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Three Commas seen this afternoon, all successfully survived the rigours of winter pretending to be dead leaves.

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Yay! The Brimstone is back in the garden this morning (and, unlike yesterday, has obligingly posed for a photo).

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Spring has officially sprung! The first Brimstone of the year visited Mum's Norfolk garden today, repeatedly returning on patrol throughout the afternoon.

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A single Lesser Celandine flowering amongst the swathes of Snowdrops at Walsingham Abbey today.

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My first Adder of the spring basking in glorious sunshine at Bodham this morning.

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A Comma butterfly enjoying the sunshine in the garden today.

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Excited to see how this goes. I helped the Plantlife team dig in the thalli…

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My first butterfly of the year today. A Comma in Earlham Cemetery, Norwich at Lunchtime. So nice to have a bit of sunshine and warmth at last.

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Brent Geese heading off to roost from Cley Marshes last Saturday.

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Aglais urticae, Small Tortoiseshell, nectaring on winter-flowering heather, a non-native garden ornamental. Today, February 28th, ambient temperature 9°C.

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First speckled wood of the year here on the vineyard on St Martin’s - looks freshly emerged and drying out in the patchy spring sunshine

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Today had the feel of a butterfly day here in Norfolk. My first Small Tortoiseshell of the year appeared in Mum's garden this afternoon.

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Happy to share we have a new postdoc position in "Biogeography of genetic diversity changes or Macrogenetics" at @utu.fi to work on large-scale patterns of genetic diversity using Lepidoptera= moths and butterflies 🦋🦋 Applications are open until March 10! ats.talentadore.com/apply/tutkij...

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It was great to chat to Butterfly conservation 🦋 ahead of my fieldwork season. Lots of exciting (and important!) work to be done!

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The immature stages of many Lepidoptera are known to fluoresce when showered with UV radiation - but what is the evolutionary advantage of doing this? An article, by Ben Greenaway, may explain why: www.dispar.org/reference.ph.... Purple Emperor pre-pupation larva and pupa photos below.

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Review of the butterfly and moth research on actions shows most evidence covers butterfly conservation, focuses on community-level responses, originates from UK and USA, from studies using least robust designs, assesses actions about agriculture. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Interested in butterfly recording & conservation? 🦋 Join the UK Butterfly Recorders' Meeting on Saturday 29 March! This is a free online event with talks by butterfly experts from around the world. 🌏 Book now 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/... 📷: Marsh Fritillary - Mark Searle

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A magical evening watching hundreds of Golden Plovers gather to roost on Roughtor last night.

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6 butterfly sightings have been reported to us so far in 2025 making the most of winters sunny days. 4 Brimstones, 1 Red Admiral & a hibernating Peacock. We are delighted to say you can now also follow us on Bluesky @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social We would love you to join us there.

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Had a great day carrying out some habitat management work for Duke of Burgundy at one of its N. Yorkshire sites. We cleared a good amount of Hazel & Hawthorn scrub, opening up an area of limestone grassland, and finding some Primrose with larval feeding damage. @bcyorkshire.bsky.social

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Red Admiral in Winchester on Thursday #Bugsky #UKWildlife

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Duke of Burgundy is "now stable and expanding" in Buckinghamshire. Wonderful to see a collaborative conservation effort making real headway for this threatened butterfly! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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As I was back on Bodmin Moor last weekend, I took the opportunity to search for more Purple Hairstreak eggs. The moorland-edge woodlands around St Breward appear to have a very healthy population!

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In his new blog post, RENEW PhD Student, Daveron Smith explains how project collaboration, quality data & detailed satellite mapping are identifying habitats of hope for Britain’s fastest-declining resident bird. renewbiodiversity.org.uk/confirmed-de...

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Early Spring like weather on the inland Dorset patch today, with my first Peacock. Also a pair of Frogs moving overland towards a breeding pond. 3 Stonechat still present. Much bird song, including Marsh Tit. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social #UKWildlife

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I found my first Sweet Violets of the year flowering at Helford this afternoon #WildflowerHour

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Cornwall Butterfly Conservation volunteers were back on Bodmin Moor this weekend continuing with our programme of habitat management for Pearl-bordered Fritillaries. This time we were working at Pendavy - adjacent to last week's site and home to one of the colonies that we are hoping to connect up.

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Yay, my first butterfly of 2025. An early Peacock that might be regretting coming out of hibernation at 9C! West Hill, Corfe Castle @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social

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Red Admiral in my garden this afternoon

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My first butterfly of the year yesterday, a Red admiral in Cambridge

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Today’s launch of the Land Use consultation is an important step. Land is a finite resource, and we have multiple demands on it for biodiversity, ecosystem services, food, timber, minerals, housing, energy and infrastructure. A strategic plan is essential if we are to reconcile these different uses.

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Purple Hairstreak is a widespread, but under-recorded butterfly. Winter is the perfect time to fill in some of those blank spots on the distribution map by looking for their eggs amongst the buds of Oak trees. I found this one on Bodmin Moor last weekend.

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Hello Bluesky! Butterflies and moths are often seen as a symbol of hope and new beginnings, so what better way to kick off our posts than with a thread of blue butterflies? 💙🦋 📷: Nick Edge

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