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    Tenerife in late April

    This is a compilation taken from my latest blog post. K, my eldest daughter, was going to La Palma in the Canary Islands for work. She's an astronomer and visits regularly to take measurments at the observatory there where the air quality and light pollution are both very good for astronomy...
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    November Trip to Madrid

    I'm due out on a business trip to Madrid in November. I've never birded Spain at all and so am looking for advice on what to look out for "in passing" that might be around at that time of year. I'm also thinking of staying on an extra day in order to do some dedicated birding of the nearby...
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    Strontian Black Duck During Eclipse

    I'm due to take my daughter up to Edinburgh Uni in a couple of weeks. Whilst up there I was thinking I might take the opportunity to go and see the Black Duck. However, there have been no updates for a while and I am guessing that it hides out somewhere whilst it's in eclipse. Does anyone have...
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    Bucks Souther Emerald Damselfly Info?

    Bucks Southern Emerald Damselfly Info? Saw this on BDS sightings page. "Southern Emerald Damselfly 32 on small pond and adjacent scrubby footpath just off the A40 near the reclycing centre east of Beaconsfield." Does anyone have any more info on this, specifically where the small pond is...
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    Caterpillar ID

    Can anyone ID this caterpillar for me, found in grass by Pendeen lighthouse down in Cornwall? TIA Adam
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    Shorelarks at Spion Cop Cemetery, Hartlepool

    I'm posting to find out more details about the 3 Shorelarks that are currently hanging around near Spion Cop Cemetery in Hartlepool. According to RBA they are south of the cemetery but from what I remember there's just the road south of the cemetery so this seems unlikely. Are they actually to...
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    Two Cornish Moths for ID

    Three Cornish Moths for ID I've got these three left over from my trapping on Thursday night for ID/confirmation. 1. Eana penziana: I'm hoping that wing shape and the pale fringe to the termen means that this can be ID'd as this rather than just a Cnephasia species. FYI it was at a coastal...
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    More Cornish Micros

    Another batch of micros to work through here. Habitat was coastal heath location. 1. Acrobasis advenella? 2. Agriphila tristella? I've only included this one because the longitudinal stripe is very white which is supposed to be diagnostic of A. selasella though the habitat for that is fens and...
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    Cornish Micros

    I'm back from my Cornwall trip and am now going through my micro photos. Here are some that I'm struggling with and would appreciate some help on. 1. ? 2 & 3 (same moth) ? 4. Aethes rubigana (or A. cnicana) 5. ditto though rather worn TIA Adam
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    A couple for ID

    I caught these in Cornwall a few days ago. Both are rather worn sadly. 1. Broken-barred Carpet perhaps 2. Ingrailed Clay? TIA Adam
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    Two Cornish Moths

    I've got another couple of Cornish moths to ID from last night. 1. Nutmeg? 2. a rather worn Lychnis? TIA Adam
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    Silver-spotted Skipper?

    Found this butterfly on Exmoor at Minions. To me it looks like a Silver-spotted Skipper but according to UK Butterflies it isn't found in this location. I'd welcome a second opinion. TIA Adam
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    Four More Cornish Moths

    I've got four more to ID now. My guesses are: 1. Pinion Streaked Snout 2. ? 3. Foxglove Pug 4. Feathered Beauty TIA Adam
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    Cornish Moths for ID

    I'm working my way through the photos from a mammoth catch a couple of nights ago down in Cornwall. 1. Looks a bit like Red Chestnut 2. Poplar Grey? - looks too "busy" though 3. Marbled Minor Agg? TIA Adam
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    Kent Black Arches?

    I caught this rather worn moth in Cornwall a couple of nights ago. I'm thinking Kent Black Arches though I'd welcome a second opinion. TIA Adam
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    Palpita Vitrealis?

    I found this rather worn micro down at Pendeen in Cornwall this afternoon. I'm thinking Palpita Vitrealis but would welcome a second opinion. TIA Adam
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    Some Oxford micros for ID

    I've got a couple of micros for ID. The first (first two photos) was photographed about a month ago in grass in the day time - I'm wondering about Dichrorampha consortana or D. plumbagana for this. The second looks like an Acrobasis sp. of some sort and is probably too worn for ID though I...
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    Which Crambus Species?

    I'm thinking that this is Crambus pratella which I found at Whixall Moss NR - floating peat bog/heathland habitat in Shropshire on the Welsh border. Would appreciate confirmation or correction on this ID. TIA Adam
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    Cress for ID

    I found this cress species growing in a ditch on Port Meadow, Oxford the other day. Any idea on the ID? If you need more information then let me know and I can go back and take more photos. Adam
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    Caterpillar ID

    Found this the other day in some grass in the local nature reserve. Any ideas? TIA Adam
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    Agonopterix Species

    I'm down in Cornwall but at this time of year didn't think to bring my moth ID books. I've found this micro knocking about the cottage where we are staying and was wondering if someone could ID it for me. TIA Adam
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    Cornwall Moth for ID

    I'm struggling to ID this rather large moth that alighted on the wall outside my cottage here in Pendeen, Cornwall, this evening. Any help would be much appreciated. TIA Adam
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    Spider ID Oxford

    Can anyone ID this spider for me? TIA Adam
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    Various Insects for ID

    I taking my first tentative steps into Pan-species listing so have been going around snapping any insects that I come across. However I'm struggling to ID most of them so any help with any of these would be much apprecaited. 1 Spider 2 I think is a Sweat Bee of some kind 3 A Harvestman...
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    A Couple of Caterpillars for ID

    Can anyone help with either of these? TIA Adam
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