Thursday, June 8, 2017

Bee Orchids, Stonechats and Hoverating

After several days of wind and rain the list continues. Even the moth trap would have been a waste of time.

The highlight, nothing mega, only Bee Orchid. But the two puny specimens are a first for the monad and in a small area I regularly check for Dingy Skippers so there's no way I will have overlooked them in previous years. Also the, (my) pair of Stonechats have fledged two young


One of two pathetic specimens of Bee Orchid - but a first for the square

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A pleasant day despite the wind and armed with my pooter I did my first real  bit of 'hoverating'  on the Hogweed. 

The list to date





Keith Robson
Waldridge (VC66)

5 comments:

  1. May have to confiscate that hoverating kit for the forseeable. Or at least until I've caught up...

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  2. Seth, I wouldn't worry, raining all day today and not back in my square till Sunday, possibly even Monday. Plenty time for you to do a bit of plodging in the sea and catch up :-)

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  3. My hogweed is nowhere near ready for that. 260 vascular plants! That's fantastic.

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  4. Nice one Keith, I got a pooter last week. Don't know if it's me or not but they look a bit battered after I've hoovered them up!

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  5. I tend to just catch a few at a time and transfer them to a pot and often straight from the plant as opposed to from the sweep net. Yesterday was very successful as it was windy so they are more reluctant to fly so I can suck them straight up.

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