The Natural History Of Staffordshire: Fauna and Flora (1 Viewer)

[chris23565]

You mean you fell in the ditch trying to get closer to said Dragonfly, nice find by ME so it seems, not many around these parts

 

[Neil-T]

Spent a few hours at Uttoxeter quarry, mainly around the first pool looking for Odonata species. There were a few about including this nice mature male Aeshna cyanea (southern hawker), and a couple of Sympetrum striolatum (common darter). I also saw Aeshna grandis (brown hawker) but it wouldn't land close enough for a picture.

There were also some very small Skipper butterflies about (see picture) I have never seen them this small here before. Lot's of other butterflies about too, including: Large and small whites, Small copper, Common blue, Peacock, Small tortoiseshell, Comma and Speckled wood.

 

[terryeyre]

butterflies

plenty out in the sunshine today

 

[Neil-T]

Some nice dragons and butters out at the Wolseley centre. Blue tailed damsel, common blue damsel, Banded demoiselle, Common darters, Black tailed skimmers and a couple of Brown hawkers.

Butterflies included Comma, Red admirals, common blue, Large skipper, Peacock, Speckled wood, large and small whites, Gatekeeper, Meadow brown and small heath.

 

[Rob1991S-O-T]

Moths

finally got Moth trap up an running last night

Riband wave 1
Garden Carpet 4
Large yellow underwing 11
Lesser broad bordered yellow underwing 9
Lesser yellow underwing 3
Bird cherry ermine 3
alot not ID

but here some pics to look at haha

 

[Rob1991S-O-T]

Moths

Moths from 14/08/10

Riband wave 1
Garden Carpet 4
Large yellow underwing 14
Lesser broad bordered yellow underwing 9
Lesser yellow underwing 5
Bird cherry ermine 3
Mother of Pearl 1
common rustic 3
Square Spot rustic 2
Shuttle Shaped Dart 1
Olive 1
Comon Carpet 2
Marbled Green 3
cabbage moth 1
Small Phoenix 1
Epiphyas postvittana 4
Marbled Beauty 2
6 Striped Rustic 1
Willow beauty 3
Mottled Beauty 2

Last night 15/08/10

Lime speck Pug 3
Willow Beauty 2
Lesser yellow underwing 13
Large yellow underwing 18
Lesser Broad Bordered yellow underwing 7
Common Rustic 3
Marbled Green 2
Epiphyas postvittana 3
Silver Y 1



as can see my migrant moth in the form of silver Y which is sign there is good winds
pics 2 silver Y also lime speck pug pic

 

[Nick Smith]

Chris and myself spotted this today at an undisclosed site in Staffordshire. We are fairly sure what it is but we just need some confirmation.

 

[The Moore-hen]

Chris and myself spotted this today at an undisclosed site in Staffordshire. We are fairly sure what it is but we just need some confirmation.

I'm pretty sure it's an immature Common Darter but my dragonfly ID is a little rusty so can't be 100% certain, from what i remember the yellow on the legs rules out Ruddy Darter that should be black.

 

[chris23565]

Chris and myself spotted this today at an undisclosed site in Staffordshire. We are fairly sure what it is but we just need some confirmation.

You beat me to it I've just put it on the main dragonfly thread, my pic's better :-O

 

[Nick Smith]

Another plant for you boys to id. Found at the Golden Pond this morning

 

[chris23565]

Plant

Along with this one we had by the old railway line on the old gas works

 

[Acid John]

That last one looks like Mullein
Verbascum thapsus.

 

[Rob1991S-O-T]

Moths 20/8/10 22/8/10

20/8/10

Large yellow underwing 24
Lesser yellow underwing 14
square spot rustic 7
common rustic 2
broad boarded yellow underwing 1
lesser broad boarded yellow underwing 4
shuttle shaped Dart 1
Flame shoulder 2
Marbled Beauty 4
Bird cherry ermine 1
orchard ermine 1 possible
willow beauty 2
Riband Wave 1
Epiphyas postvittana 4
Dark Arches 1

22/8/10

Dark Arches 1
Epiphyas postvittana 7
willow beauty 5
Large Yellow underwing 15
Lesser Yellow underwing 10
Lesser broad boarded yellow underwing 10
Lime speck pug 1
Square spot rustic 8
Common Rustic 5
Shuttle Shaped Dart 1
Endrosis sarcitrella 2
Silver Y 1
Marbled Beauty 1
Flame Carpet 1
Acleris Variegana 2


pictures 1 Flame Carpet 2 Dark arches
3 lesser broad boarded yellow underwing
4 flame shoulder

 

[Bigshent]

What flower

My old fella wants to know what plant this is, he has had a flick though on interweb and come up with nothing any help

 

[knotsbirder]

My old fella wants to know what plant this is, he has had a flick though on interweb and come up with nothing any help

Its the dreaded Himalayan Balsam, which hugely outcompetes native wildflowers along riverbanks

http://www.open2.net/naturalhistory/invaders/wanted/himalayan_balsam.html

 

[chris23565]

Mushroom

Anyone any idea's on this large mushroom found near a large Res in Staffs.

Thanks in advance.

 

[laesevets]

Anyone any idea's on this large mushroom found near a large Res in Staffs.

Thanks in advance.

If you put that on a plate there wouldn't be Mushroom left.:-O:-O:-O:-O
Sorry mate couldn't help myself..:t:

 

[Neil-T]

Shaggy Parasol Chris, (Macrolepiota rhacodes) Very nice to eat as well. Seen them at Weston park, can grow very big indeed with a cap of over 1 foot in diameter.

 

[chris23565]

Shaggy Parasol Chris, (Macrolepiota rhacodes) Very nice to eat as well. Seen them at Weston park, can grow very big indeed with a cap of over 1 foot in diameter.

Thanks Neil, wish I'd of picked them now, would of made a nice meal with my steak!

 

[carlj]

Almost impossible to get close to (I didn't want to disturb the small tortoiseshell on the adjacent dock leaf) but my first ever slender groundhopper - wished I'd got the eye fully in focus! River Trent, along with single common darter, and green common grasshopper.