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Grampy Bustard: A week in Zante (part one)
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The musings of a southern naturalist up north. Welcome to my world. . Saturday, 25 July 2015. A week in Zante (part one). A very pleasant green island, not too many tourists and those that were there were mainly from other European countries like Poland, Sweden, France and Germany with not too many Brits. The shops were full and had no problems at all; perhaps heeding the tourist advice to take plenty of cash and not to embarrass anyone by offering credit cards did the trick. Minsmere Crimson Underwing C...
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Grampy Bustard: July 2013
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The musings of a southern naturalist up north. Welcome to my world. . Tuesday, 16 July 2013. Three traps in a week! The highlights among the rest were two Large Clover Case-bearer, six Elachista atricomella. Three each of Lobesia abscisana. Three each of White Satin and Double Lobed, 15 Silky Wainscot and two Blackneck. It is worth bearing in mind that the micro-moths featured here are mostly less than 10mm in length, indeed the plume moth shown microdactyla. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Grampy Bustard: Two new seabirds
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The musings of a southern naturalist up north. Welcome to my world. . Sunday, 26 July 2015. The two species are Black-vented Shearwater and Pink-footed Shearwater both of which were identified in very small numbers by others on the boat. I have posted similar shots of confusion species to illustrate the differences. Black-vented Shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas. Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus. Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes. Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus. Gates - Windmill Farm.
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Grampy Bustard: July 2015
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The musings of a southern naturalist up north. Welcome to my world. . Sunday, 26 July 2015. The two species are Black-vented Shearwater and Pink-footed Shearwater both of which were identified in very small numbers by others on the boat. I have posted similar shots of confusion species to illustrate the differences. Black-vented Shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas. Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus. Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes. Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus. Links to this post.
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Grampy Bustard: April 2013
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The musings of a southern naturalist up north. Welcome to my world. . Saturday, 27 April 2013. So, off to that old favourite, Pilmoor, on the old railway line, and in four hours trapping managed a very creditable total of 300 moths of 20 species. No real surprises, the majority of the moths were Diurnea fagella. A common birch-feeder, a few Orthosias, and a handful of Eriocrania. Sp, but did include one of my favourite spring moths, a Streamer. Water Carpet - f. piceata. Links to this post.
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Grampy Bustard: And the moth I could not put a name to...
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The musings of a southern naturalist up north. Welcome to my world. . Sunday, 26 July 2015. And the moth I could not put a name to. By far the commonest moth that was attracted to light in Zante was a pyralid. And found some that really resembled my pictures and not only that were present in Greece which was encouraging. It was Lamoria anella. And a further search of images online seemed to confirm it, but as always I stand to be corrected! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Charlie's Moths of Calderdale.
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Grampy Bustard: June 2013
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The musings of a southern naturalist up north. Welcome to my world. . Friday, 28 June 2013. Perks of the job. The DBS was picked up in Bristol and returned to Boroughbridge.unfortunately due to the M1 closure just had to take the long way round via Manchester. As much as a huge pleasure it was to drive, I cannot help thinking that a six litre V12 engine probably has contributed to the extinction of several species on this journey alone! Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Gates - Windmill Farm.
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Wild Yorkshire: April 2013
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Out and about studying Yorkshire wildlife. Thursday, 25 April 2013. Records suggest that only once in fifty years is someone mad enough to hike up to the cowberry and scrabble about (on hands and knees) to find this distinctive micromoth larva. On Tuesday 23rd April 2013 I was that man, getting surprisingly sunburnt in what seemed like a howling gale on Barden Moor, VC64. Thursday, April 25, 2013. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). My Favourite Wildlife Sites. A day in the dales. Naturescape British Wild Flowers.
