Elliott H Burns

Assistant Ecologist at RSK ADAS

[Jess @jeswallis]

Unbelievable weekend in Dorset with wonderful bat folk. Did lots of learning and got to see 10 amazing bat species (inc. grey long-eared and greater horseshoe bats - in the pics below!!) Thanks so much again Nick @gaokerena 🦇😍

[Elliott H Burns @ElliottHBurns]

Had a ‘little’ suspicion I was being watched during my survey this morning... #nosey #Owl #nature

[Jess @jeswallis]

Slow-mo footage of a pipistrelle bat being released whilst trapping with @LondonBatGroup a couple of weeks ago - bats are amazing!! 🦇💜 #bats #lovebats

[Elliott H Burns @ElliottHBurns]

@AlfrescoJoe I average about one tweet every 2 months haha

[Elliott H Burns @ElliottHBurns]

Skipper butterflies can be easily distinguished from other families by their angled fore wings. This small skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) could be confused with the Essex skipper but differs it lacks their black tipped antenna! #butterfly #nature

[Holly Turner @HollyTurner1]

Marsh fritillary at Martin down today! #Butterfly

[Elliott H Burns @ElliottHBurns]

The Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus) is one of the earliest emerging blue butterflies in the UK and is not exactly known for its camouflage... #butterfly #nature #wildlife

[Chiddy @AlfrescoJoe]

Please sign & RT this petition, it means a lot to me: https://t.co/WzXCwu5DdL via @38_degrees

[Judy Tung @jwltung]

So I did a thing and made a short video about the National Bat Monitoring Programme! Find out why it’s important and how anyone & everyone can get involved with bat #conservation
🦇https://t.co/DgYhY4ddIA🦇
#bats #monitoring #citizenscience #surveys #MScSISS #nbmp #wildlife

[Christian Cairns @chriscairns2222]

Some amazing Jelly ear fungus (Auricularia auricula-judae) in a hedgerow on site the other day! A common species but one of my favourites 🍄

#ecology #fungi #mushrooms #shrooms

[Judy Tung @jwltung]

Some more #batty photos of one of my favourite species, the Daubenton’s bat! You can see why they’re called the #hobbits of the bat world with their big hairy feet! 🦇 #bats #nature #MScSISS

[Elliott H Burns @ElliottHBurns]

Had a great time at the weekend with @LondonBatGroup! The disturbance to the site was a shame, but it was amazing to see so many #bats up close! #nature

[Judy Tung @jwltung]

Thanks @LondonBatGroup for an incredible #hibernation survey today 🦇 Saw a brown long-eared, Natterer’s, Daubenton’s and Whiskered/Brandt’s! Great opportunity to practice #bat ID, definitely worth all the crawling through tiny gaps! #bats #wildlife #MScSISS

[SBBOT @Sandwichbirdobs]

A fantastic set of photographs of the Earth Star fungus Geastrum triplex taken by Sue North here in the Elms. @NatureUK

[Jack Wykes-Anderson @TotallyNotaBug]

The views from Leith Hill are incredible but the real treasures are found down in the undergrowth! @Britnatureguide @BSBIbotany @nationaltrust @WoodlandTrust

[Bria Cuthbert @VeckioUKNature]

Little button of Fly agaric #fungi #SundayMotivation

[Bria Cuthbert @VeckioUKNature]

Magpie inkcap looking lovely 😍 #fungi #365dayswild @Britnatureguide @Team4Nature @NatureUK

[Judy Tung @jwltung]

Lovely day at #KneppWildlands today (despite the early start and ridiculous traffic)! Highlights included the gorgeous Tamworth pigs, wood ear fungus and wasp spider #rewilding #wildlife #nature #MScSISS

[Elliott H Burns @ElliottHBurns]

Though common, Red Admirals (Vanessa atalanta) are always nice to see. Especially so when they let you get right up close for a photo! #nature #butterfly

[Elliott H Burns @ElliottHBurns]

Rare sighting of a drone (Pterodrona crashulota) making a nest in a tree! #drone #ecology #lostandfound