Andy Musgrove
@andymus.bsky.social
All-taxa naturalist, on a journey to understand what biodiversity really means. Freelance ecological consultant. Norfolk Sawfly Recorder. BUBO founder. Pan-species Lister.
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I was watching the new BBC sitcom Small Prophets this evening and had to pause when, in episode 3, there appears to be a lot of Aponogeton distachyos, Cape-pondweed, in the canal!
#TVBotany
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#TVBotany
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February 16, 2026 at 8:05 PM
I was watching the new BBC sitcom Small Prophets this evening and had to pause when, in episode 3, there appears to be a lot of Aponogeton distachyos, Cape-pondweed, in the canal!
#TVBotany
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
#TVBotany
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
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Oh hey, it's my book! Due out next week!!
From walkable wetlands to coastal wildlife reached by rail, Where to Watch Wildlife in Britain proves sustainable travel and great wildlife watching go hand in hand.
Available to pre-order now for eco-conscious explorers!
@MeganShersby @feraheather @beccaonthewing @DanERouse
Available to pre-order now for eco-conscious explorers!
@MeganShersby @feraheather @beccaonthewing @DanERouse
February 13, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Oh hey, it's my book! Due out next week!!
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We're trialling something new this year at the BSBI - an activity designed to support absolute beginner botanists with identifying *and* recording their first ever 100 plants in 2026 🌿
If you know anyone that might like to take part then please spread the word:
bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
If you know anyone that might like to take part then please spread the word:
bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
The 100 Plants in 2026 Challenge
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February 14, 2026 at 8:06 PM
We're trialling something new this year at the BSBI - an activity designed to support absolute beginner botanists with identifying *and* recording their first ever 100 plants in 2026 🌿
If you know anyone that might like to take part then please spread the word:
bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
If you know anyone that might like to take part then please spread the word:
bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
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Checkout our new Woodpeckers design, available on t-shirts, tops, hoodies and mugs. aluladesigns.co.uk/s... #Birds #BirdArt #UKBirding
February 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Checkout our new Woodpeckers design, available on t-shirts, tops, hoodies and mugs. aluladesigns.co.uk/s... #Birds #BirdArt #UKBirding
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Does anyone on here have a good technique for everting a moth’s aedeagus? I have had success pushing/pulling it through but that doesn’t always work. I can’t source an affordable pipette that’s fine-tipped enough (one in photo has outside diameter of 0.8mm - needs to be nearer 0.25mm). #TeamMoth
February 5, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Does anyone on here have a good technique for everting a moth’s aedeagus? I have had success pushing/pulling it through but that doesn’t always work. I can’t source an affordable pipette that’s fine-tipped enough (one in photo has outside diameter of 0.8mm - needs to be nearer 0.25mm). #TeamMoth
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Can you find, identify & record 100 wild plants in 2026?
BSBI is confident that (with our support) yes, you can!
Beginner botanists, will you accept the challenge?
Sign up today for #100Plants2026 challenge:
bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
Check out the webinars & #WildFlowerID help we've prep'd for you!
BSBI is confident that (with our support) yes, you can!
Beginner botanists, will you accept the challenge?
Sign up today for #100Plants2026 challenge:
bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
Check out the webinars & #WildFlowerID help we've prep'd for you!
February 3, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Can you find, identify & record 100 wild plants in 2026?
BSBI is confident that (with our support) yes, you can!
Beginner botanists, will you accept the challenge?
Sign up today for #100Plants2026 challenge:
bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
Check out the webinars & #WildFlowerID help we've prep'd for you!
BSBI is confident that (with our support) yes, you can!
Beginner botanists, will you accept the challenge?
Sign up today for #100Plants2026 challenge:
bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
Check out the webinars & #WildFlowerID help we've prep'd for you!
Species 2,930 for my home 1 km square, an Otter by torchlight whilst emptying the dog. Have seen on the nearby Tas previously but, surprisingly, never on Shotesham Common. Hope it sticks around!
February 3, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Species 2,930 for my home 1 km square, an Otter by torchlight whilst emptying the dog. Have seen on the nearby Tas previously but, surprisingly, never on Shotesham Common. Hope it sticks around!
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It's arrived! Pan-species Listing: How to Become a Super-Naturalist published by @pelagicpublishing. My first book.
I am so pleased with it. It looks amazing, all those photos of incredible British species really make this a very colourful book and a celebration of how fantastic our wildlife is.
I am so pleased with it. It looks amazing, all those photos of incredible British species really make this a very colourful book and a celebration of how fantastic our wildlife is.
January 30, 2026 at 12:27 PM
It's arrived! Pan-species Listing: How to Become a Super-Naturalist published by @pelagicpublishing. My first book.
I am so pleased with it. It looks amazing, all those photos of incredible British species really make this a very colourful book and a celebration of how fantastic our wildlife is.
I am so pleased with it. It looks amazing, all those photos of incredible British species really make this a very colourful book and a celebration of how fantastic our wildlife is.
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1/ Survey! 📝 How are automated species identifications from passive acoustic monitoring verified and quality-assured in practice? #bioacoustics
Take part here ➡️ forms.gle/Ak3eYgZivUPa...
Take part here ➡️ forms.gle/Ak3eYgZivUPa...
Verification and quality assurance in Passive Acoustic Monitoring
This survey explores how automated acoustic species identifications are verified and quality‑assured in practice, and how uncertainty is communicated and used.
The survey takes approximately 20 minut...
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January 28, 2026 at 11:12 AM
1/ Survey! 📝 How are automated species identifications from passive acoustic monitoring verified and quality-assured in practice? #bioacoustics
Take part here ➡️ forms.gle/Ak3eYgZivUPa...
Take part here ➡️ forms.gle/Ak3eYgZivUPa...
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I'm in need of a new bridge camera. Don't suppose anyone has Canon SX70 tucked away in the cupboard they no longer use and looking to sell? Good working order. Thanks
#birdinggear
#birdinggear
January 18, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I'm in need of a new bridge camera. Don't suppose anyone has Canon SX70 tucked away in the cupboard they no longer use and looking to sell? Good working order. Thanks
#birdinggear
#birdinggear
Fantastic! Explains the lack of rhinos in my garden
January 10, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Fantastic! Explains the lack of rhinos in my garden
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Voxpop request: Panurus biarmicus is the sole member of the family Panuridae, AviList uses Bearded Reedling (in use since the 19th century) as the English vernacular, BOURC maintains Bearded Tit even though they are more closely related to larks. Should we change the name? #Ornithology #UKBirding 🪶
January 9, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Voxpop request: Panurus biarmicus is the sole member of the family Panuridae, AviList uses Bearded Reedling (in use since the 19th century) as the English vernacular, BOURC maintains Bearded Tit even though they are more closely related to larks. Should we change the name? #Ornithology #UKBirding 🪶
Should be required reading for folks in the biological recording community - @nbntrust.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @nfbr.bsky.social. Lots of echoes here of similar experiences and issues over the years.
And if you want more detail on why I left iNat, I wrote about that too: kueda.net/blog/2026/01...
Why I Left iNaturalist
After almost 18 years, I left iNaturalist, the product and organization I helped create. I left because I don’t believe the current Leadership team is pointing the product in the right direction, and ...
kueda.net
January 9, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Should be required reading for folks in the biological recording community - @nbntrust.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @nfbr.bsky.social. Lots of echoes here of similar experiences and issues over the years.
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Seasonal positions (Apr-Sep) for Botanical and Entomology Field Surveyors available with @ukceh.bsky.social - see ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/CEH_Ca...
Botanical & Entomology Field Surveyors
Salary - £31,942 - £33,898 Fieldwork Dates: 27th April - 4th September 2026 Short-Term Appointment, Full-time, 37 hours per week Closing date for applications, 30 January 2026. We reserve the right to...
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January 6, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Seasonal positions (Apr-Sep) for Botanical and Entomology Field Surveyors available with @ukceh.bsky.social - see ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/CEH_Ca...
Coming soon. As one of the people who've had a chance to read an early draft, I can whole-heartedly second this review by @markavery.bsky.social!
Sunday book review: Pan-species Listing by @graemelyons.bsky.social
Publisher: @pelagic.bsky.social
Review: markavery.info/2026/01/04/s...
"Hardly anyone has the knowledge to write this book & even fewer could write it so well!"
Publisher: @pelagic.bsky.social
Review: markavery.info/2026/01/04/s...
"Hardly anyone has the knowledge to write this book & even fewer could write it so well!"
January 4, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Coming soon. As one of the people who've had a chance to read an early draft, I can whole-heartedly second this review by @markavery.bsky.social!
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My Swarovski STS 65 HD scope, with 20-60 zoom is available, although lens caps missing. Comes with stay-on case (front lost its lower clip). Tripod available. Know any local young birders who may like it? - free of charge @landguardbo.bsky.social @landguardbirder.bsky.social @david-walsh.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 5:45 PM
My Swarovski STS 65 HD scope, with 20-60 zoom is available, although lens caps missing. Comes with stay-on case (front lost its lower clip). Tripod available. Know any local young birders who may like it? - free of charge @landguardbo.bsky.social @landguardbirder.bsky.social @david-walsh.bsky.social
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Nineth cider of the day on the #NYPH pub crawl in Norwich and 91 species under our belt. Some great plants - a luxurious Pseudofumaria lutea mistaken for a hanging basket a fav.. scaling the castle.. and some great pubs. Top effort #NorfolkFloraGroup #NYPH Same next January
January 2, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Nineth cider of the day on the #NYPH pub crawl in Norwich and 91 species under our belt. Some great plants - a luxurious Pseudofumaria lutea mistaken for a hanging basket a fav.. scaling the castle.. and some great pubs. Top effort #NorfolkFloraGroup #NYPH Same next January
Splendid day's botanising (hic)
Run out of time and ended on 101 species, nearly 18000 Jo-steps and over 11km at high speed .... currently recoveringin the Coach & Horses
January 2, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Splendid day's botanising (hic)
Lots of beers here. Will the plant hunt manage to progress further...?
And we've reached the Garden House and 92 plants (and no we're not seeing double yet, but it's just a matter of time....)
January 2, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Lots of beers here. Will the plant hunt manage to progress further...?
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We found too many plants and had to skip one. Pub no.2 is the Golden Star and 73 plants
January 2, 2026 at 1:02 PM
We found too many plants and had to skip one. Pub no.2 is the Golden Star and 73 plants
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We've reached Pub no. 1 and 35 plants in flower. Currently neck and neck with Tim in Cardiff.....
January 2, 2026 at 11:37 AM
We've reached Pub no. 1 and 35 plants in flower. Currently neck and neck with Tim in Cardiff.....
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2025 was perhaps my best year of botany, so I thought I'd post a few highlights from Scotland. A well-timed trip to Orkney in May produced Oysterplant (Mertensia maritima), Holy-grass (Hierochloe odorata) and Scottish Primrose (Primula scotica). @bsbibotany.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 9:57 PM
2025 was perhaps my best year of botany, so I thought I'd post a few highlights from Scotland. A well-timed trip to Orkney in May produced Oysterplant (Mertensia maritima), Holy-grass (Hierochloe odorata) and Scottish Primrose (Primula scotica). @bsbibotany.bsky.social
One for my Thetford friends...
Tomorrow looks like being dry and bright, if a little on the cool side. Anyone keen to chase away a few cobwebs or work off that one mince pie too many is welcome to join us at #BTO Headquarters in #Thetford at 1030 for the first of the #BSBI #Norfolk #NewYearPlantHunts!! 🌹🪷🌷🏵️
Just 2 sleeps to go before the #BSBI #NewYearPlantHunt!!! bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
Here in sunny #Norfolk, the #NorfolkFloraGroup is running 3 events: Thetford on 1st Jan; Norwich (incl @bramblebotanist.bsky.social's pub crawl) on 2nd Jan and Sheringham on 3rd Jan. Join us. Make new friends! 🥰
Here in sunny #Norfolk, the #NorfolkFloraGroup is running 3 events: Thetford on 1st Jan; Norwich (incl @bramblebotanist.bsky.social's pub crawl) on 2nd Jan and Sheringham on 3rd Jan. Join us. Make new friends! 🥰
December 31, 2025 at 9:58 PM
One for my Thetford friends...
This looks a fun thing to do on Friday - think I'd better check the bus times to get home though if we're doing 6 pubs.
For those wondering the ideal combination of pub & botanical excellence is thus: Murderers> Adam&Eve> Golden Star> Fat Cat> Black Horse> Coach&Horses. See you at pub #1 on 2nd Jan 10:30
December 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This looks a fun thing to do on Friday - think I'd better check the bus times to get home though if we're doing 6 pubs.