Monday, 1 August 2022

A VERY DRY JULY.

A hot dry July peaked on Tuesday the 19th when I recorded 39.7 degrees in my garden phew!

A few birds ,butterflies,moths,dragonflies planes and boats as per usual this month.

Here goes hold on to your hats......................

COMMA
SILVER WASHED FRITILLARY-HamStreet Woods
SOUTHERN HAWKER

SILVER WASHED FRITILLARY

PURPLE HAIRSTREAK
PURPLE HAIRSTREAK
PEACOCK
WHITE ADMIRAL- Ham Street Woods.
GATEKEEPER aka HEDGE BROWN

DARK GREEN FRITILLARY an unusual sighting in Langdon Hole.
DOVER LIFEBOAT
A BILLIONAIRES PLAYTHING heading down channel.
CORN BUNTING -LANGDON CLIFFS
DINGY SKIPPER -SAMPHIRE HOE
BEE BEETLE-SAMPHIRE HOE
BEE BEETLE REAR END FACETO WARN OFF PREDATORS NO DOUBT.

A pleasant couple of hours at Stodmarsh to see the fledgling Barn Owls.Four youngsters have fledged three around the nest box and one in thr trees behind.



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WATCHING A FOX CUB DOWN BELOW.
WAITING FOR MUM TO BRING FOOD.
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THE BLACK EAGLESTHE SOUTH KOREAN DISPLAY TEAM 





-FLYING OVER THE WHITE CLIFFS
-HEADING FOR FAIRFORD AIRSHOW.
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CARNIVAL PRIDE

VIKING VENUS
LARGE WHITE
CHALKHILL BLUE
SMALL TORTOISHELL
CLOUDED YELLOW
WALL BROWN
COMMON BLUE
BONAPARTES GULL has returned to Oare Marshes once more.
PEREGRINE FALCON with fresh blood on his talons and beak.
PF
SILVER SPOTTED SKIPPER.at Temple Ewell.
To finish some photos of the months moths found in the moth trap in the garden.
BLACK ARCHES
COPPER UNDERWING
ELEPHANT HAWKMOTH
BROAD BORDERED YELLOW UNDERWING
OAK EGGAR
RED TWIN SPOT CARPET
MILLER
BOX MOTH
SWALLOWTAILED MOTH
ROSY FOOTMAN.
JERSEY TIGER
FOUR SPOTTED FOOTMAN
MARBLED GREEN.
LESSER BROAD BORDERED YELLOW UNDERWING
SMALL PHOENIX
CLOUDED BORDER
CAMPION
GREY DAGGER.
Thats all for now, looking forward to the autumn migration next month and beyond.