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- Sun Oct 25, 2015 6:14 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Around Rivington
- Replies: 2
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Re: Around Rivington
Unfortunately, it is a fine crop of Honey Fungus, which is probably why the tree died and had to be cut down!
- Mon Oct 19, 2015 6:36 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Garden butterflies
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Garden butterflies
Butterflies, like me, were enjoying the sunshine in my garden today, with 4 Red Admirals, 3 Commas and 1 very tatty Speckled Wood
- Mon Oct 12, 2015 11:45 am
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Mooch around Upper Rivington + Anglezarke Reservoir
- Replies: 1
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Re: Mooch around Upper Rivington + Anglezarke Reservoir
Although there are no white flecks remaining on the cap, from the ring on the stem, etc img 007 and 019 look like Fly Agarics. Sorry can't ID the other species from that photo - more details needed of other characteristics, eg gills under cap, stem, habitat/trees associated with fungus, etc.
- Sun Oct 11, 2015 8:57 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Garden butterflies
- Replies: 0
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Garden butterflies
Still getting butterflies in my garden with this afternoon in a sunny spell, 4 Red Admirals, 1 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
- Sun Oct 11, 2015 8:54 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Fungal Foray in Chorley Cemetery 11th October
- Replies: 1
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Fungal Foray in Chorley Cemetery 11th October
The Society's foray in Chorley Cemetery today on UK Fungus Day was very successful with 31 species identified in the field in just 2 hours and several more brought home for further examination. These included some of the sites specialities - Copper Spike growing by the species it is associated with,...
- Thu Oct 08, 2015 7:49 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Fungal Foray
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1333
Re: Fungal Foray
The fungal foray I led for Chorley U3A this morning in Chorley Cemetery was a useful 'reccy' for the society's foray on Sunday, 11th October. There were more fungi than I found a week ago so looks promising for Sunday - certainly enough variety of species, including some of the cemetery's specialiti...
- Sun Oct 04, 2015 9:06 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Humming Bird Hawk moths
- Replies: 1
- Views: 948
Re: Humming Bird Hawk moths
I too had a Humming-bird Hawk-moth as well as a Silver-Y moth and butterflies on Verbena bonariensis this afternoon. Butterflies included 3 Red Admirals, 3 Speckled Woods, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Comma and 1 Painted Lady that is now looking very tatty! Butterflies were on golden Buddleia and Sedum ...
- Fri Oct 02, 2015 4:19 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Chorley Cemetery
- Replies: 0
- Views: 683
Chorley Cemetery
Having had 'my arm twisted' to lead a fungal foray for the society on UK FUNGUS DAY, Sunday, 11th October, I did a preliminary 'reccy' in Chorley Cemetery this afternoon. Not many fungi at the moment - probably been too dry recently but there were some just appearing and hopefully more will have gro...
- Thu Oct 01, 2015 7:22 pm
- Forum: Out of Area Sightings
- Topic: Martin mere late opening .
- Replies: 3
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Re: Martin mere late opening .
I too am a member and have some discount vouchers. I agree that Gary's suggestion of a society evening visit is a good idea.
- Tue Sep 29, 2015 7:54 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Garden sightings
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1396
Re: Garden sightings
Butterflies even better today with 7 Red Admirals, 2 Small Torts, 2 Sp.Woods, Comma and Holly Blue as well as ' whites' - both Small and Large Whites identified. 1 Silver-Y moth still around. First fungi have appeared with 4 Fly Agarics (under Silver Birch where seen for first time last year) and 1 ...
- Sun Sep 27, 2015 8:12 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Garden sightings
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1396
Re: Garden sightings
Thanks, Len for your fungi records. Good variety of butterflies in my garden again today (Sunday 27th Sept) with Painted Lady (first to appear this morning at 9.30 am), 4 Red Admiral, 2 Small Torts, 2 Speckled Woods and several 'whites' - both Large and Small identified. Silver-Y moth appeared late ...
- Sat Sep 26, 2015 8:48 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Garden sightings
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1396
Garden sightings
Were the 6+ Long-tailed Tits that passed through my garden today a sign that winter will soon be here? In the meantime, butterflies still enjoying the nectar-rich plants in the sunshine included 5 Red Admirals, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Speckled Woods, 2+ Small Whites and a Painted Lady - first sight...
- Wed Sep 23, 2015 5:48 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Great White Egret - Rivington
- Replies: 2
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Re: Great White Egret - Rivington
I too saw it this morning - 3rd time of trying was lucky for me!
- Sun Sep 20, 2015 3:53 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Upper Rivington and Anglezarke
- Replies: 3
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Re: Upper Rivington and Anglezarke
I didn't see the Egret when I had a drive there this morning around 10 am.
- Sat Sep 19, 2015 8:30 pm
- Forum: Recent Sightings
- Topic: Garden Butterflies
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1492
Re: Garden Butterflies
Butterflies in my garden today were a welcome sight after returning home yesterday evening from a short holiday in a mainly cloudy and wet Suffolk where only butterflies seen were few unidentified 'whites'. On the Michaelmas Daisies and late-flowering golden Buddleias today were 4 Red Admirals, 2 Co...