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H B’s & E S’s – 24th July 2011

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Jul 242011

A morning watching one of my favourite raptors, Honey Buzzard. In perfect skies & weather, up to 4 birds were performing and gave some very nice scope views. Unfortunately a little too far for the camera. Year List moves on to 226 Later in the afternoon I went back to Foremark and was able to get much better shots of Essex Skipper in the warm afternoon sunshine. They are very tricky little butterflies but once you get your “eye-in” on the jizz, they become easier to find. The following shots show clearly the so called “Ink Dipped” […]

A “Tricky” Little Skipper – 23rd July 2011

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A “Tricky” Little Skipper - 23rd July 2011

I only need to see two more species of regular breeding British Butterfly – Lulworth Skipper & Swallowtail. I also only need to photograph 7 species and now 6 having managed to get Essex Skipper this morning at Foremark Reservoir in Derbyshire, a few miles from my home. Essex Skipper is a very tricky species to confidently identify. You practically need to crawl around on your hands and knees to check the underside of the antennae. These should be black, appearing as though they have been dipped in ink. It is also possible to see the slightly more pointed […]

Mountain Ringlet Day – A new butterfly “Lifer” – 3rd July 2011

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Mountain Ringlet Day - A new butterfly “Lifer” - 3rd July 2011

You need very fine & warm weather to stand any chance of seeing Mountain Ringlet. Such a day was forecast for Sunday 3rd July 2011. We set off for Honister Pass in the Lake District, Cumbria at 5:30am. We arrived at the car park around 9am, setting off for the long climb to Mountain Ringlet country. I think we must have climbed to around 2000 feet and after a long and tiresome search, I eventually located my first specimen of this butterfly. Not in the best of condition but it was at least showing well as they say.. After the […]

A Hot Summers Day – North Norfolk Coast – 26th June 2011

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Jun 262011

A Hot Summers Day - North Norfolk Coast - 26th June 2011

A trip out to the North Norfolk Coast is always a good bet when there is little to do on the local patch scene. Two scarce waders in summer plumage were on show, a fine Temminck’s Stint at Titchwell and a Pectoral Sandpiper at Burnham Norton. It is not often that we get to see summer plumaged Pectoral Sandpipers in Britain. Also at Titchwell there were good numbers of Knot & Black-tailed Godwit, as well as Bearded Tit. Plenty of young birds in the reeds so looks like a good breeding season for this species. Several Marsh Harrier, […]

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