Your day's wildlife

[biggs682]

Went to water the veg patch and had to evict these two snails from the watering can first so took the opportunity to data tag them just incase @Jenkins finds them out and about

 

[Profpointy]

Various herons along the Kennet & Avon canal not far east of Bath. Phone snaps from only a few metres away

 

[Profpointy]

Poplar hawk moth and a dark arches moth
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Wow, that's a whopper - dare I say a behemoth

 

[Dave 123]

Last night I went to a little village called Lutton that’s right on the southern edge of Dartmoor, the plan was to see/hear Nightjar.

I had some brief sightings and lots of calls.

I can’t work out how to add a sound file to this post….

 

[Dave 123]

So today I skived off work and went to Brixham. There is a camera shop called Mifsuds who do sensor cleaning. So I had the sensor cleaned, apparently it was ‘quite’ dirty.

I may have also purchased a new (2nd hand) lens.

Before camera cleaning I went to Berry Head NNR. The sky was blue, wildflowers left right and centre. The standout ones being pyramidal orchid and vipers bugloss.

I saw young whitethroats, Cirl Bunting and guillemot on the sea, the fledglings practicing taking off and landing.

While my camera was being cleaned I walked along the harbour wall and saw a seal.

 

[Hicky]

After a few hours at our local fishing ponds, a yellow Wagtail(I love watching it), Heron and a Sparrowhwk all were spotted. I’d of got a picture but my phone battery is playing up terribly.
We usually have three Kingfishers around however I’ve yet to hear them this year.

 

[Profpointy]

So today I skived off work and went to Brixham. There is a camera shop called Mifsuds who do sensor cleaning. So I had the sensor cleaned, apparently it was ‘quite’ dirty.

I may have also purchased a new (2nd hand) lens.

Before camera cleaning I went to Berry Head NNR. The sky was blue, wildflowers left right and centre. The standout ones being pyramidal orchid and vipers bugloss.

I saw young whitethroats, Cirl Bunting and guillemot on the sea, the fledglings practicing taking off and landing.

While my camera was being cleaned I walked along the harbour wall and saw a seal.

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Some years back we were walking along by Brixham harbour and we saw a seal some 50 yards out munching his way through a sizeable conger eel at least 4' long and as thick as your arm. Dunno if a fishing boat had just slung it overboard for some reason, or had he just caught it in the harbour? Do congers even live just off the coast in the shallows?

 

[biggs682]

A nice session of data tagging snails and a hedgehog poo

 

[biggs682]

Been noticing our pot growing conker tree has half circles missing on the leaves

Quick Google search shows leaf cutting bee as a prime culprit so nature camera is set up to see if see anything

 

[biggs682]

Been noticing our pot growing conker tree has half circles missing on the leaves

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Quick Google search shows leaf cutting bee as a prime culprit so nature camera is set up to see if see anything

Just watched a bee land on a leaf and chomp a section of then fly off with it

 

[Alex H]

A starling, I think, which has made a nest in one of the walls of the houses at Skara Brae neolithic village

 

[Dave 123]

Not only do I get to ride around the Warren. I also get to have an after work sea swim at Cellars beach.

Beadlet anemone

And this one may be a brown strain of a snake locks anemone

And what I assume is a Blenny (zero knowledge)

 

[sheddy]

7am barn owl flew overhead.
Sorry no pictures, I was enjoying the moment.

 

[roley poley]

Been noticing our pot growing conker tree has half circles missing on the leaves

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Quick Google search shows leaf cutting bee as a prime culprit so nature camera is set up to see if see anything

Yes I have the same... its a wasp/bee that nibbles a semi-circle of leaf to carry away between its legs to ..i presume its nest for the hive build ..watched this happen whitest sat on the doorstep with a pot of tea on the clearings of my grandkids sand pit which had contained conkers to turn into a small sapling by the door

 

[Dave 123]

An arduous resurrection of an old YouTube account….

So I went up to Lutton again last night. The Nightjar started calling on the stroke of 10 pm, called for a few minutes and then flew off. I briefly saw it while I was walking back to the van.

Please excuse the smeary lens, it was Avon skin so soft. The midges were eating me alive!


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