Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Few common birds around St Mary's today and yesterday: Med Gulls - 1st and 2nd winters, Grey Wagtail, Song Thrush and a Stock Dove 211
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 26/09/2026St Agnes today: Red-backed Shrike, Pied Flycatcher and Wheatear 090
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Sunny day on the Isles of Scilly yesterday - good numbers of Clouded Yellow, Red Admirals, Common Darters and Hummingbird Hawkmoths 020
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Belted Galloways in the gorse and a rowan with berries on Gidleigh Common 022
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 08/09/2026What a beast - Great Green Bush-cricket - West Cornwall today 0122
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Dartmoor Grazing & Land Trials | Dartmoor Land Use Management Group | Introduction www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0Nb...youtube.comDartmoor Grazing & Land Trials | DLUMG | IntroductionYouTube video by Dartmoor Grazing & Land Management Trials 030
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Strange buzzing noise in the kitchen this morning. - turned out to be a European Hornet stuck inside an empty can of cider ..... safely transferred to the garden for liberation! 160
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Very sorry to see that my cousin Mark Walter is having a very difficult time with bluetongue and sadly he is not alone - good luck all www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukDevon farmer has vaccinated 1,700 sheep for bluetongueDeputy chief veterinary officer says warm weather is providing perfect conditions for midges. 051
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 19/08/2026www.themoorlander.co.uk/news/dartmoo...themoorlander.co.ukDartmoor farmer warns of ‘perfect storm’ as bluetongue reaches DevonLocal farmer Mat Cole has spoken to The Moorlander about the impact of bluetongue on livestock, farming businesses and mental health as confirmed UK cases continue to rise 020
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 16/08/2026The fifth heatwave this summer has really cleared my garden of insects but a few still remain - maybe the others are waiting for cooler day! Field Grasshopper, Forest Shieldbug and Common Blue butterfly 120
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 13/08/2026This is a Southern Oak Bush-cricket on a light fitting in my dining room! Originally a Mediterranean species first recorded in Britain in 2001. It has been recorded in Devon before but is a first for me. An apt find on such a scorching day ...... 0141
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Good crowds up at the DevonandExeter SRC for the eclipse, lots of new colanders and really pleased with my SeeStar S30 - brought it all to life 060
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 31/07/2026SFI MOR1 survey of Okehampton Common completed for 2026. Last sites around Yes Tor - including encouraging amounts of heather and bilberry #Dartmoor 070
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 30/07/2026The steep valley and stream that runs into the south side of Meldon Reservoir. SFI MOR1 and then the rain came and I got properly soaked! 4 sites still left to do tomorrow as a result. #Dartmoor 170
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Another day on Okehampton Common SFI MOR1 - up the West Okement towards Fur Tor, Black a Tor copse from Black Tor and High Willhays …. Achy legs 190
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Back in the 1990s was part of a Bill Oddie Goes Wild film about Wicken Fen - he was a joy to work with and produced a film with @StephenMoss_TV that was honest, fun and accurate. He was also a birder and visited Scilly - this book inspired us all. RIP 0101
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 15/07/2026www.gov.uk/government/n...gov.ukGovernment secures the future of Dartmoor’s iconic poniesNew measures will protect Dartmoor ponies and support those who keep them on the moor. 022
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Finally managed to photograph a Brown Hairstreak in my garden this year - they are very secretive! 1170
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Common Blue butterfly in the garden yesterday 070
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Some fairly extensive areas of dead heather on Okehampton Common - up the hill from the camp - we really, really need a better understanding of the impact of heather beetle in a world of climate change and atmospheric nitrogen pollution - one step forward and two steps back? 2100
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 03/07/2026We killed two birds with one stone - Dench's birthday today and mine tomorrow so a lovely meal in the sun with a few beers at the Passage in Topsham with Mike's family 130
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 03/07/2026www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukSouth West highest risk for tick bites and Lyme disease - reportA 2025 report confirmed there were 281 laboratory-confirmed acute Lyme disease cases in the region. 170
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Silver-washed Fritillary in the garden this afternoon 0151
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 21/06/2026This hot weather coming up from the south has brought in some migrant butterflies and moths- Painted Lady and Humming bird Hawk-moth 0111
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 19/06/2026theconversation.com/claims-of-da...theconversation.comClaims of Dartmoor pony cull reignite row over how to save Britain’s moorlandsSemi-wild ponies are valuable for habitat restoration, yet policy changes may threaten their survival. 163
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 21/05/2026My first Meadow Brown of the year in my garden this morning 0294
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Emsworthy on Dartmoor - bluebells, cuckoos and redstarts 0162
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Hill-farmer attitudes to the peatland restoration works on the Commons of Dartmoor adriancolston.wordpress.com/2026/05/06/h...adriancolston.wordpress.comHill-farmer attitudes to the peatland restoration works on the Commons of DartmoorA research piece carried out on behalf of the Forest of Dartmoor Commoners Association and the South West Peatland Partnership 130
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Molinia management on Dartmoor - two case studies Down Ridge and Tavy Head South In partnership with the Forest of Dartmoor Commoners Association, with financial assistance from the Farming in Protected Landscape (FiPL) grant scheme adriancolston.wordpress.com/2026/05/05/m...adriancolston.wordpress.comMolinia management on Dartmoor – two case studies Down Ridge and Tavy Head SouthIn partnership with the Forest of Dartmoor Commoners Association, with financial assistance from the Farming in Protected Landscape (FiPL) grant scheme Molinia management on Dartmoor – final … 070
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Nice unexpected start to the day - 7 Black-winged Stilt on Porth Coose beach this morning St Agnes #islesofscilly 0141
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Dozens and dozens of Painted Ladies and Silver Ys on St Agnes today - all fresh in 0221
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Oystercatchers, Whimbrel and Swallows St Agnes #islesofscilly 080
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 22/04/2026So sad that it is now so exciting to find a Turtle Dove .... one of my favourite birds ....St Agnes #islesofscilly 0150
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Waxing crescent moon over St Agnes tonight #islesofscilly 020
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Despite today's windy conditions the birding has been good, including a Turtle Dove, Yellow Wagtail, plenty of Swallows and a Whimbrel St Agnes #islesofscilly 1140
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 20/04/2026The M51 Whirlpool galaxy taken with my Seestar 30 from St Agnes #islesofscilly last night 051
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Small Copper on St Agnes today #islesofscilly 0130
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 19/04/2026A few bits and pieces from yesterday here on St Agnes, #islesofscilly Wheatear, Goldfinches, male Stonechat and a Painted Lady 091
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Female Stonechat, Dunnock, Robin and Wren #islesofscilly #stagnes 020
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Very few migrant birds at the moment but gannet, herring gull, linnet and starling are common #islesofscilly #stagnes 050
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 14/04/2026American Wigeon at Porth Hellick yesterday on St Mary's Isles of Scilly 020
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 13/04/2026After 10 hours travelling and waiting for a boat - we have arrived #islesofscilly #stagnes 080
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 08/04/2026The most common insect in my garden at the moment is the Sloe Shieldbug - over 100 of them .... 0110
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Farming Today with the Dartmoor photographer Chris Chaman www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukFarming Today - 06/04/26 Fifty Years of Photographing Farmers - BBC SoundsPhotographing the changing face of agriculture over fifty years. 030
Dr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 05/04/2026What an excellent film www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...bbc.co.ukMy Garden of a Thousand BeesWildlife film-maker Martin Dohrn is bee obsessed. He has found over 60 species in his Bristol garden and sets out to film them, with mind-blowing results. 072