey www.birdnotes.wales/blog/volunte...

Blue Tits are a problem for Willow Tits, often taking over WT nest cavities by aggressive eviction. With 6 WT eggs inside, these BTs spent an entire day removing nesting material! The second day was full on warfare, ending in successful WTs. Now a full clutch of 8 eggs safely under incubation. Phew!

Happy Birthday Sir David Attenborough. It is a measure of this great man that amongst his many commitments he found time to support a small NGO like @savebutterflies.bsky.social and attend many events. Here opening a reserve in 1999, at the Big Butterfly Count in 2011, and Moths Count launch 2007

Magical moment - watching a pair of #Yellowhammers land on the road and start a courtship dance! Never seen that before. #birdingWales @birdsinwales.bsky.social

Bracken with an understorey of bluebells - near Llyn Nantlle Uchaf, Eryri NP @cofnod.org.uk

Hundreds of Sanderling at Point of Ayr over high tide today, feeding & roosting with Dunlin & Ringed Plover. I helped the #RSPB volunteer warden engage with dog walkers & together we managed to prevent significant disturbance today☺️. #birdingWales @rspbcymru.bsky.social @birdsinwales.bsky.social

Sunning on Moel y Parc - but cooling your toes in the breeze too.. @cofnod.org.uk

Majestic pair of #Ravens high in the Carneddau yesterday. #birdingWales @birdsinwales.bsky.social @btocymru.bsky.social

Ashy-headed Wagtail, Red-rumped Swallow and White-tailed Eagle... there have been some rare birds around #NorthWales this week, but none as photogenic as this Hoopoe. Read more at @northwaleslive.bsky.social BirdNotes. 📷 Ashley Cohen #BirdingWales www.birdnotes.wales/blog/hoopoe-...

In the potting shed - a female redstart. Probably prospecting for a nest site @cofnod.org.uk

I've become slightly addicted to watching near real-time tracking of northern Merlins on @movebank.bsky.social. Here's another that wandered slowly down from the Faeroes last autumn but has moved quickly north in the last 10 days: short stops to refuel but quickly through #BirdingWales airspace.

Same every year - sycamore on the left leafed, flowering and humming with bees two weeks before the one on the left.. Why is that? @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Wonderful scent of coconuts today..

Always great to find and watch Ring Ouzels and after missing out last year it was wonderful to see them twice this week - singing males in Eryri on Monday and passage birds locally in the Clwydian Range on Weds. #birdingWales @birdsinwales.bsky.social

Belting Yellow Wagtail on Cardiff Barrage this morning. An early bird for here brought in on some stiff E'ly winds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #BirdingWales

Today's Violet Oil Beetle survey at Brynna Woods & Llanharan Marsh Nature Reserve recorded at least 7 Violet Oil Beetle adults, and lots of triungulins! This survey is being conducted for the Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales.

Homes and a cloud of sand martins - always uplifted by how small interventions can have big impacts on biodiversity. Great work at Webbs Hole Sluice - incorporate their homes in your industrial architecture and they will come. So, what small thing can each of us do to make a difference?

Visit to Eryri to see Saxifraga oppositifolia (Purple Saxifrage) for first time. Was blown away, quite nearly literally #wildflowerhour

Denbigh plum blossom. Maybe a good year for plums..

Sunning in the hedge after storm Dave.. (taken on a mobile so poor quality) @cofnod.org.uk