Steve Ormerod
@steveormerod.bsky.social
Freshwater ecology, global change, nature conservation; env policy; Dep Chair @natreswales.bsky.social; Joint Committee @jncc.bsky.social; VP @rspb.bsky.social; bumbling acoustic guitarist
https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/ormerod
https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/ormerod
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2/5 Wales
Plynlimon Catchments- Jade Hatton @ukceh.bsky.social bit.ly/Plynlimon
Llyn Brianne- @steveormerod.bsky.social at Cardiff University bit.ly/LlynBrianne
Cors Fochno- Ben Keane @york.ac.uk bit.ly/CorsFochno
#WorldWetlandsDay2026 #LTEs 🌏
Plynlimon Catchments- Jade Hatton @ukceh.bsky.social bit.ly/Plynlimon
Llyn Brianne- @steveormerod.bsky.social at Cardiff University bit.ly/LlynBrianne
Cors Fochno- Ben Keane @york.ac.uk bit.ly/CorsFochno
#WorldWetlandsDay2026 #LTEs 🌏
February 2, 2026 at 10:05 AM
2/5 Wales
Plynlimon Catchments- Jade Hatton @ukceh.bsky.social bit.ly/Plynlimon
Llyn Brianne- @steveormerod.bsky.social at Cardiff University bit.ly/LlynBrianne
Cors Fochno- Ben Keane @york.ac.uk bit.ly/CorsFochno
#WorldWetlandsDay2026 #LTEs 🌏
Plynlimon Catchments- Jade Hatton @ukceh.bsky.social bit.ly/Plynlimon
Llyn Brianne- @steveormerod.bsky.social at Cardiff University bit.ly/LlynBrianne
Cors Fochno- Ben Keane @york.ac.uk bit.ly/CorsFochno
#WorldWetlandsDay2026 #LTEs 🌏
Never had a Hawfinch - but hunting Sparrowhawks are regular.
Great footage.
Great footage.
January 26, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Never had a Hawfinch - but hunting Sparrowhawks are regular.
Great footage.
Great footage.
Great Spot is regular. Green Woody is occasional in the garden: I often hear them.
My best garden bird was Little Egret. Only one, ever. And not during birdwatch
My best garden bird was Little Egret. Only one, ever. And not during birdwatch
January 26, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Great Spot is regular. Green Woody is occasional in the garden: I often hear them.
My best garden bird was Little Egret. Only one, ever. And not during birdwatch
My best garden bird was Little Egret. Only one, ever. And not during birdwatch
They’re very spectacular in their blue regalia
December 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
They’re very spectacular in their blue regalia
Stochastic event with v low frequency and a distribution highly biased against the Valleys.
But Merry Christmas :)
But Merry Christmas :)
December 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Stochastic event with v low frequency and a distribution highly biased against the Valleys.
But Merry Christmas :)
But Merry Christmas :)
Evolution is the mother of sauce.
And ketchup.
And ketchup.
November 24, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Evolution is the mother of sauce.
And ketchup.
And ketchup.
Mottled Umber: one of the v latest moths of the year. Famous for having flightless females that use pheromones to lure males like the one in your pic.
butterfly-conservation.org/moths/mottle...
butterfly-conservation.org/moths/mottle...
Mottled Umber
A variable species, with some strongly-banded individuals, others plain brownish with darker speckling. The females are completely wingless. Overwinter as an egg.Flight SeasonFlies from October into D...
butterfly-conservation.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Mottled Umber: one of the v latest moths of the year. Famous for having flightless females that use pheromones to lure males like the one in your pic.
butterfly-conservation.org/moths/mottle...
butterfly-conservation.org/moths/mottle...
I think they'll be around for a while - possible all winter? They're mostly at the northern end. There's a fairly vocal Teal lek also on some days.
November 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I think they'll be around for a while - possible all winter? They're mostly at the northern end. There's a fairly vocal Teal lek also on some days.
I’ve posted a link to the paper on LinkedIn.
And I agree.
And I agree.
November 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I’ve posted a link to the paper on LinkedIn.
And I agree.
And I agree.