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Dave Boddington
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Brighton based birder with a keen interest in all aspects of natural history and conservation. Surveys my priority. Mostly Sussex and local.
Love cultural connections between the environment/nature and the arts.
Another excellent bird report from Sussex. Thanks to everyone involved in producing such a high quality publication.
@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Two beautiful Marginated tortoises (Testudo marginata) on the Peloponnese, Greece today.
Very different markings on their shells.
#reptiles
#PeloponneseGreece
#Greekwildlife
October 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Not the finest photo of a Clouded Yellow, but given the wind this morning I thought this was okay.
Fair movement of Swallows (min 160) with a few House and Sand Martins, plus about 6+ Sandwich Terns.
At Newhaven Tide Mills.
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September 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Dwarf Thistle (Cirsium acaule) near Youlgrave, Peak District.
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September 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Reposted by Dave Boddington
An outing out of the area yesterday to Seven Sisters Country Park with Alan Martin and @birdingbodds.bsky.social found a small colony of the rare Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly, including this mating pair.
@southdownsnp.bsky.social
August 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
A rather poor record shot of this super dainty Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura pumilio) at a pond in Sussex. Not found by myself, but the record has been confirmed.
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August 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Four compartment Swift box installed today at Seahaven academy in Newhaven. Box from Impeckable.
Thanks to everyone who helped make it possible.
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@saveourswifts.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Chalkhill Blue (Polyommatus coridon) and Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) on the South Downs over the weekend.
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#SDNP
August 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
It's been a good year for Jersey Tiger moths (Euplagia quadripunctaria) from my experience. A less usual but no less beautiful view from the underside, and showing that I don't clean my study window often enough 😄
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August 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Reposted by Dave Boddington
This colour ringed Great White Egret was seen in Rye Bay on 2nd August and photographed by John Willsher, but where had it come from?
It was ringed in the nest on 22nd April at RSPB Ham Wall, as one of a brood of three.
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@btobirds.bsky.social
August 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Stages in the fitting of 1 of 3 Swift bricks in Brighton today. This was a retro fit and the box sits in the cavity of the wall.
Not complicated with the right equipment.
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August 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Reposted by Dave Boddington
New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation
August 5, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Female Migrant Hawker dragonfly (Aeshna mixta) sunning itself in Bristol this morning.
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#BristolWildlife
#Dragonflies
August 2, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Nice combo of Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) and Hornet Plumehorn (Volucella zonaria) on some type of Thistle?
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@bsbibotany.bsky.social
#BugLife
#bumblebees
July 31, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This rather beautiful and slightly understated Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) has been gracing my kitchen recently, in Brighton, Sussex.
#NationalMothWeek
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July 24, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Lovely walk at the Cuckmere today, where 2 breeding plumage Dunlin on the scrape showed really well and close to the assembled group, who were suitably impressed by their beauty.
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July 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Peacock butterfly (Aglais io) on Marsh Thistle (cirsium palustre) I think 🤔
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July 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Reposted by Dave Boddington
At our demonstration today, I'm holding a placard stating
"I support
Palestine.
Action
must be taken."
My aim is to highlight the absurdity of the government dictating what can and cannot be said by peace-seeking people
July 12, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Six-spot Burnets (Zygaena filipendulae) and two Dusky Sallow (Eremobia ochroleuca) on Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis) at Stanmer Park, Brighton today. Upwards of 50 Burnets.
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July 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Reposted by Dave Boddington
I’m delighted that my book THE LIE OF THE LAND has been longlisted for the Wainwright Prize for Conservation Writing.

It’s an honour to be on a longlist alongside @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social @sophiepavs.bsky.social & many others!

wainwrightprize.com/news/longlis...

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July 3, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Whilst fitting Swift boxes on the top of a block of flats today, I found 2 Herring Gull nests, although sadly one (chick in pic) had lost a parent to maybe botulism or HPAIV 🤔
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July 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Very happy to have this delightful White-letter Hairstreak (Satyrium w-album) visit my Brighton garden this afternoon. Clearly got the instructions wrong as it was on Beech not Elm 😄
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July 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This Six Spot Burnet (Zygaena filipendulae) brightened up my WeBS count yesterday.
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June 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I was lucky enough to get a quick record shot of this Golden-ringed dragonfly (Cordulegaster boltonii) today in a West Sussex woodland.
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June 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Speckled Bush Cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) today in Wakehurst Place, West Sussex.
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June 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM