Mark Sheridan
@sharkmeridan.bsky.social
Nature lover, gardener, scyther, wildlife observer & recorder - mostly moths but absolutely anything else that's in our patch!
First solitary bee of the year… chocolate mining (Andrena scotica)
March 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
First solitary bee of the year… chocolate mining (Andrena scotica)
Good variety of moths last night...
March 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Good variety of moths last night...
Tree Bumble Queen loving our winter-flowering heather.
March 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Tree Bumble Queen loving our winter-flowering heather.
Pristine Peacock from yesterday...
March 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Pristine Peacock from yesterday...
First sighting of an early bumblebee queen....
March 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
First sighting of an early bumblebee queen....
3 firsts for the year on our plot over the last few days. 1st ladybird -pine, 1st butterfly - peacock and 1st bumble - buff-tailed.
February 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
3 firsts for the year on our plot over the last few days. 1st ladybird -pine, 1st butterfly - peacock and 1st bumble - buff-tailed.
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The devastation on its way is unimaginable - like nothing humanity has ever witnessed before - and everyone will wish they had been climate activists and ‘hysterics’ when they had the chance. We are in a moment of unprecedented stupidity
December 22, 2024 at 1:41 PM
The devastation on its way is unimaginable - like nothing humanity has ever witnessed before - and everyone will wish they had been climate activists and ‘hysterics’ when they had the chance. We are in a moment of unprecedented stupidity
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Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata), Carms 2022.
Welsh name Melyn y Drain – meaning yellow of the thorns
#mothsmatter
Welsh name Melyn y Drain – meaning yellow of the thorns
#mothsmatter
December 20, 2024 at 8:53 AM
Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata), Carms 2022.
Welsh name Melyn y Drain – meaning yellow of the thorns
#mothsmatter
Welsh name Melyn y Drain – meaning yellow of the thorns
#mothsmatter
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Merry Christmas from Cofnod, channelling our inner "Fraggle Rock" 🎅☔ @sewbrec.org.uk @wwbic.bsky.social
December 20, 2024 at 10:32 AM
Merry Christmas from Cofnod, channelling our inner "Fraggle Rock" 🎅☔ @sewbrec.org.uk @wwbic.bsky.social
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There’s been little coverage of the fallout from Storm Darragh on Wales’s native #woodlands, beyond its effects on productive #forestry. The few sites I’ve been to have had a mixed toll of damage, but few escaped impacts. How can we ensure resilience in our woods for ongoing extreme weather events?
December 19, 2024 at 2:24 PM
There’s been little coverage of the fallout from Storm Darragh on Wales’s native #woodlands, beyond its effects on productive #forestry. The few sites I’ve been to have had a mixed toll of damage, but few escaped impacts. How can we ensure resilience in our woods for ongoing extreme weather events?
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Wales Moth List now updated with 2023 records and downloadable here 👇
butterfly-conservation.org/in-your-area...
Includes a brief summary with Rob Hillier's excellent photo of Scarce Merveille du Jour from Haverfordwest, which was the first record for Wales.
#MothsMatter #TeamMoth
butterfly-conservation.org/in-your-area...
Includes a brief summary with Rob Hillier's excellent photo of Scarce Merveille du Jour from Haverfordwest, which was the first record for Wales.
#MothsMatter #TeamMoth
Wales Moth List - 2023
Wales Moth List 2023 An excellent total of 104 new county records were received from across Wales in 2023. Among these were nine moth species recorded in Wales for the very first time. These were made...
butterfly-conservation.org
December 19, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Wales Moth List now updated with 2023 records and downloadable here 👇
butterfly-conservation.org/in-your-area...
Includes a brief summary with Rob Hillier's excellent photo of Scarce Merveille du Jour from Haverfordwest, which was the first record for Wales.
#MothsMatter #TeamMoth
butterfly-conservation.org/in-your-area...
Includes a brief summary with Rob Hillier's excellent photo of Scarce Merveille du Jour from Haverfordwest, which was the first record for Wales.
#MothsMatter #TeamMoth
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"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
-- Arthur C. Clarke, born #OTD 1917
-- Arthur C. Clarke, born #OTD 1917
December 16, 2024 at 11:09 AM
"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
-- Arthur C. Clarke, born #OTD 1917
-- Arthur C. Clarke, born #OTD 1917
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It’s funny that we call it “dead” wood, when it can support so much life! 🪵🪲🐜🍄
Here’s a video I made earlier in the year, to spread some love for this vital habitat.
#Invertebrates #Fungi #Deadwood #Ecology 🧪
Here’s a video I made earlier in the year, to spread some love for this vital habitat.
#Invertebrates #Fungi #Deadwood #Ecology 🧪
December 9, 2024 at 10:18 PM
It’s funny that we call it “dead” wood, when it can support so much life! 🪵🪲🐜🍄
Here’s a video I made earlier in the year, to spread some love for this vital habitat.
#Invertebrates #Fungi #Deadwood #Ecology 🧪
Here’s a video I made earlier in the year, to spread some love for this vital habitat.
#Invertebrates #Fungi #Deadwood #Ecology 🧪
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Another batch factsheet pictures completed at lepidoptera.no. This time two different genera of Norwegian bird-droppings tortrix moths:
Notocelia: www.lepidoptera.no/en/arter/?vi...
Hedya: www.lepidoptera.no/en/arter/?vi...
#lepidoptera #moths #teammoth
Notocelia: www.lepidoptera.no/en/arter/?vi...
Hedya: www.lepidoptera.no/en/arter/?vi...
#lepidoptera #moths #teammoth
December 8, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Another batch factsheet pictures completed at lepidoptera.no. This time two different genera of Norwegian bird-droppings tortrix moths:
Notocelia: www.lepidoptera.no/en/arter/?vi...
Hedya: www.lepidoptera.no/en/arter/?vi...
#lepidoptera #moths #teammoth
Notocelia: www.lepidoptera.no/en/arter/?vi...
Hedya: www.lepidoptera.no/en/arter/?vi...
#lepidoptera #moths #teammoth
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Improving the factsheet images at lepidoptera.no at the moment, and all frequently occuring #Scopariinae in Norway are now complete. #mosemott #teammoth
www.lepidoptera.no/arter/?view=...
www.lepidoptera.no/arter/?view=...
December 7, 2024 at 11:56 AM
Improving the factsheet images at lepidoptera.no at the moment, and all frequently occuring #Scopariinae in Norway are now complete. #mosemott #teammoth
www.lepidoptera.no/arter/?view=...
www.lepidoptera.no/arter/?view=...
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Cofnod #RecordOfTheWeek is Iris Rust (Puccinia iridis), recorded on Stinking Iris leaves at Colwyn Bay, by TonyC. @sewbrec.org.uk @discoverthewild.bsky.social
December 6, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Cofnod #RecordOfTheWeek is Iris Rust (Puccinia iridis), recorded on Stinking Iris leaves at Colwyn Bay, by TonyC. @sewbrec.org.uk @discoverthewild.bsky.social
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I’ll be there!
All welcome at Butterfly Conservation’s free online UK Moth Recorders' Meeting (Saturday 25 January 2025 on Zoom). Reserve your place now bit.ly/3Z2MOzc There’s a fab line-up of speakers: bit.ly/3Z2MxfE #TeamMoth please repost to spread the word!
December 5, 2024 at 6:38 PM
I’ll be there!
We've been moth trapping consistently here at our plot in North Wales for more than 16 years, but still getting some macro 'First -timers'. Always a thrill when you do...
#teammoth
#teammoth
December 6, 2024 at 3:16 PM
We've been moth trapping consistently here at our plot in North Wales for more than 16 years, but still getting some macro 'First -timers'. Always a thrill when you do...
#teammoth
#teammoth
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"Substantial increase in [alien invasive] grey squirrels in England is concerning, campaigners say."
Time to bring back pine martens!!!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Time to bring back pine martens!!!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Substantial’ increase in grey squirrels in England is concerning, campaigners say
Numbers of red and grey squirrels rising, survey finds, but more greys are present in last remaining red strongholds
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2024 at 8:05 AM
"Substantial increase in [alien invasive] grey squirrels in England is concerning, campaigners say."
Time to bring back pine martens!!!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Time to bring back pine martens!!!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Millions of non-native pheasants, bred in appalling conditions, are dumped into the countryside just to be shot. This isn’t conservation; it’s carnage. The shooting industry must be held accountable!
December 4, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Millions of non-native pheasants, bred in appalling conditions, are dumped into the countryside just to be shot. This isn’t conservation; it’s carnage. The shooting industry must be held accountable!