Kieron Huston
Ecology / nature especially 🌿🐝 🐦⬛, wild, cultural & urban landscapes. Conservationist/ecologist working for Derbyshire Wildlife Trust / biodiversity net gain / planning / protected species / local sites. Occasional guide for Wildlife Travel.
- Red-billed leiothrix. A native of China (Peking Robin) to the Himalayas that also finds NW Italy to their liking. A colourful bird with a liking for shrubby woodlands going on the last few days. They sing very loudly at dawn then intermittently through the day. Took a while to see one.
- Spanish Festoon is the most striking of the 5 festoon species in Europe (inc. Caucasus) & can be found in North Africa, Iberian peninsula & southern France in spring. The caterpillars feed on various birthwort species. Birthworts are toxic so confer some protection to the caterpillars #butterflies
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- Reposted by Kieron Huston‘This shows the value of a weedy pond & providing access to it by placing branches over the surface’ @iand777.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Kieron HustonSadly 2024 was one of the poorest breeding seasons for Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers since we started in 2015. Only 11 nests were found/monitored & on average only just over one young fledged per nest. This is probably not enough to sustain the population, www.woodpecker-network.org.uk/index.php/news
- Reposted by Kieron HustonJeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public. He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit. Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
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- Many SSSIs I've visited in the past 5 yrs have declined or been damaged. There is scope for recovery, but you can't start that process unless the sites are visited at least every 5 yrs. Spending time understanding sites & building relationships with landowners needs more & better resources.
- View from Battersea's glass elevator at 109m showing the extent of green landscaping. Some looks quite minimal &/or ornamental (similar landscaping can be seen at ground level). Be interesting to know the plants used & species benefiting especially inverts & birds #urbanecology #ecology #insects, 🌍
- Reposted by Kieron Huston🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 📚 The @ipbes.bsky.social #NexusAssessment Summary for Policymakers is now available! ➡️ Explore the most comprehensive assessment ever of the interconnections between biodiversity, water, food, health & climate. 🌏 Options for a just & sustainable future! www.ipbes.net/node/85582
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- Reposted by Kieron HustonWisdom's still alive, she's back at her breeding grounds! This season she'll turn at least 74 years old. 🎉🎊💃
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- Reposted by Kieron HustonJoin us next spring for a relaxed birding break Visit Estonia w/ @birdingdad.bsky.social in search of sea duck & owls, travel to Lesvos w/ @beardybirder.bsky.social as north-bound migrants mingle with Aegean specialities, or join Laurie cruising the Danube Delta Pack your bins & let's go birding
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- Reposted by Kieron HustonA new study shows that #butterflies, #bumblebees & #hoverflies can be equally effective #pollinators. Read about it here: jeffollerton.co.uk/2024/09/13/b...
- Phew! I thought i was coping quite well with what has just happened in the US and then the naturespot website went down. Great you are back!
- #NatureSpot is back - and we have a new address! www.naturespot.org (check your browser doesn't sneakily redirect you to the old address). We hope to get the old address working again but in the meantime, it's good to be back.
