Ian Beavis
@ianbeavis.bsky.social
Research Curator at the Amelia, Tunbridge Wells. Entomologist. Natural historian. Local historian. Ecology & heritage of Scilly & the Channel Islands
And the final pages and illustration
November 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
And the final pages and illustration
Here is part 1 of Russell's account of the freshwater jellyfish
November 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Here is part 1 of Russell's account of the freshwater jellyfish
Hedge Mustard on the edge of Tunbridge Wells Common #wildflowerhour
November 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Hedge Mustard on the edge of Tunbridge Wells Common #wildflowerhour
Second growth of Cow Parsley on Tunbridge Wells Common #wildflowerhour
November 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Second growth of Cow Parsley on Tunbridge Wells Common #wildflowerhour
Atlas Poppy long naturalised on the edge of Tunbridge Wells Common #wildflowerhour
November 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Atlas Poppy long naturalised on the edge of Tunbridge Wells Common #wildflowerhour
The hoverfly Syrphus vitripennis on Tunbridge Wells Common today
November 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The hoverfly Syrphus vitripennis on Tunbridge Wells Common today
A male Locust Blowfly on Tunbridge Wells Common today
November 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
A male Locust Blowfly on Tunbridge Wells Common today
Female of the rare mining bee Andrena gravida still active in Calverley Grounds today
November 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Female of the rare mining bee Andrena gravida still active in Calverley Grounds today
The mining bee Lasioglossum lativentre - found 2 of these in Calverley Grounds yesterday
November 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The mining bee Lasioglossum lativentre - found 2 of these in Calverley Grounds yesterday
More of Frederick Russell's beautiful illustrations from his Medusae of the British Isles (1953)
November 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
More of Frederick Russell's beautiful illustrations from his Medusae of the British Isles (1953)
These pictures remind me of the delicately coloured illustrations in Frederick Russell's Medusae of the British Isles (1953)
November 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
These pictures remind me of the delicately coloured illustrations in Frederick Russell's Medusae of the British Isles (1953)
Several Eristalis pertinax droneflies feeding at Fatsia in Calverley Grounds today. Increasingly late-flying in recent mild late autumn / early winter periods, along with E tenax that's always been winter-active.
November 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Several Eristalis pertinax droneflies feeding at Fatsia in Calverley Grounds today. Increasingly late-flying in recent mild late autumn / early winter periods, along with E tenax that's always been winter-active.
Plenty of bees & hoverflies visiting sunlit Fatsia in Calverley Grounds today. Note the Buff-tailed Bumblebee queen at far left.
November 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Plenty of bees & hoverflies visiting sunlit Fatsia in Calverley Grounds today. Note the Buff-tailed Bumblebee queen at far left.
A portrait of Aulonia albimana, the spider featured in that last repost, from Michael Roberts' Spiders of Great Britain & Ireland (1985)
November 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
A portrait of Aulonia albimana, the spider featured in that last repost, from Michael Roberts' Spiders of Great Britain & Ireland (1985)
Fuchsia long naturalised & competing with brambles in Woodbury Park Cemetery #wildflowerhour
November 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Fuchsia long naturalised & competing with brambles in Woodbury Park Cemetery #wildflowerhour
Mexican Fleabane and Orange Hawkweed in Woodbury Park Cemetery #wildflowerhour
November 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Mexican Fleabane and Orange Hawkweed in Woodbury Park Cemetery #wildflowerhour
Late-flowering plant of False Oxlip, the hybrid between primroses & cowslips, in Woodbury Park Cemetery #wildflowerhour
November 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Late-flowering plant of False Oxlip, the hybrid between primroses & cowslips, in Woodbury Park Cemetery #wildflowerhour
While Tunbridge Wells station has the ubiquitous pigeons, Tonbridge station has jackdaws.
November 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
While Tunbridge Wells station has the ubiquitous pigeons, Tonbridge station has jackdaws.
More late-flying hoverflies from today - these on Tunbridge Wells Common. Cheilosia vernalis (left) & the 'Footballer' Helophilus pendulus
November 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
More late-flying hoverflies from today - these on Tunbridge Wells Common. Cheilosia vernalis (left) & the 'Footballer' Helophilus pendulus
Platycheirus albimanus, a hoverfly with distinctive silver spots, in Calverley Grounds. One of a number of common species that are increasingly seen flying very late in the year, though not (yet) fully winter-active
November 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Platycheirus albimanus, a hoverfly with distinctive silver spots, in Calverley Grounds. One of a number of common species that are increasingly seen flying very late in the year, though not (yet) fully winter-active
Unusually late-flying male of mining bee Lasioglossum punctatissimum in Calverley Grounds
November 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Unusually late-flying male of mining bee Lasioglossum punctatissimum in Calverley Grounds
Queen of Buff-tailed Bumblebee in Calverley Grounds today
November 1, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Queen of Buff-tailed Bumblebee in Calverley Grounds today
Luxuriant growth of ferns - Hart's Tongue, Black Spleenwort, Polypody - associated with a leaky drainpipe on Tonbridge High Street
October 31, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Luxuriant growth of ferns - Hart's Tongue, Black Spleenwort, Polypody - associated with a leaky drainpipe on Tonbridge High Street
The brightly coloured muscid fly Thricops diaphanus on ivy in Dunorlan Park today
October 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The brightly coloured muscid fly Thricops diaphanus on ivy in Dunorlan Park today
Merveille du Jour (aprilina in 4th row) & related species in Adalbert Seitz's Macrolepidoptera of the Palaearctic Region
October 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Merveille du Jour (aprilina in 4th row) & related species in Adalbert Seitz's Macrolepidoptera of the Palaearctic Region