Anthony McCluskey

Project Officer with Butterfly Conservation. Also here for bees, plants, gardening, art & writing.

[Anthony McCluskey @anthonymcc85]

Yes, a Narrow-bordered bee-hawk moth in my garden!! It's been here for ages today and the buzz of its wings is just incredible! @savebutterflies

[Anthony McCluskey @anthonymcc85]

Just two pics from today's @savebutterflies Scottish Autumn Gathering in Perth. Moths at lunchtime always a real highlight, and a sold-out venue with 120 people in attendance. Thanks to @NatureScot for funding!

[Butterfly Conservation 🦋 @savebutterflies]

Two butterfly species have made dramatic appearances in Scotland this summer in a suspected response to climate change 🦋📍

These new records are part of a wider picture of butterflies and moths moving north across the UK.

Read about the discoveries 👇
https://t.co/3CMZRHXKpc

[Anthony McCluskey @anthonymcc85]

Wee blog I wrote about @savebutterflies work in Highland Perthshire. Of course I had to use a Pearl-bordered Fritillary pic!

[Pollinators @ScotPollinators]

We've a guest blog today from Anthony McCluskey of Butterfly Conservation Scotland. He provides an update on a project to understand populations of three of our rarest butterflies and moths, and how to secure a future for these species. https://t.co/EHuHhQM0Jt

[Anthony McCluskey @anthonymcc85]

@GoWildRanger @bumble_being @BumblebeeTrust @EdEntClub @BuglifeScotland Yes Clarke's Mining bee, orange thorax with thick black hair on abdomen and orange hind legs.

[Anthony McCluskey @anthonymcc85]

@BuzzingScotland @ScotPollinators @BumblebeeTrust @CouncilRanger @StevenFalk1 @BuglifeScotland @Aberdeenshire Glad you enjoyed the talk and are already familiar with this cool little bee!

[Anthony McCluskey @anthonymcc85]

Giving a talk on my other passion next month - bees! This will be over zoom, details below 👇

[Edinburgh Entomology @EdEntClub]

Our next talk will be on the 17th April by Anthony McCluskey (@anthonymcc85) titled Solitary bees: Where to start?

It will take place at 5pm over Zoom - save the date!
#bees #entomology #scicomm

[Anthony McCluskey @anthonymcc85]

Raising the alarm: Rannoch Brindled Beauty moths are out in Perthshire! This one looks fresh from the pupa and may be drying his new wings, we don't usually get to see them like this so it was a nice treat.

[Anthony McCluskey @anthonymcc85]

Marsh Fritillary caterpillars basking in the sun near Oban today, woohoo!

[Butterfly Conservation 🦋 @savebutterflies]

If you enjoyed the stunning views of Edinburgh from Arthur’s Seat on @NetflixUK's One Day, you might like to know that it’s a great place to see a rare butterfly called the Grayling 🦋⛰️

📷: Iain H Leach
#OneDay #SaveButterflies

[Anthony McCluskey @anthonymcc85]

@missingmass1 @BarnardJudith @savebutterflies @dobbies Yep, I was tagging Dobbies in the post so they could see what was wrong. I'll maybe email them today.

[Butterfly Conservation 🦋 @savebutterflies]

Government must act now to protect more land for nature, make polluters pay, create green jobs & ensure our agriculture is environment-friendly🛑

Sign our open letter to demand action from our political leaders to protect our environment👇
https://t.co/a2JlrDRuwT

[Anthony McCluskey @anthonymcc85]

@Tracytrees @DJHbutterflies I just noticed Tom coming out of the bracken like the beast of bodmin in the last photo 😅

[Anthony McCluskey @anthonymcc85]

@Tracytrees @DJHbutterflies 🙈 I felt bad for you when I saw the forecast. That amber weather warning was just following you around between Saturday and Sunday! At least you had Tom's big boot to hide under, we would have have a tight squeeze to get under my boot.

[Matthew Todd 🌏🔥 @MrMatthewTodd]

Greenock, Scotland. Remember none of this is a major problem according to our politicians. We’ll all pretend it’s fine despite the fact it’s just the beginning - and governments plan to make it worse for another 30 years

[Anthony McCluskey @anthonymcc85]

Thanks to @AshWhiffin , @kattyponder , @scorpion_nv , @DJHbutterflies , @Tracytrees for speaking, and wonderful @Apithanny for chairing the day.

[Anthony McCluskey @anthonymcc85]

What a day! Nearly 70 people braved atrocious weather to come to the @savebutterflies Scottish autumn gathering and spend a day talking about butterflies + moths and how we can help them. Photos of the Death's-head hawk-moth, our moth trap gazebo, and @RedChestnut336 speaking

[Anthony McCluskey @anthonymcc85]

Spooky season is upon us! Beautiful Canary-shouldered thorn moth in the trap, with Tawny Owl calling from the field next door and stags roaring on the hills.

[UKBMS Live Data @UKBMSLive]

Thank you all for your efforts this year. Make sure all your lovely data goes to good use. Please submit by the deadline of **31st October**

[Anthony McCluskey @anthonymcc85]

@dornochlassie Twitter is a strange place these days. It seems to show me more tweets about right-wing conspiracy theories than stuff I actually want to see.