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Hi Heather, Thank you for sharing your knowledge about the antler growth rates, that is staggering 😉. Could you please explain the weights you’ve used? Many thanks, Tim

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

A Rook sat amongst the pink flowers of Sea Thrift along the cliff top at Dunmore East, County Waterford in Ireland, May 2023. A common bird that doesn’t always get the attention it deserves.

Rook sat amongst the pink flowers of Sea Thrift along the cliffs at Dunmore East, County Waterford, Ireland, May 2023.

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Scorched Carpet (Ligdia adustata) spindle specialist moth at DST Leconfield, near Beverley on 17 May 2026. Earlier than the previous record. #UKMoths #YorkshireMoths #Lepidoptera #DSTLeconfield

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Banded General (Stratiomys potamida) found at DST Leconfield, near Beverley on 26 June 2026. Appropriate to find a Soldier Fly General at an MOD site. #SoldierFlies #Diptera #YorkshireDiptera #DSTLeconfield

A large Banded General Soldier Fly nectaring on flowers.

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

A Six-belted Clearwing found amongst White and Biting Stonecrop while looking for Sawflies at DST Leconfield, near Beverley on 26 June 2026. No lures, just a bit of luck. #UKMoths #YorkshireMoths #Clearwing #Lepidoptera #DSTLeconfield

Male Six-belted Clearwing on gravel between White and Biting Stonecrop.

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) hunting dragonflies at Leconfield on 29 May 26. Normally I only get to see these flying through the area, but this one spent 10 minutes showing off its mastery of flight, at times hurtling past me within 3 metres.

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

UPDATED CONTACT DETAILS. Defence School of Transport at Leconfield, East Yorkshire has been running BioBlitzes for local naturalists at this restricted MOD site for 4 years. The site is running more events in 2026, please see the attached poster for dates and information. #DSTLeconfield #BioBlitz

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Pin badges are popular on the UK too Chris and I have a few metal and cloth badges from my time in North America.

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

The Defence School of Transport at Leconfield, East Yorkshire has been running BioBlitzes for local naturalists at this restricted MOD site for 4 years. The site is running more events in 2026, please see the attached poster for dates and more information. #DSTLeconfield #BioBlitz

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

It can’t be easy breathing like that?

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Many thanks for finding these Dick. We sometimes get aquatic beetles attracted to moth traps, might this be one? We have previously recorded Agabus bipustulatus in traps.

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Hi Dick, Wyndham Lake is a fishing lake and Swan Mere was until a few years ago. Interesting to learn more about our invertebrates.

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

On this day in 2012, a Pallas’ Grasshopper Warbler on Fair Isle. Fingers crossed some migrants closer to home this weekend.

Pallas’ Grasshopper Warbler perched on a fence, Fair Isle, Shetland 03 October 2012.

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

The small Agrothereutes abbreviatus parasitic wasp found at DST Leconfield, near Beverley, East Yorkshire on 22 Aug 25. Only 15 UK records of this wasp on the NBN Atlas. #Wasps #IchneumonidWasps #YorkshireWasps #YNU

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

A first for me, a Clifden Nonpareil at DST Leconfield, near Beverley, E Yorks, caught by Mike Coverdale on 24 Aug 25. #YorkshireMoths #MothsUK #DSTLeconfield #Lepidoptera

Clifden Nonpareil moth on a poplar tree trunk.

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

The distinctive Two-lobed Deer Fly at DST Leconfield, near Beverley, East Yorkshire 28 Jun 25 #DSTLeconfield #YNU #Diptera

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Two-girdled Digger Wasp (Argogorytes mystaceus) at DST Leconfield, near Beverley, East Uorkshire 29 Jun 25 #DSTLeconfield #YNU #YorkshireWasps

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

A few more beetles from DST Leconfield, near Beverley, East Yorkshire: Golden-bloomed Longhorn Spotted Longhorn Wasp Beetle #DSTLeconfield #YorkshireBeetles #YNU

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

A few recent beetle records from DST Leconfield, near Beverley, East Yorkshire: Silis ruficollis Malthinus flaveolus Malachius bipustulatus #DSTLeconfield #YorkshireBeetles #YNU

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Pheasant-tailed Jacana seen walking across the water lily leaves in Sri Lanka, Jan 20. It’s a great country if you like to watch wildlife. #SriLanka #AsianBirds

Pheasant-tailed Jacana walking across water lilies in a Sri Lankan pond.

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Alan, I’ve just checked through the iNaturalist website photo archive for Vapourer, beyond the app, and there is a photograph identical to this one. All the best!

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

I would be grateful for any help with this larvae, found on Whitebeam at DST Leconfield, near Beverley, East Yorkshire on 11 May 25. #Lepidoptera #Caterpillars

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Dingy Skippers are having a good spring at DST Leconfield, near Beverley, East Yorkshire with 3 new areas found on site. #Yorkshire_Butterflies #Butterflies # Lepidoptera

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Thanks to Andreas Taeger on iNaturalist for identifying this sawfly found at DST Leconfield, near Beverley, East Yorkshire today, 06 May 25, the Flax Carver (Rhogogaster chambersi) #Sawflies #Symphyta

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Doing a bit of historical birding updates on eBird and it took me back to 27 Feb 05, when this Gyrfalcon was wintering in Kelowna, British Columbia.

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

George I’ll send you some details.

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Mike Coverdale noted DST appears to be an important site for Gadwall in the Hull Valley. Only the main lake iut of 3 is checked regularly, but we have seen more than 100 on there most of this winter. Highest count this winter was 147. Numbers have started to drop now.

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

The RN Grebe and RR Swallow were actually at Weel fishing lake, just over the river Owen. It’s a good place to look for migrants, like Whimbrel, Green Sands and Yellow Wagtails. It can also be good for birds of prey in winter, ie Harriers and Owls.

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Eurasian Bittern and Great White Egret at DST Leconfield, near Beverley, E Yorks on 28 Jan 25. #DSTLeconfield

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Saturday morning was spent in Cornwall with @gt1366.bsky.social, watching the Booted Eagle from the A30 and higher around the Tregallast Well, between Crowlas and Whitecross.

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

One day after you posted this there’s a pale morph in Cornwall. I still don’t understand why the Chew Valley bird wasn’t accepted. Maybe the recent sightings will help with a belated acceptance?

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

As one of the many that saw the Chew Valley bird, I agree.

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Moth traps will be out, and hopefully some moths, all being well the naturalists will be fast asleep in their warm beds.

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Tim Cowley @tc271.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

The photo was taken in May, so both in breeding plumage. The two tone bill and shaggy crest of the Chinese or Swinhoe’s Egret are also a nice differences from Little and Snowy Egrets.

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