Friday, 15 August 2014

Mystery Insect at Dunwich Heath (Ammophila sabulosa)

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Some weeks ago, around 18 July, we were out and about on Dunwich Heath in the early evening. The heather was in full flower and it had be...
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Wednesday, 13 August 2014

Lizards and Roman Snails at Chedworth Roman Villa

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Some of you may have seen my previous post about the Purple Emperor butterfly at Chedworth Roman Villa . Well, the site proved to ...
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Monday, 11 August 2014

Small Moth

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I am not at all good at identifying moths, but I believe this small specimen is Pyrausta purpuralis . I saw it on 1 August in the garden...
Friday, 8 August 2014

Tree Following ~ Silver Birch in August

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This post is the sixth in my Tree Following series, part of a wider project run by Lucy Corrander from the Loose and Leafy blog. I a...
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Thursday, 7 August 2014

Purple Emperor Butterfly at Chedworth Roman Villa

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Chedworth ... not just birds, but butterflies, too We visited Chedworth Roman Villa in Gloucestershire on Wednesday 30 July. It is a b...
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Thursday, 10 July 2014

Scottish Odyssey 2014 ~ The Crex-Crex of the Corncrake

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"... a summer noise among the meadow hay…"  John Clare Corncrake making its 'Crex- crex' song. Photo credit: ©...
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Monday, 7 July 2014

Tree Following ~ Silver Birch in July

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This post is the fifth in my Tree Following series, part of a wider project run by Lucy Corrander from the Loose and Leafy blog. I am f...
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Wednesday, 2 July 2014

Scottish Odyssey 2 ~ Finches at Dunvegan on Skye

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It was lovely to find Dunvegan in sunshine. The castle grounds were looking magnificent ... ... with waterlilies ... ... lupin...
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Tuesday, 1 July 2014

Scottish Odyssey 1 ~ Heading South (amphibians)

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We have just returned from a holiday on (well, mainly off) the west coast of Scotland. The weather was remarkably kind, and even hot at t...