YNU

The Yorkshire Naturalists Union is an association of amateur and professional naturalists devoted to studying and recording Yorkshire's flora and fauna.

[YNU @ynuorg]

Follow the link to book your place on the YNU's conference in March: https://t.co/JeLdkf6b3Z @CIEEMnet

[Royal Entomological Society @RoyEntSoc]

📢 Deadline today - Apply now

Would you like to share the importance of #InsectScience with the general public, families & young people?

We're seeking volunteers for an interactive stand at @SISF_2024 at @StaffordshireUniversity, 2 March.

Apply now 🔽
https://t.co/uHgpvP3rAK

[Graham Featherstone @GPFMOTHMAN1]

Plenty of fungi to see in local woodland.Particularily pleased to find Pipe club ( Macrotyphula fistulosa ). @Fhickenbottom

[Judith Allinson @jallinson]

Interested in fungi and waxcaps?
@ynuorg
Join in the Yorkshire Waxcap survey. there is an online workshop about this -this Wed Evening 4 Oct.
https://t.co/qKMiy8rwBH #waxcapwatch

Also see Plantlife: https://t.co/6htoWkeHzX
https://t.co/UTrTUddNvG
https://t.co/LaZ1CXcxrJ

[Josh @JJonesy5690]

First British example of the weevil - gasterocercus depressirostris trapped in my VC15 moth trap on 27/9. A rare species in its central and Southern European range. Well worth potting anything unusual, not just moths!

[Butterfly Conservation 🦋 @savebutterflies]

As we head into Autumn, there are still plenty of butterflies and moths to spot in your gardens and local green spaces! 🍂🦋

Discover how you can help more of these amazing species to thrive by creating a Wild Space 👉 https://t.co/Ixy3NDDjLY

#SaveButterflies #MothsMatter

[Fitzy @Fitzybirder]

Wintersett vis mig @Wintersett1 30-09-2023 highlights: another 4K mips south, a bizarre record of a Ruddy Shelduck going west with 6 cormorants, good numbers of Swallows, Skylarks & finches etc... @Barnsleybsg @WakeyBirders @BirdGuides

[Flamborough Bird Observatory @FlamboroughBird]

A damp day brightened by Pomarine and Long-tailed Skuas, Roseate Tern and Caspian Gulls while Short-eared Owl and 28 Crossbill graced @Bempton_Cliffs https://t.co/hKG6TGN5uZ

[The Birds of Wintersett @bowintersett2]

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[Flamborough Bird Observatory @FlamboroughBird]

Well day one of the Seawatch festival done!
Additional sightings this afternoon include 3 Caspian Gull, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 5 Manx Shearwater, Pomarine Skua, 8 Arctic Skua and adult Roseate Tern plus 3 Minke whales and 8 Bottlenose dolphins

[Jeff Cox @jeff_jakeox]

Along the south side of Hornsea Mere footpath - two of six Roesel's Bush Crickets this morning; Hornet munching a wasp (?); Long-winged Cone Head @Yorkswildlife @ynuorg @birder_l @WatcherPond

[Paul Wearne Forster. A.R.P.S @paul230156]

Burnished Brass from Last night Guisborough
@teesbirds1 @WhitbyNats @BritishMoths @ynuorg @clevelandbirds @teeswildlife @DurhamBirdClub @YWT_North @YorksWildlife @insectweek @InsectsUnlocked @TheLepSoc @RoyEntSoc @BC_Yorkshire

[Yorkshire Wildlife Trust - Marine - Living Seas @YWTLivingSeas]

Strolls on Spurn beach often reveal shark egg cases, aka mermaid’s purses🦈Did you know there are 40+ species of shark & ray in UK waters?
YWT guides run survey events, helping @SharkTrustUK build a picture of activity in Yorkshire waters, come & join! 👇
https://t.co/iG2gflmNwA

[Spurn Bird Observatory @spurnbirdobs]

Join us and @_BTO 8th - 10th September at #MigFest2023 a weekend full of exciting walks, inspirational talks, top class exhibitors and artists, and plenty of birds on migration!

Buy your tickets here now! https://t.co/TmxKR9bnLU

[Butterfly Conservation 🦋 @savebutterflies]

New month, new butterflies and moths to look out for in your gardens and local green spaces! 🌷🌱🦋

Sign up to our monthly enewsletter to discover more species with tips on how you can attract them 👉 https://t.co/kb39EdtLQY

#SaveButterflies #MothsMatter

[Butterfly Conservation 🦋 @savebutterflies]

Can you believe we're already at the end of week 2 of #BigButterflyCount? 🦋

Thank you to everyone who has taken part so far and for sending us your brilliant photos! 📸🙏

#SaveButterflies #MothsMatter

[Pete Smith at Wintersett @PeteSmith1254]

103 birds ringed @Wintersett1 this morning with highlights of Chiffs 27, Willow Warbler 7, Reed Warbler 10, Sedge Warbler 17, Blackcap 12, Garden Warbler 5, Whitethroat 7, Cettis 4 juvs, Treecreeper and totally out of the blue an adult female Bearded Tit with a brood patch .

[LDV NNR @LDV_NNR]

#NationalMothWeek 2023 is now upon us! This week is all about celebrating the beauty, life cycles and habitats of moths, with everyone encouraged to take part, using gardens, local parks or nature reserves to do so. All records count & can be easily submitted online 🦋

[Flamborough Bird Observatory @FlamboroughBird]

With the first Cory’s and Sooty Shearwaters past the headland this week, there’s no better time to remind you about the upcoming FBO Seawatch Festival on the August bank holiday.
Check out this video on why the headland is so good for seawatching

https://t.co/XvE4FFPz5t

[Graham Featherstone @GPFMOTHMAN1]

Exciting find with @WendyHolliday13 yesterday near Pickering,VC62.A new colony of Yellow birds nest, almost 200 plants emerging from deep Beech litter.