David Gibbs
@davidjgibbs.bsky.social
General naturalist, survey entomologist specialising in Diptera and Hymenoptera. World birder but mainly doing plants and fungi at moment.
Seven Boletids in a single day in a West Yorkshire valley, from top left clockwize - Suillus grevillei, Imleria badia, Xerocomellus cisalpinus, Leccinum scabrum, L. cyaneobasileucum, Xerocomellus pruinatus, Neoboletus erythropus.
September 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Seven Boletids in a single day in a West Yorkshire valley, from top left clockwize - Suillus grevillei, Imleria badia, Xerocomellus cisalpinus, Leccinum scabrum, L. cyaneobasileucum, Xerocomellus pruinatus, Neoboletus erythropus.
Endemic plants of Bulgaria, about 170 species are endemic to the country, mostly in the uplands, although the mountains of SW Bulgaria share much of their flora with adjacent countries. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @europeanorchids.bsky.social
August 14, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Endemic plants of Bulgaria, about 170 species are endemic to the country, mostly in the uplands, although the mountains of SW Bulgaria share much of their flora with adjacent countries. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @europeanorchids.bsky.social
August 14, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Having never found a Houseleek in their native habitat before, I was very please to come across 3 species in SW Bulgaria @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @europeanorchids.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Having never found a Houseleek in their native habitat before, I was very please to come across 3 species in SW Bulgaria @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @europeanorchids.bsky.social
Primroses of the mountains of SW Bulgaria, the endemic Rila Primrose particularly exciting to find @europeanorchids.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Primroses of the mountains of SW Bulgaria, the endemic Rila Primrose particularly exciting to find @europeanorchids.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
A few of the best Fritillaries from SW Bulgaria in June-July 2025, Only saw one Cynthia's but the high meadows on Vihren were covered in 100,000's of caterpillars #Lepidoptera #Butterflies
August 13, 2025 at 8:23 AM
A few of the best Fritillaries from SW Bulgaria in June-July 2025, Only saw one Cynthia's but the high meadows on Vihren were covered in 100,000's of caterpillars #Lepidoptera #Butterflies
August 13, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Saxifrages of SW Bulgaria @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @europeanorchids.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Saxifrages of SW Bulgaria @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @europeanorchids.bsky.social
Possibly one of the rarest plants I found in Bulgaria, endemic to the Pirin Mountains - Centaurea achtarovii @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @europeanorchids.bsky.social
August 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Possibly one of the rarest plants I found in Bulgaria, endemic to the Pirin Mountains - Centaurea achtarovii @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @europeanorchids.bsky.social
btw what about leaf tip of xwintoni? the middle one in the collage had a typical incarnata leaf tip.
June 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
btw what about leaf tip of xwintoni? the middle one in the collage had a typical incarnata leaf tip.
Thanks Sean, I did identify a couple of plants as xwintoni but wasn't at all sure. I know, but I like to record things at the finest level available literature allows, can always amalgamate records later but can disassociate them if didn't take note.
June 17, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Thanks Sean, I did identify a couple of plants as xwintoni but wasn't at all sure. I know, but I like to record things at the finest level available literature allows, can always amalgamate records later but can disassociate them if didn't take note.
Some of the variety of Dactylorhiza incarnata, Early Marsh Orchid at Kenfig. Top Dactylorhiza (incarnata) coccinea, middle showing characteristics of Dactylorhiza (incarnata) lobelii, bottom perhaps Dactylorhiza incarnata incarnata var dunensis? @ukorchids.bsky.social @europeanorchids.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Some of the variety of Dactylorhiza incarnata, Early Marsh Orchid at Kenfig. Top Dactylorhiza (incarnata) coccinea, middle showing characteristics of Dactylorhiza (incarnata) lobelii, bottom perhaps Dactylorhiza incarnata incarnata var dunensis? @ukorchids.bsky.social @europeanorchids.bsky.social
Inocybe dulcamara Bittersweet Fibrecap and Agrocybe praecox Spring Fieldcap from Kenfig, S Wales.
June 16, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Inocybe dulcamara Bittersweet Fibrecap and Agrocybe praecox Spring Fieldcap from Kenfig, S Wales.
Possibly D. xtransiens? Many D. maculata present but no D. fuchsii although the numerous D. xgrandis testify to the influence of fuchsii and it has been recorded at the site previously. @ukorchids.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Possibly D. xtransiens? Many D. maculata present but no D. fuchsii although the numerous D. xgrandis testify to the influence of fuchsii and it has been recorded at the site previously. @ukorchids.bsky.social
confusing Gymnadenia, I'd be interested in thought on these, I wont mention habitats or locations at moment.
June 10, 2025 at 7:56 AM
confusing Gymnadenia, I'd be interested in thought on these, I wont mention habitats or locations at moment.
What is your opinion of thus one from the Mendips?
June 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
What is your opinion of thus one from the Mendips?
_Leratiomyces ceres_ Redlead Roundhead on woodchip in Weston. With chrysocystidia showing up with 2Tone disclosing solution. #fungifriday
January 31, 2025 at 8:55 PM
_Leratiomyces ceres_ Redlead Roundhead on woodchip in Weston. With chrysocystidia showing up with 2Tone disclosing solution. #fungifriday
The stunning Hygrocybe marchii, from near Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, probably a much overlooked species? #FungiFriday #fungifriends
December 6, 2024 at 11:28 AM
The stunning Hygrocybe marchii, from near Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, probably a much overlooked species? #FungiFriday #fungifriends
Trichoglossum hirsutum Hairy Earthtongue from North Somerset last week #fungifriends
December 1, 2024 at 8:45 AM
Trichoglossum hirsutum Hairy Earthtongue from North Somerset last week #fungifriends
The rare Galanthus reginae-olgae Queen Olga's Snowdrop growing below the golden Platanus orientalis
Oriental Plane trees in the foothills of the Taygetus Mountains, Peloponnese, Greece.
Oriental Plane trees in the foothills of the Taygetus Mountains, Peloponnese, Greece.
November 21, 2024 at 6:31 PM
The rare Galanthus reginae-olgae Queen Olga's Snowdrop growing below the golden Platanus orientalis
Oriental Plane trees in the foothills of the Taygetus Mountains, Peloponnese, Greece.
Oriental Plane trees in the foothills of the Taygetus Mountains, Peloponnese, Greece.
I believe this to be the rare (probably overlooked) Entoloma viiduense found near Bristol at the weekend, what do you think? @simon-ontheverge.bsky.social
November 18, 2024 at 12:26 PM
I believe this to be the rare (probably overlooked) Entoloma viiduense found near Bristol at the weekend, what do you think? @simon-ontheverge.bsky.social
My first post over here, some of the wonderful geophytes from a recent trip to southern Greece @mariposanature.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
November 15, 2024 at 9:04 AM
My first post over here, some of the wonderful geophytes from a recent trip to southern Greece @mariposanature.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social