This Biological Recording Company (@biologicalrecording.co.uk) talk last week, about riverflies in Ireland, was fascinating. Definitely worth a watch if you're interested in learning more about the diversity of riverflies and their habitats. 💧 biologicalrecording.co.uk/2026/05/28/u...
Did some riverfly sampling training in Eyemouth today with @riverflies.bsky.social Good fun and looking forward to setting up a new regular monitoring site near my home.
East Berwickshire now has a great team of citizen scientists ready to monitor river health throughout the region. @riverflies.bsky.social
If you would like to join a riverfly monitoring group in Eyemouth, Reston, or elsewhere in the Eye & Tweed catchments let me know
Our June newsletter is out now! If you'd like to read it, or sign up to our mailing list so future issues come directly to your inbox, go to riverflies.org/newsletters.
This olive, found by Warwickshire Wildlife Trust volunteers, is so pale because it's recently moulted. Riverfly larvae undergo a number of moults as they grow. Each stage between moults is called an 'instar'. At the start of an instar, before the exoskeleton hardens, the larva is pale and soft. 🌟
Looking forward to hearing this talk about stoneflies and their 'paradiddle'! The FBA's Annual Scientific Meeting is next week at Edinburgh Napier and we'll be there - there are still tickets if you'd like to join us 💧
biologicalrecording.co.uk
Ireland’s freshwater landscape encompasses over 12,000 lakes and extensive river networks, primarily shaped by Pleistocene glaciation. Standard aquatic surveys consistently target riffle zone…
Have you ever wondered how human sound might impact freshwater species whilst in their submerged state?
Jess Lister, @edinburghnapier.bsky.social, will be introducing a keynote on this very subject at our Annual Scientific Meeting.
Interested in finding out more? 👇
www.fba.org.uk/annual-scien...
Calling all freshwater science fans! Have you registered for our Annual Scientific Meeting? The ASM is in Edinburgh on Thursday 11 June. We would love you to join us!
The ASM has an inspiring line-up including a keynote from Bernd Hänfling.
Find out more & register!
www.fba.org.uk/annual-scien...
Freshwater Biological Association
Freshwater Biological Association
Save Our Swale Exhibition in Catterick Library in collaboration with CRACCL until 22nd June..
What Does The River Swale Mean To Us All? #richmondsnippets
🛑 If river water levels fall too low to get invertebrates into the net, don't attempt a kick sample. However, please still log a survey on the database, showing you weren't able to sample.
☀️ For full guidance on summertime Riverfly surveys, please see riverflies.org/summer-survey-guidance.
Save Our Swale
These photos were shared with the Environment Agency, who confirmed this was the first demon shrimp recorded on the Holy Brook 🔍
Info on non-native shrimps can be found at www.riverflies.org/keydocuments/#infoformonitors
Always remember: check, clean, dry! 🫧
📸: John Sharpe @riverkennet.bsky.social
