Some excellent events across North Wales arranged on the Cofnod calendar this year. Leech ID course, Rockpooling, Grass ID course, Recorders' Days etc. (many available to book now). @northwaleswt.bsky.social @bsbicymru.bsky.social
www.cofnod.org.uk/events
A bittern (bird) walks across a wetland surrounded by blades of green grass, by Jamie Hall
Have you heard the boom of a bittern?
During the breeding season male bitterns make a deep, foghorn-like booming sound which can be heard up to two miles away!
Find out more 👉
www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/.../her.../b...
📷 Jamie Hall
GB hectad distribution map for Argiope bruennichi from the new SRS Atlas
GB hectad distribution map for Erigone welchi from the new SRS Atlas
Our new Atlas of UK spider, harvestmen and pseudoscorpion records is now online at britishspiders.org.uk/atlas. It gives access to 1.6 million records and is constantly updated with data submitted and verified via irecord.org.uk/enter-srs-records.
#recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos is Selenia tetralunaria, the Purple Thorn moth recorded in Carmarthenshire by Jane Griffiths 📸. Thank you for sharing your records.
#moths #mothsmatter
In a garden setting I'd say it's more likely to be cucurbitina sensu lato (however it's not really worth trying to ID immature Araniella to species). displicata is typically restricted to Pine trees on heathland.
Hey, have you booked yet? The 40th anniversary of NFBR. Get in there! Some great speakers (er, and me)…
Cofnod #RecordOfTheWeek is this Moschatel (Adoxa moschatellina) 📷 and recorded by @discoverthewild.bsky.social at Aberduna Nature Reserve. @northwaleswt.bsky.social @sewbrec.org.uk @wwbic1.bsky.social @bispowys.bsky.social @bsbicymru.bsky.social
#SwyddiGwylltCymru #WalesWildlifeJobs
Uwch Swyddog Prosiect Cynefin i Wenyn - Cynefin i Wenyn Senior Project Officer. @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social
Dyddiad cau / closing date: 04/05/26
www.bumblebeeconservation.org/what-we-do/v...
If you'd like to read the short paper about the original discovery of this extraordinary bee population, visit www.researchgate.net/publication/....
Welcome back to our breeding pair of ospreys at Llyn Brenig this week!
We're excited to be following their progress and watching the livecam footage 💚👉 www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/days-out/osp...
Sunning in the hedge after storm Dave..
(taken on a mobile so poor quality) @cofnod.org.uk
Cofnod #RecordOfTheWeek is this Black Carrion Beetle (Phosphuga atrata) found by JanS at Aberduna. @northwaleswt.bsky.social @carrionbeetlesuk.bsky.social @sewbrec.org.uk @bispowys.bsky.social @wwbic1.bsky.social
@arachnoteg.bsky.social @britishspiders.bsky.social Yes, this is ideal. 70% is good to use straight out of the bottle for preservation, and has the added benefit that you don't need a licence to purchase it (unlike pure IMS).
#recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos is Bombylius major, the Dark-edged Bee-fly (Diptera) found at Rhos Pil-Bach, Cardiganshire by Paul Taylor 📸. Recorded through WWBIC online at record.wwbic.org.uk. Thank you for sharing your records.
#beefly #parasites #bees #wwbic #westwales
Visit to Eryri to see Saxifraga oppositifolia (Purple Saxifrage) for first time. Was blown away, quite nearly literally #wildflowerhour
www.cleanroomshop.com/397-klercide... Although they only seem to sell it in bulk these days (maybe you can put in a join order with another person??).
Drop me an e-mail via the Cofnod website (can't work out how to DM on here) 👍
Excellent another specimen. Dave Carr had one a couple of years ago but it didn't barcode successfully. The closest I could get morphologically was Tapinocyba cf. hortensis (but not 100% certain). Long abdominal setae are interesting. Shreyas would you be willing to send this to me for barcoding?
The other interesting feature of this new UK Liny is the distinct pocket on the anterior part of the epigyne.
The other interesting feature of this new UK Liny is the distinct pocket on the anterior part of the epigyne.
Excellent another specimen. Dave Carr had one a couple of years ago but it didn't barcode successfully. The closest I could get morphologically was Tapinocyba cf. hortensis (but not 100% certain). Long abdominal setae are interesting. Shreyas would you be willing to send this to me for barcoding?
A return visit to the Llyn peninsula for a ten day mossing Sesh, Saturday was back at Mynydd Tir-y Cwmwd were last year i discovered a new site for the nationally Scarce liverwort Cephaloziella dentata (toothed Threadwort) here it is amongst Cladonia @bbsbryology.bsky.social
Philinotis rigida (Rigid Apple-moss) at Mynydd Tir-y Cwmwd on Saturday, Spherical Capsules on a long Setae,a moss of wet Cliffs and river banks ,always nice to cast an eye over @bbsbryology.bsky.social
Nice to find Riccia beyrichiana (Purple Crystalwort) on Saturday at Mynydd Tir-y Cwmwd,a new site for it on the Llyn Peninsula,a lovely chunky Riccia and in good amounts,nice @bbsbryology.bsky.social
Entosthodon attenuatus (Thin Chord-moss) on wet peaty soil on Mynydd Tir-y Cwmwd on Saturday,nice to see fruiting nicely , lovely cherry-red Rhyzoids on this species,I didn't look at those as only this patch so left alone @bbsbryology.bsky.social
We're so excited to see the ospreys back at Llyn Brenig soon! Best of luck to them on the rest of their journey 💚
Spring is here! Cofnod #RecordOfTheWeek is this Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) recorded by TomK at Cwm Ystradllyn. @sewbrec.org.uk @wwbic1.bsky.social @bispowys.bsky.social
#RecordOfTheWeek today is this beautiful carpet of Wood Anemone (Anemonoides nemorosa) recorded by Marion Sweeney, in Forest Farm, Cardiff.
Many thanks to Marion for the record and photo, submitted via the LERC Wales App www.sewbrec.org.uk/recording/app.
Yes, several self sown ones in our garden - now a few years old and growing rapidly (Llandudno)
Next Anglesey Flora Group meeting Monday 23 March 10am
Exploring a monad with only 8 records. So hopefully we'll be able to add quite a few new species to the list.
Message me for further details if you'd like to join us on Monday.
@cofnod.org.uk @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbicymru.bsky.social