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  1. mcepjg

    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Not certain but may have seen a brimstone moth last weekend at the viaduct near the thornley woodland centre.
  2. mcepjg

    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Thanks Martin, I'm going to record it, along with the grayling I saw last week some one I spoke to last week at kibblesworth told me of one location and I found these at a different location about a mile away so it's good to know there are a few in this area. also saw 3 commas, a peacock...
  3. mcepjg

    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Derwent Walk After hunting in one area and giving up I stumbled across the Hairstreak by chance couldn't believe my luck! I might go to kibblesworth for the purple next week :t:.
  4. mcepjg

    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    I was thinking of trying for them tomorrow, looking forward to it! :t:
  5. mcepjg

    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Ermine moths On the topic of ermine moths, I took these pictures in June, at Derwent reservoir, they may be ermine moths too. I am not usually very interested in moths I find it a little daunting, but both Dee and I found these quite interesting, there were several trees like this. Pete
  6. mcepjg

    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    That's great I've not seen a bt skimmer before, glad i got that one right, I'm not sure how to tell vagrant skimmers yet. The hawker was really nice to see, they seem very intelligent insects. I wonder how smart the giant ones were millions of years ago.
  7. mcepjg

    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    excellent I might try for them next week, if I don't see either of them it's no big loss I'm sure there'll be something about, the grayling was a first for me as was most of the dragonflies!
  8. mcepjg

    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    kibblesworth continued ... as well as a mature female black tailed skimmer (I stand ready to be corrected here I am not confident with this one but I just thought it wasn't thin enough to be a black darter), what is likely to be a female common darter but had a bi of a tash so was wondering if...
  9. mcepjg

    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Kibblesworth Dragon/Damsel flies seen include common blue (one of which I thought was ovipositing but in closer inspection was dipping in and out of the water whilst being eaten by a spider), m&f common darter, and mating m&f emerald damselflies. ...
  10. mcepjg

    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    I did keep my eyes open for them but didn't know where best to look. did you see them at the tops of the trees? Do you know is it too late for white letter hairstreaks?
  11. mcepjg

    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Kibblesworth double figures of small heaths, only one small skipper, 4 small tortoiseshells, one peacock, difficult to count whites at least 6 green veined, not sure about the rest. One grayling? see photo (it landed on me). also my second comma this year, this one looks very fresh. saw a...
  12. mcepjg

    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Great video I couldn't see it on photobucket (may be as i am not a user) but saw it on your blog page. That's a nice blog you've got there.
  13. mcepjg

    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Cinnabar caterpillars etc A walk down the back of the cock crow the other day saw toads and baby toads but also saw a lot of these caterpillars they are cinnabar moth caterpillars and are black and yellow to show they are poisonous (because they eat the poisonous ragwort) hopefully this means...
  14. mcepjg

    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    here is the pic, always helps if I remember to click the upload button :brains:
  15. mcepjg

    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Thanks for the I.D.s Martin :t: Looking at my book now it seems obvious they are blue tailed. This is a new tick for me as I am starting right at the beginning. I did some research (the female is in the infuscans obsoleta form is that right?). Also I think i did see a female common blue as well...
  16. mcepjg

    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Thanks Martin, Here are a couple more from the day. I think the brown damselfly is a coloured variant of the female common blue. I'm just starting to learn about dragonflies and butterflies. Also this area had a lot of "flesh flies :eek!:" apparently they like flowers too.
  17. mcepjg

    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Kibblesworth Clay Pit A short walk from kibblesworth saw a red admiral, three small tortoiseshells, 6 or seven common blues, several ringlets, a large white, lots of skippers, I have only subsequently learnt the difference between large and small (all my photo's are of small skippers) but I...
  18. mcepjg

    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Hebburn Generally speaking the whole of the riverside park has butterflies, I think the north half may have more whites and speckled woods but the south half has the marked areas of long wild grasses. This area is best for the more interesting birds and butterflies. with the best areas being...
  19. mcepjg

    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    A few pics from hebburn the weekend. specked wood, Meadow browns, ringlets, burnet moths. as well as skippers. good thread btw martin:t:
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