A cold start in the early morning at Menai Bridge today where 3 members of #Anglesey Flora Group carried out the #NYPH We found 47 species, up on the 34 we found on the same route last year. @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbicymru.bsky.social

A ray of sunshine in an otherwise barren winter landscape #Wildflowerhour

Odd one out The garden #Chough gang have been infiltrated by a Herring Gull

Meet the meadow munchers 🐑 This year we have a larger flock of Texel cross ewes, who will hopefully help keep the grass in control ready for next year's wildflowers to thrive. The only downside is that they eat the young Cow Parsley & Wild Carrot plants.

Fascinating little jaw bone in an #Owl pellet found this afternoon

Now I know why the garden birds are hiding this morning, female Sparrowhawk on the garden fence. Very pleased to manage some photos through a rain drenched window @angbirdnews.bsky.social

Common stork's-bill, Erodium cicutarium still managing to flower on a bitterly cold November day. The plant contains saponins which are toxic to fish and amphibians, but are apparently beneficial for several human health conditions. #Wildflowerhour

Thought I'd have a go at #TheWinter10 for this week's #Wildflowerhour Absolutely amazed to find not just 10 but a whopping 25 species in flower in my meadow today

Thought this was Moth eggs at first glance, but now convinced it's #Sllmemould Can anyone help with an id please? I thought possibly Physarum cinereum.

A grey drizzly day brightened by 3 Whooper Swans amongst 300+ Lapwings in the field opposite my house #Anglesey @birdsinwales.bsky.social @angbirdnews.bsky.social

Hare's-foot clover, Bugloss and Yarrow still flowering in my meadow today. #Wildflowerhour

The incredibly dainty Thyme-leaved Speedwell, it always makes me think of Faeries 🧚 #Wildflowerhour

Mid October but White Campion is still flowering on the edge of the meadow this week #Wildflowerhour

Great to read this short article about the Cors Ddyga Glossy Ibises. Written by naturalist Nigel Brown and illustrated with a truly stunning image by @jmjbirding.bsky.social apple.news/AsgfWVGZMQu6...

Haven't seen a Green Sheildbug all year, until I spotted this one on Bramble earlier this week #Wildwebswednesday

I know I've said it before but I definitely need a longer fence 😲 It's getting to peak garden #Chough numbers now and it's only early October. I'm guessing the daily count might top 70 this Winter. Photos taken with my phone about 2 foot from the fence line. #Anglesey #WildWebsWednesday

Fantastic Barn Owl image captured by Collin at Curlew Cottage last week as it flew over our wildflower meadow right past cottage door With 85 species of birds recorded on site on the farm & 3 fantastic RSPB reserves nearby we're an ideal base for #birdwatching holidays #Anglesey #naturephotography

A quick look just now in the Willow tree by my pond revealed three species. Lackey moth eggs, a beautiful Herald moth and a gall presumably created by a moth or a fly. #Wildwebswednesday #TeamMoth

Rock Samphire on a survey with @angleseyfloragroup.bsky.social this week in Rhoscolyn #Wildflowerhour Just realised it's edible, so will have to try some next time I see it.

With several sites in Wales hosting multiple Grey Phalaropes over the weekend, 2025 is now the best year this century, with 112. #BirdingWales The best-ever year will take some beating, however. 227 were seen from The Smalls lighthouse alone in just 12 days, during 18-29 September 1960.

Could I get id help with this #Lichen please. Growing on rock at the edge of a beach #Anglesey @britishlichensociety.org.uk

Small Copper #butterfly struggling to keep upright in the gusty wind just now #WildWebsWednesday #Anglesey

It was a difficult choice for #FavouritePlant but I'll never forget how squeakingly excited I was when I spotted my first ever Sundew at Cors Bodeilio #Anglesey in June. #Wildflowerhour @angleseyfloragroup.bsky.social

‘Hares are the only game species in England and Wales that can be shot all year round. It has been reported that the UK brown hare population could have fallen by more than 80% in the past 100 years.’ petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

First #fungi have appeared in the meadow. Every year I say I'm going to try eating them, but always chicken out. Young Parasols with a few days to go before they're fully open.

Be careful what you wish for.....after the delight of finding Fennel growing wild a few years ago I collected some seeds and grew two plants. Now I've got an absolute forest of them, 6ft giants taking over my garden 😯 They are beautiful though. #Seedheads #Wildflowerhour

A selection of #Seedheads seen this week on #Anglesey Wild Carrot, Musk-mallow, Selfheal, Evening Primrose, Greater Bird's-foot Trefoil, Yellow Iris & Wild Teasel #Wildflowerhour

Really difficult to get a photo in the 52mph winds today but this is Tutsan, a member of St John's-wort family, with almost fully ripened #Fruits #Wildflowerhour

I suspected these two might pair up when they were perched close together on the garden fence a fortnight ago. Here they are this morning allopreening to enforce their bond. #Chough #Anglesey @rspbcymru.bsky.social

Too desperate to get a photo before it flew off so no time to get anything for scale. But this fly in the garden last night was HUGE. Think it's Tabanus sudeticus, Dark Giant Horsefly, the heaviest fly in Europe apparently. #flies #Diptera

Early morning birding - Malltraeth Cob Pool - 5 Ruff, 2 Knot, 3 Black tailed Godwit, a Ringed Plover, 3 Snipe, 4 Water Rail inc 2 juvs. Cefni Estuary - Common Sandpiper Kingfisher River channel 2 Greenshank, Kingfisher this morning. Then six Cattle Egrets at RSPB Cors Ddyga. All birds on Anglesey

Thought I'd discovered a new species of Juncus when I spotted this strange spiky red flower. Research showed it to be Livia junci a small #bug plant louse which causes a gall on Juncus in wet meadows. #WildWebsWednesday @cofnod.org.uk

For this week's #Wildflowerhour challenge #DaisyFamily here's Common Fleabane accompanied by Water Mint, Purple Loosestrife and a gorgeous blue #Anglesey sky

The large patch of Round-Leaved Mint near my house was covered in Honey Bees yesterday #WildWebsWednesday

It's #Bee bedtime. How cute it that? #WildWebsWednesday

Favourite plants for the Butterflies this week are Common Ragwort, Verbena bonariensis, Hemp Agrimony & Bramble #WildWebsWednesday

For this week's #Wildflowerhour challenge #ByTheSea here's the tallest Toadflax I've ever seen growing on the edge of the sand dunes this week at Aberffraw #Anglesey @angleseyfloragroup.bsky.social

Incredibly tiny but possibly Sage Leafhoppers, Eupteryx melissae, found just now on Tree Mallow #Wildwebswednesday @rockwolf74.bsky.social @britishbugs.bsky.social

Can I get some #Odonata help please? First thought was Black-tailed Skimmer, but I'm now thinking possibly Scarce Chaser. Found just now on the side of my #Anglesey house. #Dragonflies @cofnod.org.uk @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

2nd brood of log store Pied Wagtails just fledged in my courtyard. Well 'semi-fledged' I suppose, as it's determined to stay near the logs.

Hogweed & Fennel prooving very popular with Crabro cribrarius #WildWebsWednesday

A trio of #Flies spotted just now for #WildWebsWednesday Unidentified #Ichneumon, Sicus ferrugineous & Mesembrina meridiana Pity you weren't here this week @lancefly.bsky.social

Never seen such a young specimen so great excitement when I spotted this Elephant Hawk-moth in my #Anglesey garden this afternoon #TeamMoth @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @cofnod.org.uk

A discreet meeting of Six-spot Burnet moths on Ribwort Plantain #WildWebsWednesday #TeamMoth @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Marsh Helleborine, 4 plants growing not in a marsh but along the side of a road at RAF Valley #Anglesey for #Wildflowerhour #HelleborineChallenge

After this year's success with the RAF Valley Bee Orchids just been to see other #Orchids flourishing on the station with Karen the Station Environmental Advisor. Lovely to see Six-spot Burnet moths on the Pyramidal Orchids #Wildwebswednesday #MothsMatter @cofnod.org.uk

Taken just now with my phone by the kitchen door. Not that I'm bragging or anything 😃 #WildWebsWednesday

For this week's #Wildflowerhour #GrassChallenge here's Juncus effusus with it's characteristic smooth stem growing on the damp edge of my meadow

First #Chough chick fledglings of the 2025 season arrived in my garden this morning. Here's Mr & Mrs Pen-las Rock South with their 3 noisy chicks constantly begging for food. @cofnod.org.uk @rspb.bsky.social

This one certainly qualifies for #AquaticPlants Fringed Water-lilly, Nymphoides pelata #WildflowerHour