In the moth world there are some iconic moths to find. One of them is the stunning Merveille du jour moth opposite. Sadly I have never managed to find one of these moths in our recording area. However, there was…
Today there has been a major influx of Pink footed geese into the UK. Thankfully at the watch point I managed to record 2,620 ( A new site record) at distance moving E/S/E. Over 9,000 were reported from a watch…
Well a bit of a negative to start with… A number of vis-mig (Bird visible migration) sites including my site at Low Moor are to date reporting a lack of numbers of migrating birds. I am recording low number of…
This period of unexpected cool weather has certainly affected the number of moth species attracted to the moth trap. It appears mainly to be the micro moth that are suffering which in turn affects other feeding species like Bats. However,…
On 10/8/21 I took my granddaughters on a nature walk at Raw Nook NR. We quickly found a number of butterflies species including this lovely Holly Blue which was feeding on Rosebay willowherb One of the places they love to…
Yesterday I went to Low Moor Banks to do some recording work and look for any early Bee Orchids. Sadly I could not find any orchids but it is slightly early for this site so not too down hearted. However,…
This morning at 07.55 a Hawfinch came in from the N and flew low to the S over Caldene fields. My sixth record for this stunning finch. Three moths were in the trap this morning a Silver Y, and two…
Received some excellent news about the possible Dark Mullein – Verbascum nigrum at Low Moor Banks from Joan Dobson ( Botanist) of BEES. She has confirmed that the plant is indeed a Dark Mullein and stated ‘ What a record for the…
Yesterday despite the rain showers I once again visited Low Moor Banks on the Bee Orchid treasure hunt. And once again I failed to find a single orchid. Interestingly last years Bee Orchid area has seen a fairly large encroachment…
Since the 20th of June I have been looking for the Bee Orchids and the Six-belted clearwing moth at Low Moor Banks. No look with the Bee Orchid but I did find a single SB clearwing moth and another Long…
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