Kat Dahl
@wildkatdahl.bsky.social
Freelance ecologist & naturalist - mainly insects, nature conservation & restoration, public engagement, Sussex. Wildlife guide @kneppwilding.bsky.social @greenwingstours.bsky.social
Welcome to the annual ‘How Many Mervs?’ competition! If you’re not familiar with the fabulous Merveille du Jour moth, they look exactly like lichen! Good luck! #teammoth #mothsmatter #ukmoths #bugsky
October 22, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Welcome to the annual ‘How Many Mervs?’ competition! If you’re not familiar with the fabulous Merveille du Jour moth, they look exactly like lichen! Good luck! #teammoth #mothsmatter #ukmoths #bugsky
Completely besotted with this velvety rhubarb and custard wonder - the Autumn Emperor Moth (Saturnia caecigena) - the highlight of last night’s trap on @greenwingstours.bsky.social Moths of Slovenia 💛🩷💛 #teammoth #mothsmatter #bugsky
October 16, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Completely besotted with this velvety rhubarb and custard wonder - the Autumn Emperor Moth (Saturnia caecigena) - the highlight of last night’s trap on @greenwingstours.bsky.social Moths of Slovenia 💛🩷💛 #teammoth #mothsmatter #bugsky
FINALLY broke my Clifden Nonpareil duck!! 🥳😅 I almost choked on my gasp when I found this stunning bat-sized bucket-list lifer under one of the eggboxes in my trap 🤩💙 #teammoth #mothsmatter #ukmoths #bugsky
September 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
FINALLY broke my Clifden Nonpareil duck!! 🥳😅 I almost choked on my gasp when I found this stunning bat-sized bucket-list lifer under one of the eggboxes in my trap 🤩💙 #teammoth #mothsmatter #ukmoths #bugsky
Autumn Ladies’ Tresses, like a tiny mediaeval lady’s twisted braid, the last orchid of the year to flower 🤍🍂
📷 at Newtimber Hill @nationaltrust.org.uk @southdownsnp.bsky.social #wildflowerhour
📷 at Newtimber Hill @nationaltrust.org.uk @southdownsnp.bsky.social #wildflowerhour
August 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Autumn Ladies’ Tresses, like a tiny mediaeval lady’s twisted braid, the last orchid of the year to flower 🤍🍂
📷 at Newtimber Hill @nationaltrust.org.uk @southdownsnp.bsky.social #wildflowerhour
📷 at Newtimber Hill @nationaltrust.org.uk @southdownsnp.bsky.social #wildflowerhour
Silver-spotted Skipper floof on floof 😍 @nationaltrust.org.uk @southdownsnp.bsky.social Newtimber Hill #ukbutterflies #bugsky
August 13, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Silver-spotted Skipper floof on floof 😍 @nationaltrust.org.uk @southdownsnp.bsky.social Newtimber Hill #ukbutterflies #bugsky
My fave find on a survey yesterday was this awesome pollinator: a beautifully betrousered Pantaloon Bee (Dasypoda hirtipes) twerking on Chicory flowers as she rubs her gloriously hairy legs on her abdomen to gather the pollen she has collected underneath. #BeesNeedsWeek #bugsky
July 18, 2025 at 11:04 AM
My fave find on a survey yesterday was this awesome pollinator: a beautifully betrousered Pantaloon Bee (Dasypoda hirtipes) twerking on Chicory flowers as she rubs her gloriously hairy legs on her abdomen to gather the pollen she has collected underneath. #BeesNeedsWeek #bugsky
A freshly emerged beauty sitting out a passing storm at a private site managed by @rspb.bsky.social on our fabulous @greenwingstours.bsky.social Swallowtail weekend. #papiliomachaonbritannicus #norfolkbroads #ukbutterflies #bugsky
June 9, 2025 at 11:58 AM
A freshly emerged beauty sitting out a passing storm at a private site managed by @rspb.bsky.social on our fabulous @greenwingstours.bsky.social Swallowtail weekend. #papiliomachaonbritannicus #norfolkbroads #ukbutterflies #bugsky
Found this magnificent beast @kneppwilding.bsky.social a few days ago. Looking forward to catching up with him/her on the wing next month when leading the Purple Emperor Trail for @greenwingstours.bsky.social #hisimperialmajesty #apaturairis #ukbutterflies #bugsky
June 3, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Found this magnificent beast @kneppwilding.bsky.social a few days ago. Looking forward to catching up with him/her on the wing next month when leading the Purple Emperor Trail for @greenwingstours.bsky.social #hisimperialmajesty #apaturairis #ukbutterflies #bugsky
Greater Butterfly Orchid @kneppwilding.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour #orchidchallenge
June 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Greater Butterfly Orchid @kneppwilding.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour #orchidchallenge
Twiglet moth time 👏😁 Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala) from my trap in the garden. #ukmoths #teammoth #mothsmatter #bugsky
May 13, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Twiglet moth time 👏😁 Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala) from my trap in the garden. #ukmoths #teammoth #mothsmatter #bugsky
Delighted to get this lifer in the trap: Peppered Moth f. carbonaria (dark form). The speckled white form (typica) regained its dominance in the 1980s and I have caught several of those over the years, but this is my first carbonaria 🖤 #teammoth #mothsmatter #bugsky
May 6, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Delighted to get this lifer in the trap: Peppered Moth f. carbonaria (dark form). The speckled white form (typica) regained its dominance in the 1980s and I have caught several of those over the years, but this is my first carbonaria 🖤 #teammoth #mothsmatter #bugsky
My favourite butterfly on the first day of my favourite month 💚💚💚 #mayday #greenhairstreak #callophrysrubi #britishbutterflies #ukbutterflies #bugsky
May 1, 2025 at 11:36 AM
My favourite butterfly on the first day of my favourite month 💚💚💚 #mayday #greenhairstreak #callophrysrubi #britishbutterflies #ukbutterflies #bugsky
Of all the #woodlandplants Toothwort has to be one of the most unconventional, with its chlorophyll-less pallor, living parasitically on, in this case, Hazel, in a @southdownsnp.bsky.social woodland. #wildflowerhour
April 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Of all the #woodlandplants Toothwort has to be one of the most unconventional, with its chlorophyll-less pallor, living parasitically on, in this case, Hazel, in a @southdownsnp.bsky.social woodland. #wildflowerhour
Pearl-bordered Fritillary caterpillar sunbathing in front of breakfast first thing this morning at a site in Sussex. This rare butterfly has a flourishing colony here, thanks to great wildlife-friendly woodland management 👏😁 #boloriaeuphrosyne #sussexbutterflies #ukbutterflies #bugsky
March 31, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Pearl-bordered Fritillary caterpillar sunbathing in front of breakfast first thing this morning at a site in Sussex. This rare butterfly has a flourishing colony here, thanks to great wildlife-friendly woodland management 👏😁 #boloriaeuphrosyne #sussexbutterflies #ukbutterflies #bugsky
Marvellous mother Dark-edged Bee-fly collecting soil to add ballast to her eggs before firing them with well-aimed butt-flicks at Yellow-legged Mining Bee nest holes. #parentingstyles #happymothersday #bombyliusmajor #andrenaflavipes #bugsky @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social
March 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Marvellous mother Dark-edged Bee-fly collecting soil to add ballast to her eggs before firing them with well-aimed butt-flicks at Yellow-legged Mining Bee nest holes. #parentingstyles #happymothersday #bombyliusmajor #andrenaflavipes #bugsky @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social
98 moths of 18 species in the trap last night in Berkshire. Bodes well for insects in 2025 🤞🤞🤞 #ukmoths #teammoth #mothsmatter #bugsky
March 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
98 moths of 18 species in the trap last night in Berkshire. Bodes well for insects in 2025 🤞🤞🤞 #ukmoths #teammoth #mothsmatter #bugsky
Explored a heavenly slice of @southdownsnp.bsky.social ancient woodland this evening, filled with the leaves of Wild Garlic, Bluebell and Yellow Archangel, and lots of wild Green Hellebore 💚 #greenflowers #wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
March 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Explored a heavenly slice of @southdownsnp.bsky.social ancient woodland this evening, filled with the leaves of Wild Garlic, Bluebell and Yellow Archangel, and lots of wild Green Hellebore 💚 #greenflowers #wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Especially pleased to see my first Early Bumblebee of the year amongst all the Buff-taileds yesterday. #spring #earlybumblebee #bombuspratorum #britishbees #bugsky @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social @davegoulson.bsky.social @bumblebeegill.bsky.social
March 4, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Especially pleased to see my first Early Bumblebee of the year amongst all the Buff-taileds yesterday. #spring #earlybumblebee #bombuspratorum #britishbees #bugsky @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social @davegoulson.bsky.social @bumblebeegill.bsky.social
Reposted by Kat Dahl
Good morning. We love our British wildlife & our range of day trips & tours is increasing year on year. One of our most popular days out is in Sussex with @wildkatdahl.bsky.social for Purple Emperor, plus other butterflies & more.
It's nearly full so book soon:
greenwings.co/our-holidays...
It's nearly full so book soon:
greenwings.co/our-holidays...
March 3, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Good morning. We love our British wildlife & our range of day trips & tours is increasing year on year. One of our most popular days out is in Sussex with @wildkatdahl.bsky.social for Purple Emperor, plus other butterflies & more.
It's nearly full so book soon:
greenwings.co/our-holidays...
It's nearly full so book soon:
greenwings.co/our-holidays...
Gorse properly blooming now 🌞 Shame I can’t post the delicious smell 🥥 #spring #wildflowerhour
March 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Gorse properly blooming now 🌞 Shame I can’t post the delicious smell 🥥 #spring #wildflowerhour
Box-fresh Hebrew Character in my first trap of the year this morning. #hebrewcharacter #hebrewcharactermoth #orthosiagothica #britishmoths #teammoth #mothsmatter #bugsky
February 25, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Box-fresh Hebrew Character in my first trap of the year this morning. #hebrewcharacter #hebrewcharactermoth #orthosiagothica #britishmoths #teammoth #mothsmatter #bugsky
Shared this morning’s sparkling sunshine with dozens of beautiful Brown Hares 🤎 @southdownsnp.bsky.social #brownhare #europeanhare #lepuseuropaeus #sussexmammals #britishmammals
February 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Shared this morning’s sparkling sunshine with dozens of beautiful Brown Hares 🤎 @southdownsnp.bsky.social #brownhare #europeanhare #lepuseuropaeus #sussexmammals #britishmammals
January 20, 2025 at 8:51 AM