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The Natural History Of Staffordshire: Fauna and Flora (1 Viewer)
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Quick ID practice at the local park produced...
In flower
Garlic mustard, meadow buttercup, cuckoo flower, shepard's purse, common dandelion, ribwort plantain, daisy, and possibly common mouse-ear and a bitter-crest species too.
Not in flower but easily identifiable
Common ragwort, cow parsley, broad-leaved dock, and a vetch sp. possibly tufted.
No butterflies there, but had a peacock and large white in the garden this morning. The latter being my first of the year.
Adam
In flower
Garlic mustard, meadow buttercup, cuckoo flower, shepard's purse, common dandelion, ribwort plantain, daisy, and possibly common mouse-ear and a bitter-crest species too.
Not in flower but easily identifiable
Common ragwort, cow parsley, broad-leaved dock, and a vetch sp. possibly tufted.
No butterflies there, but had a peacock and large white in the garden this morning. The latter being my first of the year.
Adam
Recent moths at Coombes and Churnet.
Purple Thorn
Mullein
Hebrew character
Powdered Quaker
Water Carpet
Clouded Drab
Was hoping the weather was nice today so I could go Marshes Hill to see Emperor moth on May the 4th. Guess I'll have to wait for tomorrow; revenge of the 5th.
Adam
Purple Thorn
Mullein
Hebrew character
Powdered Quaker
Water Carpet
Clouded Drab
Was hoping the weather was nice today so I could go Marshes Hill to see Emperor moth on May the 4th. Guess I'll have to wait for tomorrow; revenge of the 5th.
Adam
NickPomiankowski
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I think you'll be lucky if you see one Adam - it's so cold at present! Moth trap last night produced a grand total of zero moths!
dwe
DWE
My garden! They tend to like mature gardens and parks if there are, of course holly and ivy growing. Just need the sun to bring them out!
Dave
Not quite in Staffs, but worthy of a mention.
This Saturday sees the start of National Save Our Butterflies Week. There are several events around the country (our nearest being the Wyre Forest in Worcester and Preese Heath Common in Shropshire) to celebrate butterflies. As well as loads of advice on how to create butterfly friendly gardens http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/text/4818/gardening.html
Adam
This Saturday sees the start of National Save Our Butterflies Week. There are several events around the country (our nearest being the Wyre Forest in Worcester and Preese Heath Common in Shropshire) to celebrate butterflies. As well as loads of advice on how to create butterfly friendly gardens http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/text/4818/gardening.html
Adam
Rob1991S-O-T
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MOTHS IN A TRAP only 4 of them though
20th
lesser swallow prominent
waved umber
common swift
also had what looked like a rustic escape
3 last night
21st
lesser swallow prominent
Iron prominent
Garden Carpet
20th
lesser swallow prominent
waved umber
common swift
also had what looked like a rustic escape
3 last night
21st
lesser swallow prominent
Iron prominent
Garden Carpet
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JHDraytonbassettpits
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Cannock Chase
At Cannock Chase today I was suprised to see an Adder in the centre of the track, I soon realised it was dead and looks like it was run over by a bike.
2 Lizard also seen.
Moths seen Oak Eggar, Common Heath, Pebble Hook-tip, Brown Silver-line probable Beautiful Yellow Underwing in flight. Micro's 200 Adela reaumurella in an Oak tree.
A Large Red Damselfly.
Butterflies Green Hairstreak and Holly Blue seen as well as the more Commoner species.
Regards, John
At Cannock Chase today I was suprised to see an Adder in the centre of the track, I soon realised it was dead and looks like it was run over by a bike.
2 Lizard also seen.
Moths seen Oak Eggar, Common Heath, Pebble Hook-tip, Brown Silver-line probable Beautiful Yellow Underwing in flight. Micro's 200 Adela reaumurella in an Oak tree.
A Large Red Damselfly.
Butterflies Green Hairstreak and Holly Blue seen as well as the more Commoner species.
Regards, John
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Rob1991S-O-T
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Moth trap last night
small phoenix 1
common marbled carpet 2
flame shoulder 1
spectacle 1
common swift 3
scalloped hazel 1
heart and dart 1
small phoenix 1
common marbled carpet 2
flame shoulder 1
spectacle 1
common swift 3
scalloped hazel 1
heart and dart 1
Run the moth trap first time last night, never going to get much living in a terraced house with no garden, anyway had two moths one got away and this one, is it a scalloped hazel,not sure.
Looks good for scalloped hazel to me (going purely from memories of last years trappings).
Adam
JHDraytonbassettpits
Well-known member
Beetles
On my visit to Cannock chase Tuesday, I saw a Beetle and thought it may be a Green Tiger Beetle of which species I am familiar with, however on closer inspection it was similiar in size and shape but differently marked, on checking my collins insect guide on arriving home it appeared to be a Wood Tiger Beetle. Searching the Staffordshire on-line Atlas it shows no records for this species for Staffordshire.
Seen area of SJ99556 17756. I did not take my camera and my mobile is no good on macro. I saw the same Beetle in North Warks the next day this species may be spreading north.
Regards, John
On my visit to Cannock chase Tuesday, I saw a Beetle and thought it may be a Green Tiger Beetle of which species I am familiar with, however on closer inspection it was similiar in size and shape but differently marked, on checking my collins insect guide on arriving home it appeared to be a Wood Tiger Beetle. Searching the Staffordshire on-line Atlas it shows no records for this species for Staffordshire.
Seen area of SJ99556 17756. I did not take my camera and my mobile is no good on macro. I saw the same Beetle in North Warks the next day this species may be spreading north.
Regards, John
JHDraytonbassettpits
Well-known member
Tiger Beetle
I have now received a reply from Beetle expert Steve Lane, he said Wood Tiger Beetle is only known on Southern Heaths, I asked Steve is there any similair common Beetle that looks like Wood Tiger Beetle, Steve answered no.
The only similair species is Dune Tiger Beetle which is Coastal, Looking at photo's of both Beetles on the internet the beetle I saw on the Chase matched Wood Tiger Beetle.
Regards, John
I have now received a reply from Beetle expert Steve Lane, he said Wood Tiger Beetle is only known on Southern Heaths, I asked Steve is there any similair common Beetle that looks like Wood Tiger Beetle, Steve answered no.
The only similair species is Dune Tiger Beetle which is Coastal, Looking at photo's of both Beetles on the internet the beetle I saw on the Chase matched Wood Tiger Beetle.
Regards, John
Looking at NBN gateway (link below), it does appear to be a very southern species (although I guess that not everyone gives sightings to NBN, so might be gaps in the data to some extent). But given the size of the leap the records suggest it would have to take, I'd be surprised if the county recorder accepted the record without either a photo or the specimen, unfortunately. Be interesting to see if any more sightings or photos come in.
http://data.nbn.org.uk/gridMap/gridMap.jsp?allDs=1&srchSpKey=NBNSYS0000007126
Adam
