Experienced educator & ecologist with a passion for botany, birds, butterflies, mammals & poo. Retired ecology lecturer & freelancer. Now mostly on Bluesky
Sussex
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Debbie Alston retweeted
This evening's Puffin count was bonkers! Good conditions and a minimum of 13,174 rafting birds logged; this was the highest count since 1934 and the earliest five-figure count ever.
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Humpback sightings continue in Sussex 🐋
Thank you to all those who have been reporting humpback sightings over the last week. This footage, recorded by Stan Coddles on Sunday at Birling Gap shows the Humpback whale pectoral fin slapping, a form of non-verbal communication.
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Debbie Alston retweeted
Beachy Head: Humpback Whale breaching repeatedly off Beachy Head to the ESE 13:17 @BirdGuides @SussexDolphin
Our #NewYearPlantHunt today at Rye harbour, East Sussex. 21 species including Vipers bugloss @BSBIbotany
Great day out with the @sdnpa volunteers today - scrub clearing on Lullington Heath NNR. Who knew that a leaf blower makes a fantastic flame fanner to get it going! 👍🔥 @NESussexandKent
Nine Purple sandpipers seen on the eastern marina arm in Newhaven, about an hour before high tide today @SussexBirding @SussexOrnitholo
Big pre- Christmas @sdnpa volunteer task today. Scrub clearing on part of @SevenSistersCP . Must have been about 20 volunteers out today!
Winter Heliotrope in flower this week in East Sussex #wildflowerhour @Sussex_Botany
Cow parsley in flower today around Eastbourne, East Sussex @Sussex_Botany #wildflowerhour
Surprised to see Tansy in flower today around Eastbourne, East Sussex @Sussex_Botany #wildflowerhour
Bramble still in flower
Seen today on Eastbourne, East Sussex #wildflowerhour
Tormentil in flower today at Park Corner Heath in East Sussex #wildflowerhour
So wonderful to hear the fabulous Vote of thanks speech by MSc Conservation Biology student Leigh Peters at the @DerbyUni graduation today 🎓🎓
I may not have been there in person, but it was still important to me to watch the @DerbyUni graduation online today for students I taught. Congratulations everyone #derbygrad 🎓🎓🎉🎊🎓🎓
Our first visit to High woods near Bexhill today with the Twiglets. An ancient woodland with an old Sessile oak coppice area - identifying trees by twigs ( Rowan), veteran oak coppice stools, Butchers broom and my second only Firecrest. @Sussex_Botany
Debbie Alston retweeted
Our amazing committee member Emily (@EmilyZoologist1) is giving a talk on protecting hedgehogs in Lewes this Saturday. Grab your ticket whilst you can! 🦔🙌🏼
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