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<span style="font-size: x-large;">................................................................................................</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926693712521942360.post-51472286881827778552015-05-17T10:07:00.000+01:002015-05-17T10:09:23.250+01:00Orange-tips and Green-veined White at Brockholes nature reserve, PrestonMay 16: 2015:<br />
Views of upper and lower wing surfaces of male and female Orange-tips. Also, a male Green-veined White's upper surface.<br />
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Orange-tip (above), male Green-veined White (below)</div>
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An Eleonora's Falcon at a distance of 600m+ flying across the shear Kensington Cliff face</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926693712521942360.post-87799194666982348902014-07-14T12:16:00.002+01:002014-07-14T12:16:48.274+01:00Large Heaths and Beautiful Demoiselles in south CumbriaJune 16, 2014:<br />
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Beautiful Demoiselle on Water Crowfoot</div>
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White-faced Darters at Whixall Moss, a well-know site for this scarce British species</div>
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Not having had any rain during he winter everywhere was very dry and the dragonflies and orthoptera had especially suffered with numbers very low. Butterflies were reasonably frequent and several species were seen.</div>
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March 2014: Some of the scarcer Spring plants are now in flower. By rivers in Wensleydale and south Cumbria, Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem (Gagea lutea) has now come into flower as has the parasitic Toothwort (Lathraea squamaria) which grows on the roots of hazel and other shrubs. Some photos of each are below.</div>
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A small deciduous coppice close to the waxcap site (mentioned earlier) in northern Cumbria had the Collared Earth-star (Geastrum triplex). These spectacular fungi, whilst widespread in Britain, are also quite scarce. As the fruiting bodies develop in the autumn, an outer covering initially protects the rounded fruiting sac inside but on maturity this opens out forming a series of retracted rays to reveal the inner sac. As rain falls on the newly exposed sac or the wind disturbs it, spores are released through the central orifice. A pale area around the orifice helps to distinguish it from species of other similarly-sized earth-star. These were found in leaf litter and are not easy to see initially.<br />
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A small area of old unimproved grassland east of Penrith had two especially rare fungi: Clavaria zollingeri and Hygrocybe calyptriformis. Both of these species are considered to be endangered with Britain holding more than half the world population of the latter. At least twelve species of waxcap (Hygrocybe spp.) were recorded at the site including the commoner H. psitticanus (Parrot Waxcap) which possesses a greenish colouration which, unusual in fungi.<br />
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Everywhere was extremely dry and most of the grassy areas were parched and whitened by the heat. Relatively few Orthoptera were found compared to the Spring and those which were seen were difficult to photograph against the grey-brown background. All were taken in western Cyprus (mainly to the east of Paphos and near Polis).<br />
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Rather surprisingly there was not a wide range of species flying although some blues were present in good number, especially Lang's Short-tailed Blue (below)<br />
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A very dry summer meant that there were almost no remaining fresh water pools or streams on the island. The pools below the Asprokremnos dam and those at Kouklea fish farm and Ezousas were completely dry and the few rivers (Dhiarizos and Polis) also had very little water - although the reservoirs themselves were quite well-filled. Despite this, several dragonflies were seen, some of them a long way from water.<br />
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The Purple Dropwing (Trithemis annulata) was photographed at the second bridge above Polis (2 males) and there was an immature individual far from water at Mandrea (lower photo).<br />
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Below, an Indigo Dropwing (Trithemis festiva) dark male had territory besides a slight leak from the dam sluice at the Asprokremnos.</div>
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Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) was represented by two males (one far from water near Polis - upper photo - the other by the second bridge upstream from Polis)</div>
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Three male Scarlet Darters (Crocothemis erythraea) perched near a damp trickle provided for the cattle at Fassouri reed beds.</div>
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......... a lone male Lesser Emperor (Anax parthenope) patrolled the margin of the Evretou reservoir.........</div>
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.....and a male Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) perched in dense vegetation by the second bridge at Polis.</div>
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Other than these, there was very little Odonata apart from three Blue-tailed Damselflies (Ischnura elegans) of which one was an ovipositing pair - again at the second bridge above Polis.</div>
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north-west England, the Oak Bush-cricket has been recorded from very few
localities although southwards of the Bristol Channel to The Wash, it is
distinctly common. Without a doubt it is only thinly scattered here in the
north but its nocturnal life-style, its inability to stridulate and therefore
not to be picked up on an electronic detector, and its elusive habit of spending the day-time
hidden on the underside of oak and other leaves,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>all contribute to its apparent scarcity. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After several searches during the summer, I was pleased to finally locate a mature male near to Red Scar Woods on the north bank of the Ribble by shaking the lower branches of a mature oak over a net.</span></div>
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first official record for the Ribble woods was in August 1981 followed by sightings
at two other spots in August 1985. Since then, none have apparently been
submitted to the official authorities although rumours of later sightings exist.
The place where I found it was at least a half-mile from the nearest known
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On a small piece of sloping limestone grassland, several second (autumn) brood Adonis Blues were flying in warm sunny weather. Mostly, they nectared on the flowers of scabious and marjoram but also sometimes rested on dead grasses. The distinctive intense sky-blue colour of the males could easily be picked out even at a distance. <br />
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This is probably the most northerly colony in Britain and surprisingly is a site where the grass is quite long, much different to the short-turfed habitat that the butterfly normally favours.</div>
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The Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae) is only found in a quite restricted region of Britain, mainly in Oxfordshire and neighbouring counties. Like its close relative, the Black Hairstreak, it only occurs in close proximity to its larval food-plant, the Sloe.<br />
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Brown Hairstreaks are very elusive butterflies and spend most of the time high up in the trees but when the weather conditions are favourable they can come down to nectar on flowers whilst the females also descend to lay their eggs on the sloe.<br />
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They mainly occur in quite small, scattered populations so sightings rarely consist of more than just a few individuals. <br />
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The morning was spent at Otmoor under ideal conditions but no sightings were made (although a female had been seen and photographed here earlier in the day). A second well-known locality, Whitecross Green Wood, was visited next but again none were seen. Other people also searching had no luck either (although there were two probables very high up in a master Ash tree). So, a return was made to Otmoor for one last attempt and this was rewarded with a male perched on bramble in dense vegetation. After making such a long trip it was pleasing to have success at last although it had taken four hours of almost constant searching.<br />
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In flight, the underside of the wings flash pale grey as distinct from the pale brown colour of their relative the White-letter Hairstreak (usually found in elms) and this helps to identify them. The upper side of the wing is usually shot with blue-purple and can especially show to advantage when the angle of the light is favourable. Seen at other angles the upper-side may appear dull brown. Photos below show some colour effects.<br />
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In contrast to last year, White-letter Hairstreaks (Satyrium w-album) have been seen frequently in at least two places in these woods. Individual colonies are likely to be small but there are probably several of them scattered over the area. </div>
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The butterflies are most visible when they come down from the trees above (elms being the food plant) for nectar on flowers below; thistles and brambles seem to be their preferred choice. Often when feeding, they will stay on a single flower for a long time and become engrossed. They can then be approached closely.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926693712521942360.post-49984126047202154822013-07-16T10:36:00.001+01:002013-07-16T19:55:16.008+01:00Silver-studded Blues (Plebejus argus subsp. caernensis) on the Great OrmeJuly 8, 2013:<br />
After visiting the Shropshire site, it was interesting to see this endemic subspecies at its classic locality on the limestones of the Great Orme. It is only known from here and a few other sites close by where it has been introduced. <br />
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The males are rather similar to subsp. argus but the females can be quite different, especially in regard to the wings' uppersides which can be shot with a bright blue sheen and orange markings. They vary appreciably in this respect. Also, both sexes are noticeably smaller than in subsp. argus and the females here are even smaller than the males. <br />
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A range of males and females are shown below.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926693712521942360.post-81614851345275031322013-07-16T10:19:00.003+01:002013-07-16T11:01:21.324+01:00Silver-studded Blues (Plebejus argus subsp. argus) in ShropshireJuly 6, 2013:<br />
Following a poor Spring, these butterflies were late emerging at this heathland site near Whitchurch but now the hot weather had arrived they were present in large numbers. They are of the subspecies argus.<br />
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Clumps of heather and raised hummocks with Lotus corniculatus were the favoured habitats. The males are bright blue above, edged with black and with undersides silvery grey. The females are mainly drab brown above with a brownish sheen apparent on the underside. Both sexes have well marked underside lunules with varying amouts of the silver studs visible.<br />
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A mixture of male and females are shown below.<br />
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A hot sunny day provided ideal conditions for Scarce Chasers, which here are close to their northern British limit. The males are extremely territorial, returning to the same patch of riverside vegetation when disturbed. They can be inquisitive and will hover close whilst investigating an intruder. Males have a bright blue pruinesence on the abdomen whilst female are orange-brown.<br />
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Male Red-eyed Damselflies perched on lily-pads out in the river.</div>
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Cheshire is the northern British limit for this 'hawker' dragonfly which is found there only very locally. It favours canals, slow moving rivers, and sheltered ponds. Here, several were flying at a fishing pool surrounded by trees. They patrolled regularly low over the water surface, perching only ocasionally.<br />
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Present also were Red-eyed Damselflies, the males defending their territories from perches out on the lily-pads. Unfortunately, the latter were much reduced having been cleared away for fishing purposes.<br />
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