What better way to spend my 70th birthday than in North Norfolk. Stopping at one of our favourite places, Briarfields, right next to the reserve at RSPB Titchwell, and meeting up with a long lost friend, who I’d not seen for some 50 odd years. I was also lucky to drop on a some good […]
I ran a garden moth trap overnight on 14th September 2023. The main highlights were a Northern Deep Brown Dart agg, which was new for the garden, along with my second Brindled Green. Other notables were Black Rustic (7); Beaded Chestnut (1); Large Wainscot (1); Burnished Brass (1); Vine’s Rustic (4); Box Tree Moth (9):
I ran a garden moth trap overnight on 10th September. Several new species for the garden were Box Tree Moth and White-point, also my second garden record of Orange Sallow. Totals were 123 moths of 36 species. Other notables were Silver Y (3); Dusky Thorn (2); Centre-barred Sallow (2); Vine’s Rustic (4); Lesser Wax Moth
My wife and I decided to take a late break in Majorca, during early September. We spent a week at Port de Pollenca, basically just relaxing in the very warm sunshine for the time of year, eating Paella and enjoying a few beers. I made the decision, before we left, to switch off and just
Another visit to RSPB Frampton Marsh on 30th August, produced a Pectoral Sandpiper, 5 Curlew Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank, the usual common waders, 38 Spoonbill, c60 Little Egret, 5 Pintail, a Turtle Dove, and for me, a new species of Odonata, 2 Willow Emerald.
I ran my garden moth trap, first one for some time, overnight on 11th August. Pleasantly surprised with 116 moths of 37 species. No surprises, but a few nice ones, amongst the commoner moths for the time of year.
A Red-footed Booby, usually found widely in the Tropics, was discovered during a pelagic trip off the Isles of Scilly in early August. Quite a remarkable bird to find, and only the second time one has been recorded in Britain, but little did anyone know at the time, that this bird would be seen again.
During July I spent a week on Shetland, photographing some of the rare and special wildlife these islands are famous for. My week was arranged by my good friend Brydon Thomason, owner of Shetland Nature Along with one of Shetland Nature’s pro wildlife photographers, Josh Jaggard , we based ourselves on the island of Unst
