rufusdawson.bsky.social
16 year old naturalist and ecologist with a passion for elusive (not always rare) species, and the fieldcraft needed to find them. I'm currently studying lesser spotted woodpecker habits, habitat and distribution in Gloucestershire & Avon.
👤 Joined on 07 April 2026
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@rufusdawson.bsky.socialWeather Report: 1st day of cold-proper. Spent fireworks of Rosebay Willow-Herb in their smoke-&-embers; fire & bombweed til last. Redwings like rockets from the North. Wasps rioting by the back door. Morning’s wind-dried cobweb at the gate, breaks on my finger like static. Emotional Weather: calm
Show PostI got in on the pink Vestal act yesterday with this cheeky chappy sat on a concrete bollard in Falmouth. Not quite as pink as some of the other individuals seen on here but I was excited to see a slightly pinker critter. #TeamMoth
Show PostI was pleasantly surprised to find a Willow Tit at a former breeding site in east Cornwall following a run of several years with zero encounters. This is an increasingly scarce species away from the traditional South West stronghold of the Tamar Lakes #ukbirding #cornwallbirding
Show PostWeather Report: damp, with periods of rain. Chilly when inactive. A lovely morning slow-walking, listening in the woods. Tall pines, high, twittering birds, the smell of warm, wet leaf mould turning to soil. Rooks & jackdaws drawing the curtains on the day. Emotional Weather: creative energy
Show PostUp to Bodmin Moor today for @bc-cornwall.bsky.social work party at Jordan. We were predominantly working on the hillside, coppicing Hazel and managing the Bracken for Pearl-bordered Fritillaries. @savebutterflies.bsky.social
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