Lovely lunchtime #FITcount on knapweed outside the office at @ukceh.bsky.social Wallingford. Good to see a brown argus butterfly land in my quadrat too! The wildflower diversity in our meadow has really held well despite the lack of rain. @pomscheme.bsky.social

A great day at RHS Garden Rosemoor discovering #pollinators with RHS staff and volunteers. The rain held off for two fun #FITcount sessions, Scabious and Fennel buzzing with insects in the Cottage Garden! #BeesNeedsWeek2025

Thanks to everyone who came to see us in the @ukceh.bsky.social stand or #Biodiversity Bimble at #Groundswell. Lots of inspiring chat on insect monitoring within regenerative farming systems, plus a #FITCount on white clover in the showground 🐝😍☀️

Busiest ever #FITcount with 42 insects visiting this gorgeous Euphorbia seguieriana in my garden! Lovely to see so many tiny white-faced Hylaeus bees, ruby-tailed wasps and others, wasn’t sure what to do when a social wasp started preying on the small flies I had just counted @pomscheme.bsky.social

Lots of #InsectWeek activities at the @royentsoc.bsky.social garden at Stratford Cross, East London today! Can you spot any of the #PoMS target flowers for a #FITcount?

This patch of wild red clover was perfect for a relaxing #FITcount in the garden today @pomscheme.bsky.social
I harvested small amounts of seed from a local meadow 3 years ago and finally the yellow rattle has helped clear the grasses to make way for more wildflowers

Hoverflies are out in numbers doing their thing. Good time to do a @pomscheme.bsky.social #FITcount see ukpoms.org.uk/fit-counts

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After a week of cold northeasterly winds I managed to do my first #FITCount of the season. Not too bad.
Learn more: ukpoms.org.uk/fit-counts
#Insects #Leicester #Leicestershire #Pollinators #environment

This low carbon recording scheme was one of the highlights of my summer last year - join us from 1st April.
#Gardens #Insects #Entomology #pollinators #FITCount

FIT Count Summary 2024 Even 10 minutes standing watching your local insects can help. How hard can that be?

FIT Count Summary 2024
Even 10 minutes standing watching your local insects can help. How hard can that be?
Learn more: ajcarthropoda.blogspot.com/2024/12/fit-...
#bees #biodiversity #BiologicalRecording #Diptera #Leicester #Leicestershire #environment #UKWildlife #FITCount

Water Mint

All go on the #FITCount this afternoon - 62, my highest score to date. The Water Mint was really pulling them in.

FIT Count https://ukpoms.org.uk/fit-counts

#FITCount = 19
ukpoms.org.uk/fit-counts
#Insects #Entomology #VC55 #environment #pollinators

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FIT Counts - my thoughts: ajcarthropoda.blogspot.com/2024/07/fit-...
#FITCount #entomology #insects #ecology #climate #UKWildlife

Long Hoverfly, Sphaerophoria scripta

Long Hoverfly, Sphaerophoria scripta, from today's FIT Count: ukpoms.org.uk/fit-counts #FITCount
#Diptera #Hemiptera #VC55 #UKWildlife #macrophotography #macro