{"id":25108,"date":"2019-04-08T14:57:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T14:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/?p=25108"},"modified":"2024-08-07T16:43:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T16:43:55","slug":"hunting-spiders-in-dorset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/hunting-spiders-in-dorset\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunting Spiders in Dorset"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Spent the past weekend in Dorset, searching the coastal fields for some of the first flowering orchids. In particular the Early Spider Orchid, which was a new species for me.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-tadv-p=\"keep\">We had 6 species of orchid altogether, 3 rosettes (Autumn Lady&#8217;s-tresses; Pyramidal and Bee) and 3 in flower Early Purple, Green-winged and Early Spider.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-tadv-p=\"keep\">A few Swallows were coming in off the sea, my first Sandwich Tern of the year and managed to catch up with the 1st summer Lesser Yellowlegs at Lodmoor RSPB near Weymouth. Also had the drake Ring-necked Duck from the car at Radipole Lake. Not a bad weekend.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Spider-Orchid-_J4X0272-copy-700x433.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Spider-Orchid-_J4X0272-copy-700x433.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Spider-Orchid-_J4X0272-copy-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Spider-Orchid-_J4X0272-copy-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Spider-Orchid-_J4X0272-copy-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Spider-Orchid-_J4X0272-copy.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Early Spider Orchid &#8211; many were just in bud<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Spider-Orchid-_J4X0295-copy-700x433.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Spider-Orchid-_J4X0295-copy-700x433.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Spider-Orchid-_J4X0295-copy-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Spider-Orchid-_J4X0295-copy-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Spider-Orchid-_J4X0295-copy-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Spider-Orchid-_J4X0295-copy.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Early Spider Orchid<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"483\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Spider-Orchid-_J4X0308-483x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Spider-Orchid-_J4X0308-483x700.jpg 483w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Spider-Orchid-_J4X0308-104x150.jpg 104w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Spider-Orchid-_J4X0308-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Spider-Orchid-_J4X0308-768x1112.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Spider-Orchid-_J4X0308.jpg 1105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Early Spider Orchid<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Spider-Orchid-_M2A7069-700x433.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Spider-Orchid-_M2A7069-700x433.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Spider-Orchid-_M2A7069-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Spider-Orchid-_M2A7069-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Spider-Orchid-_M2A7069-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Spider-Orchid-_M2A7069.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Early Spider Orchid &#8211; the first plants to appear are nearly always short and stubby<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"433\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Spider-Orchid_J4X0351-433x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Spider-Orchid_J4X0351-433x700.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Spider-Orchid_J4X0351-93x150.jpg 93w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Spider-Orchid_J4X0351-185x300.jpg 185w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Spider-Orchid_J4X0351-768x1242.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Spider-Orchid_J4X0351.jpg 989w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Early Spider Orchid<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"433\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Green-winged-Orchid-_J4X0302-433x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Green-winged-Orchid-_J4X0302-433x700.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Green-winged-Orchid-_J4X0302-93x150.jpg 93w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Green-winged-Orchid-_J4X0302-185x300.jpg 185w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Green-winged-Orchid-_J4X0302-768x1242.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Green-winged-Orchid-_J4X0302.jpg 989w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Green-winged Orchid<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Autumn-Ladys-tresses-Rosette-_J4X0248-700x433.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Autumn-Ladys-tresses-Rosette-_J4X0248-700x433.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Autumn-Ladys-tresses-Rosette-_J4X0248-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Autumn-Ladys-tresses-Rosette-_J4X0248-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Autumn-Ladys-tresses-Rosette-_J4X0248-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Autumn-Ladys-tresses-Rosette-_J4X0248.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Autumn Lady&#8217;s-tresses Rosette<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Purple-Orchid-_J4X0250-copy-700x433.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Purple-Orchid-_J4X0250-copy-700x433.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Purple-Orchid-_J4X0250-copy-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Purple-Orchid-_J4X0250-copy-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Purple-Orchid-_J4X0250-copy-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Early-Purple-Orchid-_J4X0250-copy.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Early Purple Orchid just coming into flower<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Bee-Orchid-Rosette-_J4X0266-700x433.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Bee-Orchid-Rosette-_J4X0266-700x433.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Bee-Orchid-Rosette-_J4X0266-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Bee-Orchid-Rosette-_J4X0266-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Bee-Orchid-Rosette-_J4X0266-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Bee-Orchid-Rosette-_J4X0266.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Bee Orchid Rosette<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lesser-Yellowlegs-_J4X0745-copy-700x433.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lesser-Yellowlegs-_J4X0745-copy-700x433.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lesser-Yellowlegs-_J4X0745-copy-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lesser-Yellowlegs-_J4X0745-copy-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lesser-Yellowlegs-_J4X0745-copy-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lesser-Yellowlegs-_J4X0745-copy.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Lesser Yellowlegs at Lodmoor Reserve, near Weymouth<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spent the past weekend in Dorset, searching the coastal fields for some of the first flowering orchids. In particular the Early Spider Orchid, which was a new species for me.&nbsp; We had 6 species of orchid altogether, 3 rosettes (Autumn Lady&#8217;s-tresses; Pyramidal and Bee) and 3 in flower Early Purple, Green-winged and Early Spider. 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