Dan Lombard

We are pleased to confirm our continued corporate membership of the Bat Conservation Trust. Corporate membership supports the strategic objectives of the Bat Conservation Trust and its overall vision. @_BCT_ @Mammal_Society @MammalNextDoor @Yorks_Mammals @TeamNEYEDC

Blog #74 in our #YorkshireIn100Species series features the impressive Giant Horntail and its parasite, the Sabre Wasp. Their fascinating host-parasite interaction plays out hidden from view in deadwood... @ViperaDan of @WoldEcology introduces us: neyedc.org.uk/100-species/20…

@birder_l @PondManUK Both families are common, you would expect to find species from both in most ponds. Corixidae is a far larger and more complex family than Notonectidae, with a lot more species diversity and is quite a more bit challenging for Identification to species.

@ViperaDan @PondManUK Cheers Dan, didn’t realise boatmen had 2 separate family groups. Is one more common than the other?

Sorry @PondManUK need your help again, iRecord has rejected this as Notonectidae but no notes just a straight rejection. Can you help?

We have now completed over 100 bat activity surveys since 1st May and last night was arguably the most spectacular. Over 20 noctule bats were closely observed foraging at a site near Leconfield, E. Yorks. @_BCT_ @Mammal_Society @MammalNextDoor @BBCSpringwatch @EYBG1

@GPFMOTHMAN1 @WendyHolliday13 Bog bush cricket?

Out on the moors with @WendyHolliday13 for a couple of hours.Dark bush-cricket nymphs were new to us !Also Argyrotaenia ljungiana,Click beetle ( Ctenicera cuprea) and Adderstongue fern !🙂

As another busy bat activity surveying season approaches, today we have been assessing numerous buildings for the National Trust in Bransdale, North Yorkshire. @nationaltrust @NYMoorsTourism @NorthYorkMoors @WhitbyNats @ourrosedale @VisitYNT @visitnorthyork

Our first great crested newts of 2024. 17 males and 1 female were observed last night in two ponds on the edge of Driffield, East Yorkshire. @ARGroupsUK @YorksARG @arcprotects @ARC_Bytes @reptiles_uk @TeamNEYEDC @NBNTrust @WoldsWeekly @YorkshireWolds @BBCSpringwatch

We have submitted all our 2023 bat records to the local data centres and our team have observed 1640 roosting bats at 56 sites. Notable roosts were 419 soprano pipistrelles in York and 219 soprano pipistrelles in Bolton Abbey. @_BCT_ @TeamNEYEDC @GLNPnature @NBNTrust

Bluefin tuna have returned to UK waters so why is the Government so eager to kill them? 'Instead of being cherished and protected, bluefin tuna are being hunted to supply high-end restaurants with luxury meat.' Read @sraytweets article below: 1/2 blueplanetsociety.org/bluefin-tuna-a…

The only scary thing about bats is imagining a world without them. They pollinate, reforest, control insect populations, and more! They make the world go 'round. 🌍 ⁠ 📷 Hugo Willocx/FotoNatura/Minden Pictures

The majority of dozens of Guillemots and Razorbills trapped in a fishing net off the East Yorkshire coast have died, according to a local wildlife rescue charity: bit.ly/3PW2wpX

@Markthebirder @nybirdnews @RareBirdAlertUK @BirdGuides Get yourself down Carr Naze, its only a bit of rain. Might be a Rubythroat sheltering behind the seawatch hut!

Tad breezy here at #Filey so seawatched from the rockin' car (I know, lame) - 90 mins or so and fairly quiet, but single juv Pom Skua and 19 Little Gull north, with four of the latter also in the bay corner.

Just another 88,933 signatures needed over the next 132 days. My #hedgehog petition closes on 29 February 2024. Would appreciate a share if you care. Let’s do this once & for hogs. 👉🏻🦔petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6430…

The majority of dozens of Guillemots and Razorbills trapped in a fishing net off the East Yorkshire coast have died, according to a local wildlife rescue charity: bit.ly/3PW2wpX

"What is happening in #Santiagodelestero #Argentina is atrocious. Thousands of animals drowning in the canal that goes from Amama to Quimilí. Sofi, a good Argentine biologist friend, is asking for help on networks to spread what is happening due to the inaction of the authorities

Our National Bat Helpline often gets calls from people who have found #bats stuck in sticky traps. If you find a bat in this situation please don't try to unglue it yourself. Get some gloves and place the bat with the sticky trap in a box and call 0345 1300 228 (UK only). bats.org.uk/advice/help-iv…

Sobering news: The @USFWS declared 10 bird species extinct yesterday. With 1 in 8 birds in the world today threatened, and many more in decline, we must redouble our efforts to protect species and habitats to ensure they never become as imperiled. fws.gov/press-release/…