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    UK bug ID help please

    Thank you for that Nick, the first one I have ever seen.
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    UK bug ID help please

    I am hoping someone can help with ID for this bug that I photographed in East Kent on Monday. Despite checking my field guide and searching online, I can't seem to find anything so far that has the black & white edges (laterotergites?) and the enlarged femur & tibia. I thought these would make...
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    Spider ID please (UK)

    Thanks Andy, nice to have confirmation. Needless to say it was released into the garden again unharmed.
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    Spider ID please (UK)

    I would be grateful if someone could correct or confirm my ID of this spider that I found out in my garden this morning (East Kent), which I think is probably Noble False Widow (Steatoda Nobilis). The abdomen was approx 10-11mm from front to rear, and the entire spider was at least the size of a...
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    Fungi for ID please

    I would be extremely grateful if someone could give me an ID confirmation for the attached fungi. (I am fairly new to this so I am probably wrong) My ID's are as follows - 1. The Blusher (I didn't feel the cap was dark enough to be a Panther Cap) For scale the mirror is 9cm wide by the stem...
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    Fungi for ID please

    Thanks for your reply Nick, the whole fungi thing is a bit of a puzzle to me, so any info is always gladly received. The photo is one my wife took a couple of years ago and I have just come across it again and didn't realise that it hadn't been identified. Consequently I can't remember any...
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    Fungi for ID please

    I have attached a photo of what I think is possibly a Slender Brittlegill (Russula Gracillima) but would appreciate either confirmation or a correct identification. My knowledge of fungi is very limited, but looking through a couple of books and the internet this is the closest I can pin it down to.
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    Moth for ID please

    Thanks for the reply & ID Sean, much appreciated. This is the first time I have seen this species
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    Moth for ID please

    Just came across this photo of a moth my wife took in East Kent back in July 2013. Hopefully someone can ID it for me. Thanks in advance.
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    Earth Star ID please

    Thank you all for your replies and, having looked more closely at my photo I can see the 'collar' now which I hadn't noticed before. I thought it was just where it was decomposing and breaking up. Now I know where they are I hope to find some more at some point in the future while they are...
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    Earth Star ID please

    I did try to Google it but there were so many results came back I couldn't find any that looked the same, and besides the variety of species they all look so different depending on how fresh or decaying they are.
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    Earth Star ID please

    I recently came across this fungi which I believe is referred to as an earth star, the first I have ever seen. As I am not good at fungi ID (other than the obvious ones such as fly agaric), I would be grateful if one of the knowledgable mycologists on here could identify the species for me...
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    UK Damsel ID help please

    Thanks for the link Paul, it looks like it will definitely be a point of reference for me in the future. Many thanks again for your help. Adrian
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    UK Damsel ID help please

    Thank you for your reply Shane, I had forgotten about checking the pronotum, as I had become so 'wrapped-up' in trying to get the S2 markings to fit. Paul, thank you for confirming what Shane had suggested. I wasn't aware that the S2 markings weren't as reliable on females. I will remember to...
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    UK Damsel ID help please

    I get really confused trying to identify blue damselflies, but I usually manage to pin them down in the end, but this one has got me stumped as the markings don't seem to correspond to anything that I have managed to look up (although I know some are very variable), so I require some help from...
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    UK Grasshopper ID request

    Thanks for the confirmation James, much appreciated
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    UK Grasshopper ID request

    Hello, I photographed this little chap recently in Kent and would be very grateful if someone can give me a positive ID please. My first instinct is that it is a male Meadow Grasshopper, but the markings look vastly different to that shown in my field guide (although I realise that they can...
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    ID help please (Digger/wood Wasps?)

    Thanks Bob, much appreciated and you certainly steered me in the right direction. Having now looked at various Nomada spp, studying the spot pattern, leg colour, etc I suspect it is possibly Nomada Fulvicornis. Thanks again for your help.
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    ID help please (Digger/wood Wasps?)

    My wife took the first photo at Sandwich Bay, Kent at the end of May this year, and I can't find an ID for it so far so any help would be much appreciated. I suspect it may be a Digger Wasp of some kind but not sure. We have Ectemnius sp. in the garden but this one is different with its...
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    Bat ID please (Somerset)

    Thank you for your replies, My first thought was indeed Daubenton's due to their association with water, but it was the tail membrane joining the leg higher than where the wing-membrane joins which led me to think it may be a Natterer's (based on the photos in a field guide I have. Is the...
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    Bat ID please (Somerset)

    I would be grateful if someone could offer an ID for the attached photo please. The bat was flying at midday (after a cold wet night) over a road and out over water, appearing to pick items from the water surface. It was observed doing this for about 20 mins flying a regular pattern. The photo...
  22. Coal Tit (in disguise)

    Coal Tit (in disguise)

    They'll never recognise me wearing this false beard & moustache!! http://www.adriandowling-wildlife.co.uk/
    • Adrian D
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    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  23. Sparrowhawk

    Sparrowhawk

    It was a nice surprise when this chap landed in the garden recently, not such good news for the poor sparrow that he caught though! More on the website - www.adriandowling-wildlife.co.uk
    • Adrian D
    • Media item
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Britain & Europe
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'S.E.O'

    Very nice indeed!
  25. Golden Plover

    Golden Plover

    The local Golden Plover are struggling to find snow-free areas to feed on at the moment. www.adriandowling-wildlife.co.uk
    • Adrian D
    • Media item
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Britain & Europe
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