The natural history exploits of Ross Newham - and the ultimate cure for insomnia!
Sunday 28 October 2012
28 October 2012 - The Lakes Larkfield
A Swallow over this house this afternoon - latest record so far this year...
Wednesday 24 October 2012
24 October 2012 - Queendown Warren KWT
Thursday 18 October 2012
18 October 2012 - The Larches
Tuesday 16 October 2012
16 October 2012 - Leyboune Lakes
Spent a short while searching some Ivy flowers in teh hope of finding moths during weather that doesn't allow a trap to go out... One of the first moths was this Dark Chestnut - at least, I'm pretty sure it's a Dark Chestnut - 's' shaped wing and all that, but now a few doubts have entered my wee mind. Any comments much appreciated.
Sunday 16 September 2012
16 Sept 2012 - Cliffe Marshes RSPB
A fairly decent catch last night, with Marc Botham attending again to ensure a few more micros get named. Highlight was an L-album Wainscot - not new for me, but a much better specimen than a couple of weeks ago in Aylesford.
Other interesting species included: Dusky Thorn, Whitepoint, Rush Veneer.
L-album Wainscot |
Rush Veneer |
Whitepoint |
Frosted Orange |
Dusky Thorn |
Saturday 15 September 2012
15 Sept 12 - Kent
A interesting night out last night, with Marc Botham, starting with some checking of a Marsh Mallow clump I had located a wee while ago. After setting traps, we headed off in search of Hog's Fennel - mindful of keeping on the right side of the law for a protected species, we searched the plants from footpaths until finding our quarry species - Fisher's Estuarine Moth. This awesome female looked as fresh as a daisy as she rocked to and fro on her on her embellifer!
Returning to initial traps, a quick check produced several Square-spot Rustics and two Marsh Mallow Moths
Fisher's Estaurine Moth |
Returning to initial traps, a quick check produced several Square-spot Rustics and two Marsh Mallow Moths
Marsh Mallow Moth |
Sunday 9 September 2012
Saturday 8 September 2012
Tuesday 4 September 2012
4 Sept 2012 - Cliffe Marshes RSPB
Saturday 18 August 2012
18 August 2012 - Gamlingay, Cambs
Friday 17 August 2012
17 August 2012 - Holborough Marshes, KWT
Wednesday 15 August 2012
15 August 2012 - East Malling Research, Kent
A meeting with a colleague in one of the apple orchards (as you do) at East Malling, provided a passing opportunity to look at some of the mini-beasts loafing the apple canopy.
Attention was quickly diverted on to something small on one of the outer branches - a fantastic Red-belted Clearwing!
After collecting the camera to get first shots, I then managed to get Adam Whitehouse and John Clements in one the discovery - see Adam's blog for his version of events and images of the 'Clearwing Twitch'!
Red-belted Clearwing |
Friday 10 August 2012
10 August 2012 - Aylesford, Kent
Wednesday 8 August 2012
8 August 2012 - Queendown Warren, Kent
A quiet night up at Queendown - but this Barred Rivulet (I don't think it's a Small Seraphim) was a nice highlight.
Barred Rivulet |
Nut-tree Tussock |
Purple Clay or Square-spotted Caly (can'e see why it's not the latter) |
Scortched Carpet |
Is this just a Riband Wave siting strangely..? |
pug spp - small, large discal spot, dunno... |
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