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We collect, collate and disseminate biological records for Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire, and promote biological recording. wwbic.org.uk record.wwbic.org.uk

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#recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos this week is Meliscaeva auricollis - a true fly (Diptera), recorded in Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire by James Ashford on the #lercwalesapp.
Thanks for sharing your records and photos.
#wwbic #lercwalesapp #recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos #pollinators

27.02.2026 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Come along to explore the spring wildlife this Saturday 28th in Llanilar
10am -1 pm
All welcome
#westwaleswildwatch

24.02.2026 11:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#RecordOfTheWeek today is a lovely Hermit Crab (Pagurus bernhardus) spotted at Worm's Head, Gower by Martin Bell.

Many thanks for the record and photo, submitted via the LERC Wales App www.sewbrec.org.uk/recording/app.

20.02.2026 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos is Trochulus hispidus the Hairy Snail recorded at Sandbanks, Carmarthenshire by Emily Ivens πŸ“Έ 🐌
Thank you for sharing your records and photos.
#molluscs #snail #carmarthenshirenature #wwbic #westwales #biodiversity

20.02.2026 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos is Clytus arietis, the wasp beetle. Found and recorded in Cross Inn, Ceredigion by Stella C. πŸ“Έwho sent us the record through Facebook messenger.
#pollinators #springwatch #recording #winterwatch #naturceredigion #wildlifephotography #westwales #ceredigion

13.02.2026 10:56 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cofnod #RecordOfTheWeek is this Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) seen at Aberffraw by DonnaG and recorded using the Cofnod ORS. @sewbrec.org.uk @wwbic1.bsky.social @bispowys.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social

13.02.2026 10:26 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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#recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos is Lithobius (Lithobius) variegatus centipede found and recorded in Carmarthenshire by Richard D. Thank you for your records.

06.02.2026 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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West Wales Wild Watch, February 2026
Gwylio Gwyllt Gorllewin Cymru, Chwefror 2026

#westwaleswildwatch #naturceredigion #carmarthenshirenature #pembrokeshire

02.02.2026 10:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Some biodiversity recording sessions coming up in February with @wwbic1.bsky.social in Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire. More information here: www.wwbic.org.uk/events/

30.01.2026 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rhai sesiynau cofnodi bioamrywiaeth ar y gweill ym mis Chwefror gyda @wwbic1.bsky.social yn Sir Benfro, Ceredigion a Sir Gaerfyrddin. Mwy o wybodaeth yma (Saesneg yn unig) www.wwbic.org.uk/cy/digwyddia...

30.01.2026 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos is Bufo bufo, the Common Toad. Recorded in Carmarthenshire by Sami Webster on the #lercwalesapp.
Thank you for sharing your records and photos.

#cofnodyrwythnos #LERCWalesApp #wildlifephotography #winterwatch #recording

31.01.2026 07:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos is Emberiza citrinella, Yellowhammer, recorded in Pembrokeshire by Meg McNamara on the #lercwalesapp Thank you

Get ready for #BigGardenBirdwatch this weekend and see what turns up in your garden and green spaces
@bispowys.bsky.social @sewbrec.org.uk @cofnod.org.uk

23.01.2026 11:46 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cofnod #RecordOfTheWeek is this Grey Trigger-fish (Balistes capriscus) - recorded by MonicaJ at Earth Llydan. @sewbrec.org.uk @bispowys.bsky.social @wwbic1.bsky.social @northwaleswt.bsky.social

09.01.2026 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos is Phragmidium, Bramble Rust. Recorded in Carmarthenshire by Emma SpoonerπŸ“Έ on the #lercwalesapp
Thanks for the records and for taking part in the #31SpeciesinJanuaryChallenge
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#plants #fungi #rust #plantassociations #wwbic #westwales

09.01.2026 09:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos is Scolopax rusticola, Woodcock recorded in Ceredigion by Julia Rothwell on WWBIC online:
record.wwbic.org.uk
#wwbic #recordoftheweek #WWBIC #BTO #rspb #woodcock

12.12.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#wwbic #recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos is Halyzia sedecimguttata, the Orange Ladybird recorsed in Aberystwyth, by James Ashford πŸ“Έ
Thank you for your records submitted on the #lercwalesapp
#winterwatch #LERCWalesApp #wildwatch #gwyliogwyllt

05.12.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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25.11.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Your Wild Patch - Eich Darn Gwyllt - Llanrhystud Free wildlife identification and recording training provided by West Wales Biodiversity Information Centre

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21.11.2025 12:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Your Wild Patch - Eich Darn Gwyllt - Cellan Millenium Hall Free wildlife identification and recording training provided by West Wales Biodiversity Information Centre

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21.11.2025 12:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cofnod #RecordOfTheWeek is this Common Eyelash (Scutellinia scutellata) - a small fungus recorded by TonyC at Terfyn. Great to see so much photographic evidence attached to the record. @sewbrec.org.uk @wwbic1.bsky.social @bispowys.bsky.social @northwaleswt.bsky.social

21.11.2025 10:56 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos is Exidiopsis effusa, Hair Ice Crust fungus found and recorded at the National Botanic Garden of Wales, Carmarthenshire, by Grace Brookman πŸ“Έ
Thank you for your records.
#wwbic #lercwalesapp #cofnodyrwythnos #carmarthenshirenature #fungi #winterwatch

21.11.2025 10:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#recordoftheweek is the spider Drapetisca socialis, recorded in Ceredigion by Martin Creasser πŸ“Έphoto shared with permission.

Thank you for sharing your records.

#LERCWalesApp #wwbic #cofnodyrwythnos #recordoftheweek @cofnod.org.uk @sewbrec.org.uk @bispowys.bsky.social

14.11.2025 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#recordoftheweek is Athalia rosae, Turnip Tigress, a Sawfly found in Llanelli Carmarthenshire by Helen Pryor thank you for submitting your records #cofnodyrwythnos

10.11.2025 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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10.11.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0