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Dave Brice @davebriceflies.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Calling ecologists! Diptera backlog? Need ID work done before next season? Planning lots of diptera work next year? We can help! Please contact me for Diptera ID, full species lists and conservation status etc, see dipteraid.co.uk/projects/ Please share Conicera tibialis (Phoridae) for interest.

Conicera tibialis (Phoridae) tiny fly with huge pointed antenna

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Louise @lou-birds-bikes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Made me smile today, brilliant shieldbug action

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DipteristsForum @dipteristsforum.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Diary Date - 2027 Dipterist Forum spring identification workshop will be on... Dolichopodidae! This hugely popular annual event will run 12th -14th March with tutors Martin Drake (author of the new RES Dolichopodidae Handbook) and Dave Brice (DF training officer). dipterists.org.uk/events/dipte...

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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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Nigel Jones @lancefly.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Absolutely fabulous garden. Congrats to Nadine. Superb!

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This year’s drought has been unprecedented in the 200-year historical record in England and Wales in terms of its rapid onset, dryness & heat. While it has drawn comparisons with the long, hot summer of 1976 – seen as the UK’s ‘benchmark’ drought – there are marked differences. Swipe ➡️ 1/

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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

More & more House Sparrows arriving back in the garden at the moment. I counted a flock of 20 or so yesterday. Where they go on their sojourns I'm never quite sure - it was certainly thin pickings in the August harvest fields this year.

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Gavin Durrant @gavindurrant1.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

4 shots from a sequence showing a Short eared owl unsuccessfully trying to rob a Barn owl of its prey #ukbirding

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Nigel Jones @lancefly.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Come on Shrewsbury people, get in these 2 restaurants.

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DB @arnoldtortoise.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Wonder how many of those black-shirted thugs would volunteer to go out in a horrific storm in order to save someone in trouble. It takes a lot to capsize a lifeboat, and the RNLI deserves our support and thanks. Their bravery was tested in February 2020 during Storm Ciara, and we don't forget.

Two pictures of the Hastings Lifeboat battling a raging sea during Storm Ciara in February 2020. The first picture shows it rearing out above a wind whipped wave, and the second picture shows the lifeboat on its side in a position that you never want to be in.

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Nigel Jones @lancefly.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

That's Three hundred and forty five MILLION years old. Clock that!

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Nigel Jones @lancefly.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Tithonia "Torch". More orange than should be possible.

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Dcmfox @dcmfox.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I'm sure some doctors have complained of this..😂

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Nigel Jones @lancefly.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Whinging, pathetic "war on motorists" warriors please note:

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🐙🦑👁️one-eyed Guy enjoyer @toldentops.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Drawings based on specimens I collected during my costa rica trip! Featuring Ropalomeridae, Richardiidae, and Tabanidae #flyschool2026 #art #entomology

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Galling, @galling.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

We have just hit 500 followers, thanks to all of you. Please spread the word and keep the posts coming.

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Nigel Jones @lancefly.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Definitely sharing this. Valid points, very well made. Jezza Clarkson and a whole bunch of politicians might also benefit from considering this letter.

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Nigel Jones @lancefly.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Man alive! So very many bumbles nectaring on lavender in our garden. It's the bee equivalent of free beer at the pub!

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Nigel Jones @lancefly.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I believe there are still people who are largely in denial about global warming science. Difficult to understand why.

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Nigel Jones @lancefly.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Dolichopodids have been fearsomely difficult to find in this year's extreme heat and dryness, so it was very pleasing to find the scarce Rhapium antennatum in North Herefordshire, where our recording group went yesterday. The first county record since 1905! Swept off exposed mud around a scrape.

The head of a shiny green fly. It has remarkable antenna with long arista that are tipped by a small flag like appendage.

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FlaRainne @flarainnen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

"But it was hot in 1936..." The Dust Bowl summer of 1936 remains one of the hottest in U.S. history. The difference is that 1936 was an exceptionally hot event in one region, while today, much of the entire planet is running warmer than average at the same time.

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Nigel Jones @lancefly.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

We've known this for some time, but reading it as we swelter in conditions I never thought I would experience in my own lifetime really brings it home. Supremely depressing, and I just cannot understand why so little is happening to ameliorate what is coming at us at speed. GRIM.

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Nigel Jones @lancefly.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I rather liked this shadow on our kitchen cabinets yesterday evening.

Shadows cast of leaves and a tap in a kitchen

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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Yesterday's wildlife group outing in rural SW Shrops produced this fab Giant Lacewing (Osmylus fulvicephalus), found by @lancefly.bsky.social at the shady edge of the River Clun. 1st one I've ever seen. Posed nicely for me but then flew off before anyone else could tog it!

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Nigel Jones @lancefly.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

The first Perilampus species I have found in three years. P. aeneus. Such cracking little hyperparasitoids. Swept off ash tree foliage in my Shrewsbury garden.

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Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

“We’ve only had 114 years to do something, let our kids sort it out!”

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

"I have accepted Keir Starmer's resignation as my chief servant and have invited Andy Burnham to lay out details for how many meals a day he'll give me"

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Nigel Jones @lancefly.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

A splendid Calliphoridae spotted in the Wildegoose plant nursery shop.

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Nigel Jones @lancefly.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Phew. Huge relief this morning. Looks like tactical voting on an unprecedented scale kept Reform out. Many, many people dislike Reform and the divisive Mr Farage so much that they'll vote to keep them and him out, rather than their first preference.

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Nigel Jones @lancefly.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Until the last year or so our Shropshire wildlife recording group had not found this tiny fly, Stiphrisoma sabulosum, but we seem to have got our eye in for it now, discovering it at various sites around the county. This one is from the town cemetery in Shrewsbury. Suction sampling helps!

A tiny 2mm fly with reduced and narrow wings

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Nigel Jones @lancefly.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

These increases in record temperatures are so off the scale. Extremely worrying.

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Nigel Jones @lancefly.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Lesser Housefly Fannia canicularis. Not a common sight these days. I rarely find them when sweep netting. This is a single male swept from riverside grassland at The Isle, Bicton this week. In the 70's these were super abundant in many places!

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Nigel Jones @lancefly.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

This was a first for me too. I'm chuffed to have now seen both eggs and larvae. Thanks to Davr for looking for it and finding it. I always forget to look!

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Stevie P @stevieparsons.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Some of the amazing (and rare) Monkey Orchid/Lady Orchid hybrids (Orchis x angusticruris) in Oxfordshire, yesterday. Beautiful flowers in a beautiful location. #orchid

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DipteristsForum @dipteristsforum.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Dipterist Forum Summer Field Trip is coming up fast! More bursaries to help with costs are now available. Details on the where, how's and what's here: dipterists.org.uk/events/dipte... An excellent opportunity to immerse yourself in all things Diptera, learn fieldcraft and work with the experts!

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Nigel Jones @lancefly.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Buttercups in unmown grass patch adding much appreciated brightness to garden view from our kitchen.

A garden with yellow buttercups featuring.

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Nigel Jones @lancefly.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

JOB DONE Following the Dipterists Forum's workshop in March I have identified all my Muscid specimen backlog. Even the Spilogonas! 194 specimens of 82 species. Particularly pleased with the tally of 9 Spilogona species. Key by James McGill and Flickr virtual museum by Steven Falk a tremendous help.

A pinned specimen of the Muscid fly Spilogona depressiuscula.

A specimen of a small Muscid fly: Coenosia femoralis

A specimen of a small Muscid fly: Coenosia humilis

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Nigel Jones @lancefly.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

A highlight of last week's wildlife group field day in Telford was the flies attracted to a small patch of weeping sap on an aspen. 5 Brachyopa - B. bicolor and B. insensilis plus 2 Ferdinandea cuprea. Otherwise it was pretty quiet for flies and other insects.

A hoverfly, Brachyopa bicolor, attracted to sap leaking from an aspen tree.

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Nigel Jones @lancefly.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

New word. Apparently this bike lamp is "technologized"

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Nigel Jones @lancefly.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

I can access iRecord on my smart phone. But on my laptop my antivirus (Avast) says this: What do I need to do? The message means nothing to me!

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Nigel Jones @lancefly.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Anyone else not able to get on iRecord this morning?

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morrismummer @morrismummer.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

I have just watched 'My Garden of a Thousand Bees', and my mind is blown. Bees. They have personalities. They use sticks. It's changed how I think of insects that's for sure. I can't recommend it enough. On BBC iPlayer. It's wonderful. And you will meet a leafcutter bee called Nicky.

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Nigel Jones @lancefly.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Spotted this amazing little brachypterous Diapriidae in a suction sample today. Llynclys, Shropshire. What are the mouth parts doing at the back of the head? Anyone any idea what genus this might be? About 3mm length. @arnoldtortoise.bsky.social e @ajcann.bsky.social

A slim shiny, black wasp with reduced wings and curiously positioned mouthparts.

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Nigel Jones @lancefly.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Agreed - top, top, top news!

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Nigel Jones @lancefly.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Splendid: This Tachina ursina made frequent stops on my insect net at Block Wood, Ceri Forest. We were at 435 metres alt. so this is an early emergence, even for this early season species.

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