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Hannah Breach

@hannahbreach.bsky.social
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Naturalist. Norfolk. Mostly wandering about looking at invertebrates with Kevin Radley (in which case all photos his) or observing the creatures in my garden.

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Vanna Bartlett @vannabartlett.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Work in progress. Been drawing Jumping Spiders last few days and I now have enough to make bookmarks! Salticids are my favourite spiders, they were the 'gateway' species that helped me overcome childhood 'fear' of spiders. #arachnids #spiders #invertebrates #Arachtober
A sheet of white paper with five black and white ink drawings of different Jumping Spiders. Top row (left to right): Neon reticulatus, Evarcha falcata and Attulus saltator. Bottom (left to right): Salticus cingulatus and Euophrys frontalis.An A4 sheet of white paper in portrait format, divided by black horizontal lines into five equal rectangles to make a set of bookmarks. Each rectangle has black and white pen and ink drawings of the five different Jumping Spiders. Each spider is labelled with its scientific name below the image. The first two bookmarks have the same arrangement of spiders but the other three are all slightly different either in the order of the species or in their orientation.
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I often rear mystery larvae so provide a selection of stuff. Some compost (probably better than soil as less likely to have pathogens in), few dry leaves, rolls of paper to replicate hollow stems & finally some tissue paper. Covers most bases 😂 Do label the containder- I talk from experience😬
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Handy that you have a few to rear through to find out!
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I never tire of hearing and seeing Ravens fly over the garden 😍. Also never get photos... #raven #breckland
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British Hedgehog Preservation Society @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
It's less than a month until bonfire night - have you made plans yet? 🚫 Stop – do you need to have a bonfire this year? The fewer bonfires there are, the fewer wildlife casualties there are too. STOP. MOVE. CHECK! ⬇️ buff.ly/9pBNrAB
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marcusbugs.bsky.social @marcusbugs.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Oak tree in 1981 and 2026. Not quite the same angle, might revisit!
Tree in winter in 1981 photo Tree in autumn in 2026
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Spores. I have very limited knowledge of fungi, I can recognize this as a parasol but that's as far as I dare go! #fungi
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The Ecologist @theecologist.org · 07/10/2026
A whopping 79 per cent of people support the private jet tax.
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Low private jet tax 'fuels climate crisis, inequality'
Andy Burnham, the prime minister and leader of the Labour Party, wants cheap, popular policies. Well, only seven per cent of voters support the current low tax on private jet fuel.
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I've noticed them here too (in Breckland, Norfolk). Lots today.
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Exhibit A! 😒 @naturelark.bsky.social
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
😂
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I've only seen them on fens but I am afraid they are my least favourite Shieldbug! Prolific Swallowtail larvae killers...
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Watched a Hummingbird Hawk moth in our pink salvia yesterday in Norfolk. They flower over such a long period and carry on when there are getting fewer and fewer flowers available.
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A Vestal (Rhodometra sacraria), spotted flying over the lawn. Leaving our grass long and letting the 'weeds' grow makes hanging washing out SO much more enjoyable! #teammoth
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Thank you. I saw that one of the gardens is very near Strumpshaw. Very likely a local Swallowtail in that particular instance I would have thought.
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What is the world coming to.
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Gene-editing a single species of butterfly to resist pesticides is #solutionism at its worst: ARIA's "moonshot" programme is truly detached from the reality of #PlanetaryBoundaries and the #NatureCrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sadly there was a climate & nature shaped hole at the heart of Burnham’s speech. Nothing on the benefits of nature restoration & same old words on a “pragmatic” approach to N Sea drilling. There’s nothing pragmatic about pouring fuel on a scorching earth - he should rule out Rosebank & Jackdaw now
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
😂 I found one in the fridge earlier in the summer!
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Managed to follow one of the 2nd-brood Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) larvae we have been observing feeding on Hemlock (Conium maculatum) through to pupation. The pupa now 'just' has 8-10 months ahead to avoid predation plus natural and man-made disasters! #swallowtail #britannicus
brown from of a Swallowtail (Papilio machaon britannicus) pupa
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Doesn't it depend whereabouts the Swallowtails feeding on Fennel were seen? If for instance they were seen on the fennel plants that grow at Hickling it would seem most likely that they were britannicus.
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A very tidy garden is a dead garden! Good luck with your rescue mission.
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Such smart looking moths.
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Ivy-leaved Toadflax (Cymbalaria muralis) on the steps of St. Michael's church, Beccles. #wildflowerhour
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Signed.
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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The varying state of berries as the drought continues...
Bright red, spherical Holly berries on a green stem with green leaves are shown in the image. The varying state of berries as the drought continues is very marked between different plants.Sadly, the shrivelled, dessicated dark berries shown on a brown, prickly stem in this image, should have been juicy, plump, luscious Blackberries but there has not been any rain to help the bramble fruit. The varying state of berries as the drought continues is very marked between different plants.
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Don't we all know it!! Chatbots - "Research found they wasted time, caused stress and delayed problem solving for more than half of users" Don't we all know it!! www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Stop relying on AI chatbots for customer care, UK banks and energy firms told
Citizens Advice says providers of essential services such as energy, banking, phone and internet should guarantee the ‘right to talk to a human’
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A surprising find whilst rummaging in the fridge salad drawer; this Small White pupa had been attached to the plastic drawer for an indeterminate time so I was very happy to see it emerge successfully today. I found it on 20th Aug and it was (obviously) removed from the fridge that day! #smallwhite
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Soldierflies and Allies Recording Scheme @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Just had this sent in as a record of Little Snipefly (Chrysopilus asiliformis) - which is absolutely correct if you look closely and ignore the Marbled White! (📷 by Ian Joseph)
A photo of a Marbled White butterfly, with a Little Snipefly sitting on its wing. The snipefly is much much smaller than the butterfly!
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Thank you!
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Exactly! We believe that the use of Hemlock as an alternative foodplant may well be a throwback to their oligophagus past.
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It does make one wonder if that is the case! We believe there is Milk-parsley close by (as the Swallowtail flies) but it is not accessible to us so perhaps it is no longer grows in abundance there. Or perhaps one female just had a very strong liking for this particular plant!
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
4 of the 14 5th & 4th instar Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) larvae on a single, and rather mildewy, Hemlock (Conium maculatum) plant. Go figure! #swallowtail #norfolkbutterflies
4 large green and black caterpillars on the stems and seed heads of an umbellifer
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A very fetching Reed Dagger (Simyra albovenosa) larva, seen yesterday in the Ant Valley. #reeddagger #teammoth
Hairy caterpillar head down on a leaf
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TG42Birder🇵🇸 @tg42birder.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
As our burning of fossil fuels rapidly warms the planet, insects are disappearing & this is impacting birds, pollinators & food webs. The decline is global, in protected & non-protected areas, & in remote areas totally free from pesticide. 😮😮😮 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects
A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Two (of the many!) reasons why good numbers of the adult butterflies doesn't mean there'll be high numbers the following year; Spiked Shieldbugs and Hornets. We witnessed a Hornet fly off with the other half of this cat. Both seen in the Ant Valley last week. #swallowtail
fresh remains of a 5th instar Swallowtail larva left behind by a Hornet (Vespa crabro). The Hornet returned after a few minutes for the rest. Spiked Shieldbug (Picromerus bidens) feeding on a 5th instar Swallowtail larva.
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A False Ladybird (Endomychus coccineus) looking very conspicuous on an Alder. Seen today whilst clearing scrub in the Broads with other volunteers. #beetle
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Lloyd Davies @lloyd9632.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Two nicely camouflaged spiders from the sand dunes at Studland, Dorset this week. Attulus saltator and Psammitis sabulosa.
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James Emerson @norwichbirder.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This morning's walk into work was livened up when I noticed a Common Sandpiper along the river edge at Wensum Park, and I also managed to find a new aphid species, Yellow Buttercup Aphid (Tubaphis ranunculina) on the underside of a Creeping Buttercup leaf. #NorwichAphids
Underside of part of a Creeping Buttercup leaf, with a small yellow aphid present near the centre of the picture.A close-up photo of a small yellow aphid with long antennae.A close-up photo of a small yellow aphid with long antennae, showing the siphunculi with flanges at the end.
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Good to come across this pair of Wall Browns (Lasiommata megera) yesterday in the Yare Valley. Compared to last year at the same site numbers seem down this year. #wall #norfolkbutterflies
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Shocking. Not a brain cell between them
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Heart-breaking
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Interesting to see more 2nd generation Swallowtails (Papilio machaon) feeding on Hemlock (Conium maculatum) 'regrowth' at another site. Seen today in the Ant Valley. #swallowtail
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The rain brought these Arion ater agg. out to play. We've seen higher than usual numbers of these slugs this year at a couple of places we visit in the Ant Valley. #molluscs
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
What a perfect flower (colour) for it to have posed on!
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John Walters @johnwalterswildife.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Our largest moth the Death's Head Hawk most obvious when compared as a pupa to Convovulus & Hummingbird Hawks. The Convovulus pupa has a 'jug handle' extension where its 10 cm long tongue develops. The DHH lacks this as it has a very short tongue used to suck honey from honeybee comb.
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Good progress for the Swallowtail larvae on Angelica at one of the sites we've been observing them. Checked on the ones at Ranworth- all have disappeared, not a single cat left! #norfolkbutterflies
Swallowtail Papilio machaon 5th larva on flowering stem of an Angelica sylvestris, with more umbels and another larva in the background
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UK Butterflies @ukbutterflies.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Another foodplant first! This time, of Holly Blue using Kidney Vetch as a larval foodplant, with an egg followed through to final instar larva by Maggie Zebroski. This is, I believe, the first record of the use of Kidney Vetch, not just for the UK, but for the whole of Europe! Well done Maggie!
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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The unique former Arena Essex Raceway is a wildlife haven, home to hundreds of species of invertebrates - but under threat from a proposed Google data centre campus. Help save it for wildlife for the future... you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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Save Arena Essex- Tell Google to search elsewhere!
  Wedged between the Mar Dyke Valley and Lakeside Retail Park, the former Arena Essex Raceway is not your usual wildlife haven. Where once stock cars and speedway bikes lined up to cross the fini...
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Hannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Figwort Weevil (Cionus scrophulariae) larva and its handiwork on plants growing around the garden pond. #beetle
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