Wednesday, 21 January 2015

New Years Eve Caterpillar on the move at Sutton Hoo

Our most unexpected wildlife sighting over the Christmas holiday was a caterpillar. It was humping slowly along the path at Sutton Hoo on a frosty New Year's Eve afternoon. It looks similar to the Fox Moth caterpillar (see here, also) I saw on the site in October 2013.

If you are reading this post and know about these things, please feel free to leave a comment below (or contact me via email) as I would love to know whether it is indeed unusual to see a moving caterpillar in December.




 

 Other sightings that day included a charm of Goldfinches in the car park.


We turned for home, casting a backwards glance in the direction of the last sunset of 2014. 

Sutton Hoo, 31 December: Last Sunset of 2014


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4 comments:

  1. eileeninmd21 January 2015 at 12:18

    Pretty caterpillar and I love the goldfinches.. Great shots.. Have a happy day!

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  2. Crafty Green Poet22 January 2015 at 08:44

    always wonderful to see a charm of goldfinches! And amazing to find a caterpillar walking about in the winter!

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  3. Adam Tilt25 January 2015 at 13:18

    Surprised to see caterpillars out at this time of year. Love the sunset.

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  4. Rosie Nixon Fluerty7 February 2015 at 11:21

    Yes I'd be surprised too to find one moving about. Up until December though it had even been pretty mild up here too and I even had roses in flower on Christmas day. Hopefully your caterpillar was moving to somewhere much warmer than where my ladybird decided to spend most of January :)

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