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Dave Boddington @birdingbodds.bsky.social · 3d

Two beautiful Marginated tortoises (Testudo marginata) on the Peloponnese, Greece today.
Very different markings on their shells.
#reptiles
#PeloponneseGreece
#Greekwildlife

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Dave Boddington @birdingbodds.bsky.social · 14d

Not the finest photo of a Clouded Yellow, but given the wind this morning I thought this was okay.
Fair movement of Swallows (min 160) with a few House and Sand Martins, plus about 6+ Sandwich Terns.
At Newhaven Tide Mills.
@sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social 🪶

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Dave Boddington @birdingbodds.bsky.social · 19d

Dwarf Thistle (Cirsium acaule) near Youlgrave, Peak District.
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Dave Boddington @birdingbodds.bsky.social · Sep 8

Good to meet you too Richard 😃

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Barry Yates @rxnature.bsky.social · Aug 23

An outing out of the area yesterday to Seven Sisters Country Park with Alan Martin and @birdingbodds.bsky.social found a small colony of the rare Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly, including this mating pair.
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Dave Boddington @birdingbodds.bsky.social · Aug 23

A rather poor record shot of this super dainty Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura pumilio) at a pond in Sussex. Not found by myself, but the record has been confirmed.
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Dave Boddington @birdingbodds.bsky.social · Aug 19

Four compartment Swift box installed today at Seahaven academy in Newhaven. Box from Impeckable.
Thanks to everyone who helped make it possible.
@lewesswifts.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social
@saveourswifts.bsky.social

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Dave Boddington @birdingbodds.bsky.social · Aug 18

Chalkhill Blue (Polyommatus coridon) and Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) on the South Downs over the weekend.
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
#SDNP

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Dave Boddington @birdingbodds.bsky.social · Aug 11

It's been a good year for Jersey Tiger moths (Euplagia quadripunctaria) from my experience. A less usual but no less beautiful view from the underside, and showing that I don't clean my study window often enough 😄
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Barry Yates @rxnature.bsky.social · Aug 4

This colour ringed Great White Egret was seen in Rye Bay on 2nd August and photographed by John Willsher, but where had it come from?
It was ringed in the nest on 22nd April at RSPB Ham Wall, as one of a brood of three.
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@rspb.bsky.social
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Dave Boddington @birdingbodds.bsky.social · Aug 6

Stages in the fitting of 1 of 3 Swift bricks in Brighton today. This was a retro fit and the box sits in the cavity of the wall.
Not complicated with the right equipment.
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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · Aug 5

New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation

47% of people think immigration is primarily illegal. There were 4% irregular arrivals in March

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Dave Boddington @birdingbodds.bsky.social · Aug 2

Female Migrant Hawker dragonfly (Aeshna mixta) sunning itself in Bristol this morning.
@britishdragonflies.bsky.social
#BristolWildlife
#Dragonflies

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Dave Boddington @birdingbodds.bsky.social · Aug 1

I might hazard a guess at Buff-tailed Bumblebee?

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Dave Boddington @birdingbodds.bsky.social · Jul 31

Nice combo of Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) and Hornet Plumehorn (Volucella zonaria) on some type of Thistle?
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
#BugLife
#bumblebees

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Dave Boddington @birdingbodds.bsky.social · Jul 24

This rather beautiful and slightly understated Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) has been gracing my kitchen recently, in Brighton, Sussex.
#NationalMothWeek
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Dave Boddington @birdingbodds.bsky.social · Jul 23

Thank you, just digiscoped, i.e. phone+scope! They were so close, just magical 😃

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Dave Boddington @birdingbodds.bsky.social · Jul 23

Oops, that should've tagged @southdownsnp.bsky.social
Not the Sdnp in my original post. Apologies all.

Dave Boddington @birdingbodds.bsky.social · Jul 22

Lovely walk at the Cuckmere today, where 2 breeding plumage Dunlin on the scrape showed really well and close to the assembled group, who were suitably impressed by their beauty.
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Dave Boddington @birdingbodds.bsky.social · Jul 16

Peacock butterfly (Aglais io) on Marsh Thistle (cirsium palustre) I think 🤔
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Jul 12

At our demonstration today, I'm holding a placard stating
"I support
Palestine.
Action
must be taken."
My aim is to highlight the absurdity of the government dictating what can and cannot be said by peace-seeking people

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Dave Boddington @birdingbodds.bsky.social · Jul 12

Six-spot Burnets (Zygaena filipendulae) and two Dusky Sallow (Eremobia ochroleuca) on Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis) at Stanmer Park, Brighton today. Upwards of 50 Burnets.
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · Jul 3

I’m delighted that my book THE LIE OF THE LAND has been longlisted for the Wainwright Prize for Conservation Writing.

It’s an honour to be on a longlist alongside @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social @sophiepavs.bsky.social & many others!

wainwrightprize.com/news/longlis...

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Dave Boddington @birdingbodds.bsky.social · Jul 1

Whilst fitting Swift boxes on the top of a block of flats today, I found 2 Herring Gull nests, although sadly one (chick in pic) had lost a parent to maybe botulism or HPAIV 🤔
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Dave Boddington @birdingbodds.bsky.social · Jul 1

Very happy to have this delightful White-letter Hairstreak (Satyrium w-album) visit my Brighton garden this afternoon. Clearly got the instructions wrong as it was on Beech not Elm 😄
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @wealdtowaves.bsky.social

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