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@EdinburghNats
Natural History Group based in Edinburgh. Indoor meetings and excursions in Edinburgh, Lothians and surrounding areas. For all interested in nature
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http://www.edinburghnaturalhistorysociety.org.uk 16-11-2016 22:27:13
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Seen this Holly Blue Butterfly at Figgate Park this afternoon, stunning wee thing. #butterfly #Edinburgh Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Figgate Park
The warmer weather today brought me my first Green Hairstreak, common lizard and Andrena scotica (Chocolate Mining Bees) of the season. The hairstreak favour the birch seedlings on Loch Shaw, while the Andrena use both the willow and birch at Dunn Moss. Forestry and Land Scotland
27 Apr. Musselburgh. 2+ Twite on 1st lagoon, 60 Sand Martin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 16 Velvet Scoter, 12 Long-tailed Ducks Birding Lothian
Juvenile Lake orb mussel (Sphaerium lacustre) from the north pond at Lauriston Farm Edinburgh Agroecology Coop - quite lucky to find this as only 3 mm long! #Molluscs #Edinburgh
Holy Blue butterfly (Celastrina argiolus) on a Juniper bush yesterday at The Scottish Wildlife Trusts' Bawsinch Nature Reserve, Duddingston. #Butterflies Scottish Wildlife Trust
Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday. Today we are celebrating Puffins because from tomorrow, we are counting the puffin population on the Isle of May as the blog explains: isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com but keep on sharing seabird videos/photos to make people smile #SuperSeabirdSunday
Nice to see first ducklings along the Union Canal, one of The City of Edinburgh Council's most important and enjoyed designated wildlife sites. ENHS RSPB Edinburgh Area LG Birding Lothian Vastint UK #fountainbridge
Out now in paperback – Meetings with #Moths : Discovering Their Mystery and Extraordinary Lives Katty Baird 4th Estate Books HarperCollinsUK Butterfly Conservation 🦋 UK Butterflies British Moths Royal Entomological Society AES - amentsoc.org Insect Science #insects #entomology #lepidoptera
We loved having the brilliant Martha Kearney & BBC Open Country visit this month.
Hear about the early signs of recovery in the #BassRock gannet colony post #avianflu , the devastating impact of the winter storms on NB harbour & ancient #beachclean finds! ↙️
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…
Blog by Craig Macadam at @buzz_dont_tweet delving into the fascinating world of leeches, with guidance on identifying British species BENHS Royal Entomological Society Freshwater Biological Association (FBA) Freshwater Habitats Trust #leech #leech es Tanyptera Project
biologicalrecording.co.uk/2024/02/05/lee…