ecoleg sazer
@ecologycymru.bsky.social
Ecologist on Gower, southwest Wales. Butterflies, bees, dragonflies, birds, mammals, lots of plants…just about everything. Dw i’n dysgu Cymraeg. #YNWA
Red campion & Smooth Hawk’s-beard hanging on in the cold. Hogweed probably regretting an early appearance. Penclawdd, Gower, SW Cymru
November 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Red campion & Smooth Hawk’s-beard hanging on in the cold. Hogweed probably regretting an early appearance. Penclawdd, Gower, SW Cymru
October 12, 2025 at 8:52 PM
3rd instar #MarshFritillary larvae fleeing old web on Devil's-bit Scabious leaf in search of new 'home' on a juicy fresh leaf. When they soon moult into their dark 4th instar, they head into hibernation - normally in September. Bryn y Gaer, Hirwaun on @savebutterflies.bsky.social NRW training day.
August 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
3rd instar #MarshFritillary larvae fleeing old web on Devil's-bit Scabious leaf in search of new 'home' on a juicy fresh leaf. When they soon moult into their dark 4th instar, they head into hibernation - normally in September. Bryn y Gaer, Hirwaun on @savebutterflies.bsky.social NRW training day.
Marsh mallow Althaea officinalis & Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica on Llanrhidian Marsh, Gower today.
August 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Marsh mallow Althaea officinalis & Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica on Llanrhidian Marsh, Gower today.
(haven't had a chance to post...) #MarshFritillary #butterfly larvae & webs at Welshmoor #Gower 1.8.25. I think they're 3rd instar (you can just see 'forked tails' on a few). They may have moulted into 4th instar by now and gone into hibernation - incredibly early. Mid- late Sept the usual date.
August 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
(haven't had a chance to post...) #MarshFritillary #butterfly larvae & webs at Welshmoor #Gower 1.8.25. I think they're 3rd instar (you can just see 'forked tails' on a few). They may have moulted into 4th instar by now and gone into hibernation - incredibly early. Mid- late Sept the usual date.
5 Marsh Fritillary butterfly larval web training days next week across South & West Wales by Butterfly Conservation Wales. Links on poster to book (Eventbrite). I’ll be leading the days at Cors Bryn y Gaer (Hirwaun, y Rhondda) on 12th & Caeau Ffos Fach/Median Farm (Cross Hands, Carms) on 14th.
August 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
5 Marsh Fritillary butterfly larval web training days next week across South & West Wales by Butterfly Conservation Wales. Links on poster to book (Eventbrite). I’ll be leading the days at Cors Bryn y Gaer (Hirwaun, y Rhondda) on 12th & Caeau Ffos Fach/Median Farm (Cross Hands, Carms) on 14th.
Fantastic day leading Marsh Fritillary training with @savebutterflies.bsky.social Wales and enthusiastic, knowledgeable group of attendees. Last Friday, catching a brief bright spell amidst the gloom in Hirwaun, upper Rhondda, South Wales.
June 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Fantastic day leading Marsh Fritillary training with @savebutterflies.bsky.social Wales and enthusiastic, knowledgeable group of attendees. Last Friday, catching a brief bright spell amidst the gloom in Hirwaun, upper Rhondda, South Wales.
Yn dod dros y pythefnos nesaf. Sgwrs a hyfforddiant arolwg dros y tymor hedfan glöyn byw Britheg y Gors (Marsh Fritillary) ledled Cymru. Gallwch ymuno â mi yn Sir Gaerfyrddin (dydd Iau 5ed Mehefin) a Rhondda Cynon Taf (dydd Gwener nesaf, 30 Mai, gan gynnwys cacennau Cymreig!).
May 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Yn dod dros y pythefnos nesaf. Sgwrs a hyfforddiant arolwg dros y tymor hedfan glöyn byw Britheg y Gors (Marsh Fritillary) ledled Cymru. Gallwch ymuno â mi yn Sir Gaerfyrddin (dydd Iau 5ed Mehefin) a Rhondda Cynon Taf (dydd Gwener nesaf, 30 Mai, gan gynnwys cacennau Cymreig!).
Coming over the next 2 weeks. Marsh Fritillary talk and flight season survey training across Wales. You can join me in Carmarthenshire (Thursday 5th June) & Rhondda Cynon Taf (next Friday, 30th May, including Welsh cakes!). Sorry, too late for the Ceredigion event.
May 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Coming over the next 2 weeks. Marsh Fritillary talk and flight season survey training across Wales. You can join me in Carmarthenshire (Thursday 5th June) & Rhondda Cynon Taf (next Friday, 30th May, including Welsh cakes!). Sorry, too late for the Ceredigion event.
May 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
#TheGuardian corrected the title in the article to ‘new bee species’, but look!
FYI there is only one honeybee species in the UK. This one is a solitary bee from the Osmia genus. It’s yet another sign of a warming climate (tho a beautiful bee).
FYI there is only one honeybee species in the UK. This one is a solitary bee from the Osmia genus. It’s yet another sign of a warming climate (tho a beautiful bee).
May 7, 2025 at 9:50 AM
#TheGuardian corrected the title in the article to ‘new bee species’, but look!
FYI there is only one honeybee species in the UK. This one is a solitary bee from the Osmia genus. It’s yet another sign of a warming climate (tho a beautiful bee).
FYI there is only one honeybee species in the UK. This one is a solitary bee from the Osmia genus. It’s yet another sign of a warming climate (tho a beautiful bee).
Black Bryony Tamus communis flowering (Cwlwm y Coed - Wood Knot (?) yn Gymraeg) (sorry, blurry phone pic) & Red Campion Silene dioica (Blodyn Neidr - Snake flower yn Gymraeg) flowering exuberantly, Hermon Lane, Penclawdd.
May 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Black Bryony Tamus communis flowering (Cwlwm y Coed - Wood Knot (?) yn Gymraeg) (sorry, blurry phone pic) & Red Campion Silene dioica (Blodyn Neidr - Snake flower yn Gymraeg) flowering exuberantly, Hermon Lane, Penclawdd.
May 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Lots of Elm/Ulmus seed raining down atm - probably Wych Elm U. glabra on Gower/Gŵyr SW Wales/Cymru. Llwyfen lydanddail in Welsh / Cymraeg. Now's the time of year to appreciate how much Elm is around.
April 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Lots of Elm/Ulmus seed raining down atm - probably Wych Elm U. glabra on Gower/Gŵyr SW Wales/Cymru. Llwyfen lydanddail in Welsh / Cymraeg. Now's the time of year to appreciate how much Elm is around.
Bee people - terrible photo in windy conditions. Is this a male Halictus tumulorum Bronze Furrow Bee? Lovely long antennae. Gower / Gŵyr SW Wales / Cymru (so unlikely to be H confusus?)
April 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Bee people - terrible photo in windy conditions. Is this a male Halictus tumulorum Bronze Furrow Bee? Lovely long antennae. Gower / Gŵyr SW Wales / Cymru (so unlikely to be H confusus?)
String of Sausages lichen - Usnea articulata. Dangly, some inflated sections pinched at intervals. Hanging on a venerable Hawthorn tree in Blue Anchor, Gower / Gŵyr Wales/Cymry. Indicates clean air. It's been turning up more frequently in SW Wales Atlantic temporate rainforest.
April 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
String of Sausages lichen - Usnea articulata. Dangly, some inflated sections pinched at intervals. Hanging on a venerable Hawthorn tree in Blue Anchor, Gower / Gŵyr Wales/Cymry. Indicates clean air. It's been turning up more frequently in SW Wales Atlantic temporate rainforest.
Something to cheer you up on this wet, windy day in SW Wales Cymru. Greater stichwort Stellaria holostea.. Serenllys Mawr yn Gymraeg / in Welsh. Classic spring hedgebank plant. @bsbicymru.bsky.social @sewbrec.org.uk
April 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Something to cheer you up on this wet, windy day in SW Wales Cymru. Greater stichwort Stellaria holostea.. Serenllys Mawr yn Gymraeg / in Welsh. Classic spring hedgebank plant. @bsbicymru.bsky.social @sewbrec.org.uk
Forgot to show the sloping rug of Opposite-leaved Golden Saxifrage at Gelli Hir Wood. The name is so long for such a tiny plant that lightens up damp woodland edges. One of my favourites.
April 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Forgot to show the sloping rug of Opposite-leaved Golden Saxifrage at Gelli Hir Wood. The name is so long for such a tiny plant that lightens up damp woodland edges. One of my favourites.
Beautiful day out at Gelli Hir Wood, Gower / Gŵyr, Wales / Cymru. Can't wait til the bluebells open to add to the display in a week or two. @wtswwswanseagroup.bsky.social @wtsww.bsky.social
April 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Beautiful day out at Gelli Hir Wood, Gower / Gŵyr, Wales / Cymru. Can't wait til the bluebells open to add to the display in a week or two. @wtswwswanseagroup.bsky.social @wtsww.bsky.social
2/2 There is a Llanrhidian Community Council meeting, open to all this Thurs 10 April at 7:00 pm, Penclawdd Community Centre. Please come to show your support &/or email clerk@llanrhidiancommunitycouncil.co.uk
We want our wildlfower strip back!
We want our wildlfower strip back!
April 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
2/2 There is a Llanrhidian Community Council meeting, open to all this Thurs 10 April at 7:00 pm, Penclawdd Community Centre. Please come to show your support &/or email clerk@llanrhidiancommunitycouncil.co.uk
We want our wildlfower strip back!
We want our wildlfower strip back!
What a shock to see Penclawdd Car Park native wildflower strip has sprayed by Llanrhidian Higher Community Council (not Swansea Council). >60 spp of Gower’s native wildflowers along Penclawdd carpark, something to be proud of. 1/2
April 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
What a shock to see Penclawdd Car Park native wildflower strip has sprayed by Llanrhidian Higher Community Council (not Swansea Council). >60 spp of Gower’s native wildflowers along Penclawdd carpark, something to be proud of. 1/2
Spring wildflowers pt. 2. Barren strawberry Fragaria sterilis - distinguised from Wild strawberry Fragaria vesca by tiny tooth at the leaf tip, smaller than surrounding teeth. The leaves are hairy beneath. It's not barren, it has small green fruit. Lane above Penclawdd #Gwyr #Cymru #Gower #Wales
March 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Can you see the cryptic Common Toad / Llyffant in Welsh (scientific name 'Bufo bufo')? It's been living in the greenhouse all winter - toads have been here for several winters - is it the same one? I don't want to disturb it but I'd like to clear the old plants out.... Gwyr, Cymru / Gower, Wales
March 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Can you see the cryptic Common Toad / Llyffant in Welsh (scientific name 'Bufo bufo')? It's been living in the greenhouse all winter - toads have been here for several winters - is it the same one? I don't want to disturb it but I'd like to clear the old plants out.... Gwyr, Cymru / Gower, Wales
Coltsfoot! Under-rated early flowering #PavementPlant. Penclawdd, Gŵyr, Cymru. Tissilago farfara
March 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Coltsfoot! Under-rated early flowering #PavementPlant. Penclawdd, Gŵyr, Cymru. Tissilago farfara