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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Ever wondered where all the pollinators hang out? 🦋🐝 An eight-year study has revealed that Common Ivy is the most popular flower among pollinating insects 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blo... @pomscheme.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Green heaven. The magic of an Irish rainforest 🌍

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Fieldfare and Redwing, Tunnicliffe, 1947.

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Matt Smith @aeromattsmith.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A few of us went to our Constant Effort Site in Malvern this morning for a post-CES bird ringing session. 52 birds ringed, more than half were blackcaps. Plus a few ‘rarities’ including lesser whitethroat and kingfisher. All birds ringed under licence. #birdringing #birdbanding #ukbirding

Juvenile male Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis).

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Dave Hutton @davehutton1969.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Red-necked Phalarope at Kingsbury Water Park, Warks 28/8/26 #birds

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Matt Smith @aeromattsmith.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I put the moth trap out last night. Nothing surprising, a goodly number of large yellow underwing, willow beauty, straw underwing and square-spot rustic. #teammoth

Square-spot rustic (Xestia xanthographa)

Willow beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria)

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 24/08/2026

Over the weekend, a storm in the Baltic states caused significant disruption to power supplies and at least 2 deaths. An experimental reanalysis-based attribution approach suggests that ~20% more rain fell than if the same weather pattern had occurred in a world that was 1°C cooler.

A Baltic storm caused significant damage on 22nd August 2026, but more rain fell than would have done had the world been cooler.

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Record hot world ocean 😟

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Matt Smith @aeromattsmith.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

We caught a total of 37 birds at Malvern STW this morning for CES 12 (average for the session 36). This was the last CES of the year, with ALL sessions successfully completed 🍾🎉. Birds ringed under licence. #birdringing #birdbanding #ukbirding

Juvenile Lesser Whitethroat (Curruca curruca).

Juvenile Lesser Whitethroat (Curruca curruca) tail feathers.

Magpie (Pica pica) iridescence on wing feathers.

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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

With more rivers running dry and reservoirs getting dangerously empty as Britain sweltered in another heatwave, there was an urgent call today for people to stop using water for unnecessary purposes. From the new Private Eye, out now.

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

We KNOW that rewilding massively reduces flooding and the effects of drought, not to mention reversing nature loss, boosting rural communities and the wider economy, and aiding against climate collapse. Why is the government still ignoring the obvious? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Rewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images show

National Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding

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Matt Smith @aeromattsmith.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

To borrow a cliché from football, it was a game of two halves for CES 11 at Malvern this morning… hectic for the first few hours then very quiet from 9am onwards. Total of 40 birds caught (45 average for the session). All birds ringed under licence #birdringing #birdbanding #ukbirding

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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The Haywain 2026

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 13/08/2026

A temperature above 37°C has only been recorded on nine days in the UK since records began – three of those occasions have now been in 2026, including today. Reading University has recorded its warmest August day on record (since 1908), and second warmest day overall.

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

What brazen liars. By restoring water-retaining natural ecosystems, rewilding REDUCES wildfires.

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Matt Smith @aeromattsmith.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Came across several of these guys whilst on my Constant Effort Site in Malvern this morning. Thought they might be Common Dumbledore beetles (Geotrupes spiniger) #Entomology #Invertebrates #insects #Beetles #Coleoptera

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Matt Smith @aeromattsmith.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

A dry and dusty morning at Malvern for CES 10. A total of 39 birds (43 is the average for the session), with a nice range of species including several willow warblers, which are quite rare for the site (bright yellow juvenile and duller adult pictured). #birdringing #birdbanding #ukbirding

Juvenile Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus with bright yellow underparts.

Adult Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus tortillas) with pale yellow/white underparts.

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ISB (International Society of Biometeorology) @biometeorology.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

#Phenology 2028 will take place in Uppsala, Sweden. More information to appear on the website soon: www.slu.se/phenology2028/

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Matt Smith @aeromattsmith.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The coastal path heading west from Berry Head, Brixham, has to be one of my favourite walks. Like meeting up with an old friend, but still able to surprise and delight #southwestcoastpath #Devon ##Devonshire #teammoth #ukmoth #ukbutterfly

Sign for Berry Head National Nature Reserve near Brixham in Devon

Clouded yellow butterfly (Colias croceus)

Jersey Tiger moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria) third of the morning

Distinctive stone styles along the South West Coast Path in Devon

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The Neotoma Paleoecology Database @neotomadb.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

📢 13th International Conference on Aerobiology 2026 | Kolkata, India Registration is now open for the 13th International Conference on Aerobiology (ICA 2026), taking place from 25–29 November 2026 in Kolkata, India. ica2026.co.in

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The Neotoma Paleoecology Database @neotomadb.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

📢 Aerobiology Symposium 2026: Beyond Pollen | Locarno-Monti, Switzerland The Aerobiology Symposium 2026: Beyond Pollen will take place from 5–6 November 2026 at MeteoSwiss, Locarno-Monti, Switzerland. ssai.ch/en/events/ae...

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Matt Smith @aeromattsmith.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

43 birds caught at Malvern this morning for CES 9 (average for the session 41). A good number of whitethroats, mostly juveniles. Also blackbirds and song thrushes who were enjoying the blackberries. Birds ringed under licence #ukbirdirding #birdringing #birdbanding

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Holiday in the climate emergency. No that’s not AI or edited, just a snapshot I just took with my phone on Lacanau beach in France. What future will this boy grow up in? It is in our hands, but time is running out.

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Matt Smith @aeromattsmith.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

A total of 49 birds caught at Malvern this morning for CES 8 (the long-term average for this session is 47 birds). The garden warbler was tricky but was finally aged it as adult (see wear on tertials). Birds ringed under license. #birdringing #ukbirding #birdbanding

Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin). Aged as an adult due to wear on the tertials.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 17/07/2026

Probably more helpful to think of them not so much as “Canadian wildfires” but rather “climate change wildfires currently consuming Canada”

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Matt Smith @aeromattsmith.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Hummingbird hawk-moth in the garden this afternoon #teammoth

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Fiona Tribe @fionatribe.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Yes, Swiss scientist Fritz Zwicky coined the term “dark matter” which is impressive, but he also coined the term “spherical bastard” to describe people who are bastards no matter which way you look at them, and I think that should be celebrated more.

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Matt Smith @aeromattsmith.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Gatekeeper butterfly in the garden this afternoon (I think NFG as I can’t remember seeing any others). Also lots of red admirals and painted ladies. #Lepidoptera #butterfly #butterflies

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Matt Smith @aeromattsmith.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

11 years ago I was in Novi Sad, Serbia, and helped to put up nest boxes for European roller. I didn’t get to see any as it was too early in Spring. Yesterday I managed to complete the circle by ringing some of the young. Birds ringing under licence. #birdringing #birdbanding

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Matt Smith @aeromattsmith.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Two NYG and we didn’t even put the trap out - Silver Y and iron prominent #teammoth #moth #luckyfind

iron prominent moth (Notodonta dromedarius)

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Matt Smith @aeromattsmith.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Saw lots of cinnabar moth caterpillars on ragwort at our Constant Effort Site in Malvern this morning. #teammoth #moth #moths #phenology

Cinnabar moth caterpillars (Tyria jacobaeae) on ragwort (Senecio jacobaeae)

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Matt Smith @aeromattsmith.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

We caught a total of 47 birds at Malvern this morning for CES 7, including the ‘charming’ juvenile goldfinch and second year female greenfinch pictured. Long-term average for this session is 38 birds. #birdringing #ukbirding #birdbanding

Second year, female greenfinch (Chloris chloris)

Juvenile European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

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Matt Smith @aeromattsmith.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

A modest catch last night in my little suburban garden, but did get this absolute beauty. Other highlights included common and scarce footman, Mother of Pearl, small fan-footed wave, single-dotted wave, rosy tabby (Endotricha flammealis), large yellow underwing, & willow beauty #teammoth #ukmoths

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Matt Smith @aeromattsmith.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

We caught a total of 55 birds at Malvern for CES 6 (half way already!) with lots of juveniles. Session average is 46. Highlights included a juv blackcap with interesting barring and a stunning adult male goldfinch (pictured). All birds caught under licence #ukbirding #birdringing #birdbanding

Fault bars on the tail of a juvenile blackcap Sylvia atricapilla

Adult male goldfinch Carduelis carduelis

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Matt Smith @aeromattsmith.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

The (20+ year) average for CES 5 at Malvern is 39 birds. We managed 35 this morning. Would have got a lot closer but a few managed to get away on their own (it was one of those days 🙄). Pictured one of the wrens that didn’t escape! All birds ringed under licence #birdringing #ukbirding #wrens

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

We are in the Age of Humans - the Anthropocene. Our new article (open access) shows how even with a moderate future emissions scenario, global temperature will still be elevated by 3-4°C in the year 3000! Lifetime of our CO2 in the air is that long. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

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We Are in the Anthropocene—Now What?

The Anthropocene's enormous consequences are of long-term nature, the slow pace of recovery currently under-appreciated among the public The smallest unavoidable residual emissions (e.g., from fo...

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Matt Smith @aeromattsmith.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Came across this longhorn beetle whilst bird ringing in Malvern this morning (iNat suggests golden-bloomed longhorn beetle). #beetle #Coleoptera

Agapanthia villosoviridescens, also known as the golden-bloomed grey longhorn beetle

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Matt Smith @aeromattsmith.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Perfect conditions in Malvern for CES 4 this morning, overcast and no wind. Shame the birds weren’t told, as nothing was moving first thing. A total of 30 birds in the end with lots of juveniles. Highlight was the adult jay pictured. #ukbirding #birdringing

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 30/05/2026

I’m a climate scientist. Let me fix this headline. “Nearly a century ago, scientists showed that burning fossil fuels warms the planet. Today, we know human emissions account for over 100% of the warming. Yet dark money and disinformation still work to keep Americans addicted to fossil fuels.”

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Matt Smith @aeromattsmith.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

My first painted lady of the year. Spotted this morning while walking the dogs WR5 #butterfly #paintedlady #lepidoptera

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Matt Smith @aeromattsmith.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

We caught a total of 28 birds at Malvern yesterday morning for CES 3, including the female bullfinch and male greenfinch pictured. Traditionally a quiet session before young birds start fledging and 28 was slightly above the 20 year average. #birdringing #ukbirding #birdbanding

Second calendar year male greenfinch (image by Ellie)

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Other work by the Ladybird artists. ‘Wren’ Artist: CF Tunnicliffe

The wren is perched on a piece of lichen-covered rock looking curiously at the viewer

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Matt Smith @aeromattsmith.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Cool, cloudy and breezy for CES 2 at Malvern. Traditionally a slow session, this morning beat expectations with a total of 36 birds. Surprised at the number of juveniles about, including the long tailed tit pictured. All birds ringed under licence. Images by Simon #birdringing #ukbirding

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Matt Smith @aeromattsmith.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Perfect conditions this morning for the first CES of the year at Malvern. A total of 31 birds, including 3 whitethroats - pic of a rather gorgeous female first ringed as an adult in 2023. All birds ringed under licence. #birdringing @btobirds.bsky.social

Adult female whitethroat (Curruca communis)

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Paul Simonon smashed his bass. Song Thrushes smash snails. But there are only half as many in London as in 1995. See also House Sparrow (-66%), Starling (-71%), Blackbird (-68%) & Mistle Thrush (-81%): www.bto.org/bbs-results What album covers reflecting the state of nature can you come up with?

A parody of the famous album cover of The Clash, London Calling. The text is replaced by 'The Crash, London Not Calling'. The original black and white photo of Paul Simonon of The Clash, smashing his bass guitar on stage is replaced by a black and white image of a Song Thrush smashing a snail against a paving slab, with rocks and plants in the background. Over the photo in red is a graph of the annual relative population abundance of Song Thrush in London, as measured by the BTO/JNCC/RSPB Breeding Bird Survey, which shows a 47% decline between 1995 and 2024. Underneath, in yellow text, is "Song Thrush have declined by nearly 50% in London between 1995 and 2024. Data from the BTO/JNCC/RSPB Breeding Bird Survey".

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Honoured to write a chapter for FUTURE RURAL, a new book out this week to mark CPRE's centenary My chapter, 'In defence of scrub', is about Britain's most unfairly maligned habitat. Derided by pundits & politicians, it's in fact a gorgeous home for wildlife... www.littletoller.co.uk/shop/books/l...

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