Found a Green-brindled Crescent at Caldene Fields last night which is a new species for our area. Green-brindled Crescent F. capucina which is the dark brown form. Yesterday at Toad Holes beck there was a Comma butterfly and a Common Darter…
Record breaker…
What a day at the visible migration watch point…a record breaking 1,902 Meadow Pipit flew south recorded from 06.50 till 10.20 and then again at 15.30 till 16.30.. Just one of the Meadow pipit…caught in flight over Caldene Fields. Plus…
Rare event…
Today in the sunshine and the brisk wind I glanced what I thought was a dragonfly at Caldene Fields. A closer look and I was right it was a Southern Hawker and it was egg laying! A fairly rare event…
Meadow Pipits push south…
Firstly what a stunning pre dawn it was this morning just prior to starting my visible migration watch at Caldene Fields. However, this soon changed to 100% white cloud which was great as this coincided with Meadow Pipits moving south in…
Recent sightings…
Their was a slight movement of Swallow 103 and Goldfinches 73 this morning over Caldene Fields moving to the west. A Diamondbacked moth and a Parsnip moth was also at the site the latter been a second ever record. Whilst neighbouring…
Visible migration starts…
I’m sad to say it but early autumn is on it’s way.. And here’s the proof..an Autumnal Rustic found at Caldene Fields last night. But early autumn is a welcome time for me as it is the start of my…
New Ladybird species added to our list…
Found a 22-Spot Ladybird yesterday at Caldene Fields which is a new addition to my Ladybird species list. I am unsure of it’s status in our recording area at the moment this is due to how difficult it is to…
Dare I mention Autumn…
Yes..sorry about this but I picked up an early sign of autumn this morning at Caldene Fields. I saw 5 Willow Warbler and a juvenile Common Whitethroat feeding in bushes. These are birds (mainly juveniles) that are starting to leave…
It’s Celebration time…
Yes it’s celebration time on two fronts today with the news that last night I recorded a Ypsolopha sequella micro moth bringing the total of moths I have recorded in our area to 250..My research into our moth species will continue with…
Butterfly walk reveals an unusual butterfly…
I went on a butterfly walk this afternoon at Raw Nook NR. As expected the numbers of all species were down however, I managed to find 10 different species but all in low numbers. On the negative side I failed…
