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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Our last butterfly transect survey of the year at Horseshoe Plantation/ Belle Toute this afternoon. A total of six species and 30 individuals seen. Biggest surprise was seeing a Chalkhill blue, seems quite late in the season for it.

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A morning removing cotoneaster from the Buckle bypass near Seaford with other Sussex Butterfly branch volunteers was rewarded with great views of two Long-tailed blues!

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Our penultimate butterfly transect survey of the year today at Horseshoe Plantation /Belle Toute on #EastbourneDownland Seven species and 40 individuals seen. Highlights were a couple of Walls and several Clouded yellows

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Twiggy Mullein seen on shingle at Rye Harbour this week #wildflowerhour

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Nottingham catchfly still in flower on Dungerness RSPB reserve this week #wildflowerhour

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Had a great day at Dungerness RSPB reserve today - 48 species of birds seen/ heard including the White- winged black tern, 5 Little gulls, Ruff, Avocet and Marsh harrier. Also saw my first ever Grey Bush- cricket. A national scarcity, but reasonably common here apparently.

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Clustered bellflower in flower at Seaford Head #wildflowerhour

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Moon carrot still flowering at Seaford Head today #wildflowerhour

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Rock samphire in flower along Brighton seafront this week #wildflowerhour

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Yellow-horned poppy in flower at River Cuckmere #wildflowerhour

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Autumn ladies tresses seen flowering this week in Seaford, East Sussex #wildflowerhour

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

There new-to-me orthoptera seen in a week, all within 3 miles of home in Eastbourne. All verified by county recorder and on iRecord. Southern Oak bush-cricket, Sickle bearing bush-cricket and Large conehead @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Excited to see my first ever Long-tailed blue butterfly today. I think this one was egg laying on the Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A Lace border moth seen at Butts Brow, near Eastbourne yesterday. Stunningly beautiful and quite a rare find too, so I am told @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Lovely to do a guided walk this morning for some of my fellow @southdownsnp.bsky.social volunteers. We looked at the importance of chalk grassland, it's management and some typical species we see at this time of year. Everyone loved the Autumn lady's- tresses!

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Autumn Lady's-tresses seen this week on Seven Sisters Country Park, East Sussex #wildflowerhour

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Nine butterfly species seen on the Horseshoe Plantation and Belle Toute transect this afternoon- including plenty of Common blues, two Walls and this very tatty Chalkhill Blue

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Greater sea-spurrey flowering on the edge of the saltmarsh this week at Seven Sisters Country Park #wildflowerhour

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The rare Red star-thistle flowering this week on Seven Sisters Country Park #wildflowerhour

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Devil's-bit scabious seen today on the South Downs near Seaford #wildflowerhour

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A late flowering Kidney vetch seen today on the South Downs near Seaford #wildflowerhour

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

This small puddle on a cow pat was all the evidence left of the heavy rain showers over the last couple of days ....

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Plenty of Walls and Common blues and a few Adonis Blues seen along Cradle Valley near Seaford today

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

A very productive day cutting and raking the Meads Hollow Meadow chalk grassland today, despite the early rain! #EastbourneDownland

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

My ingenuous husband @davea57.bsky.social has rigged up a binocular projector in our kitchen for the #SolarEclipse

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

14 species of butterflies on the Horseshoe / Belle Toute transect today. Quite a few Adonis Blues and Silver spotted skippers and 2 Clouded yellows were the hilights plus the heather is flowering on the rare chalk heath!

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Good numbers of Adonis Blue (second brood) seen east of Horseshoe Plantation today, plus Silver-spotted Skippers and lots of Clouded Yellows #EastbourneDownland

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Moon carrot count today at Seaford Head. The ones closest to the cliff edge have been impacted by the drought, but still a good number throughout.

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Did some moth trapping in the garden last night. 25 species recorded including several Jersey Tigers. The best was a Portland Ribbon wave, which apparently is becoming more common along the Sussex coast.

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Dodder found on both Heather and Bell heather on Shedfield Common ( Hampshire). Plus this rather cool Bee Wolf hunting in the sand

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Had a great time at Butts Brow on #EastbourneDownlland today - Clouded yellow, several Silver-spotted skippers, Silver Y moth and a large Wasp spider

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

This is sad news. I loved the madcap humour of Goodies as a child. Bills nature TV programmes were ground breaking and helped get UK wildlife programmes back in the mainstream. Bill presented me with my Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Award when he gave a talk at an RSPB local meeting. RIP Bill Oddie

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Debbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Spent a hugely inspiring morning hearing about the work of the Wildflower Conservation Society based in Brighton. We learnt about seed collection, cleaning and storage then went to collect some seed from a local meadow.