Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 4hMany incredible spider webs on the bridges over the Avon near Ringwood today. 000
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Lovely looking apples growing in the North East corner of Blashford Lakes. 020
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I'm still seeing clouded yellows wherever I go and I think they look even more beautiful against the Autumn colours. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social 0393
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026One of the best named organisms: dog's vomit slime mould (Fuligo septica): 020
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Lovely visit to Blashford Lakes this morning, very quiet in terms of birds but managed 30 sp. Long-tailed tit | Great Spotted Woodpecker | Great White Egret 010
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The first new wild cat species identified in over a hundred years, in the cloud forests of Bolivia www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comNew cat species identified in Bolivia for first time in more than a centuryNew species of wild cat was discovered in Bolivia’s Yungas forest and is smaller than the average domestic cat 001
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026A new viewpoint over Holes Bay is being built at Upton Country Park (from Birds of BARI on FB): 062
Reposted by DanEdward Pollard @epollard.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I like this article about the Big Butterfly Count by @patrickbarkham.bsky.social Doesn't just repeat the press release, but also informed opinions from @richardfoxbc.bsky.social and Matthew Oates. Latter is optimistic that next year won't be a disaster after all. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comRecord heatwaves bring Britain’s second-best butterfly season in 16 yearsVolunteers counted almost 1.4m common butterflies and moths, with painted ladies up 335% on last year 3316
Reposted by DanButterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The results are in 🦋📢 A huge thank you to the 101,565 of you who took part in this year's #BigButterflyCount! While many widespread butterfly species had a good summer, drought and record heat could impact next year’s populations. Read the full results 👉 buff.ly/V75ZHi7 06941
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Great to hear that Poole Harbour White-tailed Eagles G463 and G466 (the one-footed male) have successfully fledged another chick this year, a male ringed as GE38. roydennis.org/three-wild-w...roydennis.orgThree wild white-tailed eagle chicks hatched in England – Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation 182
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Common dor beetle I rescued from the path close to Lymington Yacht Haven this morning 010
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 12/09/2026This tree in Lymington seems to visibly have more mistletoe every time I visit. 120
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I've never seen a heron sat in such a weird way as this one before! 140
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Sleepy roe deer buck at Lymington this morning. This is male in the prime of his life between 3 and 5 years old. 020
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Lots of waders close to the path at Lymington-Keyhaven this morning. Dunlin | Ringed Plover | Lapwing | Common Redshank 010
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The government is considering implementing stricter controls on game bird shooting: www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comMass breeding of game birds without welfare checks may be curtailed in EnglandCampaigners say pheasants and partridges reared ‘on industrial scale’ do not have same protections as chickens 020
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 01/09/2026A quick visit to Longham Lakes this morning- nothing too exciting but nice to be out. 030
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 31/08/2026An absurd number of egrets at Swineham first thing this morning! @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social 0241
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I love a clouded yellow summer! I'm still seeing them everywhere I go including a few near Wareham today. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social 060
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Wall Brown at Swineham near Wareham today @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social 030
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Sika Deer around the Wareham Two Rivers walk this morning 020
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Red Underwing moth near Beaulieu in the New Forest today. @savebutterflies.bsky.social 010
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I have stumbled across this excellent book, 'Tree Hunting' by Paul Wood. The thread that follows will be updated on an ad hoc basis covering trees I have 'hunted'. 110
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I saw this devil's coach horse beetles yesterday entangled with a bumblebee. The bee eventually flew off leaving the beetle corpse behind- I think it was probably too ambitious with the prey item! 000
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 19/08/2026So lovely to have some rain today! This satellite image from the 13th August shows how dry England is looking right now! 021
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Bournemouth Echo claiming a panther seen in Longham. The photo used was from Mississippi in 2025. The original article said the individual involved had taken the photo & then was updated to say what he saw just looks like the photo. It is not a story that is in anyway convincing. 132
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 17/08/2026An amazing sight at Kingston Common near Ringwood yesterday. 6 little egrets, 5 grey herons & 9 great White egrets! Also a common Sandpiper for good measure. Technically Hampshire but it is very close to the Dorset border. @hosbirding.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social 2121
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Some birds around Poole and Baiter Parks yesterday. Greylag Goose (U005) | Herring Gulls (adult/juv) | Ruddy Turnstone | Oystercatcher | Carrion Crow | Cormorant 030
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Red Admiral at Stour Valley NR, Bournemouth @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social 040
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 12/08/2026A quick visit to Stanpit Marsh this morning before it got too hot. My first Wheatear of the Autumn and 18 curlews close together were the highlights. Wheatear | Grey Heron | Curlews | Mute Swans @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @chognature.bsky.social 011
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Great to visit Kimmeridge Bay today including the @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social Wild Seas Centre. Also did a bit of rock pooling which was great- many prawns and tidal fish, a few small crabs including a porcelain crab and a stunning strawberry anemone. 020
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 05/08/2026A great Summer Safari cruise with @harbourbirds.bsky.social this morning. Highlights common scoter, at least 5 osprey, distant WTE, c.560 black-tailed godwits, spoonbill and an overly ambitious juv peregrine going for godwit, sandwich Terns & even cormorants. 0212
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Small Tortoiseshell at Winnall Moors, Winchester @savebutterflies.bsky.social 020
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Spotted Flycatcher and Nuthatch in the New Forest near Brockenhurst. @newforestnpa.bsky.social 000
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Jersey Tiger Moth in central Bournemouth yesterday @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social 081
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 03/08/2026A lovely visit to Blashford Lakes at the weekend Painted Lady | Blue-tailed Damselfly| Robin | Comma 000
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 03/08/2026A few birds around Hengistbury Head Little Egret | Stonechat (m) | Starlings 000
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 29/07/2026After a lovely Osprey nest viewing session yesterday I explored Carey's Secret Garden and found lots of insects. Black-tailed skimmer | Brown Argus | Holly Blue | Hummingbird Hawkmoth 010
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Butterflies around Throop, Dorset yesterday Holly Blue | Brown Argus | Small White | Comma Caterpillars @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social 0153
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Spotted these very young fledgelings near Throop yesterday, I think they are Reed warblers. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social 051
Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Very distant and heavily cropped but I think this was a hobby at Throop yesterday. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social 051
