Tuesday 28 June 2022

Birds in Spain During June's Heatwave

During the recent heatwave two Friday pm stalwarts were in Spain, which was even hotter than here in the UK!  They visited Monfrague National Park, Andalusia, Spain - which was "spectacular".  

All Photos (c) 2022 Angela Murray-Nag

Blue Rock Thrush

ditto

Immature Hawfinch
Blackbird & Hawfinch
Immature Hawfinch & Jay
Thekla Lark
Ditto
Treecreeper sp.
Record Shot of Woodchat Shrike
Immature Crag Martin
Ditto
Raven
Black Stork
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Egyptian Vulture
Griffon Vulture
Ditto
ditto
Black Vulture
Red Underwing sp.


Friday 24 June 2022

Sweltering

On Monday I checked out Brockadale.

Whitethroat  

Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Swifts
Ditto
Ditto
Magpie
Marbled White
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
On Tuesday we went to the supermarket for the penultimate time..
Puffin
Ditto
Guillemots with Chick
Kittiwake & Egg
Linnet
Gannets
Cinnabar Moth
Painted Lady
Shrew sp.
On Wednesday we travelled to the most famous Deserted Medieval Village in England in scorching heat.
Grey Wagtail
Ditto
Ditto
Female Blackcap
Blackcap
Marsh Tit
Marsh Tit (c) 2022 Tony Robinson
ditto
Record Shot of Nuthatch 
Pied Wagtail
Record shot of Spotted Flycatcher
Wood Tiger
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Marbled White
Marbled White (c) 2022 Aileen Urquhart
Brimstone
Meadow Brown
Orange-Tip
Small Heath
Small Tortoiseshell 
Yellowhammer 
Yellowhammer (c) 2022 Aileen Urquhart
Yellowhammer (c) 2022 Symon Fraser
At the top of a conifer at Wykeham.
Willow Warbler (c) 2022 Tony Robinson
ditto
Back to Wharram Quarry.
Bee Orchid
Bee Orchid (c) 2022 Aileen Urquhart
Common Spotted Orchid
Clustered Bellflower
Pyramidal Orchid
Robin’s Pin-Cushion
Grasshopper 
Probable Hoverfly on Hogweed (c) 2022 Aileen Urquhart
ditto
ditto
Meanwhile, last week in the Midlands....
Grasshopper Warbler (c) 2022 Symon Fraser
ditto
ditto
ditto
Grass Snake (c) 2022 Symon Fraser
ditto
On Thursday in exceptional heat we made our only planned visit in 2022 to Kiplingcotes.
Willow Warbler
ditto
5-Spot Burnet Moth on Pyramidal Orchid
Marbled Whites
Painted Lady
Painted Lady (c) 2022 Margaret Richardson
ditto
Ringlet
Fighting? Common Blues
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto
Female 
Large Skipper (c) 2022 Margaret Richardson
Green Veined White
Adut Drinker Moth
Ringlet
ditto on Margaret
White Ermine
Chimney Sweeper
ditto
Twayblade
Twayblade (c) 2022 Margaret Richardson
On Friday our destination was Kilnsea Wetlands & Beacon Ponds.  
Meditteranean Gull
Littler Egret
ditto
Sandwich Tern
Record Shot of Dunlin
A Record Shot of 2 Curlew Sandpipers Among Dunlin
Record Shot of distant Summer-plumaged Curlew Sandpiper
Immature Carrion Crow (with Ringlet)
Curlew
Peacock Butterfly Caterpillar
Lackey Moth Caterpillar
This week in the moth trap starting with 19th June…
Common Wave
Grey Dagger
Oligilia Strigilis
Dysstroma sp.
Cutworm Moth sp.
Oligilia strigilia
Light Emerald
Bee Moth
Evergestis forficalis
Taniva albolineana
Bee Moth
20th June
Unidentified
Snout
21st June
Small Fan-Tail
Elderberry Pearl - Anania Coronata
Common Wave
Unidentified
Tortrix sp.?
Bee Moth
22nd June.
Blood-Vein
Grey Dagger
Magpie
Ribband Wave
23rd of June
Beautiful Hook-Tip
Large Fruit-Tree Tortrix
Ditto
Red-barred Tortrix
Common Emerald
Micro Moth
Yellow Shell
Finally, 24th June
Hadena compta
Nola cucullatella
Small Fan-Foot
Swallow-tail