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Graham Birkett

@nymphalid38.bsky.social
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Graham Birkett @nymphalid38.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I was looking for my first Ivy Bee but I missed out. However I found this hoverfly: a Hornet Plumethorn. @nottswildlife.bsky.social
A hornet-mimic hoverfly: Hornet Plumethorn.
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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Solar panels bolted over 2 working irrigation canals in California’s Central Valley cut evaporation beneath them by as much as 70%, & the aquatic weed that fouls those channels dropped by about 85% ... www.ecoportal.net/en/solar-pan...
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Solar panels bolted over 2 working irrigation canals in California's Central Valley cut evaporation beneath them by as much as 70 percent, and the aquatic weed that fouls those channels dropped by abo...
California's Project Nexus bolted solar arrays over 1,400 feet of irrigation canals in Stanislaus County and measured a 70% drop in evaporation and an 85%
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Butterfly Conservation (Dorset Branch) @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
STOP PRESS: Queen of Spain seen at Melcombe Bingham in mid Dorset. This remote location is likely to be a genuine migrant rather than a release but please keep a look out for others and report any sightings www.dorsetbutterflies.com/2026/09/quee...
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Queen of Spain Fritillary, Melcombe Bingham
This photo of a Queen of Spain Fritillary, a rare migrant from the near continent, was taken at 14:22hrs on 12/09/2026 in a garden at Melcombe Bingham.  They have bred occasionally in England but t…
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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Three wild White-tailed Eagle chicks hatched in England. Two pairs successfully bred and raised young, with one chick fledging from a nest in Dorset and two chicks in Sussex... roydennis.org/three-wild-w...
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Three wild white-tailed eagle chicks hatched in England – Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Less than a week to apply to join BTO as a Senior Research Ecologist. ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs #Ornithology #Bioacoustics
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Graham Birkett @nymphalid38.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
White Melilot in a Nottingham nature reserve. @nottswildlife.bsky.social #WildflowerHour
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Graham Birkett @nymphalid38.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Scarce Silver-lines in my Nottingham trap last night. A first for me. @nottswildlife.bsky.social
A bright green moth with two inverted V-shaped lines across the wings.
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Graham Birkett @nymphalid38.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
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Fears for wildlife as wildfire spreads at RSPB Minsmere in Suffolk
A major incident has been declared following a wildfire that broke out on Dunwich Heath.
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Crystal Fleming is on sabbatical @alwaystheself.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
I'm attending a digital humanities event in Montreal. There was a keynote on AI and something about the talk made me wonder if it had been written by Claude. I said as much in the Q&A. As I posed the question, the speaker shifted, looking slightly uncomfortable. What he said next shocked the room +
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
A leaked May 2026 briefing confirmed Palantir staff have UNLIMITED admin access to identifiable NHS patient data,BEFORE pseudonymisation The S.254 direction overriding the National Data Opt-Out has never been published‼️ Send a UK GDPR complaint to NHS England, an ask to the National Data Guardian &
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Political Cartoon Gallery @politicalcartoon.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Peter Brookes @BrookesTimes on #JohnHealey #Resignation #Defence #KeirStarmer @thetimes – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 26/05/2026
Revealed: huge climate cost of harmful emissions from US immigration flights
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Revealed: huge climate cost of harmful emissions from US immigration flights
Trump campaign accelerating climate crisis as officials move migrants to detention jails and deport them from US
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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
29 'missing' Hen Harriers & nearly 40 birds of prey poisoned, trapped or shot in Yorkshire Dales National Park since 2015. Not so much a National Park - more of a National Disgrace. #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology #Yorkshire raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/04/2...
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29 ‘missing’ Hen Harriers & nearly 40 birds of prey poisoned, trapped or shot in Yorkshire Dales National Park since 2015
Media attention has been drawn to the Yorkshire Dales National Park this week, following the RSPB’s press release on the suspicious disappearance of a satellite-tagged Hen Harrier named &#821…
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Butterfly Conservation - Cambs & Essex @bc-cambs-essex.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Will frozen Swallowtail eggs be viable? Might this be a suitable conservation strategy for our beleaguered sub-species. ARU is going to investigate @patrickbarkham.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
‘If there is a ceasefire, Israel will respect it’: Israeli minister www.channel4.com/news/if-ther...
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‘If there is a ceasefire, Israel will respect it’: Israeli minister
We spoke to Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel, who is visiting the UK, and began by asking when Israel would enact the ceasefire as President Trump has asked them to.
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Butterfly Conservation - Cambs & Essex @bc-cambs-essex.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
BBC News - Rare swallowtail butterfly project trialled at Ipswich farm - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Rare swallowtail butterfly project trialled at Ipswich farm
Jimmy's Farm is collaborating with Anglia Ruskin University in an attempt to boost its numbers.
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Hen Harrier Action UK @henharrieraction.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Another rare Hen Harrier - Sita - disappears, most likely shot, in the Yorkshire Dales, fast becoming a no-fly zone for birds of prey. She was tagged thanks to donations from Hen Harrier Action supporters. #birds #birdsofprey #conservation www.henharrierday.uk/news/yorkshi...
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Yorkshire Dales Becoming a No-fly Zone for Birds of Prey - Hen Harrier Day
An RSPB press release issued today reveals more detail about the Yorkshire Dales location where a satellite-tagged Hen Harrier, Sita, disappeared in suspicious circumstances.
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Graham Birkett @nymphalid38.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
I know they're a pest, but they're very handsome. Box-tree Moth in the trap last night.
Box-tree Moth trapped last night.
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Graham Birkett @nymphalid38.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Ran the moth trap whilst on holiday near Taunton. My first Privet Hawk Moth.
Privet Hawk Moth
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Graham Birkett @nymphalid38.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
My first ever Puss Moth in my Nottingham trap last Friday night. What a gorgeous creature!
Puss Moth
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Graham Birkett @nymphalid38.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Waved Umber in my Nottingham trap last night @richardfoxbc.bsky.social @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social
Waved Umber moth
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Butterfly Conservation - Cambs & Essex @bc-cambs-essex.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Fisher's Estuarine Moth is one of our priority species. Those with a subscription can read this article about it, and conservation works in Essex in the latest edition of @britishwildlife.bsky.social #mothsmatter www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...
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Fisher’s Estuarine Moth: landscape-scale conservation action in response to coastal change - British Wildlife
Fisher’s Estuarine Moth is vulnerable to several threats, particularly habitat loss due to coastal flooding and historically inappropriate habitat management. The species is legally protected under Sc...
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UKBMS @ukbms.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Get ready for survey season! Its only a month to go until the start of UKBMS Transect surveys. Brush up on the survey method with our resources here -
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Guidance & recording forms | UKBMS
UKBMS Online Guidance - illustrated guidance for new UKBMS users getting started with data entry
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Amphibian and Reptile Conservation @arc-trust.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
📢 NEW VACANCY! Health & Safety and Field Officer Dorset | £27-28k | Full time | Permanent You'll be responsible for managing Health & Safety relating to the Trust and its activities and work with Dorset Field Team on our heathland management programme 👉 arc-trust.org/vacancies
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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Four seals die on Norfolk coast after contracting bird flu. Experts raise fears for England’s largest colony at Blakeney Point as they conduct tests to identify source of infection.. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Four seals die on Norfolk coast after contracting bird flu
Experts raise fears for England’s largest colony at Blakeney Point as they conduct tests to identify source of infection
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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
UK queue for connection of batteries to the grid by 2030 is now 61GW, whilst UK Clean Power Plan only calls for 27GW By 2035 the queue is 129GW whilst the 'need' is just 29GW Massively helpful for a key part of Clean Power Plan delivery. But...there will be losers www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
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Too many battery energy storage sites are queueing for the grid
Developers facing uncertainty about whether their projects will be accepted, as the government scrambles to ensure green energy functions smoothly
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UKBMS @ukbms.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Sightings of butterflies are starting to trickle in - species that overwinter as adults such as Comma, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone and Red Admiral can make the most of early sunny days. If you see one, do log it via the iRecord Butterflies app. buff.ly/3rzMS6s 📷: Jim Asher
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Graham Birkett @nymphalid38.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Self-sown Stinking Hellebore flowering well in my Nottingham garden. #WildflowerHour.
Stinking Hellebore
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Temperatures at north pole 20C above average and beyond ice melting point Our natural air conditioning system that allows us to exist in a livable climate is collapsing right in front of our eyes and all media are interested in is Trump Tariffs www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Temperatures at north pole 20C above average and beyond ice melting point
Scientists say unusually mild temperatures linked to low-pressure system over Iceland directing strong flow of warm air towards north pole
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W. P. Mueller @wpmueller.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
🌎 www.ecowatch.com/monarch-butt...
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California’s Monarch Butterfly Population Plummets to Near-Record Low - EcoWatch
The Western monarch butterfly population in California has plummeted to a near-record low of less than 10,000 this winter.
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wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
How to take part in Wildflower Hour which is EVERY Sunday 8-9pm. During the week find an open flower (wild or naturalised, not planted) from anywhere across Britain & Ireland & share on Sunday evening using #wildflowerhour! Fancy an extra challenge? See if you can find ten blooms for #thewinter10!
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Be on the lookout for butterflies! 🦋 So far we've received first sightings for Red Admiral, Brimstone, Peacock, Comma and Small Tortoiseshell. What will be next? Think you've got a first sighting? Let us know 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/... 📷: Tim Melling, Sophie Hall, Bob Eade
Red Admiral butterfly basking on a birch trunk
A bright yellow Brimstone butterfly feeding on a purple Vinca flower amongst dark green foliageSmall Tortoiseshell butterfly feeding on a dandelion close to the groundComma butterfly basking on some chopped wood
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Bloomsbury Wildlife @chiffchat.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Publishing this week – Richard Lewington's brilliant new guide to British spiders. Pocket-sized, field-friendly and packing a powerful arachnid punch. Perfect for all lovers of Britain's wildlife. Order a copy here: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/pocket-gu...
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Pocket Guide to British Spiders
Featuring 130 of the most common and readily identifiable species, this illustrated pocket guide is the ideal companion for anyone interested in the naturally o…
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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 27/01/2025
Keiron will be discussing the pros and cons of various wildlife observation apps in our Using Wildlife Observation Apps webinar. @inaturalist.bsky.social @kitenet.bsky.social @nfbr.bsky.social 🧪 #biologicalrecording #naturalhistory
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Graham Birkett @nymphalid38.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
The first Hazel leaves are emerging in a Nottingham Local Nature Reserve. @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Emerging Hazel leaves.
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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Big Garden Birdwatch: join the world's largest garden wildlife survey.... www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
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Graham Birkett @nymphalid38.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Self-sown Stinking Hellebore flowering in my garden a month earlier than last year. @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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