Girdled Snail, Hygromia cinctella, Ninesprings this morning. Not something I've noticed before. Mediterranean origins, only recorded in this country from 1945 apparently. #uksnails #ukgastropods #ukwildlife #uknature #conchsoc #conchology
Alastair Swinnerton
Here's an upscaled crop - any ideas?
Ninesprings earlier this morning, a nice (Orange-Spotted) Plant Bug, Grypocoris stysi, stalking an aphid. Very common it seems, but not one I've noticed before. @teamdiptera.bsky.social #ukinsects #somersetwildlife
Butterfly season getting into full flow on the Lyde Road Riverside Walk - A good few Marbled Whites, Large Skippers, Red Admirals and Small Tortoiseshells, as well as Meadow Browns and Painted Ladies. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #somersetbutterflies #yeovilcountrypark #ukbutterflies
Large Yellow Underwing just landed in front of me as I had a camera in my hand, first time I've seen one in the garden. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @mothiduk.bsky.social #ukbutterflies #ukmoths
Buzzard hovering over the newly mown back field, after seeing the Red Kite off. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #ukbirding
Popped to Sutton Bingham to see if the Osprey was still there (it wasn't), but enjoyed watching the Swallows chasing each other around the wildflower meadow, until (I'm guessing) an adult and a juvenile briefly landed in a tree in front of me. @somersetbirds.bsky.social #ukbirding #somersetbirding
Testing out a new vintage macro lens, and spotted something on the back of this 4th instar Harlequin larva - is that an aphid hitching a ride, or something more parasytic, or maybe symbiotic? @colsocbi.bsky.social @britishbugs.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social
Shot through a window, so a bit hazy, but a bit of an exciting start to the morning! @btobirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #ukbirding #ukwildlife #uknature
Popped up to the end of the garden to see if anything other than Gulls had gathered for the mowing of the field - hoped for Ravens, but really didn't expect a Red Kite! Mostly blurred by heat haze, annoyingly, but managed to salvage a few. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social
