Found this dude/dudette out for a stroll a sunny day in Cornwall. In Swedish the species is named grasswolf (gräsulv), sci name Macrothylacia rubi. In the UK the adult moth's reddish colour is presumably behind the name fox moth. It overwinters AND pupate in soil. So poofy #moth

Interesting animal migration fact: Blue whales fast during their yearly migration and this creates lines in their earwax plugs... And this how bluewhales are aged! The oldest individual aged this way was 110 years old. #animalmigration

Critical times for my PhD-bird in Sweden: the willow warbler The number of birds ringed in 2023 is half of that of 2020. Its is the most common bird in Sweden, so a severe decline may have far-reaching consequences. I hope the trend turns soon! mynewsdesk.com/se/naturhistor…

Anisozygoptera is neither dragonfly (Anisoptera) or damselfly (Zygoptera) in appearance, but something in-between. A very interesting group within Odonata with only one genus: Epiophlebia and only three species.

What a sausage fest

Library Lunchtime Lecture: Tuesday 9th April, 1pm. Cynthia Longfield and the St George Expedition: the making of an entomologist. Join us as we mark the centenary of this fascinating voyage! FREE, but booking is required. ria.ie/library-luncht…

You rarely see foxes in Sweden, not even those that alledgedly live in central Stockholm. So when I see one in the UK it always feel special... and this little one was just snoozing on a shed in broad daylight! Luckily it did not scare the Easter bunny away

Guess the name of the bird🥰 #birds #nature #photography #birding #birdwatching #LovelyBirdsInChina

Joe has arrived in Europe! 🎉 He’s racing ahead & is in the Algarve in Portugal. 😎 He’s the first of our tagged Cuckoos to reach Europe! Who do you think will be next? Meanwhile Trent isn’t far behind & Sayaan & KP are catching up too! Follow the race👉 bit.ly/cuckoo_project

To celebrate William Shakespeare's 460th birthday, here are his 46 best (and strangest) insults:

Apparently, when on migration, Chuck-will's-widow (a nightjar), switches from insects to a diet of co-migrant songbirds. And swallows them whole! - as described in this account fr 1899 from a steamer outside S Carolina, or by Owre 1966, as he disected one found dead in Florida

17 MILLION insects migrate through a 30m Pyrenean mountain pass every autumn! They fly through the mountains on their remarkable journeys from northern Europe (including the UK) into Spain and beyond for the winter! Our new paper is out right now: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10.10… 🧵

Dragonfly migration in Latvia - northward expansion likely due to climate warming. 4 new dragonfly & damselfly species for Latvia - new paper out now in Libellula: researchgate.net/publication/38… Sympetrum meridionale, Lestes barbarus, Sympecma fusca, and Crocothemis erythraea were

!! How incredible is this!? Surely millions of dragonflies (perhaps green darners) migrating onto a beach in Rhode Island on Saturday! Johanna.SU.Hedlund British Dragonfly Society Dave Smallshire Jason Chapman Karl Wotton

Wow, what a bird! Spent 5 hours with this little cracker and it showed amazingly. My first UK red-footed falcon and it was awesome to watch it hunt stooping like a hobby and hovering like a kestrel. More from the 5.5k photos taken to come. Elmley NNR KOS

Today was a really exciting day here on #insectmigration fieldwork in Tarifa. I spent the afternoon watching tens of Red-veined darters, Sympetrum fonscolombii, battle against the wind heading southwest! I doubt they'll try and cross the straits in a headwind, but it was very

Gibraltar dragonfly migration in action! Soon they will be seen further up in Europe, keep a look out!

In other news... Whooper Swan migration is go go 💫 The first of our GPS tagged birds left Iceland & made a 14 hour sea crossing before arriving into Northern Ireland #Migration

I am incredibly sad to learn that Keith has passed away, I hope he is somewhere beautiful now. He told me himself some weeks ago that he was very ill. Like with all horrific news, I did not want to believe it.

How high must migratory birds fly to avoid predation? Apparently more than 3000m!