Friday, 30 May 2025



              Sandwich terns and Atlantic seal at Cemaes Bay Nature reserved north Anglesey


Wednesday, 21 May 2025



     This years' family. Two adults and two young.


Tuesday, 20 May 2025


                                             Crow

Monday, 19 May 2025



                                              White pheasant

Saturday, 12 April 2025

  



                                             Wolf lies down with the lamb 
 

Friday, 21 March 2025


 Caloptilia falconipennella known as the Dark Alder Stilt is the second record in Staffordshire. It is thought to have entered England around 2000 and has slowly moved northwards with climate change.

Thursday, 20 March 2025


                             Caloptilia populetorum or Black-dot stilt

Monday, 10 March 2025


                               Agonopterix alstromeriana or Hemlock moth



                              Agonopterix ocellana or Red-eyed buff

Saturday, 22 February 2025


 March moth seen in mid-February. Overnight temperature was 8 degrees which bought 6 different species of moths.

Monday, 3 February 2025


 Early moth. New to me and not seen in the 10km square that is SK00 since 1995.

Thursday, 19 December 2024




                                                     Birds at Middleton Lakes

Wednesday, 18 December 2024


                                                            December moth

Thursday, 26 September 2024

 

Olive-tree pearl. Next door has olive trees. This is a scarce migrant not yet known to breed in UK. This is only the 4th or 5th record in Staffs. 

 

Wednesday, 25 September 2024



Red line quaker and Autumnal Rustic showing Autumn has begun.
 

Sunday, 25 August 2024

Wednesday, 21 August 2024


                       Beautiful plume moth. Common, but like the Brindled plume moth and has to be examined closely each time.

Monday, 19 August 2024

Saturday, 20 July 2024


 Metzneria lappella, New to SK00 area. Likes Burdock.