Down the tubes #spiders

Posted by on Sep 29, 2017 in 2017, Autumn, September, Spider, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Spider, unidentified, September 2017

 

Tree guards form a home for more than trees. (more…)

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Last of the butterflies #insects

Posted by on Sep 21, 2017 in 2017, Autumn, Butterflies, September, Speckled Wood | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Speckled Wood, September 2017

 

One of a group of three Speckled Wood seen chasing each other in the September sun. (more…)

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Birds of a feather #birds

Posted by on Sep 16, 2017 in Birds, Great Tit | 0 comments

 

 

Birds, Great Tit, September 2017

 

A flock of Great Tits made its way through the clearing. (more…)

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Brown-lipped Snail #snails

Posted by on Sep 12, 2017 in 2017, August, Brown-lipped snail, Mollusc, Provisional identification, Snail, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Snail, Brown-lipped Snail, August 2017

 

Cepaea nemoralis, provisional identification. (more…)

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The butterflies have flown #butterflies

Posted by on Aug 31, 2017 in 2017, August, Butterflies, Speckled Wood, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Speckled Wood, August 2017

 

Apart from some Speckled Wood’s and an occasional white, the butterflies have disappeared much earlier than in previous years. (more…)

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Owl #birds

Posted by on Aug 29, 2017 in 2017, August, Birds, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Birds, Owl, August 2017

 

We’ve regularly heard Owls in the wood. This one was near the pond, species unknown. (more…)

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Muntjac by night #deer

Posted by on Aug 28, 2017 in 2017, August, Deer, Fauna, Muntjac, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Deer, Muntjac, August 2017

 

Muntiacus reevesi. (more…)

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Tapered Drone Fly #flowerflies #hoverflies

Posted by on Aug 26, 2017 in 2017, August, Eristalis pertinax, Hover Fly, Insects, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insects, Tapered Drone Fly, August 2017

 

Male Eristalis pertinax. Provisional identification. (more…)

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Gatekeeper #butterflies

Posted by on Aug 25, 2017 in 2017, August, Butterflies, Gatekeeper, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Gatekeeper, August 2017

 

Pyronia tithonus. (more…)

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Comma #butterflies

Posted by on Aug 21, 2017 in 2017, August, Butterflies, Comma, Insects, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Comma, August 2017

 

Polygonia c-album. (more…)

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Pellucid Hoverfly #insects

Posted by on Aug 18, 2017 in 2017, August, Hover Fly, Summer, Volucella pellucens | 0 comments

 

 

Hoverfly, Pellucid Hoverfly, August 2017

 

One of Britain’s largest flies, Volucella pellucens. (more…)

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Pollen gatherer #bees

Posted by on Aug 16, 2017 in 2017, Apis mellifera, August, Bee, Insects, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insects, Honey Bee, August 2017

 

Honey Bee, Apis mellifera. Provisional identification. (more…)

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