The #moth survey across @greatfen this week produced some stunning results, including: the impressive Clifden Nonpareil (Blue Underwing), yet another L-album Wainscot, a magnificent male Great Silver Water Beetle, and plenty of the stunning Merveille du Jour.
Over the last two weeks I’ve been helping with the Water Vole surveys @wildlifebcn@greatfen.
It’s been quite challenging, but lots of fun! I’ll share a serious post about it soon, but you might like these funny videos of my surveys!
Nice to have a regular stream of #moth records coming in locally, thanks to my eagle-eyed young neighbours out #caterpillar hunting again. This time, it was an early stage #ElephantHawkMoth.
August means @BCT_NBMP Waterway Surveys… join me on my survey of the river at Titchmarsh Nature Reserve.
The survey is monitoring Daubentons Bats and I’ll be back to do the follow up survey at the end of the month! 🦇
This weekend I gave a talk @GlobalBirdfair on how young people can participate in Citizen Science projects to support Conservation. The talk is about 40 mins and you can watch it in full on YouTube
📺 ➡️youtu.be/WF2nN6jvy38
Great to have a little surprise in the #moth trap this morning. The scarlet underwings of this #JerseyTiger were great to see as it flew off afterwards.
This weekend I gave a talk @GlobalBirdfair on how young people can participate in Citizen Science projects to support Conservation. The talk is about 40 mins and you can watch it in full on YouTube
📺 ➡️youtu.be/WF2nN6jvy38
Driving home after BirdFair 2023 I sleepily asked Mum and Dad when I could give a talk at BirdFair. Not happy with their answer of a few more years, yesterday I gave a talk on Citizen Science in the Youth Hub.
Thank you to everyone who came!!
@ospreylf@GlobalBirdfair@Leica_UK
If you are Global BirdFair tomorrow I’m giving a talk on Citizen Science including interviews with Beccy Speight RSPB, Parvathy Venugopal BCT and Henry Stanier WTBCN.
Starts at 3.30 in the Youth Conservation Hub
Catch up post from my Summer Solstice Moth trap at home!
Three species of Hawkmoths and some new moths.
Recorded 130 individuals - 44 moth species and 4 others (including a Cockchafer)
@HenryStanier@savebutterflies@WildlifeTrusts
A great weekend ahead at @GreatFen, under its big blue skies in sunny weather. Looking forward to sharing the wildlife, the history, and the future of the #Fens on the #Ecotour this Saturday; the wildflowers, the moths, dragonflies, amphibians, birds, you get the idea..
Great to see you on @BBCSpringwatch last night Dave! So sad to hear about Friday, but what an amazing legacy she leaves.
Hope to see you again soon! H 🦅