Ive decided to write about one of my favourite invertebrates for each day of National Insect week. First up its the Bee-wolf Philanthus triangulum This is one of our largest species of solitary wasp (up to 18mm) that that hunts honey bees, which is the origin of the name bee-wolf (also sometimes referred to as…
Its been a while since I’ve posted so here are some insect macros taken last week. May is my favourite season for insect macros. Here a couple of the iridescent green coloured nettle weevils, often found on nettles unsurprisingly. And a nursery web spider.
This is the second part of my best of my photos in 2015, the 1st part is here In the last weekend of June I headed to the New Forest to hopefully find some bog raft spiders. I sadly failed to find any there (or at Thursley Common on the way back), but did find…
Back in June I had visit to RSPB Strumpshaw Fen in Norfolk, one of my favourite reserves. I decided to do an anti clockwise loop and started in the area near the ‘Doctors Garden.’ The sun decided to disappear behind the cloud as I arrived around lunchtime, so I wasn’t holding up much hope of…
Please the read introduction text on this post first HERE (which also has some other useful info) Wow where did that week go. Kept meaning to post an update each evening, but seeing others posting photos from most days, I figured most folk would be able to see the Southern migrants (or ‘Thames Hawker’ as…
Please the read introduction text on this post first HERE (which also has some other useful info) The headline news as it were is Tim Caroen yesterday managed to track down some tandem pair Southern migrant hawkers on RSPB West Canvey Marshes and a male on RSPB/Buglife Canvey Wick. No such luck for me…
Please the read introduction text on this post first HERE (which also has some other useful info) What a difference a few days make. On Wednesday I was thinking the southern migrant (or blue eyed) hawkers might have been having a brief early(ish) emergence and numbers reducing, then Thursday and Friday resulted in plenty of…
Please the read introduction text on this post first HERE (which also has some other useful info) First of all sorry for the lack of updates, I’ve heard through the grapevines of reports being posted elsewhere in the last week, but until today I haven’t had a decent view since Saturday, due to the weather…
PLEASE READ THIS FIRST – if you share any Southern migrant hawker sightings from Wat Tyler CP please link/post the text in bold on this link Can everyone please keep to the paths and boardwalks and avoid trampling any surrounding pond vegetation, as the park is an SSSI. If similar trampling/damage is caused in this year as was…
Please the read introduction text on this post first HERE (which also has some other useful info) Weather was patchy sun and cloud with a strong wind, turning completely cloudy before 2.30pm when I saw it and it apparently is disappeared not too long after . I saw 1 male on 2 brief visits on…