Fraser Simpson

Total of 62 Cetti's Warbler territories mapped on the last leg of my cycle from work between Rainham-Purfleet (NCN Route-13), Apr-Jun 2021. Each bird has a single unique song type not shared with any other individual. #londonbirds #song #repertoire #spectrogram #lowcarbonbirding

Around the world, birds sing longer in light-polluted areas sciencenews.org/article/birds-…

Interesting orthoptera from the Costa de la Luz this week... Earthling Stone Grasshopper (Euryparyphes terrulentus), Common Stick Grasshopper (Pyrgomorpha conica), Common Maquis Grasshopper (Pezotettix giornae), Lamenting Grasshopper (Eyprepocnemis plorans) #biol0028 #uclecolgen

A rare morning with no wind on the Costa de la Luz - Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) singing from Pistacia lentiscus scrub #birdsong #biol0028 #uclecolgen

@PaulHawky 34h, including a night in Barcelona

@fssbirding How long did that take mate?

Great train trip from London to Malaga via Paris & Barcelona. Highlights inc Marsh Harrier, Black Redstart, Black Kite, Greater Flamingo, Black-winged Stilt, Short-toed Eagle, Whiskered Tern & Griffon Vulture #birdingbytrain #lowcarbonbirding #biol0028 #uclecolgen

Arrived late in Zahara de los Atunes to the sound of a singing Vineyard Mole-cricket (Gryllotalpa vineae) #Orthoptera  #biol0028 #uclecolgen

It's been a great month for new books on Orthoptera...and it's not even my birthday yet 😁 Grasshoppers, Locusts, & Crickets of the World by M Husemann & O Hawlitschek Field Guide to the Grasshoppers and Allies of Great Britain and Ireland by P Sutton, B Beckmann & R Lewington

New Caledonian Forests are full of hidden natural treasures! 🌿🦋 This study describes two spectacular new species of Caloptilia moths - 𝘊. 𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘦𝘢𝘴 and 𝘊. 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘢 - discovered in the Parc des Grandes Fougères. Read the full study: doi.org/10.3897/zookey…

A Common Crane has just been confirmed in Santa Fe County, New Mexico! (CODE 4) ebird.org/checklist/S296… Photo: T. Jay Adams #ABARare #birding

Three Blackcaps heard sub-singing (probably in French or German 😃) this morning in Purfleet-on-Thames, favouring dense, ivy-clad trees. #birdsong #subsong #UKBirding

Sea star fans, wake up — it’s the third week of our ID-a-thon, and we’re sorting echinoderms. Visit iNaturalist to learn more: tr.ee/identifyweek3 ⭐💫

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Other work of the Ladybird artists Redwings in Winter Artist: CF Tunnicliffe

Superb morning @BatterseaPwrStn , female Peregrine still present at 15 and pair Black Redstarts also. #londonbirds @BatterseaBrew

@Photos2Print Thanks Mark!

@fssbirding Super photos Fraser 👍🏽

Spanish Festoon (Zerynthia rumina) butterflies active after this morning's rain in the Valle de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, Andalucía #biol0028 field course #uclecolgen

*It's Arrived!* After the longest gestation period of all my books - an advance copy of 'Grasshoppers', and it looks pretty fantastic. So, very pleased.

Excerpt of a track I made this afternoon on the Korg Electribe EMX2. Visuals from my aquarium reflections on the wall.

Burning the candle at both ends: two sympatric thrushes are equally detectable and sing at similar rates at dawn and dusk link.springer.com/article/10.100…

It's not my latest Holly Blue though... had one on 18 November 2021.

Third generation Holly Blue on ivy in Purfleet this morning in 16°C sunshine with a few Ivy Bees (Colletes hederae) still around too 13/11/25.