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[darrenward]

Cheers Mike. Do you have details for Butterfly conservation? What time of day for Purple Hairstreak?

Thanks.

Steve I have had them at all times of day over the years, sometimes eye level even in Middleton Woods Leeds, plus a MWhite once.. Well away from Brockadale. Only have to see seven breeders inc. Mountain Ringlet on the wing now at Honister (Cumbria) but weather put me off today, after todays heavy shower, didn't visit Ellerburn Bank for Dark Green Fritillary (a Belter!) but going back in the a.m... Shot from Spurn at teatime, an easy one...?

 

[BirdFlower]

Cheers Mike. Do you have details for Butterfly conservation? What time of day for Purple Hairstreak?

Thanks.

On the link that Marcus gave scroll down to External Links & then click on BC membership or here's a direct link. http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/text/20/join_butterfly_conservation.html

You join the national organisation & they automatically enrol you on the Yorkshire branch - unless you live outside Yorkshire.

I'm sure I've read that Purple Hairstreaks are slightly easier to see in an evening after a hot summer's day, but will try & look this up over the weekend. Meanwhile here's a "student's" (Maurice Gordon) excellent pic of one at the Hole of Horcum (first ever record from there!) almost exactly 2 years ago - hope it whets your appetite! Birdguides used his pics in their latest CD-ROM

 

[Marcus Conway - ebirder]

Well if everyone is posting pics I must get involved :t:

 

[James Thomas]

Good grief this is getting ridiculous, remember the otters last year and the ticking off? This is a forum about birds blah blah. Won't get a pseudonym and don't think I'm coming out of the closet but what's this?

 

[Marcus Conway - ebirder]

Good grief this is getting ridiculous, remember the otters last year and the ticking off? This is a forum about birds blah blah. Won't get a pseudonym and don't think I'm coming out of the closet but what's this?

Well appropriately for a bird forum this is a small magpie :-O

 

[Lawts]

My shot of the Marbled White. Also a Ringlet?? and some kind of Skipper??

 

[DOC REED]

Tried with 'Knocker' for LEO,Spotted Crake,Quail and Corncrake at North Duffield last night;-a miserable failure on all accounts.LEO has been recorded as day flying but farmers are mowing the meadows.Did have Barn Owl,lesser whitethroat,green sand and a few others though. Tonight tried a new site at Moormonkton,by the Nidd,mainly in anticipation of Barn Owls.No luck ,but looks perfect.There were however a remarkable number of Whitethroats and Reed Buntings;great to see in non nature reserve habitat.

The butterfly pics are superb ,for me at least ,keep 'em coming ,and as Knocker seemed surprised when I told him,just wondered whether a 'Hummingbird Moth' in my garden is noteworthy or relatively commonly seen?(complete ignoramus re these things!).

 

[bitterntwisted]

Sorry to interrupt creepy-crawly forum with some bird news.

Didn't get out until 8PM and still found singing Twite, Gropper (first found Wednesday), and best of all a self-found Yorkshire tick of Quail. All within earshot of the M62. There's gold in them there hills!

Graham

PS - Congrats on the ornithology degree, James. Enrolling on a Lepidoptology one next? It seems to be the future!

 

[bitterntwisted]

My shot of the Marbled White. Also a Ringlet?? and some kind of Skipper??

Nice pics, Steve. Yes, it's a Ringlet and the Skipper is a Large, I believe.

Graham

 

[Lawts]

Paul, thanks again for the tour of your patch.

My best effort attached of Squeaky.

 

[BirdFlower]

Nice to see Martin Standley's excellent Redstart pic in today's "Yorkshire Post". They can't do true justice to it in the space available, so have a look at Martin's website for the full size version. http://www.martinstandley.co.uk/blog/
Would make a brilliant picture on a calendar!

 

[Andrew Tongue]

Paull Holme Strays Saturday 0535 - 0730

Little Egret: At least two birds including one stood on the road leading to the nature reserve car park. Another bird had a yellow Darvic ring on its left tibia and an orange one on the right (lettering / numbering not readable). Any thoughts as to where it may have been ringed?
Marsh Harrier: One second summer-type male
Black-tailed Godwit: 10
Greenshank: 3
Avocet: 2 in the middle lagoon where the colony used to be
Common Tern: 8 East
Tree Sparrow: 10
Golden Plover: 2
Little Grebe - 1 adult, 2 juvs on car park pond
LBB Gull: 86
Common Gull: 1 adult
Shelduck with four young ducklings

 

[Steve Lister]

That Little Egret sounds like two we had in Leics/Rutland last summer which both were traced to a breeding colony in 'west Norfolk'.

Steve

 

[Pete Mella]

Just had a quick look on t'moors round Sheffield, and within five minutes of arriving at one location was watching three hunting hobbies (I'm being vague due to them being in one of the epicentres of the region's raptor persecution...), Also buzzard, ravens, kestrel, and spot fly nearby.

 

[knocker7800]

Went back to LDV friday night to show wife nailed on Barn Owl, Dipped!!! Stayed to listen for crepuscular calls. Possible spotted crake and definate dog fox barking/howling (very creepy). Also large bats were hunting high over the meadows, thought they were a small wader when i first saw them thursday night. Also Lesser Whitethroat still singing.

Garden warbler singing in the top of a small birch today at woods just outside of huby. Almost as showy as the one at wykeham at the last meet.

Nothing to add on the butterfly topic though although North Duffield Carrs would be a superb place to set up a moth trap, thousands about last evening.

Mark.

 

[Marcus Conway - ebirder]

One from one of the workshops.

 

[BirdFlower]

just wondered whether a 'Hummingbird Moth' in my garden is noteworthy or relatively commonly seen?(complete ignoramus re these things!).

There were very few Hummingbird Hawk-Moths around last summer, but hardly surprising given the weather. There's just been one mentioned on Twitter at Sunk island, so yours may be an part of an invasion. If you get any pics of interesting moths/butterflies worth sending in your records to Jax Westmoreland at Yorkshire Butterfly conservation. She may even be able to help with ID if you get any pics you can't figure out what they are:
http://www.yorkshirebutterflies.org.uk/contact.html

 

[Martin Standley]

Thanks for your comments Michael very much appreciated, saw the 'Post this morning,I'm pleased that it got some exposure.
All the best.

Nice to see Martin Standley's excellent Redstart pic in today's "Yorkshire Post". They can't do true justice to it in the space available, so have a look at Martin's website for the full size version. http://www.martinstandley.co.uk/blog/
Would make a brilliant picture on a calendar!

 

[Andrew Tongue]

Many thanks Steve, it's great to see non-Yorkshire based birders reading this thread.

Andrew

That Little Egret sounds like two we had in Leics/Rutland last summer which both were traced to a breeding colony in 'west Norfolk'.

Steve

 

[BirdFlower]

Jumping for Joy

Thanks to Marcus & Vince for supplying virtually identical info as to how to dry out my soaked, apparently dead, camera. Rescued the feeding (jumping) Pied Wagtails from Friday & was able to take this little critter in our extended garden this morning.