Pretty good birding day!

Andy Langley@langers77.bsky.social · yesterday

Yesterday I completed an all day sponsored birdwatch for @worldlandtrust.org ⚠️ See my JustGiving page for how donations can be x 4️⃣! 2 of the birds that will benefit: Blue-throated Macaw & Great White Pelican @markavery.bsky.social @wwtsightings.bsky.social www.justgiving.com/page/andrew-...

I assume it is impossible to identify this fly seen on Willow in East Yorkshire last week? Even to genus? Egle? Dalia? I am guessing Egle ciliata but that is not a very well-informed guess. #fly #diptera #willow @ynuorg.bsky.social

Sunday book review: Our Wild Pennines by John Birch Publisher: Stainmoor Wild Press Review: markavery.info/2026/10/11/s... "superb photographs" "high production values" "a gorgeous book" #heather #grouse #red #black #curlew #seo #henharrier @yorkshiredales.org.uk @northpennines.bsky.social

Ladybird endpapers ‘Bedtime Rhymes’ (1977) Artist: James Hodgson

Happy #bookshopday ! Images from the lovely #TheSussexBookshop in Chichester who feature local authors and looking forward to the opening of #Worthing independent #TillysBookshop on Oct 24th. Please always buy from independent bookshops or borrow from libraries if you can. #booksky

Two interesting things: 1. by 1964 the squirrels in nature books and public perception were already Grey. 2. the Rooks collecting acorns. Jays get all the press for dispersing and planting acorns, but Rooks do it a lot too, and are likely also very important dispersers of oaks. Magpies too.

Rachel Burch@rachelburch.bsky.social · 4d ago

October page from the Shell Nature Book, 1964, This illustration was painted by the British wildlife artist Maurice Wilson (with background landscapes painted by Rowland Hilder). #Autumn #October #vintageart

Orange-tip butterfly, from Moses Harris, ‘The Aurelian’ (London, 1766), here under its older name of Wood Lady. MH.8.13 @theulspeccoll.bsky.social #InsectThursday

Exciting! A book to look out for next year #MycoBookClub

Lizzie Harper Illustrator@lizzie-harper.bsky.social · 4d ago

Just had a week of photoshooting #fungi for my upcoming "Art in the Field: Drawing Fungi" book (publ spring 2027) with art director and photographer from David & Charles publishers. Fascinating process, and so lucky that theres so much amazing fungus around! #sciart #botanicalillustration

The new (slightly revised) Red List of European Moths has been published by the EU. A summary and links to downloads can be found on our website. Moths play a vital role in ecosystems and there is also an important new document on how to plan for their conservation www.bc-europe.eu/webpage.php?...

Life goals.

It’s here!

British Mycological Society@britmycolsoc.org.uk · 4d ago

🍄 Not long until #UKFungusDay - Saturday 10th October! 🍄 Help raise awareness and join the celebration of fungi. Take a look & take part: www.ukfungusday.co.uk

🍄 Looking for a way to explore #fungi with groups of young people? Fungi Connect offers a creative way to discover the fascinating world of fungi. 👉 Find out more & sign up: ukfungusday.co.uk/fungiconnect Supported by @SummerfieldBooks.com #mycology #education

See fungi differently: enter the #ukfungusday Photography Competition! Free to enter & open to all, whether you're taking snaps of fungi for the first time or you're a professional photographer. Enter by 20 October 2026 www.ukfungusday.co.uk/photography2... #fungi #mycology #photography

Where do forest #fungi prefer to grow? A study published in #FungalEcology explored fungal communities across 11 different #forest substrates and showed that different substrates potentially act as important sources and reservoirs of fungal diversity. Read the paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.fu...

Spathulata brevipes, the very rare relative of the more common Cauliflower fungus (Sparassis crispa). Found in Hampshire this week. They were massive (approx 50x40cm) & had the most delicious smell which filled the air. Don’t worry I didn’t eat them! This species has wide, fan-like lobes. #ukfungi

Our friends at UK Fungus Day are running their fab initiative 'Fungi Connect' again this year and they asked us what you need to get started... Want to get involved? Visit the #UKFungusDay website: www.ukfungusday.co.uk/fungiconnect Have fun with your forays folks! 🍄 www.summerfieldbooks.com

A few fungi from a visit to Roydon Common on Tuesday 6/10 - one of a large group of Deathcaps around an oak, the underside of a Fairy-ring Champignon, and Sphagnum Greyling and Sphagnum Brownie both found near the edge of the mire. #fungifriends

Thursday 8th October Packed in like Sardines! Fairy Inkcap 'Coprinellus disseminatus' (F&C Canal, Knightswood) #fungifriends

@inkcapjournal.bsky.social #inkcap

British Mycological Society@britmycolsoc.org.uk · 2w ago

A highlight of the September issue of Field Mycology is a fungal species new to science: Parasola microspora, an inkcap fungus. Not to be missed are some fantastic photos of this new species taken by article author, Alfred Drummond Herdman. Read online, open access: doi.org/10.63482/gbx...

👏 Yay the weekend 👏

A Scottish Wildcat conservation project has reached the milestone of 50 releases into the Highlands, with the programme also recording breeding in the wild for a third consecutive year:

Saving Wildcats celebrates 50 releases into Scottish Highlands

Conservation project reaches milestone as released females continue to produce kittens in the wild.

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Great investigative work by Met Police, NWCU and foreign agencies but this depraved individual will likely be released from jail after only one year. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ringleader of global monkey torture network jailed

Sentencing Bartosz Poklek, 30, a judge calls for tougher penalties for animal abuse.

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#FOTW Daily Post 9 We're in uncharted territory The air you are breathing today is different in composition to any breathed by humans before. This is because CO2 levels are higher than at any time in the last 14 Million years, and still climbing Please share + tag 2 #FateOfTheWorld

Saltmarsh #Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens) shot Wednesday on Vare. #Bloomscrolling #Wildflowers

The beautiful Greater Knapweed flower in the treepit of the new tree in our street has been poisoned by West Sussex CC, who continue to spray glyphosate on #Worthing pavements. 😢 #pavementplants #wildflowers #banurbanglyphosate @lgspace.bsky.social

1777: Beans & vetches are housed.

Is there something peculiarly British about celebrating wildlife species on banknotes but only grudgingly (or not at all) doing things to avert their decline? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Bank of England reveals the four animals to feature on banknotes

The decision comes after nearly half a million people voted on a shortlist of 18 creatures.

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An obvious arrival of Barnacle Geese today, with birds flying in off the sea into a fresh westerly, bringing numbers around the bay to at least 4,500 by late afternoon inc three leucistic birds #BudleBay #NEbirding

Nice cool damp evening for a stroll around the garden. The resident Toad.

Migweek starts tomorrow!!! Update!! Sadly the weather is taking its toll on events. Guided walk (for those booked on it) is taking place, 10am at the lighthouse. Ringing at South Landing will be assessed in the morning. Ringing at RSPB Bempton is cancelled tomorrow but will take place Sunday.