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Working to protect UK river water quality, further the understanding of riverfly populations, and conserve riverfly species & habitats.
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@riverflies.bsky.socialBeing a citizen scientist this month means potentially skipping a survey🐟
Some Riverfly groups take a pause now but if you are still out sampling, watch your step. It's spawning season.
📢 Spotted a Redd? Don't step in! Take a 📷 & alert your coordinator immediately.
@riverkennet.bsky.socialReposted by @riverflies.bsky.socialAfter the discovery of a second Demon shrimp on the Holy Brook, ARK are raising awareness of the importance of Check Clean Dry:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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@riverflies.bsky.social*Please note - things will vary a lot between sites and regions, but, very generally, these are patterns you might see*
#AutumnEquinox #TheRiverflyPartnership
Photo Credits: David Warriner, Jeff Pearce, Dave Lewis.
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@riverflies.bsky.socialLate summer and early autumn can naturally bring lower numbers and diversity at some monitoring sites, and you may spot smaller larvae in your sampling trays - don't forget your magnifying glasses! 🔎
@riverflies.bsky.social🍂 The autumn equinox is here. As the days become shorter and temperatures begin to drop, our rivers are changing too – for riverflies, this is also a time of seasonal transition.
@riverflies.bsky.socialSpotted again by an eagle-eyed Riverfly monitor!
@riverflies.bsky.socialRiverfly surveyors: if you spot signal crayfish, killer/demon shrimp, or zebra mussels — don't touch or move it. Photo it, note the spot, report via iRecord/INNS Mapper, then Check Clean Dry your kit.
@theriverstrust.bsky.socialReposted by @riverflies.bsky.socialBig River Watch has begun! To join the UK & Ireland's biggest visual survey of river health: 📱 Download the free Big River Watch app 🐟 Enjoy time by a river recording what you see 📆 Submit your surveys by the end of 24th Sept We can't wait to see your observations on our live Big River Watch map!
@mikewilsonuk.bsky.socialReposted by @riverflies.bsky.social#Riverflies are ‘canaries of the river’. Monitoring #Riverfly populations is a great way to evaluate river health. Completed my training with the Tweed Foundation. My journey began when listening to Robert Macfarlane talk about his book, ‘Is A River Alive’, last August. @riverflies.bsky.social
@riverflies.bsky.socialWelcome and congratulations on becoming a Riverfly Monitor! @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social has inspired a fair few people to seek out Riverfly training days since his tour last year ☺️
@tweedguardians.bsky.socialReposted by @riverflies.bsky.social📢A spot has opened up on the Tweed Foundation's next riverfly training course
📆 Tuesday 15 September 10am-5pm in Norham
🌐 You can find out more details on our website (rivertweed.org.uk/tweed-founda...)
📧 If you would like to join please send me an email [email protected]
@riverflies.bsky.socialCraving more freshwater news in between our bi-monthly Riverfly Partnership newsletters? Our host organisation, the FBA, sends theirs out monthly – you can read the latest issue here 💧
