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John Nigel Wells @johnnwells.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Norfolk birding “ain’t easy” been here all week and grafted for a lot of good birds, sadly only merlin ®️app produced a Yellow-browned Warbler but connected with: Ruff (in moult), Arctic Skua, R-tD, migrant Song Thrush off the sea at #W-n-to-Sea , Pink-footed Geese, Greenshank, info @RAFOSbirding

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UK Environmental Observation Framework @ukeof.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Our Management Group meets today. As well as hearing updates from UKEOF partners on a wide range of environmental observation activities, they will also discuss plans for our 2027 annual conference. Watch this space for more on that soon.

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John Nigel Wells @johnnwells.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

www.instagram.com/reel/DbfK2pU... for my mate Nadine and conservation buddies at @pomscheme.bsky.social

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🐝 🪰 How can we track change across the UK's insect pollinators? A new paper from @pomscheme.bsky.social outlines how we're generating robust metrics to monitor pollinator trends at a national scale. Another key milestone for PoMS! besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 🧪 1/

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John Nigel Wells @johnnwells.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

ok to borrow this photo image Rachel? @birdergirl.bsky.social for my @RAFOS presentation

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John Nigel Wells @johnnwells.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

The importance and wherewithal to make your own compost - Dad and Grandads taught me everything but passing on the facts would have been good.

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UK Seabird Monitoring Programme @smp-seabirds.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

More good news for terns, with a record number of Little Tern chicks fledging at Beacon Lagoons, Spurn! Read @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social post here: www.facebook.com/share/p/18JA... #Seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

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John Nigel Wells @johnnwells.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Final @CEH @pomscheme.bsky.social 2km survey today at TL3266 Conington Cambs. Here’s how dead the vegetation looked, unable to find flowers!! For my 2 flower insect timed count (FiT). Insect (🦟 in traps), numbers looked low in the pan traps @kitenet.bsky.social

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John Nigel Wells @johnnwells.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Today’s offering a selection of butterflies 🦋 seen on #WiderCountrysideButterflySurvey for @savebutterflies.bsky.social with @pomscheme.bsky.social and info @kitenet.bsky.social @clairecarvell.bsky.social at ex RAF WWII Aurfield of RAF Upwood, Bury, Cambs this am at 23deg #Imbushed

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John Nigel Wells @johnnwells.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Good afternoon here’s my #BestFootForward offering taken by my friend SMJ Heather of a Great Egret for #BirdOfTheDay Credit to Steve; it’s his digi scope picture i’ve borrowed to add his valued picture to this group of great photographers

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John Nigel Wells @johnnwells.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

just got home and ref erence books checked and realised it is a (female) Common Blue. There’s a hint of blue inner wing central areas.

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John Nigel Wells @johnnwells.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Can anybody please help me I/D this small (species) possibly a ‘Blue’ on @savebutterflies.bsky.social today in 24deg on disused WWII Runway -airfield in Cambs TL2684

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John Nigel Wells @johnnwells.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

The July @Centre for Ecology and Hydrology @pomscheme.bsky.social walk at Conington went well but the #BeeWalk for @savebutterflies.bsky.social may wait until tomorrow too hot 🥵 too busy on my cricket ⏹️ getting water just now but great Day in ‘TheField’ on 🦟🪰🐛🦋s

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John Nigel Wells @johnnwells.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

here’s mine: ✈️❌⛔️🚜♻️🦋🌾

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John Nigel Wells @johnnwells.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

My first @_BTO @_BreedingbirdSurvey and @savebutterflies.bsky.social count of the summer a week ago today: 12/7 found high totals of species on a very warm day! @DawnBalmer and @ukceh.bsky.social

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John Nigel Wells @johnnwells.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

First: survey using Flower 🌷 insect 🐞 timed (FIT), Count for The Centre for Ecology and Hydrology @CEH in June today on my Olive 🫒 Tree in flower just now info @kitenet.bsky.social and Nadine at the Centre

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John Nigel Wells @johnnwells.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Second @btobirds.bsky.social Breeding Bird Survey for 2026 completed massive highlight, was 2 Grey Partridge (P.) a first for some time; a good 12+? years on the ⏹️. Three migrant Painted Ladies, also a good early sighting for them(?) Excellent counts of Greenfinch (GR), Linnet (LI) + a singing CB

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John Nigel Wells @johnnwells.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Second @btobirds.bsky.social Breeding Bird Survey for 2026 completed massuve highlight was 2 Grey Partridge (P.), a firstcrevird fir a good 12+? year on the ⏹️. Three migrant Painted Ladies was alsi a good early sighting for them(?) Excellent counts of Greenfinch (GR), Linnet + a singing CB

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John Nigel Wells @johnnwells.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Page 2/2 on the Whooper Sean Darvic ring

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John Nigel Wells @johnnwells.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Here’s a few memories from last weeks @btobirds.bsky.social #WeBS #WetlandBirdSurvey with #RAFOS on The Wash southern sites in Dawsmere, Holbeach, Gedney, Welland and Terrington sites (Lincs and Norfolk). @royalairforce.bsky.social NOTE: RAF Holbeach (Mil) Ranges have controlled access.

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John Nigel Wells @johnnwells.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Does anybody?; being a keen ornithologist doing @_BTO Wetland Bird Survey #WeBS ever see Mute Swan revisit old nest site, and sit on the previous seasons nest? My (MS) a pair, were back at their 2025 nest site? ThePen; sitting! Info @DawnBalmer @TeresaFrost @neilcalbrade.bsky.social

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John Nigel Wells @johnnwells.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

This mornings chance encounter with Stephen Heather and wives, in my garden Ramsey, Huntingdonshire (VC)tbn. A #DewicksPlusia moth onto my shrub (not trapped) info: @lou-birds-bikes.bsky.social @mothiduk.bsky.social @pomscheme.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social

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John Nigel Wells @johnnwells.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Plus another Speckled Wood, on Sector 9 spot him if you can (Pic 1 of 3)

Speckled Wood (butterfly), on dry earth with Maize stubble not grown due to dry weather

Lots and lots of Blackberries on wild growing hedge line on dis: airfield

Maize crop hedge line field margin. Usually a good place for mixed butterflies am I late or has it been a poor year! Dunno! JNW

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John Nigel Wells @johnnwells.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

It’s @savebutterflies.bsky.social and @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @ukbms.bsky.social count day 2/2 lots Large White Small White at TL2684 Upwood Airfield - Bury Lane farm only species outwith those two; Speckled Wood I’m at Sector 6. Gliders are airborne! Nice still day @pomscheme.bsky.social

Airfield perimeter cut crop of Wheat stubble distant Wind turbines at Ramsey from Ex World War 2 UK/USA Bomber (Stirling/Lancaster disused base)

Protract of disused airbase with Wheat - cut stubble (left) 5’ tall Maize (crop right)

Very tall nettles and grassland thistles and habitat good for birds and butterflies sadly low numbers this day.

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John Nigel Wells @johnnwells.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

PoMS day one learning day back in (2018), with @ceh @pomscheme.bsky.social staff, reminisced this week with @apnews.com interview by Danica

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JNCC @jncc.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

🚨Latest edition of our e-newsletter out now! bit.ly/JNCC-NN-July... In this issue: 💚 New partnership for climate & nature 🧪 The mobile lab helping rural communities 🐝 Pollinators & the power of plants Sign-up to hear about our work 👉 bit.ly/JNCC-NN-SignUp #TogetherForNature

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John Nigel Wells @johnnwells.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Hi @waspwoman.bsky.social it was survey time in my garden this am for #wasphamversusjam and here’s the stats of my 10 minute count / Wasp 4 on Jam, Wasp 0 on Ham.

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John Nigel Wells @johnnwells.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Hi @pomscheme.bsky.social fiends please can anyone assist on identifying this water loving plant at Welney RSPB, Welney, Wisbech in fen water bank. As I need it correcting on the #F.I.T dataset.

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John Nigel Wells @johnnwells.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

It’s July @pomscheme.bsky.social pan trap survey day with 2 Flower insect timed counts completed for survey data at Conington, Cambs on Square #25 this morning. Overcast and 22deg is perfect for the task #lots of these workers 🪰🐞🪲and🐝s on Lavender

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John Nigel Wells @johnnwells.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Visit Ser 2/2025 on my @pomscheme.bsky.social square at Conington, Cambridgeshire was productive in x3 Flower Insect Timed (F.I.T) counts, and full day in the sun 23<27 deg C. Here’s a selection for scenery and pollinator enthusiasts that are growing in numbers volunteering is easy (honest).

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John Nigel Wells @johnnwells.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Rather pleased to read the Annual (2024(), @pomscheme.bsky.social Report. With recognition for the super work our citizen scientists achieved. Whilst undertaking pollinators counts in wild, remote and less so; agricultural habitats for insect 🦟 🐝🐞🪲groups with the data collected and studied in 🥼 s

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