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A white Red Dead-nettle seen today was an unusual treat, and also a great example of why capitalisation of species names is a good aid for clarity in writing.
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It was so awesome!!! Thanks mate. That was one unforgettable day.
analternativenaturalhistoryofsussex.blogspot.com/2026/04/kill... A mind-blowing four days of wildlife in Cornwall (Orca photo is Nathan Jackson's). Follow the link to the full story on my blog! Right, field work begins today!
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Brilliant interview with Graeme Lyons @graemelyons.bsky.social, chatting about being an author & his book:
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Just heard the Yellow-browed Warbler again, but two streets away this time!
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A fantastic review of my book by Steve Gale. Many thanks Steve!
Amazing! Looking forward to seeing your lists go up on the website. Hope you enjoy it.
analternativenaturalhistoryofsussex.blogspot.com/2026/03/sloe... A quick update on the '6000 species in 2026' challenge, along with my first ever Sloe Carpet! Full story in the blog below.
Even in the pouring mizzle, there's plenty of adult male Euophrys herbigrada to be found on the west Lizard cliffs at this time of year. @britishspiders.bsky.social @graemelyons.bsky.social @cofnod.org.uk @chalkspring.bsky.social
In the last three years, I am suddenly seeing a lot more Blossom Underwing larvae when beating in the spring.
2/2 I have 11 records. Even managed a new hectad for it in 2020, where it just nudges into SU93 at the south end of Witley Common. I have records then from four hectads in total.
1/2 #speciesaday no. 689 is Oxyopes heterophthalmus. Nationally Rare & Vulnerable. Found on mature heathland in Surrey where it is widespread. Not seen in the New Forest for over a 100 years. Oddly missing from the West Sussex heaths that are not that far away. A bit jumpy. Lots of leg spines.
2/2 I have just two records, one from Box Hill and then last year, an entirely new hectad record north of the river! Might have been my spider find of the year but I trumped it with Aulonia.
1/2 #speciesaday no. 688 is Dipoena melanogaster. Endangered & Nationally Rare. A very rare spider with its UK stronghold at Box Hill, where it can be beaten from the low branches of shrubs. Quite unlike the other Dipoena type spiders, more like a Theridiid with that patterned abdomen.
2/2 a real south east speciality, my first record was at Dungeness back in 2001 when I started my career in conservation - which will be 25 years ago this summer. I have just six records.
1/2 #speciesaday no. 687 is Cynaeda dentalis. A distinctive crambid that looks like a parched grass flower head. Nationally scarce a. Feeds on Viper's-bugloss. My records are between 9th June and 9th September. This one was disturbed from rest in the day near the car park at West Beach last summer.
NFBR conference on 8th May in Birmingham, I am trying to arrange something in Staffordshire for the autumn. Global Birdfair in July.
I am doing a talk on the book on Saturday for Haslemere Natural History Society at 2.15 pm at Haslemere Museum. They allow non-members too but for a £5 donation. I will also be selling the book at a discounted rate.
Which is fine, as I will be verifying it on iRecord!
Can you get a shot from above out in the open and in focus? Pop it in the fridge for a bit if it is lively. I think my initial ID is correct though.
No idea what a Daffodil Leaf Beetle is but that looks to me like Pyrrhidium sanguineum (Welsh Oak Longhorn Beetle) although I can't see the antennae/head. It has spread recently and is no longer scarce, did it come out of some old logs?
Thank you!
Thanks Jonathan!
One last reminder of my talk tomorrow night on my book at Exeter Street Hall at 7.30 pm (until 8.30 pm). I will be selling the book at a discounted rate of £32 (cash preferred). Hope to see some of you there! It's only £2 entry.
Try Lathy humilis. Wrong family but a pretty little spider that is exceptionally common on trees.
This just arrived, by @graemelyons.bsky.social. 400 pages packed with guidance on how to identify almost any taxonomic group you can think of. An absolute 'must have' for any naturalist.