Introduction In the breeding season, birds use song as a means of recognising and identifying the species and sex of… Read more How Social Environment Affects Song in Phylloscopus Leaf Warblers
High on Fritillaries
So, in late July I went to the Lake District with my family, and no matter how glorified it is… Read more High on Fritillaries
30 Days Wild Pan-species Challenge: Final Day!
I’ve done it; I’ve had one pan-species lifer per day for the last month for 30 days wild. I started… Read more 30 Days Wild Pan-species Challenge: Final Day!
30 Days Wild Pan-species Challenge: Day 29
Yet another moth. I do make a conscious effort to identify every moth which I don’t recognise, as I do… Read more 30 Days Wild Pan-species Challenge: Day 29
30 Days Wild Pan-species Challenge: Day 28
I had a bit of a frantic search for a lifer when I got back from dipping the Bempton Black-browed… Read more 30 Days Wild Pan-species Challenge: Day 28
30 Days Wild Pan-species Challenge: Day 27
Rubbish weather today, but a slightly brighter patch prompted me to go out into the grassy alleyway behind by house… Read more 30 Days Wild Pan-species Challenge: Day 27
30 Days Wild Pan-species Challenge: Day 26
Crowle Moors was absoloutley heaving with insects today, I’m sure once I’ve identified them all there will be some rare ones/loads… Read more 30 Days Wild Pan-species Challenge: Day 26
30 Days Wild Pan-species Challenge: Day 25
Today’s lifer was a nice hoverfly which goes by the name of Eupeodes corollae, a common species which lives in virtually every… Read more 30 Days Wild Pan-species Challenge: Day 25
30 Days Wild Pan-species Challenge: Day 23 and 24
Well, I did get my pan-species lifer yesterday, but I didn’t have time to blog about it. Have I failed… Read more 30 Days Wild Pan-species Challenge: Day 23 and 24
30 Days Wild Pan-species Challenge: Day 22
A bit of a conundrum today: I suspect this is Smicronyx jungermanniae, which would be a lifer, but I admittedly have no experience… Read more 30 Days Wild Pan-species Challenge: Day 22
