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Birds, Moths, Photographer, Traveller, joint Derbyshire Moth Recorder
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Butterfly Conservation
about 2 months ago
A project to restore ancient forests in the Scottish Highlands is significantly boosting moth biodiversity, a Butterfly Conservation study has found. 🌳 Read the full story 👉
buff.ly/AyKPh6e
📷: Patrick Cook, Sarah Wanless
#MothsMatter
#TeamMoth
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Emily
about 1 month ago
Remember a little while ago I said that the Joint Derbyshire moth Verification and Recording Team had been shortlisted for the
@nbntrust.bsky.social
awards? We only went and won it! Thank you
@spinneybirder.bsky.social
for your wonderful company!
#teammoth
#VC57
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20th November 2025, Emily Milnes and myself travelled down to Bristol to attend the
@nbntrust.bsky.social
Conference. Emily entered the Derbyshire Moth Verification and Recording Team into the NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording Group Category. Well we only went and won it!!
about 1 month ago
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BSBI Botany
about 2 months ago
New
#GBRedList
for vascular plants is published today by a team led by
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
with partners
@naturalengland.bsky.social
@ukceh.bsky.social
@naturescot.bsky.social
@natreswales.bsky.social
@nhm-london.bsky.social
@plantlifeintl.bsky.social
@rbgkew.bsky.social
@thebotanics.bsky.social
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Hummingbird Hawk-moth in my South Derbyshire garden this morning - Saw it from the bedroom window - mad dash for camera, swop lenses, unlock doors and just managed a burst of shots before it flew off. Phew!!
5 months ago
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Dave Evans
6 months ago
Confirmed from the 10th July, Dichomeris alacella - a new county record.
@belperbirder.bsky.social
@richardttaylor.bsky.social
@cliveaderbys.bsky.social
@danmartinwildlife.bsky.social
@spinneybirder.bsky.social
@derbysnottsentsoc.bsky.social
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Emily
7 months ago
Lovely community event last night with
@spinneybirder.bsky.social
for 'Greener Littleover'. 2 hours trapping resulted in 74 of 31.
#teammoth
#VC57
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The May edition of Derbyshire Moth News is available here
www.derbyshiremoths.org/derbyshire-m...
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Derbyshire Moths News Bulletin - May 2025 - www.derbyshiremoths.org
https://www.derbyshiremoths.org/derbyshire-moth-news-may-2025/
7 months ago
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I am pleased to announce that ALL moth species on the
www.Derbyshiremoths.org
website now have Records, Maps and Charts attached to each species page. The maps also give an indication of numbers being trapped and where the moths are located throughout the county. Feedback is always good.
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Welcome to Derbyshire Moths - www.derbyshiremoths.org
https://www.Derbyshiremoths.org
8 months ago
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The Derbyshire Moth News for April is now out click here for this bumper issue -
www.derbyshiremoths.org/derbyshire-m...
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Derbyshire Moths News Bulletin - April 2025 - www.derbyshiremoths.org
https://www.derbyshiremoths.org/derbyshire-moth-news-april-2025/
8 months ago
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We have launched Maps that are now live on the website - Under The Moths Tab - Macro = Map on Macro Distribution and same under Micro / Under Information TAB - Mapping Moths = Map on Macro v Micro and a Map on Distribution of All Moths We are still working on the individual species maps.
8 months ago
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For results of my overnight moth trap (11/4/25) please click here -
www.derbyshiremoths.org/moth-trap-11...
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Moth Trap - 11th -12th April 2025 - www.derbyshiremoths.org
https://www.derbyshiremoths.org/moth-trap-11th-12th-april-2025/
9 months ago
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The March edition of Derbyshire Moth News can be found here -
www.derbyshiremoths.org/derbyshire-m...
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Derbyshire Moths News Bulletin - March 2025 - www.derbyshiremoths.org
https://www.derbyshiremoths.org/derbyshire-moth-news-march-2025/
9 months ago
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reposted by
martinswarren.bsky.social
9 months ago
Deeply saddened to hear of so many redundancies at
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
, most in front line butterfly+moth conservation. A huge loss of expertise just when we need it. Also cessation of international work. Let’s hope their finances recover soon when so many species are in dire trouble
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6 Brook Lamprey at Willington Wetlands car park in stream this early afternoon. A lifer and I gather quite rare in Derbyshire.
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9 months ago
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Here’s a bit of DOS nostalgia. As a small child I sent letters to one of my aunts who lived near Skegness. Lo and behold she had saved them all and they have found their way back to me. Whilst looking through them I found this newspaper cutting.Not much has changed?
@derbyshirebirds.bsky.social
9 months ago
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Images from this mornings Moth Trap - South Derbyshire - Oak Beauty; Early Grey , Hebrew Character, all NFY. 19 moths of 10 species.
10 months ago
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I ran my garden light trap overnight (South Derbyshire) - Result, my first Yellow Horned for the garden, 4 March Moth, 1 Common Quaker, 1 Agonopterix heracliana.
10 months ago
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reposted by
Les Evans-Hill
10 months ago
Something that may be of interest to moffers... Colin Plant, the Herts. & Middx CMR produces a very informative and entertaining newsletter, "Moth Mumblings". These can be downloaded from
www.hertsmiddxmoths.uk/newsletters....
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#MothsMatter
#TeamMoth
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Newsletters Herts & Middlesex Moths
Newsletters The Moths of Herts & Middlesex. In association with the Herts & Middlesex Moth Group.
https://www.hertsmiddxmoths.uk/newsletters.php
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Avocet Foremark Res. Still present
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10 months ago
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I had found an Oystercatcher earlier but these beauties dropped in after my departure. Managed to connect with them later Foremark Res 7 Shelduck.
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11 months ago
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A sign of spring this afternoon - Snowdrops at Staunton Harold Hall
11 months ago
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reposted by
Chris Packham
11 months ago
An embroidered
#FoxOfTheDay
today , created and shared by @ArtbyEmilyTull , thank you Emily !
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Dragons of Wales
11 months ago
Y’know those little tufts of sheep’s wool you see on barbed wire fences? What if they aren’t always what they seem…
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Ben Sale
about 1 year ago
Black-spotted Chestnut from a couple of weeks ago, a rather localised and lovely looking species with the most bizarre distribution that makes no sense. Fordham, East Cambs.
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Always a thrill to receive this which arrived today. A marvelous piece of work and congrats to all involved.
12 months ago
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reposted by
Martin George
12 months ago
It’s the January WeBS Core Count weekend! This months' count is especially important as it feeds into the International Waterbird Census. Maddening that many of our WeBS sites will be frozen and birdless. You can read more about the IWC here:
www.wetlands.org/knowledge-ba...
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As I left Foremark Res heading home I had 15 Whooper Swan flying over Ticknall towards Foremark Res - I turned the car around and just manager to get them heading towards the Trent Valley over Foremark - A great patch year tick.
12 months ago
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Highlights from Foremark Res, Derbyshire this am - 3 Gadwall; 16 teal; 1 Pochard, 4 Goldeneye 36 LBBGull, 75 GCGrebe; 2 Little Egret, 1 GWEgret
12 months ago
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Covered my patch this am very quiet apart from a few highlights of Fieldfare and Redwing (large flock c50, flushed by female Sparrowhawk) 4 Egyptian Geese, and 2 Little Egret.
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12 months ago
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The December edition of Derbyshire Moth News Can be found here
www.derbyshiremoths.org/derbyshire-m...
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Derbyshire Moths News Bulletin - December 2024 - www.derbyshiremoths.org
The December bulletin features all the Derbyshire moth highlights, the release of the Derbyshire Macro Moth Report for 2019-2023, an article on the Sloe Pug by Archie Braddock
https://www.derbyshiremoths.org/derbyshire-moth-news-december-2024/
12 months ago
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A Little Egret - Hunstanton, Norfolk - Christmas Day 2024
12 months ago
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A few bits and pieces this morning on the patch Red Kite, Goosander, Kestrel and Redwing being the highlights of 26 Species
12 months ago
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Drake Smew at Eyebrook Res this late morning on our way back from our Christmas holiday in Norfolk
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about 1 year ago
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Nice Christmas morning hike and pint before the turkey!!
about 1 year ago
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All the best for Christmas and 2025 - a massive thanks to all who follow me on Bluesky, from all corners of the globe, and for all the likes and re-posts. Spinneybirder.
about 1 year ago
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reposted by
HolBolDoArt🏳️🌈
about 1 year ago
It Appeared by the Stones on the Solstice
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A female Barred Antshrike and a Pale-bellied Hermit - Rio Torti, Panama - October 2024
about 1 year ago
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A smart little Snowy-bellied Hummingbird, full of character and not much bigger than a large bumble bee. - October 2024 - Panama
about 1 year ago
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Ben Sale
about 1 year ago
A quartet of tiny brown jobs, aka the Light Brown Apple Moth or LBAM or if you fancy latin, Epiphyas postvittana. There were 8 found in and around my trap on the 16th of November, an extremely good year for them here in East Cambs. These were all males.
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8th Dec - S Derbyshire of note at local Patches this am were - Foremark Res 1 GWEgret; 3 LEgret; 4 Goosander and Staunton Harold Res 1 GWEgret; 1 LEgret.
about 1 year ago
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A Veraguan Mango sunbathing - October 2024 - Playa Las Layas, Panama
about 1 year ago
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Best from the patch reservoirs this am - Foremark - 62 GCGrebe; 6 Goosander; 2 GWEgrets; 4 Little Egret - SHRes - 5 Teal; 1 Goosander - otherwise fairly quiet.
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about 1 year ago
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One of my favourite birds of the trip but it was tricky to get photos - eventually it played ball.. The Golden-fronted Greenlet - Panama - October 2024.
about 1 year ago
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A Willet on the shores of the Pacific Ocean - Panama - October 2024 - A wader I've longed to see. I always hoped I would see one in the UK before abroad, alas it wasn't to be - Maybe one day though!!
about 1 year ago
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A Common Basilisk - Panama - October 2024 - Gradually ploughing my way through the thousands of photos I took
about 1 year ago
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Wildlife Tours East Devon 🦡🦊🦦🦎🐍🐛🦟🦋🕷️🐦🇪🇺
about 1 year ago
There were lots of Castor Bean ticks , Ixodes ricinus, out again this year. Be careful,espically in areas with lots of pheasants: read on in +ALT on the 1st and 2nd photo
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reposted by
Mark Skevington🦋🦊🟢
about 1 year ago
There are still leafmines to be found. These VM found today are almost certainly Stigmella anomalella, a common miner on Rosa sp. We have no VC55 records of S. centifoliella, which the NBN map suggests to be absent/scarce in the Midlands. Maybe one to rear/check next year.
#vc55moths
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reposted by
BirdGuides
about 1 year ago
Review of the Week: 18-24 November 2024 Eye-catching numbers of Little Auks were found along the east coast during a stormy period that saw winter wildfowl continue to arrive:
bit.ly/4i34dze
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Review of the Week: 18-24 November 2024
Eye-catching numbers of Little Auks were found along the east coast during a stormy period that saw winter wildfowl continue to arrive.
https://bit.ly/4i34dze
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reposted by
Jente Ottenburghs | Avian Hybrids
about 1 year ago
Your daily Avian Hybrids story! A Northern and a Southern Perspective on Hybrids between Golden-winged and Blue-winged Warbler
avianhybrids.wordpress.com/2017/09/09/a...
Two studies provide insights into the genetics and migration of these two hybridizing warblers.
#ornithology
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A Northern and a Southern Perspective on Hybrids between Golden-winged and Blue-winged Warbler
Two recent studies provide insights into the genetics and migration of two hybridizing Vermivora species. One study turns its attention to the north, whereas the other study focuses on the south. …
https://avianhybrids.wordpress.com/2017/09/09/a-northern-and-a-southern-perspective-on-hybrids-between-golden-winged-and-blue-winged-warbler/
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