The Retirement Thread

[pawl]

OK Paul your obviously the threads resident Entomologist. What kind of moth .

To my expert eye it’s a brown one

 

[welsh dragon]

OK Paul your obviously the threads resident Entomologist. What kind of moth .

A brown one.

 

[welsh dragon]

To my expert eye it’s a brown one

You beat me to it

 

[monkers]

I spotted this little beauty on one of the ferns by the shed, I don't reconise it, anyone know what it is?

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Looks a bit like this one to me. The Small Heath - Coenonympha pamphilus

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Morning all

Doggie walking on the beach this morning.
Sunday lunch booked at the Crown.
I shall watch a film tonight.


It's actually a butterfly.

Yes, I think you're right. First time I looked I couldn't see the antennae* but on a second look I did.

*Moths generally have feathered antennae and butterflies usually don't. There you go folks another new thing learnt today.

"Learnt." I've always prided myself on my language use, though it has deteriorated over the years, "learnt" and "learned" I find very confusing these days.

Yes I think its a Butterfly, but its not one I know and my search has returned a blank. We get a lot of butterflies in the garden, but usually not until the Buddleias are in bloom, they're in bud at the moment.

 

[PaulSB]

A buddleia is something which is missing from our allotment and garden. I really should get one as I love having the air alive with all sorts of insects.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Looks a bit like this one to me. The Small Heath - Coenonympha pamphilus

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That looks promising, thank you, also looking at the Meadow Brown.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

A buddleia is something which is missing from our allotment and garden. I really should get one as I love having the air alive with all sorts of insects.

I've got two in the back garden, they make about 6-7 foot tall and would be small trees if I didn't cut them down to 2-3 foot in the spring, its lovely to see the amount of butterflies and insects they attract, I've also got a lavender hedge out the front, its been in for a long time now and its looking a bit tatty but it attracts clouds of insects in the summer.

 

[PaulSB]

Thanks Paul . I'm looking forward to seeing you on BBC 1 Autumn Watch, co- presenting with Chris Packham.

They did ask but couldn't fulfill my conditions. Apparently Helen Skelton couldn't join me as she's busy with Countryfile...........I did offer to guest on Countryfile but that didn't work for us both.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

That looks promising, thank you, also looking at the Meadow Brown.

Its increasingly looking likely to be a Gatekeeper.

https://butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/gatekeeper

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Good morning all, another grey start here, showers forecast.
I’m useless on butterflies but I found this site quite helpful.
https://butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/identify-a-butterfly

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Its increasingly looking likely to be a Gatekeeper.

https://butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/gatekeeper

beat me to it

 

[Deleted member 1258]

beat me to it

Its one I've not seen before.

 

[FrankCrank]

Good morning all.
Great start to the day with the arrival of

My supplies have been depleted, so ordered some locally here. Cost about double the UK price, but as my next trip back is likely next spring at the earliest, thought I should splash out. Scored some blocks of half price cheddar at the local supermarket, so now I'm all set for cheese & pickle sarnies, and Marmite on toast

 

[Mo1959]

Good morning all.
Great start to the day with the arrival of
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My supplies have been depleted, so ordered some locally here. Cost about double the UK price, but as my next trip back is likely next spring at the earliest, thought I should splash out. Scored some blocks of half price cheddar at the local supermarket, so now I'm all set for cheese & pickle sarnies, and Marmite on toast

Like the one on the left but that other stuff would be straight in the bin!