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NatureBureau @naturebureau.bsky.social · 12d

Our 3 latest titles are on PRE-PUBLICATION OFFER - come along to NatureBureau's stand at the AES Annual Exhibition tomorrow Sat 27 October at Kempton Park Racecourse and see our range of insect books
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NatureBureau @naturebureau.bsky.social · 26d

On the last leg of our #FliesofBritainandIreland bit.ly/4dqQI8Z – laying out the fabulous Tachinid Parasitic Flies. Here's 4 to whet your appetite: top Gonia picea & Phasia pusilla, bottom Linnaemya vulpina & Tachina lurida @tverc1.bsky.social @gailashton.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social

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NatureBureau @naturebureau.bsky.social · Sep 4

Just finished laying out the House Flies pages for #FliesofBritainandIreland bit.ly/4dqQI8Z - our smallest, the rare Musca osiris, is known from a few localities on the south coast of England & Wales @tverc1.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @gailashton.bsky.social @flygirlnhm.bsky.social

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NatureBureau @naturebureau.bsky.social · Aug 26

A rare fly on a rare plant at BBOWT's Parsonage Moor - Fen Mantis Fly (Ochthera manicata) on Fen Pondweed (Potamogeton coloratus) one of 1200 species featured in #FliesofBritainandIreland bit.ly/4dqQI8Z to be published this Autumn @tverc1.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social

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NatureBureau @naturebureau.bsky.social · Aug 22

If you visit the Sussex coast over the Bank Holiday look out for Sea Aster - you might spot the pretty Sea Aster Bee (Colletes halophilus) foraging on its flowers. Find out more in The Bees of Sussex order here bit.ly/3PlKoX2
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NatureBureau @naturebureau.bsky.social · Aug 13

One of the tiniest Tachinids, Phasia pusilla Little Phasia, seen on Angelica, Hinksey Fields in Oxford. One of over 1200 species that feature in our new Photographic Guide to #FliesofBritainandIreland to be published this Autumn
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NatureBureau @naturebureau.bsky.social · Aug 11

The Wildlife of the Avalon Marshes by Alison Uren is now on pre-pub offer @£19.95 from naturebureau.co.uk/bookshop (ends 31 Oct) – The book takes you on a month-by-month journey showcasing the stunning wildlife to be found there @rspb.bsky.social @somersetwt.bsky.social @avalonmarshes.bsky.social

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NatureBureau @naturebureau.bsky.social · Aug 6

We're now laying out the Tachinids for #FliesofBritainandIreland bit.ly/4dqQI8Z to be published this Autumn TOP Cistogaster globosa & Gymnocheta viridis; BOTTOM Phasia hemiptera & Tachina grossa @gailashton.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @georgemcgavin.bsky.social

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NatureBureau @naturebureau.bsky.social · Jul 30

We are sending the book to print in September with publication in late October 2025. You can pre-order on our website it's on special offer until end of October

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NatureBureau @naturebureau.bsky.social · Jul 29

Although we're nearing completion of our guide to #FliesofBritainandIreland I couldn't resist sharing this beauty seen in southern France, the hypnotic Band-eyed Dronefly Eristalinus taeniops, although it has been recorded in Britain it's not native @stevenfalk17.bsky.social @flygirlnhm.bsky.social

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NatureBureau @naturebureau.bsky.social · Jul 3

Our latest book The Wildlife of the Avalon Marshes by Alison Uren is now on pre-pub offer @£19.95 from naturebureau.co.uk/bookshop The cover features Bearded Reedling, Bittern & Great White Egret – three of the area's iconic species @rspb.bsky.social @somersetwt.bsky.social

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Pemberley Natural History Books @pemberleybooks.bsky.social · Jul 2

🪲 Just in: "The Beetles of Oxfordshire" by Jonty Denton & John Campbell!
A deep dive into the distribution of the county's beetle life, plus a bonus feature on the mysterious Strepsiptera (aka the “Abnormal Coleoptera” 👀).
📍Available now!
#Beetles #Oxfordshire @naturebureau.bsky.social

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NatureBureau @naturebureau.bsky.social · Jun 30

On the home run now for our #FliesofBritainandIreland book bit.ly/4dqQI8Z – Steven Falkhas now completed the text for the Anthomyiidae & we've started laying out the intro pages
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NatureBureau @naturebureau.bsky.social · Jun 25

Here are two spreads to tempt you from the Dung Flies Scathophagidae pages of our #FliesofBritainandIreland bit.ly/4dqQI8Z (maps to be done) for publication this autumn. @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @gailashton.bsky.social
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NatureBureau @naturebureau.bsky.social · Jun 19

#FliesofBritainandIreland is now 70% complete bit.ly/4dqQI8Z A nice wetland hoverfly, the Waisted Duckfly (Anasimyia contracta) seen at BBOWT's Parsonage Moor, Cothill - a top site for wetland flies @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @gailashton.bsky.social @flygirlnhm.bsky.social

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NatureBureau @naturebureau.bsky.social · Jun 17

We've just started laying out THE WILDLIFE OF THE AVALON MARSHES by Alison Uren. Richly illustrated throughout, the book takes you on a monthly journey around Somerset's wonderful Avalon Marshes nature reserves showcasing the wildlife found there @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

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NatureBureau @naturebureau.bsky.social · Jun 13

Our latest book SPIDERS & HARVESTMEN OF YORKSHIRE by Richard I. Wilson is nearing completion for publication this Autumn - Grab a bargain, pre-order your copy now & SAVE £10 on published price - order online at naturebureau.co.uk/bookshop @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
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NatureBureau @naturebureau.bsky.social · Jun 11

Delicate pink carpets of Bog Pimpernel (Lysimachia tenella) were flowering in the fen at BBOWT's Parsonage Moor, nr Oxford ... but in the damp marshy grassland at Whiteford Burrows on the Gower there were 1000s. Wonderful! @bbowt.bsky.social @bsbicymru.bsky.social @wildlifekate.bsky.social

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NatureBureau @naturebureau.bsky.social · Jun 9

4 Soldierflies seen @ BBOWT's Parsonage Moor today - Top Pygmy Soldier, Delicate Soldier. Bottom Orange-horned Green Colonel, Clubbed General @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @gailashton.bsky.social @georgemcgavin.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @tverc1.bsky.social bit.ly/4dqQI8Z

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NatureBureau @naturebureau.bsky.social · Jun 5

Out at Whiteford Burrows on the Gower on Monday, where I spotted this magnificent beast, the rare Strandline Beetle (Eurynebria complanata) – just the one seen lurking by a washed-up log along the strandline @gailashton.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @georgemcgavin.bsky.social

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NatureBureau @naturebureau.bsky.social · May 29

This rare orchid, spotted a growing on a verge nr Chinnor has just been confirmed as a Lizard Orchid (Himantoglossum hircinum), a spectacular plant when in flower (right). Great find! @bbowt.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @tverc1.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social

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NatureBureau @naturebureau.bsky.social · May 29

Off to the Gower next week & hope to see the magnificent Pied-winged Robberfly (Pamponerus germanicus) at Whiteford Burrows. All of Britain's robberflies are covered in our #FliesofBritainandIreland bit.ly/4dqQI8Z @gailashton.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social

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NatureBureau @naturebureau.bsky.social · May 20

It's #WorldBeeDay today - James Power's THE BEES OF SUSSEX bit.ly/3PlKoX2 describes the county's 229 species @sussexwildlife.bsky.social & find out how you can help #SavetheBees in our POLLINATORS IN CRISIS (on special offer) bit.ly/4it13o5 @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @georgemcgavin.bsky.social

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NatureBureau @naturebureau.bsky.social · May 16

Went out for a lunchtime break in the sunshine at BBOWT's
Greenham Common where we spotted a mating pair of Grizzled Skippers, although we were looking out for Green Hairstreaks, but alas no luck @bbowt.bsky.social
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NatureBureau @naturebureau.bsky.social · May 13

Hairy-footed Flower Bees were around in our garden this spring & now it's the turn of the rarer Four-banded Flower Bee (Anthophora quadrimaculata) to visit our garden this year. Oxford seems to be a hotspot for them @bbowt.bsky.social @tverc1.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social

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