#speciesofthemonth for July is the Holly Parachute Fungus, Marasmius hudsonii. Recorded on the #lercwalesapp by Emma Williams at the The NBGW Bioblitz. Thank you for your records. 🍄
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#coalspoilfungi #FungiFriday #fungiphotography #carmarthenshirenature
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aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/public/distr...
#coalspoilfungi #FungiFriday #fungiphotography #carmarthenshirenature
August 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
#speciesofthemonth for July is the Holly Parachute Fungus, Marasmius hudsonii. Recorded on the #lercwalesapp by Emma Williams at the The NBGW Bioblitz. Thank you for your records. 🍄
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aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/public/distr...
#coalspoilfungi #FungiFriday #fungiphotography #carmarthenshirenature
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aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/public/distr...
#coalspoilfungi #FungiFriday #fungiphotography #carmarthenshirenature
SEWBReC's seasonal #SpeciesOfTheMonth for December is Holly Parachute (Marasmius hudsonii)!
Can you spot this tiny fungus during your festive walks?
See if you can fill in the gaps in our maps, find more info, distribution maps and ID tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
Can you spot this tiny fungus during your festive walks?
See if you can fill in the gaps in our maps, find more info, distribution maps and ID tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
December 3, 2025 at 11:42 AM
SEWBReC's seasonal #SpeciesOfTheMonth for December is Holly Parachute (Marasmius hudsonii)!
Can you spot this tiny fungus during your festive walks?
See if you can fill in the gaps in our maps, find more info, distribution maps and ID tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
Can you spot this tiny fungus during your festive walks?
See if you can fill in the gaps in our maps, find more info, distribution maps and ID tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for March is Maidenhair Spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes)!
Have you seen this distinctive little fern on local walls?
Take a look at the SEWBReC distribution & see if you can fill in gaps: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...
www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
Have you seen this distinctive little fern on local walls?
Take a look at the SEWBReC distribution & see if you can fill in gaps: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...
www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
March 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for March is Maidenhair Spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes)!
Have you seen this distinctive little fern on local walls?
Take a look at the SEWBReC distribution & see if you can fill in gaps: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...
www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
Have you seen this distinctive little fern on local walls?
Take a look at the SEWBReC distribution & see if you can fill in gaps: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...
www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for February is Landhopper (Arcitalitrus dorrieni)!
Have you seen these flea-like invertebrates jumping around your garden or local park?
www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
Have you seen these flea-like invertebrates jumping around your garden or local park?
www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
February 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for February is Landhopper (Arcitalitrus dorrieni)!
Have you seen these flea-like invertebrates jumping around your garden or local park?
www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
Have you seen these flea-like invertebrates jumping around your garden or local park?
www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for January is Tawny Owl (Strix aluco), which can be particularly vocal at this time of year.
Have you heard its distinctive twit-twoo call in your local area? www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
Have you heard its distinctive twit-twoo call in your local area? www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
January 10, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for January is Tawny Owl (Strix aluco), which can be particularly vocal at this time of year.
Have you heard its distinctive twit-twoo call in your local area? www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
Have you heard its distinctive twit-twoo call in your local area? www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for September is Opilio canestrinii! Can you spot this leggy species on a wall near you?
See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...
More info including identification tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/sewbrec-cms-...
See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...
More info including identification tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/sewbrec-cms-...
September 3, 2025 at 10:38 AM
SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for September is Opilio canestrinii! Can you spot this leggy species on a wall near you?
See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...
More info including identification tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/sewbrec-cms-...
See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...
More info including identification tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/sewbrec-cms-...
The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for February is Yellow Meadow Ant (Lasius flavus)!
Can you spot their distinctive ant hills in local farms, parks or your garden?
See if you can fill in the gaps in our maps, find more info, distribution maps and ID tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
Can you spot their distinctive ant hills in local farms, parks or your garden?
See if you can fill in the gaps in our maps, find more info, distribution maps and ID tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
February 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for February is Yellow Meadow Ant (Lasius flavus)!
Can you spot their distinctive ant hills in local farms, parks or your garden?
See if you can fill in the gaps in our maps, find more info, distribution maps and ID tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
Can you spot their distinctive ant hills in local farms, parks or your garden?
See if you can fill in the gaps in our maps, find more info, distribution maps and ID tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for April is the lovely Seven-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)!
Can you spot them in your local parks or your garden?
See if you can fill in the gaps in our maps, find more info, distribution maps and ID tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/....
Can you spot them in your local parks or your garden?
See if you can fill in the gaps in our maps, find more info, distribution maps and ID tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/....
April 21, 2026 at 12:08 PM
The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for April is the lovely Seven-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)!
Can you spot them in your local parks or your garden?
See if you can fill in the gaps in our maps, find more info, distribution maps and ID tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/....
Can you spot them in your local parks or your garden?
See if you can fill in the gaps in our maps, find more info, distribution maps and ID tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/....
The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for June is Semaphore Fly (Poecilobothrus nobilitatus)! Can you find this pretty fly in a local pond or puddle?
See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...
More info: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...
More info: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
June 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for June is Semaphore Fly (Poecilobothrus nobilitatus)! Can you find this pretty fly in a local pond or puddle?
See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...
More info: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...
More info: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for April is Alexanders Rust (Puccinia smyrnii)! Have you seen the distinctive yellow galls on Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum)?
See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...
www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...
www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
April 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for April is Alexanders Rust (Puccinia smyrnii)! Have you seen the distinctive yellow galls on Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum)?
See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...
www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...
www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
A bonus #RecordOfTheWeek for Karen Turner, who found our #SpeciesOfTheMonth Poecilobothrus nobilitatus in our Glamorgan #SquareOfTheMonth ST2081. A dream record!
Many thanks for the record, submitted via LERC Wales App: www.sewbrec.org.uk/recording/app.
SpOTM: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
Many thanks for the record, submitted via LERC Wales App: www.sewbrec.org.uk/recording/app.
SpOTM: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
June 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
A bonus #RecordOfTheWeek for Karen Turner, who found our #SpeciesOfTheMonth Poecilobothrus nobilitatus in our Glamorgan #SquareOfTheMonth ST2081. A dream record!
Many thanks for the record, submitted via LERC Wales App: www.sewbrec.org.uk/recording/app.
SpOTM: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
Many thanks for the record, submitted via LERC Wales App: www.sewbrec.org.uk/recording/app.
SpOTM: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for May is Green Dock Beetle (Gastrophysa viridula)! Have you seen the gravid females & yellow eggs on Dock plants this spring?
See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...
More info: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...
More info: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
May 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for May is Green Dock Beetle (Gastrophysa viridula)! Have you seen the gravid females & yellow eggs on Dock plants this spring?
See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...
More info: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...
More info: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
February's #SpeciesoftheMonth is the short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)!
A daytime flier, the short-eared owl is similar in size to the barn owl and can be spotted on wetland marshes & grassland. In East Anglia short-eared owls are a winter spectacular visiting from Scandinavia, Russia & Iceland.
A daytime flier, the short-eared owl is similar in size to the barn owl and can be spotted on wetland marshes & grassland. In East Anglia short-eared owls are a winter spectacular visiting from Scandinavia, Russia & Iceland.
February 3, 2025 at 11:54 AM
February's #SpeciesoftheMonth is the short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)!
A daytime flier, the short-eared owl is similar in size to the barn owl and can be spotted on wetland marshes & grassland. In East Anglia short-eared owls are a winter spectacular visiting from Scandinavia, Russia & Iceland.
A daytime flier, the short-eared owl is similar in size to the barn owl and can be spotted on wetland marshes & grassland. In East Anglia short-eared owls are a winter spectacular visiting from Scandinavia, Russia & Iceland.
We start a #SpeciesOfTheMonth series introducing neighbours of the #AquaticWarbler. Listen to the #Corncrake and find out why fen mires matter not only for one rare bird, but for a whole community of species.🐦🌾
#LIFE4AquaticWarbler #LIFEproject #Wetlands #Meadows #Biodiversity
#LIFE4AquaticWarbler #LIFEproject #Wetlands #Meadows #Biodiversity
September 1, 2026 at 8:22 AM
We start a #SpeciesOfTheMonth series introducing neighbours of the #AquaticWarbler. Listen to the #Corncrake and find out why fen mires matter not only for one rare bird, but for a whole community of species.🐦🌾
#LIFE4AquaticWarbler #LIFEproject #Wetlands #Meadows #Biodiversity
#LIFE4AquaticWarbler #LIFEproject #Wetlands #Meadows #Biodiversity
We need you!
Tell us your #dragonfly stories on the #Speciesofthemonth blog and we want to hear them.
For more information, contact @phrelanzer.bsky.social at phrelanzer@gmail.com.
#especiedelmes #odonata #libelulas #scicomm
Tell us your #dragonfly stories on the #Speciesofthemonth blog and we want to hear them.
For more information, contact @phrelanzer.bsky.social at phrelanzer@gmail.com.
#especiedelmes #odonata #libelulas #scicomm
April 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
We need you!
Tell us your #dragonfly stories on the #Speciesofthemonth blog and we want to hear them.
For more information, contact @phrelanzer.bsky.social at phrelanzer@gmail.com.
#especiedelmes #odonata #libelulas #scicomm
Tell us your #dragonfly stories on the #Speciesofthemonth blog and we want to hear them.
For more information, contact @phrelanzer.bsky.social at phrelanzer@gmail.com.
#especiedelmes #odonata #libelulas #scicomm
Introducing amazing Nudibranchs — a group of Ireland's fascinating sea slugs
They steal stinging cells from animals like jellyfish or corals ... by eating them!
Our Clean Coasts Programme is highlighting these little creatures as #SpeciesOfTheMonth
#RestoreNature
@cleancoasts.bsky.social
They steal stinging cells from animals like jellyfish or corals ... by eating them!
Our Clean Coasts Programme is highlighting these little creatures as #SpeciesOfTheMonth
#RestoreNature
@cleancoasts.bsky.social
July 30, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Introducing amazing Nudibranchs — a group of Ireland's fascinating sea slugs
They steal stinging cells from animals like jellyfish or corals ... by eating them!
Our Clean Coasts Programme is highlighting these little creatures as #SpeciesOfTheMonth
#RestoreNature
@cleancoasts.bsky.social
They steal stinging cells from animals like jellyfish or corals ... by eating them!
Our Clean Coasts Programme is highlighting these little creatures as #SpeciesOfTheMonth
#RestoreNature
@cleancoasts.bsky.social
Our next #SpeciesOfTheMonth is the chameleon among frogs, the Moor Frog 🐸. He lives in fens, bogs and marshes where shallow water provides important breeding places. #LIFEproject #LIFE4AquaticWarbler restores habitats not only for #AquaticWarbler but also for other wetland species. #Biodiversity
October 1, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Our next #SpeciesOfTheMonth is the chameleon among frogs, the Moor Frog 🐸. He lives in fens, bogs and marshes where shallow water provides important breeding places. #LIFEproject #LIFE4AquaticWarbler restores habitats not only for #AquaticWarbler but also for other wetland species. #Biodiversity
Oook look. The @sewbrec.org.uk #SpeciesOfTheMonth Poecilobothrus nobilitatus has colonised our new ‘container ponds’. We watched the male displaying to the female and everything. #semaphore #diptera #gardensafari
June 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Oook look. The @sewbrec.org.uk #SpeciesOfTheMonth Poecilobothrus nobilitatus has colonised our new ‘container ponds’. We watched the male displaying to the female and everything. #semaphore #diptera #gardensafari
#Speciesofthemonth is the common earwig!
February 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM
#Speciesofthemonth is the common earwig!
SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for October is Knopper Gall (Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic)!
Can you spot these walnut-like growths on nearby Oak trees?
See if you can fill in the gaps in our maps, find more info, distribution maps and ID tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
Can you spot these walnut-like growths on nearby Oak trees?
See if you can fill in the gaps in our maps, find more info, distribution maps and ID tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
October 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM
SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for October is Knopper Gall (Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic)!
Can you spot these walnut-like growths on nearby Oak trees?
See if you can fill in the gaps in our maps, find more info, distribution maps and ID tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
Can you spot these walnut-like growths on nearby Oak trees?
See if you can fill in the gaps in our maps, find more info, distribution maps and ID tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
#RecordOfTheWeek today is some lovely Mistletoe (Viscum album), spotted in Glascoed by Sean McHugh. Have you seen our #SpeciesOfTheMonth anywhere yet?
Many thanks to Sean for the record & photo, submitted via the LERC Wales App www.sewbrec.org.uk/recording/app
Many thanks to Sean for the record & photo, submitted via the LERC Wales App www.sewbrec.org.uk/recording/app
December 13, 2024 at 10:49 AM
#RecordOfTheWeek today is some lovely Mistletoe (Viscum album), spotted in Glascoed by Sean McHugh. Have you seen our #SpeciesOfTheMonth anywhere yet?
Many thanks to Sean for the record & photo, submitted via the LERC Wales App www.sewbrec.org.uk/recording/app
Many thanks to Sean for the record & photo, submitted via the LERC Wales App www.sewbrec.org.uk/recording/app
It's May, and the dragonflies are back!
Read David Doyle's story about one of the #dragonflies we can always count on: Libellula pulchella, the Twelve-spotted Skimmer
🇺🇸 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/blog
🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog
#SpeciesOfTheMonth
Read David Doyle's story about one of the #dragonflies we can always count on: Libellula pulchella, the Twelve-spotted Skimmer
🇺🇸 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/blog
🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog
#SpeciesOfTheMonth
May 2, 2026 at 7:47 PM
It's May, and the dragonflies are back!
Read David Doyle's story about one of the #dragonflies we can always count on: Libellula pulchella, the Twelve-spotted Skimmer
🇺🇸 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/blog
🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog
#SpeciesOfTheMonth
Read David Doyle's story about one of the #dragonflies we can always count on: Libellula pulchella, the Twelve-spotted Skimmer
🇺🇸 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/blog
🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog
#SpeciesOfTheMonth
Our lovely @phrelanzer.bsky.social brings us a new #SpeciesoftheMonth. Join her on her adventure discovering Illinois' damselflies in unexpected places.
Read the full story at our blog (link in bio):
🇺🇸 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/blog
🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog
Read the full story at our blog (link in bio):
🇺🇸 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/blog
🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog
November 2, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Our lovely @phrelanzer.bsky.social brings us a new #SpeciesoftheMonth. Join her on her adventure discovering Illinois' damselflies in unexpected places.
Read the full story at our blog (link in bio):
🇺🇸 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/blog
🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog
Read the full story at our blog (link in bio):
🇺🇸 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/blog
🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog
#speciesofthemonth Athripsodes bilineatus, a caddis fly, by catch of the moth trap. With only 23 records in our region keep an eye out for it in your moth traps. www.naturespot.org/species/athr...
🪳record.wwbic.org.uk #lercwalesapp
🧐https://aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/.../39917a05791fd6c35c825...
🪳record.wwbic.org.uk #lercwalesapp
🧐https://aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/.../39917a05791fd6c35c825...
July 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
#speciesofthemonth Athripsodes bilineatus, a caddis fly, by catch of the moth trap. With only 23 records in our region keep an eye out for it in your moth traps. www.naturespot.org/species/athr...
🪳record.wwbic.org.uk #lercwalesapp
🧐https://aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/.../39917a05791fd6c35c825...
🪳record.wwbic.org.uk #lercwalesapp
🧐https://aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/.../39917a05791fd6c35c825...
The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for July is Cinnabar (Tyria jacobaeae)! Can you find thislovely moth in your garden or a local park?
See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...
More info: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...
More info: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
July 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for July is Cinnabar (Tyria jacobaeae)! Can you find thislovely moth in your garden or a local park?
See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...
More info: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...
More info: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...