Not ready to stop counting butterflies yet?
Good news! You can help butterflies and moths all year round by recording your sightings through the iRecord Butterflies app 👉 https://butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/recording-and-monitoring/irecord-butterflies
📷: Green-veined White - Iain H Leach
Good news! You can help butterflies and moths all year round by recording your sightings through the iRecord Butterflies app 👉 https://butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/recording-and-monitoring/irecord-butterflies
📷: Green-veined White - Iain H Leach
August 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Not ready to stop counting butterflies yet?
Good news! You can help butterflies and moths all year round by recording your sightings through the iRecord Butterflies app 👉 https://butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/recording-and-monitoring/irecord-butterflies
📷: Green-veined White - Iain H Leach
Good news! You can help butterflies and moths all year round by recording your sightings through the iRecord Butterflies app 👉 https://butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/recording-and-monitoring/irecord-butterflies
📷: Green-veined White - Iain H Leach
IT’S THE BEST Season!
Beefly season is upon us folks #BeeflyWatch
Yesterday they were spotted at @kneppwilding.bsky.social Tomorrow, my garden 🤓
Please go spotting these little beauties & add your records to either dipterists.org.uk/bee-fly-watch or #IRecord
@dipteristsforum.bsky.social
Beefly season is upon us folks #BeeflyWatch
Yesterday they were spotted at @kneppwilding.bsky.social Tomorrow, my garden 🤓
Please go spotting these little beauties & add your records to either dipterists.org.uk/bee-fly-watch or #IRecord
@dipteristsforum.bsky.social
March 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
IT’S THE BEST Season!
Beefly season is upon us folks #BeeflyWatch
Yesterday they were spotted at @kneppwilding.bsky.social Tomorrow, my garden 🤓
Please go spotting these little beauties & add your records to either dipterists.org.uk/bee-fly-watch or #IRecord
@dipteristsforum.bsky.social
Beefly season is upon us folks #BeeflyWatch
Yesterday they were spotted at @kneppwilding.bsky.social Tomorrow, my garden 🤓
Please go spotting these little beauties & add your records to either dipterists.org.uk/bee-fly-watch or #IRecord
@dipteristsforum.bsky.social
Counted 633 wintering Orange Ladybirds on gravestones under single horse chestnut tree in a wintery Morningside Cemetery, #Edinburgh, this morning. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord. #Ladybirds
November 23, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Counted 633 wintering Orange Ladybirds on gravestones under single horse chestnut tree in a wintery Morningside Cemetery, #Edinburgh, this morning. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord. #Ladybirds
Chris Foster discusses the Ground Beetle Recording Scheme's work with iRecord. (from 2023 Why iRecord? Virtual Symposium)
Shifting Ground: The Ground Beetle Recording Scheme on iRecord
Chris Foster discusses the Ground Beetle Recording Scheme's work with iRecord.
biologicalrecording.co.uk
February 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Chris Foster discusses the Ground Beetle Recording Scheme's work with iRecord. (from 2023 Why iRecord? Virtual Symposium)
iRecord September Highlights 🦋
Thank you to everyone who submitted their wildlife sightings last month, we received over 6000 records in September 🧡
Get involved! Snap your sightings and submit them in iRecord or on our website 📸
#WildlifeRecording #Nature #CitizenScience 🌍️
Thank you to everyone who submitted their wildlife sightings last month, we received over 6000 records in September 🧡
Get involved! Snap your sightings and submit them in iRecord or on our website 📸
#WildlifeRecording #Nature #CitizenScience 🌍️
October 1, 2026 at 12:51 PM
iRecord September Highlights 🦋
Thank you to everyone who submitted their wildlife sightings last month, we received over 6000 records in September 🧡
Get involved! Snap your sightings and submit them in iRecord or on our website 📸
#WildlifeRecording #Nature #CitizenScience 🌍️
Thank you to everyone who submitted their wildlife sightings last month, we received over 6000 records in September 🧡
Get involved! Snap your sightings and submit them in iRecord or on our website 📸
#WildlifeRecording #Nature #CitizenScience 🌍️
Ramshorn Bagworm (Luffia lapidella) from Old Calton Burial Ground, #Edinburgh, this afternoon. About 50 on single gravestone. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
February 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Ramshorn Bagworm (Luffia lapidella) from Old Calton Burial Ground, #Edinburgh, this afternoon. About 50 on single gravestone. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
Absolutely correct...a very typical zig-zag excision. Thanks for the iRecord...I'll look for it later.
October 4, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Absolutely correct...a very typical zig-zag excision. Thanks for the iRecord...I'll look for it later.
Lime Flame (Chrysoclista lineella) from Greyfriars Kirkyard, #Edinburgh, this morning. 1 of 3 seen in this site. #TeamMoth #Moths #Chrysoclistalineella #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
August 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Lime Flame (Chrysoclista lineella) from Greyfriars Kirkyard, #Edinburgh, this morning. 1 of 3 seen in this site. #TeamMoth #Moths #Chrysoclistalineella #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
Cream-streaked Ladybird (Harmonia quadripunctata) from Warriston Cemetery, #Edinburgh, this morning. #Ladybirds #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
October 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Cream-streaked Ladybird (Harmonia quadripunctata) from Warriston Cemetery, #Edinburgh, this morning. #Ladybirds #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
8x Lime Flame (Chrysoclista lineella) found yesterday on gravestones under lime tree in Old Calton Burial Ground, #Edinburgh. #moths #teammoth #Chrysoclistalineella
#CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
#CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
July 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
8x Lime Flame (Chrysoclista lineella) found yesterday on gravestones under lime tree in Old Calton Burial Ground, #Edinburgh. #moths #teammoth #Chrysoclistalineella
#CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
#CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
Verifying reports on iRecord - never realised there's so many feral Wall Lizards living in England.
People also increasingly using AI to (mis)identify common animals which then get reported as species alerts.
People also increasingly using AI to (mis)identify common animals which then get reported as species alerts.
October 2, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Verifying reports on iRecord - never realised there's so many feral Wall Lizards living in England.
People also increasingly using AI to (mis)identify common animals which then get reported as species alerts.
People also increasingly using AI to (mis)identify common animals which then get reported as species alerts.
Good news! >6000 springtail records have been imported from iRecord and are now available on the NBN Atlas: species.nbnatlas.org/species/NBNS...
Massive thanks to @duerden.bsky.social for his investment in verifying iRecord records.
Keep them coming!
Massive thanks to @duerden.bsky.social for his investment in verifying iRecord records.
Keep them coming!
April 21, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Good news! >6000 springtail records have been imported from iRecord and are now available on the NBN Atlas: species.nbnatlas.org/species/NBNS...
Massive thanks to @duerden.bsky.social for his investment in verifying iRecord records.
Keep them coming!
Massive thanks to @duerden.bsky.social for his investment in verifying iRecord records.
Keep them coming!
Striped Ladybird found yesterday on gravestone under Austrian Pine in Newington Cemetery, #Edinburgh. #ladybirds #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
March 13, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Striped Ladybird found yesterday on gravestone under Austrian Pine in Newington Cemetery, #Edinburgh. #ladybirds #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
What brilliant butterflies and moths will you see this month? 🌷🦋
Use our free iRecord Butterflies app to help you identify and record any butterflies and day-flying moths you spot this spring 👉 https://butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/recording-and-monitoring/irecord-butterflies
Use our free iRecord Butterflies app to help you identify and record any butterflies and day-flying moths you spot this spring 👉 https://butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/recording-and-monitoring/irecord-butterflies
May 1, 2026 at 7:00 AM
What brilliant butterflies and moths will you see this month? 🌷🦋
Use our free iRecord Butterflies app to help you identify and record any butterflies and day-flying moths you spot this spring 👉 https://butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/recording-and-monitoring/irecord-butterflies
Use our free iRecord Butterflies app to help you identify and record any butterflies and day-flying moths you spot this spring 👉 https://butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/recording-and-monitoring/irecord-butterflies
2 female flightless moths on gravestones in #Edinburgh (VC83) yesterday & today: Mottled Umber & Scarce Umber. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
December 5, 2024 at 6:37 PM
2 female flightless moths on gravestones in #Edinburgh (VC83) yesterday & today: Mottled Umber & Scarce Umber. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
6 Meadow Longhorn (Cauchas rufimitrella) on Garlic Mustard in Warriston Cemetery, #Edinburgh, yesterday. #TeamMoth #Moths #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
May 12, 2025 at 11:07 PM
6 Meadow Longhorn (Cauchas rufimitrella) on Garlic Mustard in Warriston Cemetery, #Edinburgh, yesterday. #TeamMoth #Moths #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
A beautiful large spider in the fens of Cambridgeshire today - Araneus marmoreus (Marbled Orbweaver) @britishspiders.bsky.social
I’ll iRecord
I’ll iRecord
September 11, 2026 at 1:17 PM
A beautiful large spider in the fens of Cambridgeshire today - Araneus marmoreus (Marbled Orbweaver) @britishspiders.bsky.social
I’ll iRecord
I’ll iRecord
Interesting options in iRecord. #wildflowerhour
September 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Interesting options in iRecord. #wildflowerhour
Mecinus labilis from Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh (VC83), this afternoon. A small (2-2.5mm) but smart #weevil. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
March 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Mecinus labilis from Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh (VC83), this afternoon. A small (2-2.5mm) but smart #weevil. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
Wood Forget-me-not, Myosotis sylvatica, confirmed by iRecord. In mid Norfolk for #wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
April 5, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Wood Forget-me-not, Myosotis sylvatica, confirmed by iRecord. In mid Norfolk for #wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
My 1st ever Early Moth (Theria primaria) from Rattray Parish Churchyard (VC89). 2 females (flightless in this species) found on same gravestone #moths #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
February 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
My 1st ever Early Moth (Theria primaria) from Rattray Parish Churchyard (VC89). 2 females (flightless in this species) found on same gravestone #moths #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
#RecordOfTheWeek today is this fantastic Spurilla neapolitana, also known as the 'hair curler' sea slug spotted at Oxwich by Tate Lloyd, and is new to Wales! The first UK sighting was only last year in Cornwall.
Many thanks for the record & photo, submitted via iRecord. irecord.org.uk
Many thanks for the record & photo, submitted via iRecord. irecord.org.uk
October 2, 2026 at 11:04 AM
#RecordOfTheWeek today is this fantastic Spurilla neapolitana, also known as the 'hair curler' sea slug spotted at Oxwich by Tate Lloyd, and is new to Wales! The first UK sighting was only last year in Cornwall.
Many thanks for the record & photo, submitted via iRecord. irecord.org.uk
Many thanks for the record & photo, submitted via iRecord. irecord.org.uk
Taking part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend?
Please also log sightings by iRecord (with photos if you have them) to let the Sussex Biodiversity Records Centre know who you've seen!
You can use the iRecord website or app: https://f.mtr.cool/gkyrehdsoe
📷Long Tailed Tit©Neil Fletcher
Please also log sightings by iRecord (with photos if you have them) to let the Sussex Biodiversity Records Centre know who you've seen!
You can use the iRecord website or app: https://f.mtr.cool/gkyrehdsoe
📷Long Tailed Tit©Neil Fletcher
January 22, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Taking part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend?
Please also log sightings by iRecord (with photos if you have them) to let the Sussex Biodiversity Records Centre know who you've seen!
You can use the iRecord website or app: https://f.mtr.cool/gkyrehdsoe
📷Long Tailed Tit©Neil Fletcher
Please also log sightings by iRecord (with photos if you have them) to let the Sussex Biodiversity Records Centre know who you've seen!
You can use the iRecord website or app: https://f.mtr.cool/gkyrehdsoe
📷Long Tailed Tit©Neil Fletcher
At Redford Birchwood, Bavelaw Marsh #PentlandHills on 20/01/2026, Linopenthaleus irki amongst moss and lichen on dead Birch. Very fast-moving so blurred photos. IDed via Acari Recording Scheme by @acaricious.bsky.social. Sadly this genus and/or species is not recognised on #iRecord or #IBNAtlas.
February 5, 2026 at 5:37 PM
At Redford Birchwood, Bavelaw Marsh #PentlandHills on 20/01/2026, Linopenthaleus irki amongst moss and lichen on dead Birch. Very fast-moving so blurred photos. IDed via Acari Recording Scheme by @acaricious.bsky.social. Sadly this genus and/or species is not recognised on #iRecord or #IBNAtlas.
Yesterday: 3 Lime Flame (Chrysoclista linneella) in Old Calton Burial Ground, Edinburgh (VC83). Only known from two locations in Scotland; Falkirk & Edinburgh. #TeamMoth #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord. #ichneumons #ichneumonidae
June 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Yesterday: 3 Lime Flame (Chrysoclista linneella) in Old Calton Burial Ground, Edinburgh (VC83). Only known from two locations in Scotland; Falkirk & Edinburgh. #TeamMoth #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord. #ichneumons #ichneumonidae