John Martin
@pilning
Now mainly random bird, bug and plant ramblings from Shropshire.
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28-10-2010 09:27:17
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The mix of mainly Red plus White and Hybrid campions in the margin at Venus Pool is quite a show at the moment. #wildflowerhour #PinkChallenge
Garden moths in Shrewsbury much better last night with Alder Kitten, nfg and my first for ages, much the best plus Alder Moth, 3 Poplar Hawk-moth, Figure-of-80, Waved Umber etc West Midlands Butterfly Conservation #teammoth #mothsmatter
VP started with WeBS and ended with scramble for Temminck's Stint, Shropshire ✅ for me, found by Ian Sheppard Also LRP, Oystercatchers and chick, 3 Mallard broods, Greylag brood, 2 f Goosanders, Grey Wag, Cuckoo, Cetti's, 3 Whitethroat & BHGulls mating
Been in the SW for a few days. On the way back we called in briefly to see Rupert Higgins and we saw both Bristly Millipede and the equally splendid Erodium trifolium, well named Pelargonium Stork's-bill, on a brief walk in Bishopston. The first was new for us all. janette martin
pm tour of the meres to look for terns but none seen at Ellesmere, Colemere, Wood Lane or Whitemere. Mainly hirundines. Resident Mandarin at Ellesmere. Noneley looks good for waders but just Lapwing seen plus GWE, Stonechat and 6 Wheatear. #ukwildlife #ukbirding #shropshireshield
A couple more from last week's wildlife group meeting - first damselfly of the year, Large Red as usual, and Brown Hare #ukwildlife
Speckled Wood nfy in Rea Brook Valley LNR in the rare spring sunshine this morning followed by an Orange-tip in the garden. #ukwildlife #butterflies West Midlands Butterfly Conservation
Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) and Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris) at Venus Pool in the week for #TreeFlowers #wildflowerhour
Finally a few insects at VP too with 4 Orange-tip, overdue Peacock both nfy and a Small Tortoiseshell (no longer taken for granted!). Lots of Andrena fulva in the margins too. West Midlands Butterfly Conservation
Garden mothing in Shrewsbury last night produced a fresh Pebble Prominent on the trellis and Red-green Carpet (both nfy), Swallow Prominent and Twin-spotted Quaker amongst 15/9. #ukwildlife #teammoth #mothsmatter West Midlands Butterfly Conservation
VP this morning - 1st Whitethroat of the year singing and seen, 3 new Common Sand including a lot of chasing about, LRP, 2 Snipe, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Lapwing, 4 Willow Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 2 Shoveler, 2 L Egret, 8 Buzzard #ukbirding
Garden moths in Shrewsbury last night included 3 Oak-tree Pug, Streamer and my third record here of Lunar Marbled Brown. #teammoth #mothsmatter West Midlands Butterfly Conservation
Field Pansy (Viola arvensis) in old sand and gravel quarry in Shropshire this week. #wildflowerhour #violachallenge