Friday 22 August 2014

RAVENS FOR LUNCH, MONTAGUES FOR TEA.

A few pictures of what has been around this week:-
 MIGRANT HAWKER an annual late summer visitor lots around at present.
 WORLD WAR 1 FLY PAST Finally flew past on Thursday last
.
 MEDITERRANEAN GULL -Juvenile/first winter @Samphire Hoe
 WILLOW WARBLER lots in Langdon Hole last weekend.

  LESSER WHITETHROAT.an autumn favourite in Langdon Hole
 LESSER and COMMON WHITETHROAT-Quite different when seen together.

 LESSER WHITETHROAT
 BRIMSTONE
 SPECKLED WOOD

 SPOTTED FLYCATCHER in LANGDON HOLE last weekend.
 MONTAGUES HARRIER seen at Dungeness Monday afternoon, STAYED FOR A FEW DAYS WILL SOON BE RUNNING THE GAUNTLET ACROSS THE MED HOPEFULLY WILL AVOID THE MALTESE KILLING FIELDS.







 BON VOYAGE AND GOOD LUCK.
 WHINCHAT @SAMPHIRE HOE
 ONE of 20 WHEATEARS AT THE HOE on Tuesday
 FEMALE COMMON BLUE
CLOUDED YELLOW ON A DANDELION.
There now follows a sequence of photos showing a Raven family flying along the cliffs on tuesday.




 THEY FLEW BACK AND FORTH FOR AN HOUR
 CALLING TO EACH OTHER CONSTANTLY
 HOUSE MARTIN GOING THE OTHER WAY.
QUITE A SPECTACLE FOR THOSE THAT SAW IT AND HEARD IT.

Wednesday 13 August 2014

LIGHTHOUSE DOWN WITH MATTHEW OATES

Matthew Oates the National Trust butterfly expert today led a walk on Lighthouse Down and South Foreland Valley,joined by local volunteers and NT staff,here are a few pics of what was seen:-
 WALL BROWN
 WALL BROWN
 BROWN ARGUS
CHALKHILL BLUE
 SPECKLED WOOD
SPECKLED WOOD
 BROWN ARGUS
 PAINTED LADY
 WASP SPIDER
 RED ADMIRAL
 RED ADMIRAL
 PAINTED LADY
 WASP SPIDER WITH A SILK WRAPPED GRASSHOPPER.

AUTUMN LADIES TRESSES 
On a previous visit to Langdon Hole last thursday I found a silver spotted skipper colony in the same place that a single specimen was seen last year.



 SILVER SPOTTED SKIPPER FEASTING ON COMMON CENTAURY











SILVER SPOTTED SKIPPER UPPERSIDE.

On the same walk I came across two Clouded Yellows on the Lower Tramway
 CLOUDED YELLOW (helice)
CLOUDED YELLOW.
Samphire Hoe was fairly quiet in between showers with 10 wheatears a whinchat and a black redstart family being the pick.
JUVENILE BLACK REDSTART.
The quiet day was made a whole lot noisier at 1325 when this flew by.
RAF TORNADO