Sunday 31 July 2016

The Big Butterfly Count (plus moths and a dragonfly)

 Migrant Hawker?

 Gatekeeper butterfly

  Meadow Brown butterfly

 Poplar Hawk moth

 Red Admiral butterfly

 Rosy Rustic moth

 Swallow Prominent moth

August Thorn moth

There's still time left to do the Big Butterfly Count. It only takes 15 minutes, and you can submit your records online here: http://www.bigbutterflycount.org/

Tuesday 26 July 2016

Moths, Voles and Amphibians


Edgeley Road vole


Burnished Brass moth


Shaded Broad-bar


Large Magpie


Above, juvenile Common Newts and below, Great Crested newts.



Common Toad.

Thursday 21 July 2016

Moth Time







Vapourer moth caterpillar


Spectacles


Scalloped Oak


Sexton beetle


Early Thorn moth



Monday 11 July 2016

Bold Vole










Someone appears to have carelessly left this bag of apple lying around...

Thursday 7 July 2016

More Lizards and Voles





 Silver Studded Blues roosting, Common Lizards sunning themselves on Prees Heath
Below, an Edgeley Road vole.


Sunday 3 July 2016

More Lizards


I'm guessing this s a pregnant female



 Common lizards, and a froglet

 Skipper

 Silver Studded Blue


The voles are being shy at the moment, so although I've had a few sightings between the showers, I haven't had any decent photos. Plenty of other wildlife about, though!