Biodiversity Ireland
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National Biodiversity Data Centre - Documenting Ireland's Wildlife
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Plants and their pollinators: Species #7: Bird's foot trefoil An easy to spot bright yellow native native wildflower. Important for pollinators and beneficial to soil and livestock. Find out more bit.ly/4fZtfhw #farmlandbiodiversity All-Ireland Pollinator Plan
Species #25: Swallow, will be thinking of their return migration to southern Africa, some may have already gone, others are gathering in large flocks at wetlands sites. Don’t forget to record your sightings here: bit.ly/4a4dSRD #farmlandbiodiversity All-Ireland Pollinator Plan
Biodiversity Tip No. 25 Swallows return to Ireland each year to build nests and rear young in the outbuildings they were born in themselves, often reusing nests. To find out more, click on the swallow photo here: bit.ly/48UJp72 All-Ireland Pollinator Plan #FarmlandBiodiversity
The Noon Fly life cycle is an integral part of agricultural grassland ecology and revolves around defecating cattle. Don’t forget to record your sightings here: bit.ly/4a4dSRD #farmlandbiodiversity All-Ireland Pollinator Plan Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
The Noon Fly (Species #26) is an important and rather beautiful fly that lay just 5 eggs, 1 per cowpat. Their carnivorous larvae will prey on the larvae of dung flies and other dung eating insects. Find out more here bit.ly/48UJp72 #FarmlandBiodiversity All-Ireland Pollinator Plan
Nice InvasivespeciesNI infographic showing difference between the non-native and invasive Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) and the native Giant wood wasp (Urocerus gigas). Asian hornet Species Alert in Ireland: invasives.ie/species-alerts… #ReportInvasives #InvasivesIE