Sunday 23 May 2021

Thursday 20 May 2021

Upper Barden Reservoir

                                                                    Prolita sexpunctella (only the 18th record for Yorkshire and 3rd record for VC 64 , it was pretty common up there with at least  15 seen ,so an under recorded Yorkshire species)


                                                                      Oak Eggar
                                                                    Red Grouse 

 

Monday 17 May 2021

Savi's Warbler

A real beauty this morning at York Uni , showing very well and calling ......very early morning and evening are best times to go......

An adult Hobby near Blubberhouses last week was a real treat watching it catch Emperor Moths .Also Wood Tiger cat , Green Tiger Beetle , female Brimstone Butterfly and loads of Red Kites.,Merlin and Peregrine...

Soil Hill produced a single Tree Pipit and a Sand Martin , 6 + Whitethroat , Willow Warblers and one Lapwing chick....
 

Friday 14 May 2021

                                                     Full  Adder skin
                                                                    Wood Tiger cat...

Thursday 6 May 2021

Whinchat and Mandarin

Stubled across this WHinchat in LAncs yesterday , not a common bird now unless you go to Islay or Mull and then there all over the place.... Mandarin at Cromwell was a first for me down there.....