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Recent content by Lorne

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    2017 UK orchids

    Yesterday the 7th of April. We found lots of Early Spider along the Perbeck cliff side. Attached Thumbnails
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    2016 UK Orchids

    No problem Anne, I'll pm you at the same time as Mark. Regards, Lorne.
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    2016 UK Orchids

    Hi Mark, we were there mid-Nov last year and thought we were too early - not so! Habernaria tridactylites were out then and we also found two Himantoglossum metlesicsianum in full flower. When we returned in January, we managed all four species in a day, but only rosettes of N. maculata. Will...
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    2015 UK Orchids

    We have found up to 1 hundred Early Spider today by Durlston Down.
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    2015 UK Orchids

    Early Purple are now comming out in Dorset
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    2014 UK Orchids

    Hi Adrian,I also went up to Girdlers Coppice at Sturminster Newton yesterday, & found none except poss. some gone over from last year. I knew the site was one of Martin Jenkinson’s top sites from his “Wild Orchids of Dorset” book back in 1991. I searched there many times & nothing until poss...
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    Odd Insect.

    Wow, that is rather incredible, first recorded here in Weymouth in 2007. Thanks to you both for the ID, I did let it go but I will be aware of it if I see them again.
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    Odd Insect.

    Hi there, found this odd one in the bathroom today, I don't think I have ever seen this before, can anyone ID it for me?
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    2013 UK orchids

    Reminded me of this hybrid by the railway line at Corfe Castle. Nearly a meter high, this Heath Spotted presumed hybrid with Southern Marsh.
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    2013 UK orchids

    Bee A few Bee's now flowering at RSPB Radipole Lake in Weymouth. So far just one is of the atrofuscus/fulvafusca variety which is just about to flower nicely. Yesterday 07:09 I saw these yesterday & then saw Luke's note. So far only 1 of these vars, looking close to fulvofusca, but only...
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    2013 UK orchids

    Dorset orchids. Also between Seacombe & Dancing Ledge I found a few Green-veined & down the road a few Early purple just coming out.
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    2013 UK orchids

    Early spider Dorset. Did the Seacombe walk yesterday to check the Early spiders, a bit concerned they may not be out, but started to see lots, even more where they are usely just a few. The problem was that the 2 areas normally covered, the 1st only had a few the other none at all! Unfortunatly...
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    Botswana info.

    Hi Dave, I don’t really want to pay thousands of pounds for a weeks trip, we don’t mind having some of the local specialists help us with some sites but if Botswana will only allow full package trips I don’t think we will do that. Although we were very lucky on our last trip in 09, on the night...
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    Botswana info.

    Hi Dave, our plan has just changed, Sheila had told he brother, (not a birder) would he like to go down to Kruger for a holiday? After saying he would he said that his wife would probably say no, this was when we decided to go to Botswana instead, & I put this question on the Birdforum. Now he...
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    Botswana info.

    Hi there, me & Sheila are thinking that we would like to do a trip around the Okavango / Moremi Wildlife Reserve area of Botswana, poss in November, so if anyone can give us any travel, site access & accommodation info links I would much appreciate that. Regards
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