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Jill

@bonxie.bsky.social
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Birds, Butterflies, Fungi and Photography mainly landscapes. Dorset

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Jill @bonxie.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
For #ThickTrunkTuesday this tree, possibly an Ash, lost its top in a storm. Northumberland
Large tree trunk with most of the tree broken off but clinging to life with one branch still in leaf.
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Jill @bonxie.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Rufus Owl, Darwin Botanical Gardens, Australia #BirdoftheDay
A large Owl with a dark face and large beak, light and dark bands on the body, sitting on a branch amongst the leaves of the tree
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Saunieindiego @saunieindiego.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Lights out for birds! Please share! #migration #BirdsMatter
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Jill @bonxie.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Bluethroat, Swineham, Dorset, April 2026 #BirdoftheDay #Grounded
A Bluethroat pictured facing the camera on the brown path next to the grassy banks
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Jill @bonxie.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Scops Owl, April 2026, Lesvos #BirdoftheDay #BirdsupClose
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Jill @bonxie.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Purple Sandpiper, Portland Bill, Dorset #BirdOfTheDay #CoastalandRiver
A single Purple Sandpiper standing on a rock with the sea in the background
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Jill @bonxie.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
For #SundayYellow Chicken of the Woods, Knighton Heath Wood, Dorset #fungi #dorsetwildlife
A bright yellow fungus called Chicken of the Woods growing on a fallen tree with dead leaves underneath
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Jill @bonxie.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Migrant Hawker, Lodmoor RSPB, Weymouth, Dorset @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #dorsetwildlife
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Andy Stockhausen @andy-1963.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
WOW! Yellow-throated Warbler photographed on a ship near Seaforth Docks, Liverpool earlier today #ukbirding
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Jill @bonxie.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Redshank on a post, Cley, Norfolk #NoBranchWood #BirdOfTheDay
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Jill @bonxie.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Long-tailed Shrike from yesterday afternoon. Eastleach, Gloucestershire
Long-tailed Shrike sitting in the top of a bush with no leaves. An extremely rare visitor to the UK
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IUCN SSC Butterfly & Moth Specialist Group @iucnbutterflysg.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
📣EUROPEAN RED LIST OF MOTHS PUBLISHED!📣 A m(amm)oth task - huge congratulations to the team! Spoiler: >3000 species assessed at the European level, 704 of them endemic. Ca. 25% are listed as Data Deficient & 11% threatened with extinction. op.europa.eu/en/publicati...
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JackSnipe.españa @jacksni.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Some good news.
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BTO Scotland @btoscotland.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
An amazing find in Perthshire- an adult Robin repeatedly feeding a recently-fledged Dipper! Interspecific feeding is recorded from time-to-time, but it's rare and a phenomenal thing to witness first-hand. Huge thanks to James Clements for reporting it. #BirdingScotland
Adult Robin feeding a fledgling Dipper. Perthshire, 3/6/26Adult Robin feeding a fledgling Dipper. Perthshire, 3/6/26Adult Robin feeding a fledgling Dipper. Perthshire, 3/6/26. 
Check out the Dipper's nictitating membrane (over the eye)Adult Robin feeding a fledgling Dipper. Perthshire, 3/6/26
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Jill @bonxie.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
For the #birdoftheday theme of #staringrightatyou a Sparrow Hawk #birds
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Jill @bonxie.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Red-spotted Bluethroat, Swimeham from this morning showing well intermittently. #dorsetbirdclub #dorsetwildlife #birdguides
Picture shows a bird called a Red-spotted Bluethroat, facing the camera with blue,red,blue and red rings round the throat standing on the edge of a muddy path next to green grass, at Swineham
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Jill @bonxie.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
2 Gadwall, 2 Gargany, 2Little Ring Plovers and 3 Hares at Hill Quary, Woodsford, Dorset @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @BirdGuides.bsky.so
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martinswarren.bsky.social @martinswarren.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Great to see the RHS/TWT promoting gardening for moths. They have a beautiful leaflet www.wildaboutgardens.org.uk/sites/defaul.... Also some good info here www.rhs.org.uk/wildlife/mot...
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Jill @bonxie.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
First Bluebell of the year, Radipole Gardens, Weymouth #wildflowerhour
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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Three legal reforms to stop the criminal killing of birds of prey - new petition to UK Minister from @friendsofthedales.bsky.social Details & link to petition in blog 🔽 #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime 🌍 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/02/19/t...
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Three reforms to stop the criminal killing of birds of prey – new petition to UK Minister from Friends of the Dales
A new petition has been launched calling on the UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Mary Creagh MP) to bring in legal reform to help stop the illegal persecution of birds of prey. The petiti…
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Curlew Action @curlewaction.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Please download these signs, share them on social media and put them up near you to protect your local wintering birds. If you would like A4, laminated copies of these signs please e-mail charlie@curlewaction.org, all you need to do is donate for postage. www.curlewaction.org/wintering-wa...
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Jill @bonxie.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
#thicktrunktuesday Major Oak, Sherwood Forest taken last June
A close up of the Major Oak trunk
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Dorset Wildlife Trust @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
The Fingleton Review could strip away vital protections for Dorset’s wildlife - from chalk streams to heathlands and ancient woods. ⚠️ Dorset Wildlife Trust's Chief Exec outlines why this matters and how you can speak up.👉 bit.ly/3NpTcNu ~ Jack 📸 Mark Heighes
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martinswarren.bsky.social @martinswarren.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
The National Trust is halfway to their appeal to buy Giant Hill, one of the UKs top butterfly sites, also rich in insects and flowers. The last good habitat for Duke of Burgundy in Dorset. Please donate if you can @nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk/support-us/a...
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Donate to the Cerne Abbas Nature Appeal
Donate to the Cerne Abbas Appeal so together, we can help restore the land, habitats and species that live there.
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Jill @bonxie.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Happy Christmas everyone
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Project Seahorse @projectseahorse.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
📣 Call for videos and photos 📣 We urgently need visual resources to help advance our conservation mission. We would be so grateful for your 🎥videos and 📸photos, for non-commercial use. More details here: projectseahorse.org/call-for-videos… 🌊 Please help us spread the word!
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Annie Irving @sconzani.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
I've emailed my MP to express my disgust for this Labour government. I hope some of you will also speak out, though I find there is a disappointingly high level of apathy in this country.
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Phil Cheeseman@bsky.social @philcheeseman.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Lodmoor and Radipole to include some path closures PLEASE come and offer your opinions
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Mike Hetherington @mikemoths.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Four new species for Dorset (and a belated one for Britain) are among the highlights of the Dorset Moths Annual Report 2024. Free PDF downland from dorsetmoths.co.uk #teammoth @dorsetmoths.bsky.social @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @migrantmothuk.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
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Jill @bonxie.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Yellow-browed Warbler, in garden, Rodwell, Weymouth @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social
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Jill @bonxie.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Red-backed Shrike from yesterday afternoon, Portland Bill @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social
Juvenile Red-backed Shrike, taken late yesterday afternoon at Portland Bill.
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Jill @bonxie.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Curlew Sandpiper from the Visiter Centre, Radipole RSPB, Weymouth @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social
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Jill @bonxie.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Ruby Bollette seen in a neighbours front garden, Weymouth, Dorset @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @thedetermin8or.bsky.social
Ruby Bollette mushroom seen in a neighbours garden, Weymouth, Dorset
Showing the gills and stem of the Ruby Bollette
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Jill @bonxie.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Good morning Thick trunk Tuesday #thicktrunktuesday
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Michael Pocock @mjopocock.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Doing moth trapping in the UK this weekend? Can you help us gather lots of images of moths on egg cartons from your trap? Help us develop a tool making moth recording easier for more people Tks! #mothsmateer #teammoth @richardfoxbc.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @upperthames.bsky.social
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Join us today and get your first year of membership for half price! Your membership ensures our vital pollinators can survive and thrive, preserving the beauty of our natural world for generations to come. 🦋💚 Use code BBC2550 👉 buff.ly/bvFoLRP 📷: Nigel Symington
Painted Lady butterfly resting amongst dark green vegetation with wings open
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British Birding Weather @britbirdweather.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
We’re back! Autumn is starting to get going with plenty of waders in the last few weeks, this week should see the first ‘Scandi Drift’ migrants passing through with high pressure over there and a nice south easterly airflow for the next few day
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Abigail Lowe @abigaillowe.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Do you do moth trapping in the UK? We'd love your help! 💡 At @ukceh.bsky.social we're training & testing AI to detect multiple moths in a single image. Send us top-down photos of multiple moths on egg trays to support this work. More info & form: forms.gle/e3HzBPEd7RVV... #mothsmatter #TeamMoth
A top-down image of 12 various moths on a green egg carton.
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Lisbet Sherlock @lisbet.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
We are looking for new trustees to join the board @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social - if you or anyone you know might be interested please take a look at the details here www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/jobs/trustee (and please share this!)
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Trustee | Dorset Wildlife Trust
Dorset Wildlife Trust is governed by a council of trustees elected at the Annual General Meeting. The voluntary role of trustee is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the effectiveness of our or...
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Jill @bonxie.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Just hatched Six spot Burnet, Eight Kings Quarry, Portland @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social
Six Spotted Burnet cocoon Six Spot Burnet Moth, just hatched, Eight Kings Quarry, Portland,Dorset
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Carl Bovis @carlbovisnature.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
*IMPORTANT* Please read & share, it could save you or a loved one from a lifetime of chronic system-wide illness. 🙏❤️ Today I was diagnosed with Lyme Disease.😔 I was bitten by 4 ticks 30 days ago & had a red rash come up around one of the bites, that soon started spreading... *Continued below
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St Aldhelms Birder @staldhelmsbirder.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
I written to my Labour MP, Lloyd Hutton, to express my frustrating at this by DEFRA, the PM & the Labour government @labouruk.bsky.social @protectthewild.bsky.social
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
“Imagine flattening an irreplaceable grade I listed building like the Royal Albert Hall, replacing it with karaoke machines in various towns & then telling the public this is a ‘win-win’ for architecture & music” - brutally accurate analogy from @ruthtingay.bsky.social @wildjustice.bsky.social
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Revealed: 5,000 English nature sites at risk under Labour’s planning proposals
Exclusive: Planning bill includes mechanism for developers to ‘pay to pollute’ valuable ecosystems, experts warn
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
WTF? If this Government can’t even agree to this smallest of initiatives, which has no cost to them & absolutely no down-sides, what hope that it will step up to the bigger nature challenges we face? This is a *popular* policy, for heavens sake. Obstinate tin-eared stupidity doesn’t come close …
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Labour blocks proposal for ‘swift bricks’ in all new homes
MPs had previously backed Conservative amendment to ask developers to provide hollow bricks for endangered birds
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Paul Weddle @onemantess.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
I'd appreciate it if this could be re posted by as many people as possible to highlight this greedy firm. Apparently if your Husband is rushed to hospital and you get there urgently (following the ambulance) you still have to read the conditions on the sign & appeal failed. @england.nhs.uk use them
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Jill @bonxie.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Dotterel feeding and showing well on grass to the right of Chesil Visitor Centre, Portland @birdguides.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetbirdtours.bsky.social
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Jill @bonxie.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Hoopoe in horse paddock field at end of Haylands, Portland @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
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Simon 📹 🎸📷 @therockinbirder.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Songbirds being killed by pesticides found in pet fur flea treatments www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Songbirds being killed by pesticides found in pet fur flea treatments
Exclusive: Chemical in treatment for pet fleas and ticks is found in nests of blue and great tits, killing chicks
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Jenny Shepherd @green--jenny.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Please sign and share the Parliamentary petition to protect #sphagnum and natural #CarbonCaptureandStorage #blanketbog by banning #windfarms on protected #peatland in England petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... Infrastructure construction is one of the biggest threats to #wetland #biodiversity.
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