Good morning and welcome to a new week!

Our featured tour this week is Fabulous Fuerteventura - Birds, Butterflies & Botany. Set to run on 22-28 February 2026, it offers a welcome break from the cold, wet monotony of a northern European winter... (1/2)

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There's a huge variety of fascinating birds, butterflies & plants (not to mention dragonflies and other beasties) to be seen there - every day is full of interest.

And the tour is led by our popular and knowledgeable duo of Dave Fairhurst & @jpcancela.bsky.social - a dream team! (2/2)

🦋 Cinco especies logran protección oficial gracias a la propuesta de ZERYNTHIA en 2022.

🔴 Lycaena helle, Gegenes pumilio: "CEEA" - En Peligro de Extinción

🟠 Agriades zullichi, Pyrgus cinarae, P. sidae: "LESRPE"

Tres de las propuestas siguen sin protección: P. cheiranthi, H. bacchus y M. laurae.

With @jpcancela.bsky.social & @dunnjons.bsky.social as tour leaders, our guests will be in the best of hands to enjoy sightings of not only some fine butterflies, but also dragonflies & birds. It's a warm, pleasant time of year to spend some time in S Spain, and we'd love to see you there. (2/2)

I can't wait to return to the Montes Universales later this year to co-lead this #butterfly-watching tour with my close friends @jpcancela.bsky.social & Pau Lucio.

Great butterflies, in a wonderful landscape, in good company - it's always a highlight of my year.

So happy to see my 2n thesis chapter published in Diversity and Distributions 🥳🥳 How does local climate influence ecological communities? Answer: #Thermophilisation caused by #colonisation and local #extinction of mountain butterflies 🦋 #ClimateChange #Refugia Small thread below⬇️

🚨New paper 🚨We argue that abrupt biodiversity losses can be driven by populations sharing similar tolerances to warming 🦋🌎🥵. Out now in @royalsocietypublishing.org. Summary thread below 🧵
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