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    2017 UK orchids

    Yesterday the 7th of April. We found lots of Early Spider along the Perbeck cliff side. Attached Thumbnails
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    2016 UK Orchids

    No problem Anne, I'll pm you at the same time as Mark. Regards, Lorne.
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    2016 UK Orchids

    Hi Mark, we were there mid-Nov last year and thought we were too early - not so! Habernaria tridactylites were out then and we also found two Himantoglossum metlesicsianum in full flower. When we returned in January, we managed all four species in a day, but only rosettes of N. maculata. Will...
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    2015 UK Orchids

    We have found up to 1 hundred Early Spider today by Durlston Down.
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    2015 UK Orchids

    Early Purple are now comming out in Dorset
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    2014 UK Orchids

    Hi Adrian,I also went up to Girdlers Coppice at Sturminster Newton yesterday, & found none except poss. some gone over from last year. I knew the site was one of Martin Jenkinson’s top sites from his “Wild Orchids of Dorset” book back in 1991. I searched there many times & nothing until poss...
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    Odd Insect.

    Wow, that is rather incredible, first recorded here in Weymouth in 2007. Thanks to you both for the ID, I did let it go but I will be aware of it if I see them again.
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    Odd Insect.

    Hi there, found this odd one in the bathroom today, I don't think I have ever seen this before, can anyone ID it for me?
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    2013 UK orchids

    Reminded me of this hybrid by the railway line at Corfe Castle. Nearly a meter high, this Heath Spotted presumed hybrid with Southern Marsh.
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    2013 UK orchids

    Bee A few Bee's now flowering at RSPB Radipole Lake in Weymouth. So far just one is of the atrofuscus/fulvafusca variety which is just about to flower nicely. Yesterday 07:09 I saw these yesterday & then saw Luke's note. So far only 1 of these vars, looking close to fulvofusca, but only...
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    2013 UK orchids

    Dorset orchids. Also between Seacombe & Dancing Ledge I found a few Green-veined & down the road a few Early purple just coming out.
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    2013 UK orchids

    Early spider Dorset. Did the Seacombe walk yesterday to check the Early spiders, a bit concerned they may not be out, but started to see lots, even more where they are usely just a few. The problem was that the 2 areas normally covered, the 1st only had a few the other none at all! Unfortunatly...
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    Botswana info.

    Hi Dave, I don’t really want to pay thousands of pounds for a weeks trip, we don’t mind having some of the local specialists help us with some sites but if Botswana will only allow full package trips I don’t think we will do that. Although we were very lucky on our last trip in 09, on the night...
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    Botswana info.

    Hi Dave, our plan has just changed, Sheila had told he brother, (not a birder) would he like to go down to Kruger for a holiday? After saying he would he said that his wife would probably say no, this was when we decided to go to Botswana instead, & I put this question on the Birdforum. Now he...
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    Botswana info.

    Hi there, me & Sheila are thinking that we would like to do a trip around the Okavango / Moremi Wildlife Reserve area of Botswana, poss in November, so if anyone can give us any travel, site access & accommodation info links I would much appreciate that. Regards
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    2012 UK Orchid season updates

    Stopped at the Langford Lakes NR on the way back home & saw how much they had damaged the orchid site there. Went up to the only Violet Helleborine site in Dorset on Sunday & this looks a little damaged as well!
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    2012 UK Orchid season updates

    Blh-v Hi Alan & Rich, did manage to find that BLH viridiflora at the Kilkenny site also checked out the Birdlip area but only 99% on the one there. Last year I found a few BLH at a new site in Weymouth, but they just seemed “odd”. Only a couple there & none this year, as I don’t think I had...
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    2012 UK Orchid season updates

    Hanging Langford site. For Green-flowered Helleborine. I have visited this site a few years ago to see the var. degenera & also found a var. phyllanthes there. I think we met Rich there? & also Simonm (011) & did you visit that one Alan? I have received a note from C. Gerbersmann in Germany...
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    2012 UK Orchid season updates

    Hi all, oddly the Broad-leaved in Dorset are not out in flower yet! I have been checking the sites for poss. BLH viridiflora, I any of you have a site in the southern part of the UK, site info would be appreciated. Regards.
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    2012 UK Orchid season updates

    Next day up to Gown Bank to look for the northern marsh X heath spotted hybrids, some are nm lip with hs markings & others hs lip with nm markings! ?? Also several Gymnadenia borealis, and a few D.i. coccinea, we have poss only seen these before in Kenfig.
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    2012 UK Orchid season updates

    Next day in Cumbria some rather stunning large; Small White orchids, from here down south of Little Asby, some northern & early marsh hybrids. From here to see some traunsteinerioides, & to end the day several Frog orchid var “longibracteatum”, & these are a foot tall.
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    2012 UK Orchid season updates

    A few days ago we went up north & stopped at Gait Barrows unfortunately the Lady’s were mostly gone over, but just 2 we still in flower. Just down the path to the boggy area and several common spotted & northern marsh & a couple of large hybrids, presumed from these 2. However 2 days later on...
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    2012 UK Orchid season updates

    Hi there, I have to say that looking at my pics again it does look like the 3rd one is poss a fulvofusca? I think if anyone would like to go back to the originals they can be checked out here; http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=174590&page=2 This does seem to be an odd year for bees, I...
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    2012 UK Orchid season updates

    Dorset Hi all, Fearnor posted one of the atrofuscus on the 23rd, at Radipole RSPB there are now 3 plants in different areas, just 1 in the same place as the last 2 years. Several normal Bee & at least one very odd. Also just up the road by another part of the RSPB we have now found a belgarum...
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    2012 UK Orchid season updates

    Went down to the river Avon north of Christchurch, yesterday to check the Marsh orchids. Early marsh already going over & Southern just coming out, lots of hybrids & even a poss Leopard, except the markings should become solid & not broken.
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