Can anyone enlighten me please? What reasons might there be that 12-15 white doves (plus another dozen wood pigeons and other multi coloured pigeons) - so...
3811
Blain, Stephen
stephen.blain@...
Aug 2, 2006 9:37 am
So with all these Silver-washed Fritillaries about in the county, as well as them spring up all over the surrounding counties and along the coast too, surely...
3812
TimSharrock
tim336660
Aug 2, 2006 10:10 am
The lepidopterists may tell us otherwise, but none of my butterfly reference books refers to this species as being migratory. It's been in decline for decades;...
3813
Charles & Pat Baker
holywell3
Aug 3, 2006 9:34 am
I understand that Silver-washed Fritillary has been seen in large numbers this year in some other parts of the country, eg Hants and Wilts. I guess that the...
3814
Graham Bellamy
gcbellamy@...
Aug 3, 2006 6:20 pm
when i lived in dorset there were years when they appeared in gardens quite some distance from woodland (over 1km anyway)..so presumably they are able/have the...
3815
Ian Woiwod
leopardmoth
Aug 4, 2006 7:57 am
Don't forget the Potton Wood/Cockayne Hatley Wood BNHS field trip tomorrow (5th August). Meet at the water tower by Potton Wood entrance (TL247495) on Hatley...
3816
Blain, Stephen
stephen.blain@...
Aug 4, 2006 1:46 pm
Hi all, I found a small insect collecting jar (at least that's what I think it is) on the way out from Coronation ClP last night - anyone going to claim it? ...
3817
TimSharrock
tim336660
Aug 4, 2006 4:27 pm
Unless we've misidentified the plants, there is currently a fantastic display of Greater Bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris in flower at Felmersham Nature...
3818
Bashford, Richard
richardbashford
Aug 4, 2006 6:30 pm
________________________________ From: Dawson, Ian Sent: Fri 04/08/2006 17:45 Subject: Bird News Lodge: Friday, 4th August * Adult Yellow-legged Gull passed...
3819
daveballdmu
Aug 4, 2006 9:01 pm
After checking reference material, a Clouded Yellow at Willington GP c. 18:00 today was definitely a white female Clouded Yellow, variety helice (more black on...
3820
steve williams
wallcreepers...
Aug 4, 2006 9:53 pm
Coronation pit 4/8 pm LITTLE EGRET 2 at the Northern end, (virtually hidden) in small willows. Insects included a few Small Red-eyed Damselflies (also noted at...
3821
TimSharrock
tim336660
Aug 5, 2006 3:19 pm
The owners of the "Orchid Bay" Thai restaurant in Bedford have offered to give a 10% discount on the entire meal-and-drinks bill to Bedfordshire birdwatchers....
3822
michael russell
mike403russell
Aug 5, 2006 4:18 pm
Hi All, Hummingbird HM on my Buddleia bush midday today in my rather small Stopsley garden. Two weeks ago my youngest daughter found a 'big black caterpillar'...
3823
richardbashford
Aug 5, 2006 5:03 pm
My first chance to get out to Chicksands and see these beasts today. From 3.30-4.45 I walked the main track past the monument until the stone track stopped. I...
3824
Steve williams
wallcreepers...
Aug 5, 2006 6:51 pm
Hi Richard, I think that we are enjoying a particularly good year for insects, countrywide. Both Silver-washed Fritillary and Purple Emperor appear to have...
3825
Graham Bellamy
gcbellamy@...
Aug 6, 2006 9:25 am
The sightings of butterflies this year whose demise in woodlands was attributed to the lack of coppicing is very interesting. survey to establish if these...
3826
Graham Bellamy
gcbellamy@...
Aug 6, 2006 9:27 am
humming bird hawks. it would be good to look out for caterpillars of this beast....i believe they lay on bedstraws and are quite large and greenish. graham ......
3827
richardbashford
Aug 6, 2006 10:05 am
Hi Steve, Thanks for reminding me about the Beds book - have just had a look. It seems quite a lot has happened in the last ten years not covered so maybe a...
3828
Andy Banthorpe yahoo
andybanthorpe
Aug 6, 2006 12:05 pm
Hi Richard, Wall Brown has declined considerably - see comments in last years Butterfly report. As for updates to the book as far as the moths are concerned...
3829
Steve williams
wallcreepers...
Aug 6, 2006 12:36 pm
Hi Richard, Funny you should mention Wall Brown. This species has declined markedly on both a local and national scale in recent years. An exception was in...
3830
TimSharrock
tim336660
Aug 6, 2006 5:03 pm
Chris - Many thanks for putting me right. In my defence, I'll point out that Fitter, Fitter & Blamey includes U. australis in U. vulgaris agg. and that Stace...
3831
TimSharrock
tim336660
Aug 6, 2006 5:20 pm
An excellent out-of-county trip today, with David Fisher: Brown Hairstreak 2 females very close, immaculate, probably newly emerged Silver-spotted Skippers...
3832
Keith Balmer
remlabk
Aug 6, 2006 5:27 pm
Richard, www.bedsbutterflies.org.uk summarizes what was reported between 1995 and 2003. (i.e. since Charles et al's book was published). I will try and do an...
3833
Jim Fisher
jimellauk
Aug 6, 2006 5:45 pm
Saw my first humming bird hawk moth of the year this afternoon, on the buddleia in my garden. I think it was about two years ago when I saw my first ever...
3834
Renwick, Neil
neil.renwick@...
Aug 6, 2006 6:04 pm
A brown long-eared bat was helped out of a thistle this morning, at about 9.45, and transferred to a shady oak tree....which it climbed. Lots of brown argus...
3835
Keith Balmer
remlabk
Aug 6, 2006 6:05 pm
Surprised that no-one has reported SWF from Maulden Wood (have they?) I've visited three times in the last week and today was finally rewarded with two...
3836
Ian Woiwod
leopardmoth
Aug 6, 2006 8:21 pm
Those of you who attended the Potton Wood field trip yesterday will already know that with 27 sets of eyes we managed to increase the Silver-washed count for...
3837
TimSharrock
tim336660
Aug 6, 2006 10:22 pm
David - No, not a recent split, just a Confused Tim. I should, of course, have said Violet Helleborine.(scientific name is purpurata, which is how I carelessly...
3838
Steve Blain
steve_blain
Aug 6, 2006 10:22 pm
Chicksands Wood: Silver-washed Fritillary - 8+ along the main track. If you still haven't seen one yet, now's the time to go! Broom GP: Dunlin - 2 Ringed...
3839
SteveCham1@...
Aug 7, 2006 9:27 am
The invasion of Bedfordshire by SWFs parallels the continued spread of Small Red eyed Damselfly and other insects across Britain. When I go anywhere in the...
