Keith Langdon

Ecologist, birder, moth-er, mammal spotter, orchid hunter. Love bees, bugs & bats.

[Keith Langdon @keith_langdon]

Birding until the last minute pays off, boc shots of Britain's 6th Black-faced Bunting found with @perilsofbirding

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@ZSLWhipsnadeZoo Does today qualify too?!!

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@keithlangdon.bsky.social

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@JLowenWildlife @beardybirder @iPterodroma Many

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@JLowenWildlife @beardybirder @iPterodroma Check ✔️
30 between two traps last night.

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@StevenFalk1 Amazing, thank you. Will iRecord.

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Is it possible to id this from these photos? Taken today at the base of the cliffs at Charmouth, Dorset. AI on app. suggests Leopoldius calceatus (Dark Waspgrabber), but Conops strigatus (Dark-cheeked Beegrabber) has also been suggested. @StevenFalk1 can you help?

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Near Wadebridge, Cornwall, I should add!

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Could this be Radford's Flame Shoulder? Certainly stood out as one to looked at closer. @MOTHIDUK

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@ClevedonMoths Fascinating. @JLowenWildlife has made me aware of Spiny as a possibility here (Norwich) at some point. Had this Oak this week that seems to show separated black markings at the wing tips. Just for info.

[Dr Richard Bate @thenewgalaxy]

2024 UK - Get in there! The Ghost #Orchid (Epipogium aphyllum) is one of our rarest species, and one that doesn’t need an introduction. After 30 years of searching I’m beyond delighted to have chanced upon one @EuropeanOrchids @Mariposa_Nature @BSBIbotany #wildflowerhour

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Wow!

[Tom Lowe @saloplarus]

This morning's surprise: Harpella forficella to light in our Shropshire garden. New to the West Mids, and not many nationally, it would seem 😲 #mothsmatter #vc40 #salopobs

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@MOTHIDUK @norfolkmoths Brilliant, thank you!

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@MOTHIDUK are these both Bactra furfurana? First 3 all the same specimen from today, last pic is one I may have misidentified in 2020!

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@norfolkmoths @MOTHIDUK Thanks Jim, new one for me

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I'd be interested on opinions on this Rhyacionia (in Norwich). Extreme amounts of orange, on the larger side with a hint of posterior crest, tall & triangular(ish) orange mark before tornus. Just pinicolana or could it be buoliana? All comments welcome @MOTHIDUK @norfolkmoths

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@scorpion_nv I did yes. Not sure how I've done that!

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1/4: Some nice things in the holiday #Speyside #moth trap the last couple of nights. See ALT for species names. #Highland #Scotland #teammoth #MothsMatter

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Spent a pleasant hour watching 40+ male Gold Swift lekking this afternoon on #Speyside, including this super well marked individual. Has anyone else encountered aberrant males such as this? More typical males in other pics!

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On Friday I was very pleased to finally catch up with one of the Emerald #dragonflies. In this case Downy Emerald at #GlenAffric. 6+ were seen around a small loch alongside Four-spotted Chasers. Beautiful creatures. Thanks to @macstronach for gen. #odonata #Scotland #Highland

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4/4 #moths #Speyside not forgetting the micros!

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3/4 #moths #Speyside