Liam Andrews

Incredible effort!

A montage of the 14 species of pseudoscorpion that I recorded in Norfolk in 2025. All except one I found myself although one other was from a site that it had been previously recorded from so I new where to look.

A map of Norfolk with orange circles showing where I recorded a pseudoscorpion during 2025.

2025 was the year of the pseudoscorpion as far as I'm concerned. I managed to see 14 species in Norfolk, mostly by cycling round to various churchyards but I also got a lift out to a few places by car. Over 100 churchyards visited by bicycle though. Photo montage of species, map of 2025's records.

A figure with a rucksack on their back, wearing a pale green coat and a grey peaked cap crouching down in woodland sieving moss onto a round tray. The ground is covered in fallen dead brown leaves but there are lots of patches of green grass pushing through in little clumps. There are bare trees in the background.

A tiny, shiny dark brown pseudoscorpion with dark reddish claws in the centre of a brown plastic tray amongst little bits of sieved moss, soil particles and plant debris.

Close up of the pseudoscorpion showing its robust rounded claws held out in front of it. The long oval body is shiny dark brown and clearly segmented. The head is also dark and shiny.

Took my trusty sieve with me when I cycled out to Ladybelt CP yesterday and managed to find a single Neobisium carcinoides - sieved from dry moss under a log (log carefully rolled back into position afterwards). #arachnids #pseudoscorpions

Adult Neobisium carcinoides on left - immature and adult Neobisium simile on right. Scale 1 mm. Strongly pointed epitome and medially furrowed carapace are useful key features. South Wales speciality. @collieryspoil.bsky.social @sewbrec.org.uk @britishspiders.bsky.social @pseudoliam.bsky.social

Was happy to find this Neobisium simile 🙂 in the 1st vac sample - even happier when the behemoth dropped onto the tray a few sucks later. Adult is twice as big as a carcinoides (a single specimen of this was also in the sample). @britishspiders.bsky.social @pseudoliam.bsky.social @sewbrec.org.uk

Wow! Had no idea they were that much bigger!!! Is this within the usual area? I plan a trip down there at some point this year to see one for myself.

This is how Chyzeri would look in a similer position

I have checked the specimens you sent and they are Lamprochernes nodosus, note how the "lower knob" is rounded rather than sharp and pointed

Do free free to send as many as you like and I'll check all of them.

Yep that's the one!

This is an illustration Gerald Legg posted a while back that's abit better than they key, also a good photo by Paul Richards but more comparison photography would definitely be useful!!!

We'll he seems to be a pseudoscorpion magnet at the moment so good idea!

If you get a specimen always happy to have one sent to me for examination. You need to get the angle exactly right to see the key features

I've had Chyzeri three times, twice form piles of hay and dung from stables and ones in compost, they are abit of a nightmare pair to deal with!

I would say Lamprochernes sp looking at the photo... All three can occur in dung but Lamprochernes chyzeri is perticulerly associated with it and I'm not sure has been recorded in Suffolk. Happy to work from microscope images to try to ID it if you retained it!

Yes definitely a Neobisium sp, given location/habitat and what I can see in the photo I think it safe to say Neobisium carcinoides nymph

Salvin's Prion - Blue-grey gems of the Subantarctic. On the Flock to Marion Again voyage, there were so many spectacular birds, but seeing tens of thousands of these absolute masters of their environment was definitely one of the highlights... Just wish they were easier to ID...

The Siberian Chiffchaff at @rspb.bsky.social Titchwell showed nicely by the Dragonfly Pools in the lunchtime sunshine during a visit last weekend

#birds #ukbirds #norfolkbirds #rarebirdsuk

A canceled survey gave me a free day in Lincs and given the weather a seawatch was essential. Absolutely brilliant time at Chapel Point with 63 Little Auk and a European Storm Petrel found by Richard Doan

That would be great, thanks!

Atlantic Canary

Black-bellied sandgrouse

African Hubara Bustard (canary is. Sub sp)

Fuerteventura Stonechat

Last Sunday I arrived back from a week in Fuerteventura. More a family holiday than hardcore birding but still managed 70 sp including 16 lifers! ebird.org/tripreport/2... #birds

For my 1st post I thought I'd share a few pics of the newest addition to my life list, Siberian Stonechat. Found by @samgod96.bsky.social at Gibraltar Point and still present this morning, lovely bird!

First GPS tracking evidence of Icelandic Whooper Swans wintering in the Netherlands 🇳🇱! Whilst we know that small numbers of Icelandic birds winter in the 🇳🇱, this is the first we've tracked. Great insight into their journey to 🇳🇱 via 🇬🇧 & how long they stay there 👌🏻 @stephen8vickers.bsky.social

Eyebrowed Thrush

Lanceolated Warbler

Brown Shrike

Booted Warbler

The 2024 season is coming to a close! Its been an incredible year of birds. It appears we may have beaten last years yearlist total, but still need to wait on various rarities making the grade! A big thank you from me, Maddy and Alison to all the volunteers and guests this year!

The Siberian Stonechat makes it into its third day at Gib, a rather special bird as it turns out, my 300th UK species! A proper stunner. What’s next?!
#bird #birds #birding #siberianstonechat

Photo of the vagrant Scarlet Tanager in West Yorkshire

Some further thoughts on the West Yorkshire Scarlet Tanager, Transatlantic vagrancy and escape risk #UKBirding #Ornithology 1/🧵