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    Hunters

    Hi H2... Glad to read that you've been watching our favourite raptor....! I attach a few pix of my Hobbies as i know you'll be interested...[male/female/juv]...:cat: Our breeding male this season appears to be a second calendar year bird...[see photo].... I'm not sure how rare or common this...
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    Mythbusters

    Hmmm...i think i'd find it peculiar as well as surprising...:cat:...[presumably the critter felt threatened and it was a natural escape mechanism]. Even jumping vipers apparently don't launch themselves to the degree that your adder did...! Personally i doubt if many folks have witnessed such...
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    Mythbusters

    Has this behaviour of an adder launching itself ever been recorded before John...? On occasion i get rather close to them...[had one almost go over my foot earlier this year]....! http://username-beast.blogspot.co.uk/
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    Sundew ID...

    Ahh...okay....so maybe we were misinformed about intermedia at Beeston and didn't overlook them...! Look forward to seeing them at Roydon then....:cat: Many thanks for your help on this Alan....cheers...B (: http://username-beast.blogspot.co.uk/
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    Sundew ID...

    I think i read somewhere that they're doing some sort of reintroduction scheme at Roydon....[and got the impression, perhaps wrongly, that a few Bog Orchids might still be present]...? http://username-beast.blogspot.co.uk/
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    Sundew ID...

    I'm beginning to think that we didn't see intermedia at all....[not knowingly anyway]....:smoke: Didn't know that you got anglica on Beeston Bog but i do know that you get intermedia....! Flora ID is more difficult than bird ID....:eek!: I reckon that finding a Bog Orchid on Roydon will prove...
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    Sundew ID...

    HHmmmm....we had all flippin sizes on Beeston Bog....:smoke: Here's another pic and one i messed around with for artistic purposes...;)....[Round Leaved].... http://username-beast.blogspot.co.uk/
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    Sundew ID...

    Defo anglica eh...? What are the best physical characteristics that distinguish between intermedia and angelica then Alan...? http://username-beast.blogspot.co.uk/
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    Sundew ID...

    So one for Oblong Leaved and one for Great Sundew...:cat: I'm still not sure as i'm no expert...! Hope to learn a bit though...! ps....if you wanna come to Roydon Common let me know....[perhaps we'll find a Bog Orchid there]...! I imagine finding a Bog orchid will take some doing...
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    Sundew ID...

    Many thanks for your immediate reply aeshna5....:t: The Sundews are new to me...[and fantastic they are too]...but could you tell me the best way to ID Great Sundew from Oblong Leaved...?...[which this plant you say is]... I know the size is important but little else....? Hopefully going to...
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    Sundew ID...

    Anyone got any idea if this photo is of Great or Oblong Leaved Sundew...? I am a novice so not sure how to correctly id them....:smoke: Photographed at Beeston Bog in Norfolk the other day.... Many thanks for any help....:t: http://username-beast.blogspot.co.uk/
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    Monarch Southampton

    You're such a pessimist Ads...[chuckle]...;) All the best...B (: http://username-beast.blogspot.co.uk/
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    Monarch Southampton

    Has there been a release nearby then Jan-Paul....? Or, when using the word "suspect"....did you mean that you suspect they're genuine...? ;) http://username-beast.blogspot.co.uk/
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    Monarch Southampton

    As far as i'm aware Martin it was 'assumed' that the Ketton individual was from a recent wedding release in Leicester but not actually proven...[unless someone knows otherwise]...? Yes, i will admit that it would seem to be the most likely origin...but then i also heard also that "hundreds" were...
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    Monarch Southampton

    Whilst most, if not all, folks assume that records of Monarchs in summer refer to releases i still think that there is a chance of genuine records being thrown out like the proverbial baby with the bathwater... Yes...for sure there is a high probability that any Monarch will refer to a release...
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    Large Blue...Daneway Banks...

    Many of my friends sweep about with nets...indeed i myself have on occasion swept for Clearwings...[totally unsuccessfully i might add]...:smoke: Those folks who may have been using nets at Daneway Banks may well be totally innocent of any attempts to collect Large Blues but where such a rare...
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    Large Blue...Daneway Banks...

    Re your link... I must admit that i'm a tad surprised how few UK butterflies have full protection under the law...and surprised also by the partially protected species...:cat: Last year i found some clouded yellows locally and this guy turned up in the area with a net. I didn't confront the...
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    2015 UK Orchids

    What excellent looking things they are...! Amazing variety of bee orchid variants about it seems...but i've seen nothing like those albino's...:cat: Nice find...B (: http://username-beast.blogspot.co.uk/
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    2015 UK Orchids

    What an amazing bee orchid...reminds me of an arachnid...! Not that you need to see a pic of wasp orchid but here's one i photographed last week.... All the best... http://username-beast.blogspot.co.uk/
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    Large Blue...Daneway Banks...

    I think that if i saw someone with a net i'd be tempted to shove it somewhere other than in a clump of brambles Neil....:cat: http://username-beast.blogspot.co.uk/
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    2015 UK Orchids

    You've just GOT to see a Lizard Orchid haven't you Mark...? ha ;) It is an inspirational and amazing orchid...:cat: Here's one of my pix from last year at Newmarket... http://username-beast.blogspot.co.uk/
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    Large Blue...Daneway Banks...

    Flippin collectors...they make my blood boil...:C Thanks for the info though...[and you Simon]...:t: Hopefully the Large Blue numbers are low thus far because of the rather cool weather recently and not because b*stard collectors are taking them...! All the best....! ps...any further...
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    Large Blue...Daneway Banks...

    Anyone happen to know if this species is out at this location yet...? I know that they are in Somerset but haven't heard anything from Gloucestershire as yet... Any help appreciated...B (: ps....any info on interesting orchids in the area would be appreciated too...:cat...
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    2015 UK Orchids

    That's good Jeff...lets hope he gets your message...:cat: I don't like to see folks disappointed especially after they've helped others...! Orchid fans should stick together and only with-hold information if it's a particular rarity or in a sensitive or private area....[or other valid...
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    2015 UK Orchids

    Sorry you haven't had a response James....have you tried PM-ing someone on this forum who might know...? Being new to this section of BF i'm not sure quite how the sharing of information goes but i guess it might be similar to not giving out breeding bird locations...? I've asked for info once...
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