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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 5h

We've got some great opportunities to join us at BTO! Discover more and apply for our jobs and voluntary roles online at www.bto.org/jobs #Ornithology

A sideways view of a Puffin shows its white face, black body and brightly coloured orange-red bill. Wording alongside reads: We're hiring. Bird Atlas 2027-2031 Organiser, Research Ecologist, Field Surveyors, Youth Rep (Voluntary Role).

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Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) @norfolkmoths.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Phyllonorycter medicaginella (Medick Leaf-miner) - New for Norfolk. Mines found on Sand Lucerne (Medicago × varia) in the Brecks and bred out. (J. Symonds, 05/10/26) #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Still not found it in Norfolk!

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I'm no expert on these Chris, but you might want to get that checked out for Spiny Hook-tip (Watsonalla uncincula). Think that patterning towards the wing-tip looks interesting @mothiduk.bsky.social

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Job Alert! 🔉 We're looking for two part-time Field Surveyors for the Winter survey season from November - March to conduct wintering bird surveys. To discover more and apply visit ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs 📍 Survey areas: Yorkshire Dales & the Fens. 📝 Deadline for applications: Sunday 18 October 2026.

A Fieldfare is amongst frosty grass. Wording above reads: We’re hiring! Field Surveyors - LandSpAES Project.

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Nice bit of green stuff down Essex way

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I've still never seen Pale LS. Got a Dusky last night though.

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I've never had it here in Shotesham. Once at Horsey and a couple of times in Thetford (plus Scotland and Hampshire). Cracking moth.

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The White Falcon @markgolley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Are there any Bristletail experts out there to advise on whether this is Trigoniophthalmus alternatus (Cave Bristletail). Seen in south Devon (& I've read now that it's a hot-spot nationally for the species). Looks good to us but expert help would be welcomed. @linnetincley.bsky.social #bristletail

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John Martin @pilning.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Trying the new mobile LED trap out in Cley last night. It works! 15/11 including 2 Mallow, Feathered Thorn, Black Rustic, Green-brindled Crescent, Sallow etc. Never had the Mallow in Shrewsbury. #teammoth

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Really useful pics Dave, thanks

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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Do you have nature records in notebooks that you never look at and wonder what to do with? I've transcribed 10,000 records from the 1960-70s from a Welsh ornithological legend into @birdtrack.bsky.social and @cofnod.org.uk. And it was fascinating... #BirdingWales www.cofnod.org.uk/news/natural...

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Naturalists' Notebooks: a treasure trove - Cofnod

Naturalists' Notebooks: a treasure trove

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Seems fairly seldom recorded. Was on a capped rubbish tip near the coast, so flower-rich brownfield type habitat. Only had the one in the pitfalls so not abundant perhaps

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The craziest heads in natural history. Here's W. capito from Essex this spring (from a pitfall trap)

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James Lowen Wildlife @jameslowenwild.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Always stay alert… Walking past some ivy on a southeast London street. My subconscious discerns a micromoth fizzing. Turns out to be Clepsis dumicolana. Turns out there are a dozen. Relatively recent, ivy-feeding colonist. And new for me.

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I used a 5L water bottle from Asda. I cut (2) holes near the mouth and (2) flaps in the middle, the latter folded in and taped to each other. Other designs are available (and quite likely better!)

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Richard Wilson @ecology-digest.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Thanks to @andymus.bsky.social and @ajcann.bsky.social, have joined the IKEA moth-trap club. With an added gizmo: a light sensor switch for ~£5. Will see what it captures tomorrow morning!

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Lin Hawthorne @haggewoods.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Should you wish to indulge your love of beetles (and why wouldn’t you) this brilliant and scholarly website will certainly help. It’s a work of art by a human. www.rosspiper.net/2020/01/10/s...

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Saproxylic beetles - Dr. Ross Piper

This is an intro and visual guide to the extraordinary diversity of beetle species associated with dead and decaying wood in the UK. Numbering some 650 species, this habitat supports the greatest dive...

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We're looking for our next Editor of BTO News! Find out more about the role and apply here➡️ www.bto.org/jobs 😀 📅 Full time, Permanent. 📝 £38,710.00 per annum. 📍 Thetford, Norfolk (Hybrid). Deadline for applications: 30 September 2026. #Ornithology

A bird called a Redstart perches on top of a post, showing its bright orange-red underparts, grey upperparts and black face and bill. Wording above reads: We're hiring! Science Communications Manager.

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James Emerson @norwichbirder.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

If you have Snapdragons in the garden or nearby, it is worth checking them for the attractively-marked bug Dicyphus escalerae. There are few Norfolk records, but I found it in my garden a few years ago and in my in-laws garden this week, so presumably it is being overlooked elsewhere.

A long, thin plant bug with various black speckling and markings. It is on the edge of a red pot top.

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Species 8,705: Felicola subrostratus (Cat Biting Louse). Helpful having a vet around the house to contribute to the @panspecieslisting.bsky.social. This species was brought to me in a pot full of cat hair. And it can stay in there.

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Quite possibly the only Musgrove (no relation) that's seen Heath Potter Wasp (so far, anyway!)

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Best catch yet from the new LED trap, pulling in 125 moths of 30 species in the back garden. Clay Triple-lines and Dark Spinach were both new for garden!

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Got mine coming in next few days too! Paperback at last!

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Graham Etherington @britishbirder.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Question: I'm thinking of splashing out and getting a Swarovski ST balance, and was wondering if anyone has been using one and can offer some advice, pros/cons. Any situations where it can't replace a high-end scope and tripod (I have a Kowa TSN 99a) - seawatching? Also, straight or angled? Thanks.

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Still need Bed Bug. They found me in India once, but I didn't see them

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

On my "jobs to do" list already! Will get on with it soon...

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Superb find by Harry and co! Here's the Blue-winged Gropper (Oedipoda caerulescens) that @ecology-digest.bsky.social and I found in Kent in 2022 for comparison/info.

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Harry Witts @hwitts.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Very exciting to kick this up at Colne Point, Essex on Saturday, just moments after remarking how I didn’t think I’d recognise a grasshopper new to Britain. Sphingonotus caerulans, the second British, and likely first natural record. Found with @graemelyons.bsky.social and @josscarr.bsky.social

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I agree, with not Verge Cricket, and with it getting confusing the more you listen! I guess the songs vary with temperature, context and maybe somewhat geographically too.

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I dunno. You've heard of the Darwin Awards I presume?

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Thanks David, interesting. I did consider this, but thought the structure/tone seemed better for House? Oh, also, from memory, eyeballing it did show some pale on the head - not super black like the 2 Field Crickets would be. Odd spot for escaped pet food too - long way from any houses.

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Harry Witts @hwitts.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Would also appreciate opinions on mine from a farm track/ex arable margin 200m from buildings near Colchester please!

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Yeah, I think that's the same. Calls seem to be mostly in 3s and quite "tuneful" to my ear. I think Southern Field and (even more so) Verge sound somewhat different (on xeno-canto). Be interested in other opinions though

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Now with sound file. I think this is House Cricket (Acheta domestica) but any confirmation/correction welcome - thanks

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Ah, worked it out on laptop I think

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I don't seem to be able to find screen recorder. Never mind, I'll get it confirmed via a different route. Ta.

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

No. I saw them but couldn't winkle them out. In case it helps you find yours, this was the habitat. They were down the cracks between these concrete slabs. Patient viewing by torchlight revealed them eventually. One did finally get its head to surface briefly, but mostly stayed well out of reach.

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Update, I think these were House Crickets. Don't seem to be able to add a sound file to BlueSky though.

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Thanks Harry. Now I'm home, I think mine are indeed House Crickets after all

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Unrecognised crickets calling at site near Ipswich tonight. I suspect they'll prove to be Verge Crickets although not immediately sure they sound quite right. Disappearing into cracks in concrete pad tho which fits the bill, and from glimpses seem superficially right. Bit more research required tmrw

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Here's my attempt. Ikea washing basket £10, 5L water bottle from Asda £1.62, bamboo pole from shed, LED lights £12.99, powerbank £26.99. Trying it in the field tomorrow night.

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Many thanks, let's see how I get on....!

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Hi Andy, this looks great. Anything particular about the USB powerbank specs? Gonna have a go with one of these

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Andy Musgrove @andymus.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Think I had the first for Norfolk this year from my garden moth trap

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