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News and views from MSc Species ID & Survey Skills and MSc by Research Entomology @ReadingBioSci

[CWAC Reading @CWACReading]

This is gorgeous Ash. I hope my MSc students are looking in!

[Bat Conservation Trust @_BCT_]

Listen to one of the more unique echolocation calls of a horseshoe bat. Bats can manoeuvre at night thanks to their echolcation @BBCSpringwatch #Springwatch #Springwatch2020

[Alex Beilby @alexbeilby]

Very happy to find a pair of spotted flycatchers nest building in my local area #30DaysWild

[British Moths @BritishMoths]

The time has come for the Garden Moth World Cup final!

3648 votes cast. 16 species started, just 2 remain:

Elephant Hawk-moth vs Buff-tip

The final is here!

[British Moths @BritishMoths]

Garden Moth World Cup - FINAL:

Elephant Hawk-moth vs Buff-tip

Images by Heath McDonand and Iain Leach.

Vote in the poll tweet below.

@savebutterflies @MigrantMothUK @RichardFoxBC @rlewington2 @TobyWarbler @JLowenWildlife @DJHbutterflies @DrBulman @JulieWilliamsBC

[Christopher Bell @cwbell64]

Peregrine and Fulmar battle on the Marine Drive, Scarborough this morning!!!

[Simon Pierce @simonpierce]

One of the whale sharks we tagged last Galapagos trip, September '19, is still pinging away. Finmount tags are a great option with big whale sharks. Previously we were using tethered tags, which predatory sharks kept eating. Basically, unbelievably expensive fishing lures. Sigh.

[Bat Conservation Trust @_BCT_]

. @_BCT_ Vincent Weir Scientific Award is now open for nominations. The award aims to reward and encourage research on the conservation biology of bats by new researchers. Deadline for nominations is Friday 6th July 2020. For more information: https://t.co/qUdKSr0KAZ

[WWT London Wetland Centre @WWTLondon]

It was Sir Peter Scott's dream to create our wetland paradise in the middle of the city.

20 years ago today, this dream was realised ✨

> https://t.co/Of0Nj6r69O

[BirdLife International @BirdLife_News]

🆘Illegal trade is a threat to numerous #bird species🆘
We’re launching an in-depth global review highlighting the most urgent priorities working closely with Birdlife Partners and @FaunaFloraInt @TheWCS @TRAFFIC_WLTrade
➡️ https://t.co/97SpTkXbgE
📷© VBN

[Bex @Bex_Cartwright]

I'm trawling through some old photos & found this one which I think is one of my favourites of the last few years. She was such a beautiful creature & so great to watch. Queen European hornet drinking from the garden pond. #GardenWildlife #NaturalHealthService

[New Forest Ranger @newforestranger]

Disappointed to see people are still having barbecues despite the fire warnings. Found these abandoned but still smouldering at Balmer Lawn. Others dealt with at Linford Bottom and Cadmans Pool to name a few 😔

[CWAC Reading @CWACReading]

@BirdsFans Yep, female chaffinch

[Graham Holloway @szshollo]

That's a song thrush. Nice and easy...but what's it got to do with a 19th century poet?!

[CWAC Reading @CWACReading]

Beautiful; I love it!

[Carl Bovis @CarlBovisNature]

Swift coming straight at me.... 😲😁
#TwitterNatureCommunity 🐦

[Graham Holloway @szshollo]

Blimey! This is an unbelievable piece of work. We all owe you a debt of gratitude for this. Very many thanks.

[Nature inFocus @NatureIn_Focus]

#NiFHiveFeature: Mayuresh Hendre photographed a White-tailed #Eagle being chased by a Large-billed #Crow on the banks of the #Brahmaputra River, Assam. Large-billed Crows are known to form flocks and attack other birds, mainly raptors.

[Graham Holloway @szshollo]

Something for the MSc students (past and present)? Lindy did the MSc Wildlife Management and Conservation at Reading.

[CWAC Reading @CWACReading]

@MegCJ88 @BotanyRNG @BSBIbotany @drmgoeswild @RNGherb @ReadingBioSci Hmm, I thought you were a Zoologist?!

[CWAC Reading @CWACReading]

Treble lines. Dead common across Europe and beyond. Have you ever wondered why?