HoverflySpotterM.D
@hoverflyspotter.bsky.social
Naturalist, Environmental Biologist and Data Analyst specialising in hoverflies. Trustee of the British Naturalist Association & recipient of the Richard Fitter medal.
My site https://hoverflyspotter.blogspot.com is about Hoverflies & Nature's Joy.
My site https://hoverflyspotter.blogspot.com is about Hoverflies & Nature's Joy.
Explored the grounds of #WortleyHall S.Yorkshire yesterday with the BNATs and spotted 20 species of #Fungi – bringing our monthly total to 53 species from two visits!. Wortley Hall is truly a magical spot for fungi lovers. 🌳✨ #Mycology #NatureWalk #Nature #BNATs #Wildlife #Autumnvibes #Fungifriends
November 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Explored the grounds of #WortleyHall S.Yorkshire yesterday with the BNATs and spotted 20 species of #Fungi – bringing our monthly total to 53 species from two visits!. Wortley Hall is truly a magical spot for fungi lovers. 🌳✨ #Mycology #NatureWalk #Nature #BNATs #Wildlife #Autumnvibes #Fungifriends
Lunuled wings gleam,
Banded dancers trace green paths—
Ivy hums with life.
#Haiku #haikupoem #haikupoetry #Hoverflies #flies #Insects #pollinator #nature #syrphidae #knowledge #biology #wildlife #diptera
Banded dancers trace green paths—
Ivy hums with life.
#Haiku #haikupoem #haikupoetry #Hoverflies #flies #Insects #pollinator #nature #syrphidae #knowledge #biology #wildlife #diptera
November 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Lunuled wings gleam,
Banded dancers trace green paths—
Ivy hums with life.
#Haiku #haikupoem #haikupoetry #Hoverflies #flies #Insects #pollinator #nature #syrphidae #knowledge #biology #wildlife #diptera
Banded dancers trace green paths—
Ivy hums with life.
#Haiku #haikupoem #haikupoetry #Hoverflies #flies #Insects #pollinator #nature #syrphidae #knowledge #biology #wildlife #diptera
After 2 yrs, a hedgehog’s back in my garden! 🦔🔥 Before lighting bonfires, MOVE & CHECK for hidden hogs! #Wildlife #Autumn. Haven’t seen it in a week so it might have gone into hibernation?
-Check a fire save a ‘hog. 🦔🔥 Nobody likes a crispy Hedgehog! -
#Bonfire #Fireworks #NatureLove #Hedgehogs.
-Check a fire save a ‘hog. 🦔🔥 Nobody likes a crispy Hedgehog! -
#Bonfire #Fireworks #NatureLove #Hedgehogs.
November 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
After 2 yrs, a hedgehog’s back in my garden! 🦔🔥 Before lighting bonfires, MOVE & CHECK for hidden hogs! #Wildlife #Autumn. Haven’t seen it in a week so it might have gone into hibernation?
-Check a fire save a ‘hog. 🦔🔥 Nobody likes a crispy Hedgehog! -
#Bonfire #Fireworks #NatureLove #Hedgehogs.
-Check a fire save a ‘hog. 🦔🔥 Nobody likes a crispy Hedgehog! -
#Bonfire #Fireworks #NatureLove #Hedgehogs.
Mild autumn vibes 🍂 Hoverflies still buzzing! 🐝 Spotted a Common Dainty Hoverfly (Baccha elongata) on the ivy today 🌿 #flies #Insects #pollinator #nature #syrphidae #biology #wildlife #diptera #garden Bit late in the season for this little one. #climatechange
November 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Mild autumn vibes 🍂 Hoverflies still buzzing! 🐝 Spotted a Common Dainty Hoverfly (Baccha elongata) on the ivy today 🌿 #flies #Insects #pollinator #nature #syrphidae #biology #wildlife #diptera #garden Bit late in the season for this little one. #climatechange
First Culture book read: Player of Games by Iain Banks. Loved the mind-games, still baffled by rules of the #boardgame Azad, frightening to think that their emperors & positions of power are selected from how good you play this game! Any other Culture must-reads I wonder? #Scifi #Booksky #Bookreview
October 28, 2025 at 10:50 AM
First Culture book read: Player of Games by Iain Banks. Loved the mind-games, still baffled by rules of the #boardgame Azad, frightening to think that their emperors & positions of power are selected from how good you play this game! Any other Culture must-reads I wonder? #Scifi #Booksky #Bookreview
Super half day at #RSPB Mersehead yesterday mass flocks of Barnacle geese, wonderful views of Pintail, whilst in the skies were Buzzards, Red Kites & Merlin. On the beach was a Small Spotted Catshark #Eggcase, no Skate/Ray cases.
#Naturewalk #HiddenWonders #Scotland #Birdwatching #Marinelife
#Naturewalk #HiddenWonders #Scotland #Birdwatching #Marinelife
October 26, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Super half day at #RSPB Mersehead yesterday mass flocks of Barnacle geese, wonderful views of Pintail, whilst in the skies were Buzzards, Red Kites & Merlin. On the beach was a Small Spotted Catshark #Eggcase, no Skate/Ray cases.
#Naturewalk #HiddenWonders #Scotland #Birdwatching #Marinelife
#Naturewalk #HiddenWonders #Scotland #Birdwatching #Marinelife
Explored the stunning Wigtown coastal path Friday and ended at the historic Martyrs’ Stone. Spotted 27 bird species along the way – including an impressive flock of 60+ fieldfares! 🐦✨
#Naturewalk #HiddenWonders #Scotland #Birdwatching #Birding
#Naturewalk #HiddenWonders #Scotland #Birdwatching #Birding
October 26, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Explored the stunning Wigtown coastal path Friday and ended at the historic Martyrs’ Stone. Spotted 27 bird species along the way – including an impressive flock of 60+ fieldfares! 🐦✨
#Naturewalk #HiddenWonders #Scotland #Birdwatching #Birding
#Naturewalk #HiddenWonders #Scotland #Birdwatching #Birding
In Wigtown Scotland yesterday caught these 2 hoverflies basking in the sun and feeding on the Ivy. Common Banded (Syrphus ribesii) and Tapered Dronefly. (Eristalis pertinax).
#Hoverflies #Flies #Insects #Pollinator #Nature #Syrphidae #Diptera
#Hoverflies #Flies #Insects #Pollinator #Nature #Syrphidae #Diptera
October 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
In Wigtown Scotland yesterday caught these 2 hoverflies basking in the sun and feeding on the Ivy. Common Banded (Syrphus ribesii) and Tapered Dronefly. (Eristalis pertinax).
#Hoverflies #Flies #Insects #Pollinator #Nature #Syrphidae #Diptera
#Hoverflies #Flies #Insects #Pollinator #Nature #Syrphidae #Diptera
In Caelaverock yesterday watching the thousands Barnacle geese and the few Whooper swans that had arrived so far #Birds #Nature #Migration #Autumn Hoverflies seen Common Banded, Broad Banded, Common & Tapered Dronefly, Common Grey #Syrphidae #Hoverflies
October 24, 2025 at 7:38 AM
In Caelaverock yesterday watching the thousands Barnacle geese and the few Whooper swans that had arrived so far #Birds #Nature #Migration #Autumn Hoverflies seen Common Banded, Broad Banded, Common & Tapered Dronefly, Common Grey #Syrphidae #Hoverflies
Happy National Moss Day! 🌿✨
Celebrating the tiny green wonders that carpet our forests, walls, and stones.
October 21st — a day to appreciate the quiet beauty of moss and its role in our ecosystems. 💚
#NationalMossDay #MossMagic #Moss #Nature #Autumn #HiddenWonders #Bryophytes
Celebrating the tiny green wonders that carpet our forests, walls, and stones.
October 21st — a day to appreciate the quiet beauty of moss and its role in our ecosystems. 💚
#NationalMossDay #MossMagic #Moss #Nature #Autumn #HiddenWonders #Bryophytes
October 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Happy National Moss Day! 🌿✨
Celebrating the tiny green wonders that carpet our forests, walls, and stones.
October 21st — a day to appreciate the quiet beauty of moss and its role in our ecosystems. 💚
#NationalMossDay #MossMagic #Moss #Nature #Autumn #HiddenWonders #Bryophytes
Celebrating the tiny green wonders that carpet our forests, walls, and stones.
October 21st — a day to appreciate the quiet beauty of moss and its role in our ecosystems. 💚
#NationalMossDay #MossMagic #Moss #Nature #Autumn #HiddenWonders #Bryophytes
Spotted on my nature walk 🌳
A beech nut—absolutely crawling with life! 🐞
Counted Green Shieldbug, 7-spot & Harlequin ladybird... but who knows how many critters were hiding out of sight? Nature never disappoints. 🌿🔍 #Naturewalk #InsectLife #Autumn #ForestFinds #BugSpotting #Halloween #MicroSafari
A beech nut—absolutely crawling with life! 🐞
Counted Green Shieldbug, 7-spot & Harlequin ladybird... but who knows how many critters were hiding out of sight? Nature never disappoints. 🌿🔍 #Naturewalk #InsectLife #Autumn #ForestFinds #BugSpotting #Halloween #MicroSafari
October 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Spotted on my nature walk 🌳
A beech nut—absolutely crawling with life! 🐞
Counted Green Shieldbug, 7-spot & Harlequin ladybird... but who knows how many critters were hiding out of sight? Nature never disappoints. 🌿🔍 #Naturewalk #InsectLife #Autumn #ForestFinds #BugSpotting #Halloween #MicroSafari
A beech nut—absolutely crawling with life! 🐞
Counted Green Shieldbug, 7-spot & Harlequin ladybird... but who knows how many critters were hiding out of sight? Nature never disappoints. 🌿🔍 #Naturewalk #InsectLife #Autumn #ForestFinds #BugSpotting #Halloween #MicroSafari
Its gall time, these were taken locally Cherry, Cola nut and Osyter gall on oak and a Beech Gall (Mikiola fagi) #autumn #ukwildlife #galls #nature #autumnvibes
October 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Its gall time, these were taken locally Cherry, Cola nut and Osyter gall on oak and a Beech Gall (Mikiola fagi) #autumn #ukwildlife #galls #nature #autumnvibes
Its fungi season, these were taken locally #fungi #mushrooms #mycology #fungifriends #nature #autumnvibes
October 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Its fungi season, these were taken locally #fungi #mushrooms #mycology #fungifriends #nature #autumnvibes
Still hoverflies around Carlton Marsh Nr Royston Saturday. Common Banded (Syrphus ribesii) 3♀, Tapered Dronefly (Eristalis pertinax) 1♂, Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax) 1♀, Marmalade (Episyrphus balteatus), Lunuled Aphideater (Eupeodes luniger) 1♀ #syrphidae #hoverflies
October 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Still hoverflies around Carlton Marsh Nr Royston Saturday. Common Banded (Syrphus ribesii) 3♀, Tapered Dronefly (Eristalis pertinax) 1♂, Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax) 1♀, Marmalade (Episyrphus balteatus), Lunuled Aphideater (Eupeodes luniger) 1♀ #syrphidae #hoverflies
I am not a reader of biographies but I would totally recommend Making it So by Patrick Stewart. It was very easy read full of stories from #StarTrek, his early childhood in #Mirfield #Yorkshire and his #Shakespearean adventures before Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
October 12, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I am not a reader of biographies but I would totally recommend Making it So by Patrick Stewart. It was very easy read full of stories from #StarTrek, his early childhood in #Mirfield #Yorkshire and his #Shakespearean adventures before Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
Hoverflies return to Ivy bush after storm Amy. Common Banded (Syrphus ribesii) and Drone fly (Eristalis tenax) #hoverflies #syrphidae but mainly its full of wasps. The wall facing the sun is covered in Asian Lady Beetles (Harmonia axyridis) all of different varieties.
October 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Hoverflies return to Ivy bush after storm Amy. Common Banded (Syrphus ribesii) and Drone fly (Eristalis tenax) #hoverflies #syrphidae but mainly its full of wasps. The wall facing the sun is covered in Asian Lady Beetles (Harmonia axyridis) all of different varieties.
Last week I was at a conference in Sheffield, about the #uplands. Listening to passionate speakers debate what needs to be done to restore them #naturewriting, #rewilding, #hoverflies.
See some of my thoughts with brief notes from the main speakers. hoverflyspotter.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-wi...
See some of my thoughts with brief notes from the main speakers. hoverflyspotter.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-wi...
October 5, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Last week I was at a conference in Sheffield, about the #uplands. Listening to passionate speakers debate what needs to be done to restore them #naturewriting, #rewilding, #hoverflies.
See some of my thoughts with brief notes from the main speakers. hoverflyspotter.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-wi...
See some of my thoughts with brief notes from the main speakers. hoverflyspotter.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-wi...
Hi All.
I am new to this platform but have heard good things about it so here I am. Staying in from storm Amy with no chance of spotting #hoverflies today, hope they haven't been blown away. Here is a post from my blog site of a hoverfly seen recently. hoverflyspotter.blogspot.com/2025/09/hove...
I am new to this platform but have heard good things about it so here I am. Staying in from storm Amy with no chance of spotting #hoverflies today, hope they haven't been blown away. Here is a post from my blog site of a hoverfly seen recently. hoverflyspotter.blogspot.com/2025/09/hove...
October 4, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Hi All.
I am new to this platform but have heard good things about it so here I am. Staying in from storm Amy with no chance of spotting #hoverflies today, hope they haven't been blown away. Here is a post from my blog site of a hoverfly seen recently. hoverflyspotter.blogspot.com/2025/09/hove...
I am new to this platform but have heard good things about it so here I am. Staying in from storm Amy with no chance of spotting #hoverflies today, hope they haven't been blown away. Here is a post from my blog site of a hoverfly seen recently. hoverflyspotter.blogspot.com/2025/09/hove...