Notes on birds/wildlife from a nature enthusiast & photographer (copyright Peter Ransome)
Monday, 6 July 2015
Recent sighting Catchup
Tuesday 21 July Newmarket Saturday 18 July Garden 2day Hummingbird HawkMoth 9.33am (15th visit!), Painted Lady, 2 Small Skipper, 2 Bullfinch (h), 2 Brown Hawkers, Comma, Peacock, 4 LS Whites, MBrown & Blue-tailed Damselfly male. the Peregrines. Wednesday 8th July 6.35-6.45pm Hummingbird Hawk Moth seen again feeding on three Valerian in the back garden. Monday 6th July Male Lesser Emperor Dragonfly seen 6X in flight 1.50 - 2.30pm viewed from viewing platform overlooking Ormesby Little Broad, great to see
Sunday 5th July Bee-eaters aplenty!
On Saturday 4th July at 10.57am and 11.37am the Hummingbird Hawk Moth was back again on the Red Valerian.
Jul 2
Also Silver Y Moth last night (1st of year) and this eve & 3 Southern Marsh Orchids flowering naturally in back garden
Jul 2
Hummingbird Hawk Moth record 10th visit to Red Valerian in back garden 8.10-8.18pm
Jul 1
4 White Chlorantha Bee Orchids 'beyond the fence' Corton NSW + 100's Bee Orchids going to seed, good to see grass hasn't been cut (so far)
Jun 25
Record no of sightings of Hummingbird Hawk Moth this summer, again in the garden 7.40am on Red Valerian again this morning briefly
Jun 24
Southern Marsh Orchids in flower, an early Marsh Helleborine, 3 Southern Marsh Orchids floweri in garden too, icing on Orchid cake this eve!
On the evening of June 24,
3 marked Fen Orchids at local fen this eve, rounded off nicely with Hummingbird Hawk Moth on Red Valerian again in garden 8.08- 8.12pm
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