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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

@cambsmoths.bsky.social @mothiduk.bsky.social Hi, I couldn't decide if this is a Spruce Carpet, Pine Carpet or Grey Pine Carpet? Cheshire. Any help appreciated 🙂

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

@naturespotter.bsky.social Hi Andrew, I came across this larvae at the weekend in Cheshire, feeding on Alder. Is it good for Spotted Regal Sawfly (Nematus septentrionalis)?

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

@mothiduk.bsky.social @cambsmoths.bsky.social could I check for IDs on these, please. Is first Smoky Wainscot and second Common Carpet? Third I'm unsure on, possibly too worn? And I'm assuming last goes down as Amphipyra agg as I couldn't get photo of underwing. Thank you.

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

@cambsmoths.bsky.social @mothiduk.bsky.social Hi, is it possible to get an ID on these at all, please. Cheshire.

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Particiapted in the Big Butterfly Count 2026 today over in North Wales at Minera Quarry Nature Reserve. 1. Grayling 2. Painted Lady 3. Small Heath 4. Common Blue. Also Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood and Hummingbird Hawk Moth. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #bigbutterflycount2026

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

A new one for me recently was this adult Conops quadrifasciatus on a BioBlitz earlier this week. A species of Thick-headed Fly. They are often referred to as 'Bee Grabbers' due to the life cycle of females quite literally grabbing the Bees in an ambush and then laying their eggs on Bumblebees.

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

@cambsmoths.bsky.social @mothiduk.bsky.social can this be confirmed as Marsh Oblique-barred? Last night, Tattenhall, Cheshire. Only 64 previous records in Cheshire.

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

A couple of phone shots of some Short-winged Conehead's (Conocephalus dorsalis) at Frodsham Marsh, Cheshire this week. #orthoptera #bushcricket #wildliferecording

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

@rlewington2.bsky.social is it possible to ID this at all please? Found in my garden on Lupin, Cheshire.

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

@cambsmoths.bsky.social @mothiduk.bsky.social is it possible to tell if this is either Heart and Club or Turnip moth at all, please?

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

A great record for the garden this week. Cypress Carpet Moth (Thera cupressata). Only a 22nd record for Cheshire. First recorded in mainland Britain in 1984 in West Sussex. This is one of the more northern UK records. #lepidoptera #mothsmatter #ukwildlife #gardenwildlife #wildliferecording

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Finally saw my first Green Hairstreak Butterfly today. Stunning little critter. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #ukbutterflies #butterflyconservation

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

A great privilege watching this local Tawny Owl family on evening walks in the village 😊

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

@rlewington2.bsky.social is it possible to ID this at all from a friend's photo, please. Found yesterday in Liverpool on buttercup.

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

I had these last night. Chester. Was unsure on ID. Any help appreciated. Not the best photos, sorry. @mothiduk.bsky.social

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Hi @rlewington2.bsky.social another day, another ID. Is this Copper Underwing? Found on Hazel in Liverpool today. Thanks.

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

@rlewington2.bsky.social Hi Richard, any ideas on this at all? A friend's photo today. Chester.

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Found these in my garden this evening. Feeding on Bird Cherry. I'm based in Chester. Thinking Sawflies. Anyone able to help with ID at all? @naturespotter.bsky.social #sawflies

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Great to be involved in the City Nature Challenge 2026 over the weekend and to get out recording wildlife for the Liverpool City Region. Some photos from the events. 1. Yellow Wagtail 2. Stonechat 3. Common Whitethroat 4. Carrion Crow #citynaturechallenge2026 #wildlifephotography

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Bloody-nosed Beetle (Timarcha tenebricosa). I came across a species I hadn't seen before yesterday at Cemlyn Bay, Angelsey upon some Gorse. #coleptera #beetle #angelsey #wildliferecording

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Belter of a morning in North Wales today. Sun shining and spring well up and running now! Great wildlife on show. 1. Black Grouse 2. Red Grouse 3. Wheatear 4. Willow Warbler Also had views of Goshawk and Hen Harrier. #birding #ukwildlife #wildliferecording

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Cowslip, Common Field Speedwell, Lesser Cleandine and Cuckooflower this weekend. @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildflowerhour

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Nice to see my first Dark-edged Beefly of the year yesterday.

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

A group of Goldeneye at RSPB Leighton Moss earlier last week. Plenty displaying. Great to see and get a nature fix.

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Is it possible to ID this at all? Trapped last night in my garden in Chester. @mothiduk.bsky.social #mothsmatter #teammoth

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

An early morning start and visit to RSPB Leighton Moss. A lovely reserve always worth a visit. Rewarded with a family of four Otters from the hide. Amongst usual suspects were Marsh Tit too. Great start to the week!

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Fungi finds from RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands on the weekend. Fungi isn't my strongest taxa when it comes to identification. Here's what I think I've recorded: Stereum sp, Jelly Ear, Orange Peel Fungus (Aleuria sp.), Elf Cup Fungus (Sarcoscypha sp.) and Yellow Brain. Happy to be corrected.

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Some snaps from an afternoon wander around RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands yesterday.

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

A walk round the park at lunch where the office is situated for a wildlife fix. Nice to see some colour and the first flowers emerging. Snowdrops and Crocus. Looking forward to the lighter evenings soon.

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Afternoon trip to RSPB Burton Mere. Much needed this weekend to clear my head. Nature always makes us feel better. Distant shot of a Brent Goose too.

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Group of Grey Partridge on yesterday's survey. Not sure they were amused by my presence though!

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Tufted Duck. A common sighting, but a beautiful bird none the less. This male I saw on Budworth Mere at Marbury Country Park.

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Female Goosander from yesterday at Marbury Country Park.

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

This morning's highlight at Marbury Country Park. Never tire of seeing a Kingfisher. #kingfisher #ukbirds #marburycountrypark

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

I love going over old wildlife photos. This was from trip I took the the Cairngorms National Park, Scotland a few years back now. Some ace sightings: 1. Red Squirrel 2. Crested Tit 3. Mountain Hare 4. Red Grouse #britishwildlife #cairngorms #wildliferecording

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Aiming to get out and do more birding this year and get more photographs. Flashback to a couple of summers back. 1. Common Whitethroat 2. Great White Egret. #birding #wildlifephotography #wildliferecording #ukwildlife

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

An adorable Tufted Titmouse perches on a lichen covered branch while waiting for peanuts to be offered.

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Nice to see some flowering plants around the village this week. Greater Periwinkle, Snowdrops and Common Daisy. @bsbibotany.bsky.social #botany #flowers #january

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Flashback to this ace encounter with a Weasel in 2021 at Burton Point, Cheshire. It was in view for the best part of an hour. Such a great wildlife moment. @mammalsociety.bsky.social #cheshire #ukwildlife #cheshire #mammal #weasel

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Red Fox out and about last night in urban Cheshire. Stunning mammal.

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

🕷️ Another new report today 👉 Baseline survey for the money spiders Erigone welchi & Semljicola caliginosus in Lancashire by Richard Gallon

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

New Report 🐝- The status and distribution of the solitary bee’s Andrena tarsata and Nomada robertjeotiana in Lancashire, 2025.

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

A flashback to 2017 when I had the privilege to work with Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) for a couple of weeks in Uganda. We were surveying Kidepo Valley National Park for their Giraffe population and to collect tissue samples for genetic analysis. #giraffe #conservation #gcf

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

A lovely winter's day with the sun glistening through the tree's this week. Always nice to get a walk around the park where the office is situated. #trees #nature #winter #courtheypark

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Just going over some of my 2025 moth records, and was looking for confirmation on ID of these if possible at all. All in Chester. Thanks. @mothiduk.bsky.social #mothsmatter #teammoth

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Paul Round @paulwildlife.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

The village this evening with some lovely winter colours in the sky.

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