Another perfect night for moth trapping, warm reasonably calm with a slight breeze and low cloud. My 11th garden trap of the year and it turned up an unexpected garden tick and a great county moth. Persistence certainly pays off when moth trapping. never give up as you absolutely have no idea what you are […]
My 10th Garden Moth Trap of the year. The weather is ideal for moth trapping at the moment, with unusually warm and mild temperatures for September. Over-night conditions calm but result was poor and just a little disappointing. Maybe my expectations were running high. A total of 41 moths of 21 species, including 1 migrant.
Spurn, East Yorkshire and the surrounding area has to be one of the best places on UK mainland for migrant birds. To-day, 13th September 2014, was a real “Red Letter” day. Only a couple of hours drive from home and with easterly winds over night, looked promising for autumn migrants. We kicked off with a
Early September is usually peak time for wader passage and Frampton Marsh, Lincolnshire is always a great place to visit. Migrating Curlew Sandpiper normally peak during the end of August & first week in September. Today, 7th September 2014, there were small numbers on the marsh giving good views. At this time of year it is the
My wife & I spent our usual week at the end of August in Swanage, Dorset, one of our favourite holiday spots. Although not what I would call a birding holiday, I did manage to squeeze a few hours in here and there. The weather was very kind and we had some extremely warm sunny
Saturday 23rd August 2014 and we visited one of my favourite parts of Yorkshire, Flamborough Head. Along with Glyn & RichardP, we sat at the Sea Watching site on the headland for a couple of hours in the hope of a few good seabirds. It was very quiet with only a few Manx Shearwaters and
During our twelve days in SW Bulgaria in addition to the birds and amazing range of Butterfly species, we also saw some very interesting moths, dragonflies and other insects. The scenery wasn’t bad either. Our bespoke trip was arranged by The British-Bulgarian Society and Balkania Travel, the same company we used back in 2012. They
After a successful Butterfly trip to the SE of Bulgaria in 2012, Barrie, Anita & Elliott Staley and myself decided to re-visit this butterfly rich country during July of this year. This time we would visit the high mountain regions of the South West. Our time was spent in the Pirin, Rila and parts of
