Simon Bates
@apusbatesi.bsky.social
Low carbon birding, singing, moths, rugby, cricket, nature, all that jazz. Devon. UK.
Hoping a #butterfly expert from the #Switzerland area can help me ID this rather worn blue. Centovalli near Locarno, Ticino. About 500m. Meadow.
August 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Hoping a #butterfly expert from the #Switzerland area can help me ID this rather worn blue. Centovalli near Locarno, Ticino. About 500m. Meadow.
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He doesn’t remember nominating Jerome Powell.
July 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
He doesn’t remember nominating Jerome Powell.
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New research on Nightjar DNA shows limited genetic diversity and an increase in inbreeding since the mid 19th century. Read the full findings. 📖 bit.ly/NightjarDNAStudy
July 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New research on Nightjar DNA shows limited genetic diversity and an increase in inbreeding since the mid 19th century. Read the full findings. 📖 bit.ly/NightjarDNAStudy
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If your dog will jump in the nearest river, pond or lake given half a chance, don't use spot-on treatments for fleas and ticks, say researchers.
Dogs pollute water with pesticides even weeks after flea treatment
When dogs given spot treatments for fleas go swimming, they release levels of pesticides dangerous to aquatic life for at least a month after the treatment
www.newscientist.com
June 8, 2025 at 7:31 AM
If your dog will jump in the nearest river, pond or lake given half a chance, don't use spot-on treatments for fleas and ticks, say researchers.
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@norfolknats.bsky.social .A long overdue first visit to the Fens of Norfolk produced 3 lifetime firsts within an hour of arriving at Strumpshaw Fen. What a great few days away despite a poor forecast that meant inverts were calmer and easier to observe
:-). Lots more besides
:-). Lots more besides
June 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
@norfolknats.bsky.social .A long overdue first visit to the Fens of Norfolk produced 3 lifetime firsts within an hour of arriving at Strumpshaw Fen. What a great few days away despite a poor forecast that meant inverts were calmer and easier to observe
:-). Lots more besides
:-). Lots more besides
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When dogs given spot treatments for fleas go swimming, they release levels of pesticides dangerous to aquatic life for at least a month after the treatment
Dogs pollute water with pesticides even weeks after flea treatment
When dogs given spot treatments for fleas go swimming, they release levels of pesticides dangerous to aquatic life for at least a month after the treatment
www.newscientist.com
June 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
When dogs given spot treatments for fleas go swimming, they release levels of pesticides dangerous to aquatic life for at least a month after the treatment
A tricky start to my @btoengland.bsky.social #BBS in Devon with a brisk wind making listening difficult. A smart male redstart was the best (rare on this patch), but no willow/garden warbler nor whitethroat or swallow - a rather depressing trend. One plus - skylark prob breeding in herbal ley 💚
June 1, 2025 at 6:46 AM
A tricky start to my @btoengland.bsky.social #BBS in Devon with a brisk wind making listening difficult. A smart male redstart was the best (rare on this patch), but no willow/garden warbler nor whitethroat or swallow - a rather depressing trend. One plus - skylark prob breeding in herbal ley 💚
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A rare Osprey 'love triangle' has been captured on a live camera in the Scottish Borders:
Osprey love triangle caught on camera
A rare Osprey 'threesome', involving two females and one male, has formed an unusual but co-operative nesting arrangement in the Scottish Borders, captured on a live camera by the Tweed Valley Osprey Project. The birds have laid four eggs and show surprisingly tolerant behaviour towards one another.
bit.ly
June 1, 2025 at 6:22 AM
A rare Osprey 'love triangle' has been captured on a live camera in the Scottish Borders:
Highlights of a #lowcarbonbirding cycle to @rspbengland.bsky.social Exminster marshes was a spoonbill going to roost, a group of curlew and whimbrel coming off the estuary at high tide, close enough for two leg tags to be read on former.
May 30, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Highlights of a #lowcarbonbirding cycle to @rspbengland.bsky.social Exminster marshes was a spoonbill going to roost, a group of curlew and whimbrel coming off the estuary at high tide, close enough for two leg tags to be read on former.