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The Gravel Pits: You did what to it........?
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Tuesday, 14 July 2015. You did what to it? Its hard to believe how people react sometimes. To other animals. I find it hard to believe that people go round killing sharks or crocodiles that have eaten someone, like these animals are supposed to know any different after millions of years of evolution have simply told them to 'eat it'. Butif this had happened recently I would have had to take this person to task. What did they really think they were doing? And how could they justify their reaction?
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The Gravel Pits: Time and tide...
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Sunday, 16 August 2015. Wait for no man. I remember my Mum used to say this regularly enough for me to say it these days.I suppose we all end up saying what our parents said to us.though I dont say the one about Carrots to my son. Its an old saying by the way.pre-dating a lot of other stuff.Google it. WeBS day for August.talking of time waiting for no man.nor indeed no bird. 5 Swallows. Were roosting along the banks of East Beach. Chiffchaffs. Were H-weet-ing all over the place and Whitethroats. 148 Grey...
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The Gravel Pits: 27
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Sunday, 9 August 2015. Finally.a great days weather.Summer like although its Autumn.doh! Soout goes the moth trap.and the invasion of the Yellow Underwings! I highlighted them last year, probably around this time.but they are worth another look. 3 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Noctua fimbriata. 11 Large Yellow Underwing, Noctua pronoba. 1 Least Yellow Underwing, Noctua interjecta. 27 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Noctua janthe. 3 Lesser Yellow Underwing, Noctua comes. 2016 Birds - Total 92.
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The Gravel Pits: Time goes by
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Sunday, 12 July 2015. And here we are.just about mid-July and beginning to think about the returning birds from further north. A search of the shoreline didnt produce a wader. Maybe next week! Though the Coots seem to have decided to come back! Also, WeBS day.so without further ado.heres this months WeBS list. 5 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 9 Black Headed Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 17 Mallard, 16 Tufted Duck, 13 adult, 5 immature Mute Swan, 74 Coot (returned from? 12 July 2015 at 09:11.
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The Gravel Pits: A new moth and a birds wing....
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Monday, 20 July 2015. A new moth and a birds wing. With the better weather (until today when its been misty rain on and off all day) I have managed a couple of trapping sessions recently.though I have to say so far im not over impressed with the Summer weather so far. This micro moth is blessed with both a latin name and a common name.as you know most micro moths usually only get a latin name. Gold Triangle, Hypsopygia costalis. Birds Wing, Dypterygia scabriuscula. True Lovers Knot, Lycophotia porphyrea.
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The Gravel Pits: The Blues
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Friday, 7 August 2015. Just when every ray of hope was gone. I should have known that you would come along. My Old Friend the Blues, Steve Earle. Ni Moth, Trichoplusia ni. Now for the blues.lovely. Common Blue, Polyommatus icarus. Holly Blue, Celestrina argiolus. Both in the garden today.and very nice it was to see them. Today I managed to get a reasonable number of birds, for this site anyway.and two that I wasnt really expecting. Garden Warbler, Sylvia borin. No picture, sorry).and this one. Some birds...
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The Gravel Pits: Why hasnt it got an interesting name...
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Thursday, 2 July 2015. Why hasnt it got an interesting name. Soyou come across one of these. And you think.wow.this must have a rather fabulous name. Meadow Plant Bug, Leptopterna dolabrata. So I suppose not everything can have the glamorous names.on the other hand.it looks pretty spectacular! Heres a couple of moths that almost look the same apart from the size.I have highlighted the first of these before.Light Emerald. Light Emerald, Campaea margaritaria. Little Emerald, Jodis lactearia.
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Wild at 54: Different Saw-fly invasion
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Sunday, 13 July 2014. Down at the pond today and I spied. Irish Saw-fly eggs, Rhadinoceraea micans. Hmmmmit turns out they are Iris Saw-fly eggs.they seem to like Iris plants in and around ponds but not ones that in dry soil. Heres a picture of the fly itself, not mine.go here for more. Http:/ www.april-design.de/galerie/hautfluegler/rhadinoceraea-micans-02.htm. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Now I have a new blog as well.The Ringing Times.all about my ringing efforts in Kent and beyond.
