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Tara

@wildtara.bsky.social

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Outdoor explorer, volunteer, ecologist. Easily excited about butterflies 🦋 Constantly distracted by wildlife 🍄🦔🐛🐞🪲🌱 Warwickshire linktr.ee/tarahiggs

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Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 2h

A cool little plant bug on the Ox-eye daisy. Knapweed Rhopalid according to iNaturalist. #plantbug #gardenwildlife

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 3h

Still some Clouded Yellow butterflies around - 4 seen at Dragcote Meadows SSSIthis afternoon as well as a couple of Small Coppers. #butterflies @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

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Dave Hutton @davehutton1969.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Toadflax Brocade Nuneaton VC38 2/10/26 the best of a poor trap with only 3 other species LYU x1 Lunar underwing x3 & LBAM x2 also 7 cats still happily munching away in front garden this afternoon. #teammoth

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It’s Tuesday which means it’s volunteer day with @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social 😀 We had a bumper team of volunteers ( obvs. They heard I was back! 😬) to get stuck into the tasks at Little Haven wildlife site.

Looking down the top path before starting

Another section of the top path with volunteers cutting and raking

Volunteers getting stuck into cutting the wildflower banks and trimming the hedges back

Looking down the bank at the volunteers at work. One working on the bottom hedge, one raking and one spreading wildflower seeds.

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A Indian Banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis) are amongst the largest trees in the world by canopy cover! Taken last week while in Sri Lanka. #ThickTrunkTuesday #trees

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Moths Matter - Let's give them their moment. They are currently at 30% of their target so every little but helps ❤️ www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/moths-matt...

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Moths Matter - Let's give them their moment

Will you help create a Red List for Britain’s macro-moths and give these overlooked species the recognition they deserve?

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Warks Mammal Group @warksmammalgroup.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Join us in person for our AGM! Everyone’s welcome! It is at Brandon Marsh NR on wed 21 Oct 7pm. Our guest speaker, Ian Jelley will be sharing the exciting progress being made on Warwickshire's Beaver Readiness Strategy! #mammals #event #agm #beavers Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/warwickshi...

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Warwickshire Mammal Group AGM

Join us in person for the Warwickshire Mammal Group AGM to chat all things mammals and community!

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A rather special butterfly seen in the tropical rainforest - a Ceylon Tree Nymph. A large floaty white and black butterfly endemic to Sri Lanka & on the IUCN Red List. #butterflies #SriLanka

Image shows a side view of this white butterfly with black markings perched on a tree fern. Photo taken by Mikey

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Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Time to give moths some love! ❤️ help create a Red List for Britain’s macro-moths by supporting this crowdfunded 🙏 By creating this list it helps us highlight which moths need the most help & also unlock funding to target conservation for these species. #mothsMatter

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This was a rather delightful little bird seen at the tropical rainforest at Sinharaja Forest Reserve - a spot-winged thrush (Geokichla spiloptera). Fab photo taken by my better half 😀 #BirdsSeenin2026 #SriLanka

Side view of the bird showing the distinctive rows of white spots on the wing.

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Spotted this little caterpillar- could by a Lichen moth (Lithosiini). This is from Sri Lanka.

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Giant Snails! 🐌 #rainforest #SriLanka

A large snail attached to a plant stem. Light rosy pink shell

Giant snail attached to a wall. Yellow swirled shell with edges of pink. Snail inside asleep

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Can you spot the animal in the photo? 😀 Guesses on its name are welcome ! #SriLanka #SinharajaForestReaerve #rainforest

Image showing the ground and vegetation in the rainforest. There are branches, plants, trees and leaves. And one animal…

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A Rainforest walk with a guide at Sinharaja World Heritage site. Endemic Tree fern (Alsophila sinuata), Bamboo Orchid, Sri Lankan Pitcher plant & Crepe Ginger. Would you believe it was chucking it down? 😆 #rainforest #srilanka @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Sign saying you are in Sinharaja Forest Reserve the last viable area of primary tropical rainforest in Sri Lanka

Tree fern

Bamboo Orchid flower tall and standing out! White and dark pink. Was raining so not the best pic!

Pitcher plant ready for its next meal

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

You can’t go to Sri Lanka and not see elephants 🐘 😀 A few pics taken recently #elephants #srilanka

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Lovely to see the Common Tiger butterfly while on holiday in Sri Lanka. #butterflies

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Asian Green Bee Eater from Udawalawe NP - lots of these lovely birds around. #BirdsSeenin2026

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Common Tiger butterfly - Sri Lanka 🦋 #butterflies

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Amazing views from the mountains in the middle of the tea plantations area. A stop off in between Kandy & Numara Eliya. Waterfalls, forests, river valleys, tea plantations as far as you can see. #SriLanka #tea

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Rather nice looking moth, Heortia vitessoides , spotted today up in the tea plantations in Sri Lanka

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A rather nice brown woodland type butterfly spotted in Udawattakele Forest park. A Glad-eye Bushbrown. The better photo was taken by Mikey. Kandy, Sri Lanka. #butterflies

Butterfly perched on leaf with woodland background

Close up of the butterfly from the side showing lovely brown colours & eye.

Entrance sign to the park

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A rather stunning Zebra Blue butterfly taken today in the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kandy. Small but check out that tiny tail! ☺️ and the glitter around the tail ‘eyes’! ✨oh and the fuzzy soft head, stripey body and those antennae 😍 #butterflies #SriLanka

Side view of this butterfly perched on a dainty white flower.

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Purple-rumped Sunbird at The Royal Botanical Gardens, Kandy Sri Lanka today. A vibrant coloured bird 😍 #BitdsSeenin2026 #SriLanka

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Can I interest anyone in some froggy pics? Indian Five-fingered frog & Paddy field frog. Sri Lanka #frogs Still got the payment number

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A Glassy Tiger butterfly at The Royal Botanical Gardens in Kandy today. Quite a stunner 😍 #SriLanka #butterflies

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Sandalwood Defoliator moth spotted on holiday in Sri Lanka. (Amata passalis)

A small moth on a big leaf. Small black wings with cream spots and an orange & dark purple striped body.

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Red-vented Bulbul by the pool today - quite a few around and nice to hear their calls. #SriLanka #BirdsSeen2026

Side view of the bird perched on the edge of a raised pool wall. It has a black head with stylish ‘hair-peak’ which fades to a brown and off white body. Its tail is black but a flash of red near its bottom suggests that this is what the name is referring too….

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A bit of heavy traffic today 🐘 😬 #SriLanka #elephant

View from the car side window of an Indian elephant walking down the road.

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A rather striking bird with its blue & brown colours- White-throated Kingfisher. Seeing quite a few here in Sri Lanka #BirdsSeenin2026

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I heard the Leopard is quite rare but there is a chance of seeing one in Sri Lanka. They probably weren’t talking about this Common Leopard butterfly I saved from the hotel pool. #butterflies #srilanka

Orange butterfly with black markings sat on a flower with wings open wide

View with its wings closed - pale orange underwing with markings

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Lots of these utter flies around today - most likely a Brown King Crow. A fairly medium/big butterfly that seems to like the trees. Love the black & white spotted body and the simple markings. #butterflies #srilanka

Butterfly with wings 3/4 open showing dark to lighter brown colouring & white spots dashes along wing edge

Wings closed and side view of this brown butterfly. Love the balck and white spotted body and white markings in the wings

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Sat on the hotel balcony listening to the bird song after a busy day exploring. 10 or so birds heard. #srilanka

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Another star from today was the Water Monitor 😀 a very chill lizard 🦎 Saw several swimming & one very relaxed one on a branch today in the Dutch canal, Nogombo. #srilanka #lizard

Water monitor swimming in the Dutch canal, Nogombo

Swimming along the canal edge with a backdrop of trees and plants

Water monitor stretched out on a branch in a tree

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Wow! Today I saw lots of Fkying foxes - fruit bats! 🦇 They were all up high roosting in the top of the trees but wow 😮 so big!! 😀 Sri Lanka holiday #bats @batconservation.bsky.social

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Back at Newton Five Arches Wildlife Site today, more raking and path work. A wet start as it was raining and everything was wet 💦 No butterflies but did see a very faded yellow Shell moth. #volunteer @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

A volunteer raking the bank by the path.

Looking down the path that runs behind the wetland area. Widened and overhanging vegetation trimmed back.

Yellow shell moth looking very faded as more beige

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A collection of slightly worn butterflies from today. The smallest Small White I have seen! Butterfly season seems to be e coming to an end 😢🦋

The smallest Small White ever! Sat on a bramble leaf

Specked Wood sat on a metal section of a fence. Lost quite a bit of the wings edges.

Small Copper butterfly on a seed head. Wings open to capture the sunshine. Good condition but faded.

A side view of a Common Blue perched on a purple flower of the Knapweed.

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

There wasn’t much to record on today’s Butterfly transect walk but there was a fresh Common Blue and the Clouded Yellow was still around 😀 @ukbms.bsky.social @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

Common Blue butterfly with wings open showing fresh blue colour and pristine white edge! On a backdrop of yellow dry and some fresh green grass

Clouded Yellow sat on a green leaf

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Common Blue, Brown Argus & Small Heath all looking fresh at Taskers Meadow, Stockton this afternoon. Nt the best pics but in my defence they were very low on the ground! #butterflies

Side view of Common Blue butterfly with wings closed on Birds-foot trefoil. Spots very clear and in perfect condition.

A but of a bottom view of a Brown Argus butterfly. Wings closed and face in the flower.

Side view of a Small Heath butterfly on a yellow dandelion- great to have a green grass background again opposed to the yellow dry grass of last month!

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Clouded Yellow butterfly (male) spotted in the late afternoon sunshine at Tasker’s Meadow, Stockton. It stayed low and flitted between the only wildflower in bloom - Birds-foot trefoil. @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

Close up of a Clouded yellow butterfly perched on a Birds-foot trefoil flower

Clouded yellow butterfly with its wings partially open showing the deeper yellow/light orange colour with the Black edge and 1 black spot - a male. Green eyes looking over at us.

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I will be there in the afternoon - ready to tell peeps why they should record things! So I will be on the Warwickshire Biological Records Centre / LNRS stall. Weather is looking good for the day 😀

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Plantlife @plantlifeuk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Waxcap Watch is back this autumn! We're looking for nature lovers across the UK to help spot and record some of Britain's most colourful fungi as part of the UK's biggest citizen science survey for fungi. Want to get involved? Join our FREE online events to learn more 👉 loom.ly/GfnOyjk

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Lots of cute little froglets in the garden 🐸

Tiny frog on the side of a little clear container

Tiny frog

Small frog in the garden beds

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Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Our last Moth Group Field Meeting is coming up this Saturday 5th Sept at Ryton Pools CP starting at 7pm. #TeamMoth #event #moths Details can be found on this link: butterfly-conservation.org/events/warwi...

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Warwickshire: Moth Group Field Meeting

Meet at the Visitors Centre off A445 Leamington Road, Bubbenhall.Parking is free. There are toilets available. Grid Ref: SP368 725 What3Words: topped.chop.branch

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Lovely day for some practical conservation work with @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social cutting the wildflower banks at Nelson’s Wharf. Great to see so many butterflies 🦋 and at least 3 Clouded Yellows 😀

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Hummingbird Hawkmoth in the front garden yesterday afternoon 😍 I could watch these for ages! #moths @keithwarmie.bsky.social

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Some common #seedheads for #WildflowerHour today. Agrimony, Teasel, Old man’s beard & Creeping thistle.

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A little walk looking for butterflies & moths didn’t prove to be too successful! Only one of these photos has one in it - can you tell which one? 😆 answer in ALT text 😬

Sadly not a Buff-tip moth

Sadly not a Clouded Yellow butterfly

Yay! A Common Blue butterfly 🦋

Sadly not a Chinese Character moth

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The Isles of Scilly is home to amazing marine life, but South West Water plans to pump untreated sewage straight into these protected waters. They deserve the best sewage treatment, not a cheap fix. Help protect this beautiful ecosystem and add your name: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/gi...

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Stop untreated sewage polluting the Isles of Scilly

South West Water plans to pump untreated sewage into one of the UK's most protected marine environments. Add your name to demand the highest standard of sewage treatment for the Isles of Scilly and he...

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

This is a great little opportunity to volunteer a few hours a month for a local charity. Please get in touch if you want more details 😀

Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Amazing what a bit of rain can do! Just spotted this slime mold called Scrambled egg slime! So bright and yellow! Also known as Dog vomit slime or Flowers of Tan (Fuligo septica) #fungi #slime