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by paul b
Fri Mar 22, 2024 5:10 pm
Forum: Butterfly Species and other insects - First Dates
Topic: Garden Insects
Replies: 0
Views: 151

Garden Insects

Queen Bumblebees -at least 4 Bombus terrestris -Buff Tailed BB; Bombus lapidarius -Red-tailed BB; Bombus hypnorum -Tree BB

Male Andrena haemorrhoa -Early mining bee

Bombylius major Dark-edged Bee-fly

4+ Eristalis hoverfly
by paul b
Tue Mar 19, 2024 3:11 pm
Forum: Recent Sightings
Topic: Botany Bay -Gale Moss
Replies: 0
Views: 58

Botany Bay -Gale Moss

Birds: 10+ Canada goose, 2 male mallard on canal; singing greenfinch (3); chiffchaff (3); robin (4+); dunnock, blue tit; jackdaw (10+); blackbird (3) Mammal -5 rabbit on Knowle House grounds Insect -highly probable, two male Common mini-miner ( Andrena minutula ) on dandelion; several bumblebees in ...
by paul b
Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:07 pm
Forum: Recent Sightings
Topic: Tan House Valley
Replies: 0
Views: 58

Tan House Valley

Early spring sunshine meant the woods were full of song - nuthatch, tree creeper, siskin, goldcrest, goldfinch, greenfinch, robin, wren (at least 6), chiffchaff -3, blackbird, blue tit, great tit, LTT, GSW, buzzard, pair of jay. Several Bombus -bumblebee -probably buff tailed. Mining bee nests becom...
by paul b
Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:33 pm
Forum: Recent Sightings
Topic: Toad Patrols, Ward's Reservoir, Belmont & Brindle
Replies: 13
Views: 549

Re: Toad Patrols, Ward's Reservoir, Belmont & Brindle

Great result, impressive numbers -well done all.
by paul b
Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:25 pm
Forum: Recent Sightings
Topic: 4 Siskins today
Replies: 2
Views: 333

Re: 4 Siskins today

BTO Gareen Birdwatch has seen a large increase in siskin reports-"February of this year has seen a sharp uptick in counts and reporting rates being received from your gardens, particularly in northern England. This is likely due to two factors. One is the wet weather experienced throughout the ...
by paul b
Sat Feb 24, 2024 8:31 pm
Forum: Recent Sightings
Topic: Anglezarke moors
Replies: 2
Views: 156

Re: Anglezarke moors

Excellent find -and good to see a viable population continues to succeed on the moors.
by paul b
Fri Jan 05, 2024 2:08 pm
Forum: Recent Sightings
Topic: Tan House Valley
Replies: 0
Views: 1222

Tan House Valley

4 buzzard, one mobbed by three carrion crow; 2 jay; 4 woodpigeon; GSW calling; blackbird; great tit

Wood mouse; 5 rabbit on grounds of Knowle House

In flower-gorse
by paul b
Thu Jan 04, 2024 8:52 am
Forum: Recent Sightings
Topic: Fox - road casualty
Replies: 1
Views: 366

Re: Fox - road casualty

Two rabbit roadkill on A674, Higher Wheelton
by paul b
Mon Nov 27, 2023 2:18 pm
Forum: Recent Sightings
Topic: Botany Bay -Little Knowley-Gale Moss
Replies: 0
Views: 2204

Botany Bay -Little Knowley-Gale Moss

Flowers -hogweed, red campion, perennial sow thistle, daisy, dandelion, herb robert

Birds on canal-mute swan; 3 pr mallard
Wren (3); jackdaw, carrion crow, LT tit flock,
by paul b
Thu Oct 12, 2023 1:38 pm
Forum: Recent Sightings
Topic: Astley Park
Replies: 0
Views: 582

Astley Park

Birds : Jay, grey heron,moorhen,mallard (20+),Carrion crow, jackdaw (6), feral pigeon, nuthatch,blue tit, blackbird, magpie

Flowering plants -great horsetail, Himalayan balsam

Insects-comma
by paul b
Thu Sep 21, 2023 5:29 pm
Forum: Recent Sightings
Topic: Recent insects for ID
Replies: 6
Views: 723

Re: Recent insects for ID

Beetle -could it be Philonthus decorus ? -46 UK species apparently
by paul b
Wed Sep 20, 2023 4:48 pm
Forum: Field Trips
Topic: Field Trip-Knott End 30th September
Replies: 0
Views: 2170

Field Trip-Knott End 30th September

A new Field Trip has been organised: a visit to Knott End on Saturday 30th September.
Meet on the public car park near the ferry slipway at 10.00 am for a look along the fore-shore (Grade One walk). Grid Ref. SD 3464 4841.

Please reply if you would like to car share or require a lift.
by paul b
Tue Sep 19, 2023 1:57 pm
Forum: Meetings
Topic: Annual General Meeting 2023
Replies: 0
Views: 2252

Annual General Meeting 2023

The AGM will be on Thursday 28th September 2023 in St Mary's Parish Centre PR7 2SR at 19.30. The main business is for members to approve the annual accounts and elect officers and the Committee of the Society. A register of attendees will be taken. There will be no charge for attending. Please note-...
by paul b
Tue Sep 19, 2023 9:00 am
Forum: Meetings
Topic: Indoor meeting 21st September
Replies: 0
Views: 2033

Indoor meeting 21st September

The first indoor meeting of 2023/4 is on this Thursday at 7.30 and is " Lancashire-a journey into the wild" by John lamb As usual the venue is St Mary's Parish Centre, West Street, off Devonshire Rd, Chorley, PR7 2SR. Tel: 01257 270122 As previously, refreshments will be available -please ...
by paul b
Wed Aug 30, 2023 6:39 pm
Forum: Recent Sightings
Topic: Yarrow Valley Park
Replies: 5
Views: 710

Re: Yarrow Valley Park

Great photos Peter -especially the solo water strider -I always have called them Pondskaters but might be different species

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