Stuart Roberts FLS
@eucera.bsky.social
Bee specialist (not honey bees) and ecologist, Irish/UK dual national, humanist, optimist, Europhile
It's that time if year again. Keith Norman's beautiful reminder of the transience of summer......and of life itself
October 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
It's that time if year again. Keith Norman's beautiful reminder of the transience of summer......and of life itself
Impressive remains of the Cistercian Abbey at Netley (Hampshire)
October 20, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Impressive remains of the Cistercian Abbey at Netley (Hampshire)
A stunning example of Mammatus clouds this afternoon over Harnham Hill (Salisbury; England)
September 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A stunning example of Mammatus clouds this afternoon over Harnham Hill (Salisbury; England)
Thousands of male Colletes hederae (Ivy Bee) on every cluster of flowering Ivy (Hedera helix) here in Salisbury (England). Lots to put on iRecord!
September 8, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Thousands of male Colletes hederae (Ivy Bee) on every cluster of flowering Ivy (Hedera helix) here in Salisbury (England). Lots to put on iRecord!
A John Constable sky over his beloved Harnham Hill (Salisbury, England) this morning
September 7, 2025 at 7:38 AM
A John Constable sky over his beloved Harnham Hill (Salisbury, England) this morning
Well... a wildlife first for me today (5 Sep). A Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae) butterfly in my Harnham (Salisbury UK) garden today
September 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Well... a wildlife first for me today (5 Sep). A Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae) butterfly in my Harnham (Salisbury UK) garden today
Effigy of a knight (c.1280) Dorchester Abbey, Oxon.
August 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Effigy of a knight (c.1280) Dorchester Abbey, Oxon.
Lurking in the small garden pond yhis evening
July 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Lurking in the small garden pond yhis evening
I visited the church of St. Basil at Toller Fratrum (Dorset) today to marvel at the extraordinary late saxon font. The church was originally part of a Knights Hospitaler establishment.
July 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I visited the church of St. Basil at Toller Fratrum (Dorset) today to marvel at the extraordinary late saxon font. The church was originally part of a Knights Hospitaler establishment.
"Constable Corner" Salisbury Cathedral from West Harnham
May 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"Constable Corner" Salisbury Cathedral from West Harnham
Saxon inscription over an arch in the pre-Conquest church of St. Mary, Breamore, Hampshire. "Here eis manifested the word to thee"
April 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Saxon inscription over an arch in the pre-Conquest church of St. Mary, Breamore, Hampshire. "Here eis manifested the word to thee"
I love the interior of the Royal Festival Hall
March 27, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I love the interior of the Royal Festival Hall
The willow trees along the banks of the Isis in Oxford were full of singing Chiffchafs today. First of these harbingers of Spring I've heard this year
March 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The willow trees along the banks of the Isis in Oxford were full of singing Chiffchafs today. First of these harbingers of Spring I've heard this year
Recently purchased two lovely watercolours by the late Laura Bell. "Spring Awakening" has a Cézanne-ish look to it and Laura's mastery of light and shadow is perfect in "Mary & Malc waiting". Now to find places for them!
January 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Recently purchased two lovely watercolours by the late Laura Bell. "Spring Awakening" has a Cézanne-ish look to it and Laura's mastery of light and shadow is perfect in "Mary & Malc waiting". Now to find places for them!
A plant that always signifies hope - Pulmonaria (Boraginacese). The first wild bees of the year are not far away now here in Salisbury (southern England). We usually get our first Anthophora plumipes in the last 10 days of February. Now there's something to cheer
January 15, 2025 at 9:14 AM
A plant that always signifies hope - Pulmonaria (Boraginacese). The first wild bees of the year are not far away now here in Salisbury (southern England). We usually get our first Anthophora plumipes in the last 10 days of February. Now there's something to cheer
Dateline 1 January: Easter cometh.
January 1, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Dateline 1 January: Easter cometh.
Working through a long list of taxonomic revisions and additions to European Andrena bee species. Tom Wood must be one of the most productive and insightful bee taxonomists active at the moment. The scholarship here is remarkable. Naturalis have done well to employ him!
December 8, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Working through a long list of taxonomic revisions and additions to European Andrena bee species. Tom Wood must be one of the most productive and insightful bee taxonomists active at the moment. The scholarship here is remarkable. Naturalis have done well to employ him!
Just spent 4 hours at the towering Silk Roads exhibition at the British Museum. It demonstrates powerfully the huge benefits that can accrue from being connected to something bigger than yourself
December 2, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Just spent 4 hours at the towering Silk Roads exhibition at the British Museum. It demonstrates powerfully the huge benefits that can accrue from being connected to something bigger than yourself
Coming soon as a publicly available resource: The European Bee Traits Database. Watch this space....
November 26, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Coming soon as a publicly available resource: The European Bee Traits Database. Watch this space....
The water meadows here in Salisbury looking like they have had an early season drowning. Water levels very high and the Town Path is not that far away from being submerged
November 25, 2024 at 2:40 PM
The water meadows here in Salisbury looking like they have had an early season drowning. Water levels very high and the Town Path is not that far away from being submerged
What a glorious place Liverpool Central Library is. Not on everyone's tour itinerary but we'll worth visiting
November 22, 2024 at 4:47 PM
What a glorious place Liverpool Central Library is. Not on everyone's tour itinerary but we'll worth visiting
Whilst enjoying the late Autumn sunshine this morning (the first for about 3 weeks) I was treated to a noisy flypast of 3 Peregrines over Harnham Hill. We are lucky to have regular sightings in Salisbury but not so often this late in the year
November 12, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Whilst enjoying the late Autumn sunshine this morning (the first for about 3 weeks) I was treated to a noisy flypast of 3 Peregrines over Harnham Hill. We are lucky to have regular sightings in Salisbury but not so often this late in the year
I love what thisleaf miner has done to this beech leaf. An island of chlorophyllous tissue in which to feed. Wonderful
October 31, 2024 at 12:20 PM
I love what thisleaf miner has done to this beech leaf. An island of chlorophyllous tissue in which to feed. Wonderful