Chris Kirby-Lambert
@ckirbylambert.bsky.social
Professional ecologist and entomologist. Occasional wildlife guide. Passionate naturalist, habitual traveller and keen photographer.
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Rutting Fallow Deer (Dama dama).
It's always fun to spend an afternoon crawling around in the woods. Even better when you get to track down some rutting Fallow Deer 10 minutes from home.
It's always fun to spend an afternoon crawling around in the woods. Even better when you get to track down some rutting Fallow Deer 10 minutes from home.
October 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Rutting Fallow Deer (Dama dama).
It's always fun to spend an afternoon crawling around in the woods. Even better when you get to track down some rutting Fallow Deer 10 minutes from home.
It's always fun to spend an afternoon crawling around in the woods. Even better when you get to track down some rutting Fallow Deer 10 minutes from home.
It was an exciting surprise to find a family of Water Voles (Arvicola amphibius) in the centre of Stamford earlier in the year. They were surprisingly un-bothered by nearby picknickers and dogs and were happy to pose for some photos.
August 21, 2025 at 8:54 AM
It was an exciting surprise to find a family of Water Voles (Arvicola amphibius) in the centre of Stamford earlier in the year. They were surprisingly un-bothered by nearby picknickers and dogs and were happy to pose for some photos.
Exciting to find the Heart Longhorn Beetle (Stictoleptura cordigera) at Langdon Hills, Basildon, during a recent invertebrate survey. A new species to me and a recent introduction to the UK. Most records are from a couple of E London sites but it seems to now be expanding E down the Thames.
July 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Exciting to find the Heart Longhorn Beetle (Stictoleptura cordigera) at Langdon Hills, Basildon, during a recent invertebrate survey. A new species to me and a recent introduction to the UK. Most records are from a couple of E London sites but it seems to now be expanding E down the Thames.
An exceptional summer for many butterflies. A morning spent poking around three local NNRs, Castor Hanglands, Bedford Purlieus and Barnack Hills and Holes, produced 30 species - many in exceptionally good numbers. Chalkhill Blues were fresh but many species were surprisingly worn for early July!
July 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
An exceptional summer for many butterflies. A morning spent poking around three local NNRs, Castor Hanglands, Bedford Purlieus and Barnack Hills and Holes, produced 30 species - many in exceptionally good numbers. Chalkhill Blues were fresh but many species were surprisingly worn for early July!
Finally caught up with Northern Clade Pool Frog (Pelophylax lessonae) and Scarce Emerald Damselfly (Lestes dryas), two species I've wanted to see for a very long time, in the very special Pingo ponds at Thompson Common.
July 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Finally caught up with Northern Clade Pool Frog (Pelophylax lessonae) and Scarce Emerald Damselfly (Lestes dryas), two species I've wanted to see for a very long time, in the very special Pingo ponds at Thompson Common.
Jewel Wasps (Chrysididae) have always been a favourite group of mine (even if they can be a pain to ID!), so it was great to find the scarce Chrysura radians on standing dead wood during a recent survey of Wicken Fen NNR. Even more exciting when I found out it was last recorded at Wicken in 1932!
July 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Jewel Wasps (Chrysididae) have always been a favourite group of mine (even if they can be a pain to ID!), so it was great to find the scarce Chrysura radians on standing dead wood during a recent survey of Wicken Fen NNR. Even more exciting when I found out it was last recorded at Wicken in 1932!
Great to find Nationally Scarce Downland Robberfly (Machimus rusticus) at a new site near Peterborough, Southorpe Roughs SSSI. Restricted to unimproved calcareous grassland and chalk downland. Almost exclusively southern, there is an outlier population in old limestone quarries near Peterborough.
July 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Great to find Nationally Scarce Downland Robberfly (Machimus rusticus) at a new site near Peterborough, Southorpe Roughs SSSI. Restricted to unimproved calcareous grassland and chalk downland. Almost exclusively southern, there is an outlier population in old limestone quarries near Peterborough.
Incredible to see 1000s of aculeates nesting in the thatch of the @nationaltrust.org.uk Wicken Fen toilet block during a recent survey. Most were Heriades truncorum - still technically RDBK, but now v. common in places in the south-east. The scarce Hylaeus pictipes was a more exciting find!
July 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Incredible to see 1000s of aculeates nesting in the thatch of the @nationaltrust.org.uk Wicken Fen toilet block during a recent survey. Most were Heriades truncorum - still technically RDBK, but now v. common in places in the south-east. The scarce Hylaeus pictipes was a more exciting find!
Great day yesterday co-leading a Wildlife Trust BCN walk on along the very flooded Nene Washes with @sarahlambert7.bsky.social . Perfect weather, 45 spp. of bird seen + 2 heard, incl. 4 Cranes, Short-eared, Long-eared, Tawny and Barn Owl! Mostly a bit distant for photos! + a beautiful sunset finale.
February 25, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Great day yesterday co-leading a Wildlife Trust BCN walk on along the very flooded Nene Washes with @sarahlambert7.bsky.social . Perfect weather, 45 spp. of bird seen + 2 heard, incl. 4 Cranes, Short-eared, Long-eared, Tawny and Barn Owl! Mostly a bit distant for photos! + a beautiful sunset finale.
A finished report, sunshine and the sound of birdsong lured me out for some late winter birding. Highlights were friendly suburban Waxwings and a large flock of Common Redpoll with following Coal Tits at Holme Fen NNR. The Waxwings and Redpoll will be heading north again soon!
February 23, 2024 at 7:35 PM
A finished report, sunshine and the sound of birdsong lured me out for some late winter birding. Highlights were friendly suburban Waxwings and a large flock of Common Redpoll with following Coal Tits at Holme Fen NNR. The Waxwings and Redpoll will be heading north again soon!