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A real shortage of berries locally, so the orange-red seeds of Stinking Iris and a silvery seedpod of Honesty were the most festive plants I came across on yesterday's perambulation... #wildflowerhour #festiveplants BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland

Eighteen species in flower on a stroll round West Deeping yesterday - a warm-up for next weekend's Lincs #NewYearPlantHunt in Sleaford Mostly the usual suspects, but also Pot-marigold, Green Field-speedwell, Annual Mercury and Annual Nettle #wildflowerhour @bsbibotany

Just over 12 hours before the Lincolnshire Flora Group meets in Sleaford to take part in the bsbi.org/new-year-plant… Details are in the group hunts section of the BSBI website. We last visited Sleaford 5 years ago and recorded 55 flowering species - will we beat that this year?

Eighteen botanists joined the Lincs Flora Group #NewYearPlantHunt in Sleaford finding 48 flowering species. Highlights were Shaggy Soldier at the station, Rumex x dufftii by the River Slea and some early flowering Grey Willow. Thanks to all for such a fun day! #wildflowerhour

Definitely not seen for a while - Winter sunshine! but Red Dead-nettle making the most of it on an enjoyable #NewYearPlantHunt today with Sarah Lambert and the South Lincolnshire Flora Group #wildflowerhour

A solitary #NewYearPlantHunt in Peterborough along the river and rail corridors produced 53 flowering species including a new hectad record for Hare's-foot, and single flowers of Little-Robin and Narrow-leaved Ragwort near the station. Names in ALT @bsbibotany #wildflowerhour

Tonight's #NewYearPlantHunt Day Two round-up, summarising who found what & where across Britain & Ireland today, comes to you courtesy of the fabulous Mr James Common James Common: bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/2024/12/new-ye… We hope you enjoy it!

My last solo #NewYearPlantHunt round Longthorpe took in an ancient woodland, housing estates and a churchyard I recorded 44 species in just over 2 hours, including 15 not seen in previous days' hunts - more early flowering species today! Names in ALT @bsbibotany #wildflowerhour

A break from botany with a spot of birdwatching at Deeping Lakes NR. Wonderful close encounter with a sleepy Long-eared Owl (look at those ear tufts!) and a more distant one with a rather grumpy-looking Little Owl #birds Lincs Wildlife Trust Lincsbirding

When I moved to Peterborough in the mid 1980's, Red Kites were confined to mid-Wales, Buzzards were only seen when travelling north or west and Jackdaws and Sparrowhawks were locally rare. Now all are regular visitors to our suburban Peterborough garden - how times change #birds

A chilly birthday jaunt to RSPB Frampton Marsh 🌍 Such an evocative soundscape - the soft braying of Brent Geese, gently whistling Wigeon as well as calls of Lapwing, Curlew and Redshank... Good views of Common Snipe, Pintail, a fluffed-up Little Egret and a Ruff too... #birds

Writing an article about BirdLife Marine programme, editing a paper about Venezuelan shorebirds (Chris Sharpe @sharpebirder.bsky.social) and genning up on orchid taxonomy ahead of co-leading (w/Sarah Lambert) the Wildlife Travel tour to Cyprus next month: a varied day ahead. But coffee first!

LNU The first batch of 2025's monthly field meetings (April-August) are available on the website: lnu.org/meetings/field… Check it out and come and join us to find and identify the flora and fauna of glorious Lincolnshire. ❤️

Avian taxon tick for me in Cyprus today, while #wildlifetravelling with the ⁦Wildlife Travel⁩ tour: Caspian Stonechat (variegatus). A pleasant, increasingly sunny day after yesterday’s chilly squalls. Sarah Lambert

#WildlifeTravellers searching for Small Adder’s-Tongue on Cyprus today. The Giant Orchid was easier to spot… Part of the ⁦Wildlife Travel⁩ tour, with ⁦Sarah Lambert⁩

Personal highlights of yesterday’s #wildlifetravelling (on the Wildlife Travel Cyprus tour with Sarah Lambert ) inc Serapias politisi (tongue orchid), Gladiolus triphyllus, a charcoal bee-fly (Anthrax sp.) and Micropterix cypriensis, an endemic ‘primitive’ moth with jaws!

Another day of #WildlifeTravelling on foot during our Wildlife Travel tour of Cyprus, inc a Starred Agama with the backdrop of sea, a lek of Adela paludicolella longhorn moths, Small Yellow-dotted Orchids & Large Whip Snake (that got ‘cattacked’ soon after) Sarah Lambert

NEW BLOG: Cyprus moths II. jameslowen.com/blog-5-apr-202… Some endemics, some migrants, and some remarkable creatures. Plus some very happy Wildlife Travel clients for Sarah Lambert and me

(ANOTHER) NEW BLOG: Cyprus beasts. some non-moth wildlife of the Wildlife Travel tour of Cyprus, led by Sarah Lambert and me, in late March. jameslowen.com/blog-6-apr-202… From velvet ants to endemic warblers, hefty serpents to endemic butterflies.