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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Northern rose chafer, Protaetia cuprea ssp. metallica, 3 seen in Boat of Garten, Strathspey today

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

A windy day, knapweed and lotsof Dark green fritillaries in Strathspey

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Pink and green moths in Strathspey; Ingrailed clay, Elephant hawk moth, Large emerald and Green arches. This is the pinkest Ingrailed clay I have seen.

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Sometimes the best time to look for butterflies is early in the morning. If you are lucky you can find roosting ones. Small pearl fritillary, Strathspey

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Fresh Dark green fritillaries out in Strathspey

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Blossom underwing (Orthosia miniosa) caterpillars on Oak yesterday in Beds (Strawberry Hill NR)

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

A Holly blue butterfly (Celastrina argiolus) ovipositing on Sainfoin in Cambridge today. It is a good year for first brood Holly blues.

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

'The post-92 universities, the former polytechnics, the institutions that serve the majority of UK students, are experiencing something qualitatively different from what Oxford and Cambridge are experiencing.' 1/3

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One book in three weeks? At some universities that would be a triumph

With undergraduates viewing education as a transaction and AI offering helpful summaries, reading is dying out on UK campuses, says Agnieszka Piotrowska

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

@cnhs1857.bsky.social Speckled wood butterflies today and the male is trying to mate with the female and is wafting pheromones over her. The female is not interested and eventually plays dead to try to discourage the male. #ukbutterflies

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Cambridge Natural History Society @cnhs1857.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Just in case you are free this Saturday, the wonderful Cambridge Natural History Festival is on. All welcome! #NatHistCam #CNHSConversazione

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

A Peacock butterfly (Aglais io) nectaring amongst Apple blossom today in Cambridge.

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Beautiful Brimstones today. They were enjoying the Chinodoxa flowers in Cambridge.

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Spring, and my first butterfly of the year, a Peacock. Lots of Hairy-footed flower bees have also emerged. Also, my first mining bee of the season, a male Andrena bicolor/Gwynne's mining bee. #bc-cambs-essex.bsky.social

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

It looks like the Roe is itchy under the bottom of his antlers - you can see him scratching with a small twig at the join with his forehead. He also chews the twig as well, presumably to get it just right!

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

@cnhs1857.bsky.social A talk about Beavers in person or online, Cambridge, Thursday 12th February 2026. #wildlifebcn.org #cambsmammalgroup

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

A great encounter with a Tree creeper (Certhia familiaris) in Cambridge yesterday.

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Bank vole (Myodes glareolus) eating a leaf in the woods at work on Friday. I see it has good table manners and politely eats the top half, and then ends up crumpling and stuffing the last bit of the leaf into its mouth.

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Cambridge Natural History Society @cnhs1857.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

CNHS Spring Talks - in person or online. Anyone welcome.

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Early morning moth trapping in Cambridge after the holidays. No moths this morning, but some beautiful skies and views. (On top of the David Attenborough building and at King's College).

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

We collected two Polypody fronds for Cambridge University Herbarium last year. Have you ever wondered how you catalogue and store specimens? Juliet has kindly sent in some photos showing them catalogued and put into the Herbarium. #CambridgeUniveristyHerbarium

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

@cnhs1857.bsky.social Bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus) galore. At least four were running around a wood pile yesterday.

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus) running around a wood pile yesterday

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

@cnhs1857.bsky.social CNHS had a stall at the Big Biology Day last weekend. People enjoyed exploring and chatting about Bees, moths, seeds, fungi, an antler, fossils etc. the fossilized shark teeth were the biggest draw - especially with the younger crowd.

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Pleased to find a new species for Britain, confirmed today. The weevil Otiorhynchus corruptor - found outside in Cambridge on 22nd August 2025. (Of course, I recorded it as a Vine weevil, so thanks to Mark Gurney and Max Barclay for correcting my mistaken identification)!

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

@cnhs1857.bsky.social Field Study. On Sunday, August 10 we will look at Coe Fen and Sheep’s Green. Meet at the bridge over the weir by Scudamore’s at the end of Mill Lane TL447580 at 2pm. All welcome.

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Lots of Migrant hawkers (Aeshna mixta) here today in Cambridge.

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Cambridge Natural History Society @cnhs1857.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Hummingbird hawkmoth egg-laying today in Cambridge on Ladies bedstraw #teammoth

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

CNHS led a biodiversity walk around the new Marleigh development on Tuesday evening. Despite the pouring rain it was good to see quite a few residents turning up for the walk and we managed to find and record quite a lot of wildlife (mainly plants though!). @cnhs1857.bsky.social

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Butterfly abs; small tortoiseshell ab. magnipuncta and Northern brown argus semi-allous, Strathspey

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Insh Marshes NR today. Dark green fritillaries, Northern brown argus and an Azure hawker

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Cambridge Natural History Society @cnhs1857.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

A herd of Elephant moths today in the Botanic Gardens. We also saw a scarce migrant, the Small marbled (Eublemma parva) and other beauties such as the Spectacle, Dark arches & Buff-tip.

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Sussex butterflies; Purple hairstreak, Marbled white and Small tortoiseshells mating

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Sussex again last weekend - my first Valezina and we saw her mating too!

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

White admirals were out in droves at the weekend in Sussex. We also saw Purple hairstreaks and Silver-washed fritillaries.

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

More posters for the 106th Conversazione last Saturday. #cnhs1867.bsky.social Posters by Rhona and Sarah described the biodiversity in College, the wildlife on Sarah's work commute, and some of the free apps we use for wildlife identification.

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

One of my photos in the John Hughes Art Festival #JHAF 'Nature's Gaze'

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

The Roe buck looking content in the woods at work today in Cambridge

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Early citizen science. Talk in Cambridge, in person or zoom details in advance.

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

My first butterfly of the year yesterday, a Red admiral in Cambridge

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UKBMS @ukbms.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

The video of the UK Moth Recorders meeting is now available, grab yourself a brew and watch it here - buff.ly/3PTy9RB There are talks on day flying moths and fascinating research into why flying insects are drawn to and circle lights, and what we can do about it #UKMRM

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UK Moth Recorders' Meeting 2025

Our annual UK Moth Recorders' Meeting took place online on 25th January 2025.Chapters:00:00 - Intro06:39 - National Moth Recording Scheme Update by Zoe Randl...

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

@cnhs1857.bsky.social Pied wagtail roost by Cambridge train station. The birds are in 3 small trees, estimated 200 or so.

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

@cnhs1857.bsky.social Pied wagtail roost by Cambridge train station. The birds are in 3 small trees, estimated 200 or so.

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Cambridge Natural History Society @cnhs1857.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Talk on Thursday 23rd January 2025. Everyone welcome; email in advance for zoom link.

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

First moth of the year: Spring usher. Cambridge

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The Parker Library @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Find the colleges, libraries and archives of Cambridge and Oxford conveniently shelved on this starter pack go.bsky.app/VngFajd Missed some account? No probs, let us know so we can add them!

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Rhona Watson @seawaves.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

0 moths today in Cambridge, but still a beautiful morning

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