Interested in Natural history including birds, orchids, moths, butterflies etc.
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A great visit to Rainham RSPB today where I finally caught up with the Pectoral Sandpiper. Several Clouded Yellows seen as well.
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Sunday saw a failed attempt at Juniper Carpet in Oxfordshire. Undeterred by this, myself and @markhows tried again last night at a different site and had a dozen within an hour of dusk. Result!
A few shots from the many taken of the Grey Phalarope at Farmoor reservoir yesterday. A typically confiding individual.
A very pleasant day out with @garynhoward and Baz in the general Dungeness area. Some of the highlights included Merlin, Peregrine, Tree Sparrow, Corn Bunting, Raven, Curlew Sandpiper, Cattle Egret and a smart Little Gull.
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A few bits from a survey in the Blean woods complex yesterday. Scarce Goldenrod plume - 1 of 99 found at it's only current UK site. Phyllocnistis ramullicola mine on Willow, Bleached or Wormwood pug caterpillar and a Scarce 7 spot ladybird as well.
ALT Phyllocnistis ramulicola feeding signs on Willow.
ALT Scarce 7-spot Ladybird - showing the white spots on the underside.
ALT Scarce Golden Rod Plume tapped from Golden Rod seed heads. 99 recorded. Appears to currently be confined to this one site.
ALT Either a Bleached Pug or Wormwood Pug caterpillar
Myself and Baz with Tony Morris, Paul Bryant and Matthew Denes in St Margaret's to see the Mniotype sp trapped by Tony in his garden. Photo by Baz.
A varied day with Baz in Kent produced Firecrests, Cattle Egrets, lots of leaf mines,Tony Morris' Mniotype occidentalis (to be confirmed), Red Swordgrass, Oak Rustic. A very pleasant day.
ALT Common Darter
ALT Mninotype occidentalis/solieri
Some variety in the garden trap last night with my 2nd ever Dusky-Lemon Sallow. Brick and The Streak as well. Dartford VC16.
The garden trap has been producing a steady turn-over of species - Barred Sallow, Sallow and Maiden's Blush below.
3 Fisher's Estuarine surveys completed with Butterfly Conservation with over 80 adults recorded.
Lots of moth surveying recently with Butterfly Conservation. The main highlight being the case of Coleophora vibicigerella on Sea Wormwood which had not be seen since 1984 until it's rediscovery in May this year. We found 12 cases. Also Coleophora salinella on Glasswort.
Lots of goodies seen on the south coast including Long-tailed Blue, Preying Mantis, Blair's Wainscot, Banded Pine Carpet and Semipalmated Sandpiper.
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Lots seen in the last few days including Grey Phalarope, Pectoral Sandpiper and a lovely pinky Vestal. All in Kent.
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Crazy scenes on the Thames this afternoon with a pod of 17 Pilot whales swimming west towards London. After 2 failed attempts I finally caught up with them at Gravesend in the early evening. Fingers crossed they can find their way back out to the sea.
8+ Queen of Spain Fritillaries seen at East Tilbury this morning - some fresher looking than others. 3 different individuals pictured.
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Here is a female Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae) trying to collect ivy nectar and pollen but being bombarded by males wanting to mate with her.
She seems pretty good at kicking them away and carrying on!
