Showing posts with label Orange Tip. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Orange Tip. 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, 12 May 2024

Linacre Update - 11th May 2024

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 Yesterday morning I went down to Linacre to carry out this month's WeBS count, and to catch up with the nestboxes. The WeBS count was,...
Tuesday, 7 May 2024

Linacre Nestboxes - 4th and 6th May 2024

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 Over the weekend, I was down at Linacre with other members of Sorby Breck Ringing Group , to carry out another check of the nestboxes. We h...
Thursday, 1 June 2023

Whixall Moss - 1st June 2023

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 Today Jayne and I visited the Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses in Shropshire. We  went in search of two insects, the Large Heath...
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...
Saturday, 15 April 2023

Year List update - 15th April 2023

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 Over the last week or so I've had a few trips to catch up with a few more "year ticks", taking this year's total to 132. ...
Sunday, 22 May 2022

21st May 2022 - First Dragons and Damsels

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 Jayne and I had a walk around Seymour Ponds yesterday, and saw our first Damsel and Dragonflies of the year. The first species seen was Blu...
Wednesday, 17 April 2019

Linacre Insects - 17th April 2019

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The weather went up to 17 degrees yesterday and this afternoon, so I had a couple of sessions walking around the middle reservoir of Linacre...
Sunday, 22 May 2016

Linacre Nestbox Update

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I spent 3 hours at Linacre this morning with my nephew Luke and Brian from Sorby Breck Ringing Group checking the nest boxes. We ended with...
Monday, 16 May 2016

Deep Dale

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Last May I visited Deep Dale to see the Early Purple Orchids and Cowslips that grow there. This weekend Jayne and I had a return visit to se...
Sunday, 7 June 2015

Derbyshire Butterflies and Dragons

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The sun was shining today and the temperature got up to 16 degrees, so I was out and about with Jayne enjoying the weather and the insects t...
Wednesday, 16 April 2014

Bees, Butterflies and a Bee-Fly

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The weather yesterday was gorgeous, with temperatures of 13 degrees, blue skies and bright sunshine. As a result I decided to have a look at...
Thursday, 2 May 2013

Whiethroat and butterflies

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Had a visit to the Chesterfield Canal with school today and, as well as having a very good time looking at the narrow boats and enjoying the...
Sunday, 13 May 2012

Linacre ringing begins!

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I knew today's outing was going to be good, but I couldn't have dreamed that it would be as good as it really turned out to be! Fi...
Sunday, 1 May 2011

Linacre 1st May 2011 - sunshine, wind, butterflies and a year tick.

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Every year it's the same and it never fails to amaze me just how quickly the trees come into leaf and everything turns green! So it was ...