#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

#recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos this week is Meliscaeva auricollis - a true fly (Diptera), recorded in Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire by James Ashford on the #lercwalesapp.
Thanks for sharing your records and photos.
#wwbic #lercwalesapp #recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos #pollinators

#recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos is Trochulus hispidus the Hairy Snail recorded at Sandbanks, Carmarthenshire by Emily Ivens 📸 🐌
Thank you for sharing your records and photos.
#molluscs #snail #carmarthenshirenature #wwbic #westwales #biodiversity

#recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos is Phragmidium, Bramble Rust. Recorded in Carmarthenshire by Emma Spooner📸 on the #lercwalesapp
Thanks for the records and for taking part in the #31SpeciesinJanuaryChallenge
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#plants #fungi #rust #plantassociations #wwbic #westwales

#recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos is Scolopax rusticola, Woodcock recorded in Ceredigion by Julia Rothwell on WWBIC online:
record.wwbic.org.uk
#wwbic #recordoftheweek #WWBIC #BTO #rspb #woodcock

#wwbic #recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos is Halyzia sedecimguttata, the Orange Ladybird recorsed in Aberystwyth, by James Ashford 📸
Thank you for your records submitted on the #lercwalesapp
#winterwatch #LERCWalesApp #wildwatch #gwyliogwyllt

#recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos is Exidiopsis effusa, Hair Ice Crust fungus found and recorded at the National Botanic Garden of Wales, Carmarthenshire, by Grace Brookman 📸
Thank you for your records.
#wwbic #lercwalesapp #cofnodyrwythnos #carmarthenshirenature #fungi #winterwatch

#recordoftheweek is the spider Drapetisca socialis, recorded in Ceredigion by Martin Creasser 📸photo shared with permission.

Thank you for sharing your records.

#LERCWalesApp #wwbic #cofnodyrwythnos #recordoftheweek @cofnod.org.uk @sewbrec.org.uk @bispowys.bsky.social

Free wildlife recording sessions with West Wales Biodiversity Information Centre. A great way to discover your local wildlife. #wwww #westwaleswildwatch #wwbic #wildlife #yourwildpatch #ceredigionwwww

#mothmonday Buff arches, Habrosyne pyritoides.
One of the many moths who's caterpillars feed on Brambles.
#recording #mothsofinstagram #LERCWalesApp #WWBIC #lepidoptera

#recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos Dianthus armeria, Deptford Pink in Carmarthenshire recorded by Laura Moss on one of our recent recording days.
#biodiversity #carmarthenshirenature #wwbic #LERCWalesApp #plantlife #plants #grasslands

#mothmonday species is Notodonta ziczac the Pebble Prominent, caterpillar feeds on Poplar sp. and Willows (Salix sp.)
Comment below with your moth encounters this season 👇🦋
#wwbic #lercwalesapp #lepidoptera

#WWBIC #recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos is Cilix glaucata the Chinese Character moth, recorded in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, by Rob Hillier. Thank you for sharing your records via #iRecord.

A big beetle to begin May.

The Maybug (Melolontha melolontha), also called Cockchafer, Maybeetle or Doodlebug. Adults can be up to 3cm long, one of the UKs largest beetles!🪲 Which common name do you prefer?
@buglife31.bsky.social
@sewbrec.org.uk
@bispowys.bsky.social
@cofnod.org.uk
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#cofnodyrwythnos #recordoftheweek at #wwbic are these male and female Diaphora mendica, Muslin Moths found in Carmarthenshire. Recorded and photographed by Emily Ivens 📸 on the LERC Wales App. Thank you for sharing your records.
#carmarthenshirenature #springwatch #wwbic #lercwalesapp

#WWBIC #recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos Lathraea squamaria, Common Toothwort found in North Ceredigion 📸 by Bradley Powell. Thank you for sharing your records and photos.
Read more here: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
View Distribution maps here aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/.../9a75890a....

#recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos is Meloe proscarabaeus the Black Oil-beetle found at Pen Anglas, Pembrokeshire by Clive Hurford 📸. Thank you for sharing your records and photos.
#oilbeetle #buglife #wwbic #springwatch #spring #solitarybees

#recordoftheweek Bombylius major the Dark-edged Bee-fly found in Carmarthenshire, recorded by Mandy Williams. Thank you for your records.
#recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos #WWBIC #lercwalesapp #pollinators

Belated #recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos is Orthosia cerasi the Common Quaker Moth recorded in Pembrokeshire by Rob Hillier 📸 via the #lercwalesapp. Thank you for sharing your record and photo.

#westwales #WWBIC #cofnodyrwythnos #recordoftheweek #lercwalesapp #springwatch #moths #march

#WWBIC #cofnodyrwythnos #recordoftheweek is this wonderful picture of Asio flammeus, the Short-eared Owl🦉, in Carmarthenshire by Stuart Rees 📸. Thank you for submitting your record and photo throught the #lercwalesapp

More information
www.bto.org/.../learn-ab...

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This week #recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos is Bufo bufo the Common Toad 🐸, found in Carmarthenshire and recorded by Stuart Rees 📸on the #LERCWalesApp. Thank you for your records.
#WWBIC #cofnodyrwythnos #recordoftheweek #lercwalesapp #arcuk #toads #amphibian #springiscoming #SpringWatch

#recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos is Exidiopsis effusa, Hair Ice Crust fungus found in Login, Carmarthenshire by Julie Sweet, submitted via the #lercwalesapp. Thank you for your records.

www.metoffice.gov.uk/.../frost-an...
#mycology #fungi #january #WWBIC #cofnodyrwythnos

#cofnodyrwythnos #recordoftheweek Talpa europaea, European Mole, found in Cellan, Ceredigion, by Annie Zakiewicz. Thank you for your record and photo submitted through the #lercwalesapp
#wwbic #lercwalesapp #cofnodyrwythnos #recordoftheweek #ceredigion #naturelovers #mammals