Showing posts with label Large White. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Large White. Show all posts
Sunday, 6 April 2025

Linacre 5th April 2025

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 We've had a couple of weeks of warm, sunny weather, so, having a free afternoon, I popped down to Linacre to see if I could see the fir...
Sunday, 15 September 2024

Linacre Butterflies - 14th September 2024

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 At this time of the year, whenever the sun comes out, I like to get down to Linacre to see if there are any insects about, just in case it...
Saturday, 31 August 2024

Linacre - 31st August 2024

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 Based on the year so far, this afternoon's walk around Linacre, was by far the best one for insects this summer. In total, I saw 7 diff...
Saturday, 8 July 2023

Linacre 8th July 2023 - a new species!!

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I had news yesterday that the first Silver-washed Fritillaries and White-letter Hairstreaks of the year had been reported at Linacre (than...
Saturday, 20 May 2023

Small Blue and Dingy Skipper - 20th May 2023

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 After seeing details on social media earlier in the week, Jayne and I spent a couple of hours at Pleasley Pit searching for a colony of in...
Sunday, 25 July 2021

White-letter and Purple Hairstreaks!!

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It was 22 degrees again today, so Jayne ad I had a walk around Linacre this afternoon. The top reservoir was closed off as the boardwalk is ...
Monday, 9 September 2019

Linacre ringing - 8th September 2019

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I didn't manage to get any ringing in at Linacre in July and August, but I was down there on Sunday with 4 other members of Sorby Breck ...
Saturday, 31 August 2019

Linacre Insects

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I spent a few hours at Linacre over the last few days and recorded the following insects: Southern Hawker (1), Brown Hawker (3, including ...
Sunday, 7 July 2019

Fermyn Wood - 7th July 2019

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Jayne and I had our first visit to this woodland site in Northamptonshire today to take part in a guided walk lead by the East Midland's...
Friday, 1 September 2017

Linacre- 1st September 2017

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The sun was out this morning, so I decided to have a few hours down at Linacre. There were 6 species of butterfly on the wing, 3 dragonflies...
Sunday, 18 September 2016

Ringing and Walking

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Today's title refers to the two things I have been doing today. The day started with my first ringing session since August with 3 other ...
Sunday, 31 July 2016

Isle of Wight Butterflies - 31st July 2016

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This morning Jayne and I spent a couple of hours at the National Trust's Afton Down reserve near Freshwater, on the Isle of Wight. ...
Saturday, 23 July 2016

Linacre WeBS - Birds, Butterflies, Damsels and Dragons

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This weekend was the time to carry out this month's WeBS count at Linacre, so I was down there at 7am with Luke. We recorded  the usual...
Monday, 17 August 2015

Golden-ringed Dragonfly

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Now that I'm back in Derbyshire, I thought I'd have a day exploring the moorlands, looking, in particular, for a very attractive dra...
Thursday, 13 August 2015

Cornish Butterflies and Moths

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Whilst here in Cornwall I've been looking at the butterflies as well as the bird life. In total I've recorded a total of 12 species ...