14th April
Orange-tip Butterfly
(female)
(Anthocharis cardamines)
Green Shieldbug
(Palomena prasina)
Moth
Mottled Purple
(Eriocrania sparrmannella)
Hoverfly - Helophilus pendulus
11th April
Clockwise from top left: Green-veined White, Drinker Larva, Adela reaumurella and Common Lizard (Dave Wright)
31st March
Hairy Shieldbug - Dolycoris baccarum
Marsh Violet - Viola palustris
Dark Vented Bedstaw Sawfly
Aglaostigma aucuparia
17th March
Cream-spot Ladybird
(Calvia quattuordecimguttata)
&
Orange Ladybird
(Halyzia sedecimguttata)
11th March.
A Cormorant drying its wings after fishing.
25th February
New woodland pond still holding water
Male and Female Mallard. Just about dry.
17th February
Cormorant
&
Oystercatchers
Mute Swan
on a charge
Fungi
Scarlet Elfcup
starting to emerge
11th February
Fern
Hart's-tongue
(Phyllitis scolopendrium)
New Woodland Pond
Shoveler
(Spatula clypeata)
Canker
on
Silver Birch
3rd February
New Month............Old Friend
28th January
Black-headed Gulls in winter plumage
-though one didn't get the memo.
20th January
Mallard walking on water!
A a very thin coat of water on ice.
14th January
Female Marsh Harrier quartering the reedbeds
Great Spotted Woodpecker taking flight.
Shelduck