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    UK Dragonflies and Damselflies 2024

    Managed to add two more species today at Fishlake Meadows HIWWT (just north of Romsey, Hants) with Four-spotted Chaser and Southern Damselfly.
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    Carpet Beetle sp? Cyprus

    Just found this website Dermestidae (Coleoptera) - Homepage of Andreas Herrmann Had another Anthenus verbasci in the study yesterday and today
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    UK Dragonflies and Damselflies 2024

    There have been quite a few species on the wing now (all these from iRecord if not otherwise mentioned) 15.02 probable Vagrant Emperor -- St Leonards-on-Sea (East Sussex) (fb Migrant Dragonflies) 20.03 Beautiful Demoiselle -- Christchurch (Dorset) 21.03 Common Blue Damselfly -- Hackney Marshes...
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    Carpet for ID 09.05.24

    Thanks both
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    Carpet for ID 09.05.24

    I came across this moth yesterday (09/05/24) in woodland just north of Southampton (Hants, UK). I tentatively thought it was a Wood Carpet until I read the section that says it doesn't fly until Jun. so would be grateful for correction Only got the one pic I'm afraid. Thanks
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    Carpet Beetle sp? Cyprus

    With the caveat that I know little about coleoptera I'm sure its an Anthrenus species but I think you will need to get a more detailed image of the antennae to work out which one. The antenna of verbasci has 11 segments with a club of 3 segments (image attached) while other species have...
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    Merlin ID

    I've also been trying it in the field and it seems to be accurate for the common UK species. It's picked up a few I wasn't hearing but could do when I turned myself round to point my hearing aids in the right direction.
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    Merlin ID

    That's a thought - I think you must be right. I've just tried a few extra species that are on the merlin "able to id" using the Roche recordings stored on computer and played through the computer. The following it identified Lesser Whitethroat Common Chiffchaff Wood Warbler Marsh Tit Reed...
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    Merlin ID

    I've picked a few tracks where it sounds like a 'bog standard' Iberian Chiffchaff to me, Andy, although that's no guarantee!
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    Merlin ID

    On this current recording it's suggesting Wren.
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    Merlin ID

    I'm sitting here on the edge of Southampton in the southern UK running the Merlin app (on android) for which I have the Western Palearctic pack installed. I'm playing a 'standard' Iberian Chiffchaff song from xeno canto and Merlin doesn't recognise it despite Iberian Chiffchaff being a species...
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    ID help please! South coast Uk

    3CY rather than 2CY (assuming a recent image!)
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    Shieldbug ID? (Cambridgeshire)

    Box Bug. (Coreidae) Gonocerus acuteangulatus
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    UK Dragonflies and Damselflies 2024

    Two more first dates that I could find by looking in iRecord and iNaturalist are Variable Damselfly, 12/04, Westbere Lakes (Kent) Broad-bodied Chaser, 14/04, Dartford (Kent)
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    UK Dragonflies and Damselflies 2024

    Azure Damselfly, 13/04/24, Hertfordshire Record of Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella) I did look for dragonflies yesterday but could find only Large Red Damselflies.
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