@markhows

Mostly Mammals but likes all wildlife particularly Ladybirds, Birds, Moths, Herps, Butterflies, Dragonflies and Plants. Likes real ale and and chips.

 Nr Cambridge
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Joined February 2009
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I was about to give up when the nutcracker put in an appearance in the torrential rain this afternoon, it made a lot of very wet birders very happy
Nutcracker

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21 Species in my Garden this morning (VC29) including this nice pink Vestal #teammoth
Vestal

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Small Mottled Willow

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Rusty Dot Pearl

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Merveille du Jour

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Catching up on the trail cameras in my little reserve, a buzzard taking a weasel was a pretty good capture.
Weasel and Buzzard

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Weasel and Buzzard

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Harvest Mouse

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Roe Deer

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About a dozen Juniper Carpets in Oxfordshire last night with @dartfordtrapper
Juniper Carpet

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Juniper Carpet

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Just 18 species in my VC29 Garden (Thursday morning) a Large wainscot was of note #teammoth
Merveille du Jour

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Large Wainscot

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Dark Chestnut

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Mallow

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Despite 2 trap failures in my nature reserve (VC29) (Thursday morning) I had 34 species, the highlight was over 60 large wainscots and a Pale lemon Sallow #teamoth
Dark Chestnut

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Epirrita sp

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Mottled Umber

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Large wainscot

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Very few moths of 21 species in my VC29 garden this morning but a very interesting mix #teammoth
Streak

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Scarce Bordered Straw

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Dark Spectacle

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Cypress Pug

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Cypress carpet not Streak
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33 Species in my nature reserve (VC29) this morning a nice Vestal and yet another Dusky Lemon sallow #teammoth
Vestal

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Silver Y

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Feathered Thorn

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Dusky Lemon Sallow

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13 Species in the VC29 Garden this morning, first Silver Y for a while but apart from that the usual suspects #teammoth
Dark Chestnut

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Mallow

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Silver Y

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Barred Sallow

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Just 17 species this morning little of note until the bottom of the last trap with a nice Vestal and a Merveille du Jour to save the day #teammoth
Merveille du Jour

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Vestal

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Two really different sized Large Wainscots in my nature reserve this morning #teammoth
Large Wainscot

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Of the 44 Species in my nature reserve (VC29) very unexpected species were Tawny wave, Kent Black Arches, Least Carpet and box tree moth 2/2 #teammoth
Box Tree Moth

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Kent Black Arches

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Tawny Wave

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Least Carpet

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44 Species in my nature reserve (VC29) A very strange catch plenty of expected species 5 sallow species, satellite, Autumnal rustic, Brick, chestnut, Green brindled crescent etc. and the cracking Merveille du Jour but TBC.. 1/2 #teammoth
Merveille du Jour

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Satellite

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Brick

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Dusky lemon Sallow

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20 Species in my VC29 Garden this morning, a few nice moths Red Green Carpet and Grey Shoulder Knot the pick #teammoth
Red Green Carpet

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Red Line Quaker

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Grey Shoulder Knot

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Green Brindled Crescent

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No sign of the Sykes warbler on Friday but a good showing from the Bottlenose Dolphins were some consolation with @dartfordtrapper
Bottlenose Dolphins

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Bottlenose Dolphins

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Bottlenose Dolphins

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Bottlenose Dolphins

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Just 15 species in my garden this morning (VC29) - Delicates still keep coming trapped most nights #teammoth
Delicate

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Mallow

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23 Species in the garden (VC29), not as many as I hoped for given the conditions but finally an Orange Sallow and the Dusky Lemon Sallow was a nice bonus #teammoth
Dusky Lemon Sallow

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Feathered Thorn

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L-Album Wainscot

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Orange Sallow

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A Disappointing 21 species in my nature reserve (VC29) - still getting wainscots and some more Autumnal species #teammoth
Mallow

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Autumnal Rustic

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Small Wainscot

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Large Wainscot

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16 Species in my garden (VC29) this morning only L-Album wainscot of note #teammoth
L-Album wainscot

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Green Brindled Crescent

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