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ChardWildlife

@chardherper.bsky.social

I've been into birds, reptiles, insects and plants since a kid. Researcher and drone pilot for Nigel Marven Productions.

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05.11.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A @procreate.com painting of a 24-spot Ladybird. #digitalart #ladybirds

30.10.2025 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi David - are you able to say where you found it? I've been searching a few locations in Devon for 13-spot but no success so far.

27.08.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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What did we do to deserve that!

14.08.2025 07:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Another fantastic #globalbirdfair. Great to catch up with so many lovely people and pleased to have picked up a signed Ladybird print from the extremely talented Richard Lewington.

13.07.2025 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Over the moon to find an Adonis Ladybird with @dhelliar.bsky.social nr Chard in Somerset this morning. Such beautiful little ladybirds.

29.06.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bryony Ladybird from a few weeks back in Oxfordshire.

26.06.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Teneral Meadow, 14-spot, 16-spot and 24-spot ladybirds. From a site near Chard yesterday.

25.06.2025 10:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cream-streaked and Adonis Ladybirds in Bristol yesterday.

10.06.2025 06:39 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Remarkable few hours spent in Bristol yesterday yielded 16 species of Ladybird! A few highlights included Red Marsh, Water, Spotted Marsh, Dot, Cream-streaked, Pointed-keeled and Adonis.

10.06.2025 06:37 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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22-spot and Harlequin Ladybirds. Two of our most colourful beetles 😍

07.06.2025 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Cheers Dave - no, I hadn't seen that! Thanks mate πŸ‘

15.05.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, that's a puff adder.

25.02.2025 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Masked Finfoot, Sunderbans, Bangladesh. Critically endangered with an estimate of up to 300 individuals left in the wild.

25.02.2025 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We managed to find the only two recorded Spoon-billed Sandpipers wintering in Bangladesh this year. Fewer than 500 birds left in the wild.

25.02.2025 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nordmann's Greenshank, Sonadia Island, Bangladesh. Less than 2000 left on this planet.

25.02.2025 00:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Red Ghost Crab, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

25.02.2025 00:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pallas's Fish Eagle, Bangladesh

25.02.2025 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Brown-headed and Pallas's gulls, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

25.02.2025 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Brown-winged Kingfisher, Chestnut-headed and Asian Green Bee Eaters. Bangladesh

25.02.2025 00:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New Zealand Fur Seals, Enderby Island, New Zealand

25.02.2025 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yellow-eyed Penguin, Enderby Island, New Zealand

25.02.2025 00:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Emperor Penguins, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

25.02.2025 00:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lesser snow petrel from my recent filming trip to Antarctica.

25.02.2025 00:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Floating around in the sea ice off the Drygalski glacier, Ross Sea, Antarctica

26.01.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lenticular clouds forming over Mount Erebus, the most southerly active volcano on earth.

26.01.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Heritage Adventurer sitting off shore at Cape Evans, Antarctica.

The Heritage Adventurer sitting off shore at Cape Evans, Antarctica.

26.01.2025 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Shackleton's hut at Cape Royds, Antarctica.

26.01.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The dog kennels outside of Shackleton's hut on Cape Royds, Antarctica.

26.01.2025 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Artifacts from Sir Ernest Shackleton's hut at Cape Royd, Antarctica

26.01.2025 11:05 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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