Tuesday 28 August 2012

TW3 IN PICTURES

GREAT BLACK BACK GULL POW PIER.
THATS ENOUGH I`M OFF
LOTS OF RED ADMIRALS TODAY AT THE HOE
AND OVER 100 COMMON BLUES
HOUSE MARTINS STILL FEEDING YOUNG ON THE CLIFFS

COPPER UNDERWING AND
ANGLE SHADES,A SUPERB PAIR OF MOTHS.
WALL BROWNS HAVE HAD A GOOD SECOND GENERATION
 
MEADOW PIPIT AT THE HOE
BLACK REDSTART ON THE ROCKS
 WHINCHAT AT SAMPHIRE HOE TODAY

Wednesday 22 August 2012

LADIES, WELCOME TO MY GARDEN

More moths and butterflies for your perusal and this 22 degree halo around the sun last Thursday afternoon.
First a few new moths
PRETTY CHALK CARPET
MARBLED GREEN
CHINESE CHARACTER
AN OLD LADY one of three I`ve had this week,if you`ll excuse the expression.
A second TOAD FLAX BROCADE,the red list one.
Found about a dozen Silver spotted Skippers at Lydden last Friday and they were very lively
this one was happy to be nectaring on thistle,as they do,thankyou very much.
Another lady was waiting for me when I got home:-
PAINTED LADY
RED ADMIRAL

Wednesday 15 August 2012

NATURAL BORN COLOURS

Not much to say let the pictures do the talking
WALL BROWN SAMPHIRE HOE
EARLY THORN
PALE PROMINENT

ROESSELS BUSH CRICKET
SMALL TORTOISHELL
YELLOW SHELL

Bumped into Marc Heath on Friday last week ,he kindly gave me precise location for the willow emeralds which I duly found,thanks Marc.
WILLOW EMERALD DAMSEL FLY
SCORCHED CARPET
PAINTED LADY
HOLLY BLUE in garden
POPLAR HAWK MOTH CATERPILLAR in garden

Friday 10 August 2012

MOTHS TO THE OLYMPIC FLAME

A small selection of moths for your perusal.
GOLD MEDAL WINNER
TOAD FLAX BROCADE A RED DATA BOOK MOTH! in my garden.!!!! 29th July.
SMALL EMERALD
POPLAR HAWK MOTH
PRIVET HAWK MOTH

PHOENIX
DUNBAR

OAK EGGAR
MOTTLED BEAUTY.
LYCHNIS
STRAW UNDERWING
JULY HIGH FLYER ??
LEAST CARPET.
BEAUTIFUL GOLDEN Y
LESSER BROAD BORDERED YELLOW UNDERWING

On the cliffs last Sunday morning were Dusky Sallow that was resting on knapweed just like it says in the book and a couple of chalk carpets that I had not noticed up there before, they are quite scarce in  the UK.
DUSKY SALLOW
CHALK CARPET
LARGE SKIPPER Freshly emerged at South Foreland Valley(note the hook tips to the antennae.)