Matt Sharp

ecology. conservation. birds. reptiles. trees. adventures.

[Matt Sharp @_Matt_Sharp]

@Zac_Hinchcliffe Good luck Zac! 🤞

[LesserSpot Network @lesserspotnet]

After a slow start we now have reports of Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers feeding young. If you found birds earlier in the year, please revisit the area & the adults may lead you to find the nest. This female LSW was snug in the nest cavity incubating 4 eggs last week & now has young.

[James Rebanks @herdyshepherd1]

It has been an epic 2 years of effort but our farm is being transformed

Pink - new/restored hedge
Brown - flood plain restored/new riparian habitat
Yellow - traditional hay meadows restored
Orangey-brown - new wood pasture created
Green - restored woodland
Blue - ponds (HR)

[LesserSpot Network @lesserspotnet]

Support LesserSpotNet, visit your local woods in March to find Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers, they are calling & drumming and easier to find before the leaves come out. See our guide to finding & monitoring nests and our report of 2020's nests on our website https://t.co/SD3RA59Ofn

[Matt Sharp @_Matt_Sharp]

@BritishSpiders @SurreyWT @ARC_Bytes @mattprince1969 @WaveneyCott @ChrisCathrine @countrymusogirl @Tone_Killick Thanks for the ID! It was at OSGB SU 875 631, on 14/04/2018.

[Matt Sharp @_Matt_Sharp]

Also watched this green spider running away from a male common lizard. It managed to escape by climbing up a molinia flower spike and lost a leg to the lizard in the process! @SurreyWT @BritishSpiders @ARC_Bytes

[Matt Sharp @_Matt_Sharp]

Brilliant morning on Barossa. c.25 lesser redpoll and a male brambling at SU 880 633, at 09:00 @SryBirdNews @berksbirdnews @SurreyWT

[Dipterists Forum @DipteristsForum]

Why have local diptera groups?

'There's nothing like being able to talk about flies to people who don't think you're nuts' - Martin Drake

[Matt Sharp @_Matt_Sharp]

@nickybond007 @GaryTrew1 @mostlyscarce Nice one!

[Leeds Birder @leedsbirder]

Good tongue action! Wryneck at @spurnbirdobs #migfest with @YCNature #spurnbirds

[Lee Barber @lee00barber]

The beak maybe small but the mouth certainly isn't. Now wearing a @_BTO ring to help find out where it goes and how long it lives.

[Matt Sharp @_Matt_Sharp]

Brown Hare in Windsor Great Park today! @BerksMammals

[Matt Sharp @_Matt_Sharp]

@sleepyshrek testing out stairs built for King Henry VIII

[Matt Sharp @_Matt_Sharp]

Awesome @AncientTreesATF conference! Woodland management ideas flowing!

[Jen Gill (she/her) @JenGill3]

The amazing camouflage of golden plover chicks! https://t.co/Ps1tDgmA5Z

[Matt Sharp @_Matt_Sharp]

@HenryKirkwood92 @SeaWatchersUK Wow! Hope nuffy is feeling brave!

[Harry Read @HarryReadPhoto]

'Litter Picking' - Red Foxes have an incredible ability to identify food sources in urban spaces #Senses #Smell #Urban #Fox @WildscreenEx

[Mike McKenzie @MikeMcKen8]

Great crested grebe @NatureUK @BBCSpringwatch @iNatureUK @wildlife_uk

[Jan Freedman @JanFreedman]

A woodpecker pecking in slow motion - look at the impact on the head. They can peck around 20 TIMES PER SECOND. (Video by D Gorkemi)

[Ellen Hagen 𓅃 @northbird_ellen]

If you found a foxburrow and kept it a secret, the fox would in return protect your household, Norway. #folklorethursday #fox Art, L. Myhill