Alex Lowther-Harris

Bangor university alum, former research assistant for RSPB, now surveying salt-marsh and mudflats for UKCEH. Plants, birds, stats, ecology.

[Alex Lowther-Harris @LowlandWanderer]

@bentos1368 @BBCSpringwatch @RSPBCymru @GOWEROS1 @WTSWW So lovely! im convinced i heard some in north wales. Interestingly (maybe) i recently saw some sardinian warbler in La Manga. They had similar red eyes, lived in similar scrubby habitat and had a similar song.

[Alex Lowther-Harris @LowlandWanderer]

@Jamiewa50042387 @BBSbryology ohh i didnt think of giving it a squeeze. Will do next time.

[Alex Lowther-Harris @LowlandWanderer]

@_TCartz Am I ready for round 2?

[MandyForde @mandy_forde]

It's the 30th annual Anglesey Chough Count tomorrow (8/2/25).
If you're lucky enough to see a #Chough anywhere on #Anglesey please let me know a grid ref & photos to show id would be great.
#birding #birdwatching #NaturePhotography

[Alex Lowther-Harris @LowlandWanderer]

@BBSbryology I’ll go with that for now. Thank-you so much for your response.

[Alex Lowther-Harris @LowlandWanderer]

@BBSbryology any ideas on this? Found at Llandudno

[Alex Lowther-Harris @LowlandWanderer]

This week for #wildflowerhour a load of worts. Marchantia polymorpha ruderalis, Aneura pinguis, Conocephalum conicum and Lunularia cruciata all found around Bangor. @wildflower_hour @BSBIbotany this will be my last post on twitter, Im now on Bluesky @alexlowtherharris.bsky.social

[Alex Lowther-Harris @LowlandWanderer]

It’s bryophyte time (again). Rock pocket-moss, Forked veilwort, mouse tail and maybe capillary thread-moss. All from Plymouth estuary. @wildflower_hour @Bryophyte_World #wildflowerhour #bryophyte

[Alex Lowther-Harris @LowlandWanderer]

@SmalePerry Alas no, however it had black legs for sure.

[Alex Lowther-Harris @LowlandWanderer]

Lil kittiwake in Plymouth harbour. Was unfazed by my presence hence me being able to snap a photo

[Alex Lowther-Harris @LowlandWanderer]

Plus a few more fab mosses. Rock pocket-moss, Forked veilwort, mouse tail and maybe capillary thread-moss @Bryophyte_World @Jamiewa50042387

[Alex Lowther-Harris @LowlandWanderer]

Hen harrier and little owls at Gutner point, little stint and common sandpiper at Prinsted and Gannet in Plymouth harbour. Lots of birds (despite lack of binoculars) on this long week of seagrass surveying. Plus a lot of time wasted waiting on the tides @BangorUni @christiandunn

[Alex Lowther-Harris @LowlandWanderer]

A tiring day with nothing achieved. However I found some horn calcareous moss and maybe some various leaved cress-wort. @Bryophyte_World @Jamiewa50042387

[Journal of Applied Ecology @JAppliedEcology]

Remote sensing reveals scale-specific effects of forage crop mowing and landscape structure on a declining farmland bird 🐦

It is suggested that the results support the urgency of designing landscape scale-effective agri-environment schemes 🌾

🔗 https://t.co/4QHUS6I8J6

[Alex Lowther-Harris @LowlandWanderer]

@AngBirdNews @RSPBCymru Call almost identical to this https://t.co/19S1kpTKM0 thankyou for the help!

[Alex Lowther-Harris @LowlandWanderer]

Hello pals, heard a strange bird in Gwydir forest today. There were grey wagtails flying around, but doesn't sound quite right. I have a recording if anyone would like to listen and help. https://t.co/iV9tfIrem3 @AngBirdNews @RSPBCymru

[Alex Lowther-Harris @LowlandWanderer]

@AngBirdNews @RSPBCymru Yes I’ve seldom had contact with crossbill, they were high up in pine trees so very easily could have been. Thankyou.

[Alex Lowther-Harris @LowlandWanderer]

It’s all bryophytes again (sorry). All found at Gwydir Forest nr Betws. Greater fork moss (sp?), shining hookeria, greater featherwort and horn calcareous moss. @BSBIbotany @wildflower_hour @Bryophyte_World

[Alex Lowther-Harris @LowlandWanderer]

@birdsinwales

[Alex Lowther-Harris @LowlandWanderer]

@CAWOSBirding