Ecologist based at the Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter. Views own.
Joined June 2011
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Fantastic to be in Wales surveying Marsh fritillary habitats by drone - finally spring has arrived! #butterflies #drone #wales
Good to see adders out on the Isle of Wight in decent numbers including the less often seen melanistic form @ARGroupsUK #snakes #wildlife #isleofwight
After the wet winter, no surprise that there has been mass movement along the south coast of the Isle of Wight. Thankfully Glanville fritillary larvae numbers appear up from last years low #butterflies #glanvillefritillary #IsleofWight #wildlife
Great to see Britain’s first Western Olivaceous Warbler on Whalsay, Shetland yesterday. Seen here posing for photographs with @prrockmom and @BethClyne #Shetland #rarebirds @BirdGuides @NatureInShet @shetlandtimes
Finally a glimpse of spring with the emergence of Marsh fritillary butterfly larvae in Cornwall #butterflies #marshfritillary #cornwall
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The Cornish subspecies of the Sandhill Rustic (Luperina nickerlii leechi) at Loe Bar last night. This one beach hosts the entire known global population! Thanks to Adrian Spalding for leading the trip.
Finally a Scarce Swallowtail settles long enough to be photographed in Galicia, Spain - a nice way to start the weekend @europebutterfly #butterflies #Entomology
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Great to see my Marsh fritillary article in this months @britwildlife with thermal images of larvae @WildlifeMag @Britnatureguide @ukbutterflies @INCCymru @KayleighFawcett @UniofExeterESI @CwallWildlife @savebutterflies @ChrisGPackham @martinswarren @MatthewOates76 @Flir
Finally managed a record shot of Swallowtail butterfly Papilio machaon which are reasonably common in Galicia but are rarely approachable. Such a spectacular addition to the Spanish landscape #wildlife #butterflies #Galicia @europebutterfly
Fantastic to see this European Mantis Mantis religiosa lurking amongst the heather at one of our field sites in Galicia, Spain #entomology #fieldwork #Galicia
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Marsh Fritillary caterpillars in their communal webs this afternoon. Looks like they've had a good year at this particular site.
Fantastic to see this European Antlion Euroleon nostras while out checking field sites in Galicia, Spain today - first one I’ve seen!#entomology #wildlife #galicia
This afternoons matinee is ‘David and Goliath’ - an entomological re-enactment @rickygervais #entomology #ants #asianhornet
Presumed Meadow fritillary Mellicta parthenoides seen while checking field sites in Galicia, Spain today. I can see that identifying fritillaries is going to be quite a challenge over the next month or so @europebutterfly #Butterflies #Galicia #entomology
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Llantrisant Common is looking lovely and is full of insects at the moment. Changed grazing regimes in recent years have really improved the site for wildlife. There's plenty of scabious and suitable habitat structure for the release of marsh frit caterpillars later in the year! – at Blaengarw, Wales
The day flying Jersey tiger moth Euplagia quadripunctaria always adds a splash of colour when out surveying sites in Galicia @europebutterfly #moth #entomology #galicia
Presumed Knapweed fritillary Melitaea phoebe seen whilst out checking field sites today in Galicia, Spain. Looks like heavy rain last night could have caused an emergence of fresh individuals today @europebutterfly #butterfly #Entomology #Galicia
