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July 18, 2023
12:44 PM UTC
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June 12, 2022
02:53 PM BST
Description
Terrible photos . . . sorry
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December 24, 2021
03:07 PM CET
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August 26, 2017
04:12 PM BST
Description
I only saw the underbelly so unable to tell which type of spider this might be.
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August 6, 2021
07:17 PM CDT
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June 29, 2021
10:27 AM BST
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May 19, 2021
01:48 PM BST
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May 13, 2021
02:33 PM BST
Description
C. biguttatus?
This beelte never stopped moving!
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May 14, 2021
07:30 PM BST
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May 13, 2021
03:25 PM BST
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April 28, 2021
03:12 PM BST
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April 22, 2021
01:49 PM BST
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April 22, 2021
02:21 PM BST
Description
Flirting. The male is fluttering trying to impress, but the female is not willing. I have uploaded 16 photos to show off the male's persistence.
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April 21, 2021
08:30 AM BST
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April 14, 2021
11:47 AM BST
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March 21, 2021
01:18 PM GMT
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October 22, 2017
10:21 PM BST
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March 5, 2021
01:00 PM GMT
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January 30, 2021
09:10 AM GMT
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January 14, 2021
11:36 PM GMT
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November 20, 2020
02:15 PM GMT
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November 11, 2020
12:53 PM GMT
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October 20, 2020
02:55 PM BST
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September 14, 2020
07:04 PM BST
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August 1, 2020
03:34 PM BST
Description
Not sure if this ID is correct.
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September 2, 2018
06:32 PM IST
Description
Parnassius nordmanni, female. 2750 meters
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March 29, 2020
10:44 PM SST
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July 19, 2018
03:45 PM CEST
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April 9, 2019
05:22 PM BST
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February 9, 2020
12:55 PM GMT
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January 17, 2020
11:06 AM GMT
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December 16, 2019
02:59 PM GMT
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April 20, 2019
06:49 PM BST
Description
Found this spider with a very large mayfly for its dinner
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November 7, 2019
12:20 PM CET
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October 7, 2019
02:59 PM CEST
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November 11, 2017
12:51 AM GMT
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July 6, 2019
08:53 PM BST
Description
This could also be a thread-waist of some kind?
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November 28, 2017
02:14 PM SAST
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September 12, 2019
04:38 PM BST
Description
Found this 'field' of feathers. Obviously eaten by a predator. Possibly a pigeon?
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September 10, 2019
05:26 PM BST
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July 10, 2019
03:20 PM UTC
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April 11, 2019
10:09 PM BST
Description
It was one of those great days, you act on a tip-off and end up bagging your quarry, something that has alluded you for a long time. In this case my last (and only) short-eared Owl sighting was near Wooler Northumberland close-on 47 years ago! I appreciate that ‘experienced birders’ may consider this no big deal but for me this observation was one of these wildlife magical moments.
A couple of years back I’d been told that Short-eared Owls could be seen at Farlington Marshes nr Portsmouth. So, I made my way there and returned often but whilst I saw plenty of other stuff, I never got a glimpse of a ‘Shortie’. I would often meet birders who were staking them out, waiting patiently for hours with their camera rigs trained over the marsh in the hope of a sighting but as far as I knew they never had any luck.
On one such trip I got talking to a young couple (birders) and they told me that I should go to Thorney Island “just down the road”. Checking out Thorney island on the internet I found it was owned by the Ministry of defence and that access was restricted to walking around the perimeter (so what chance of a sighting then?). Nevertheless, one day I decided to put the idea to bed and give it a go. Unfortunately, around that I’d developed knee trouble and the walking proved tough going around a perimeter sea wall and bumpy muddy track. In the end I was forced to call it a day and made my way back to the car parked at Thornham Marina. At around 150 yards from ‘home’ I glanced over into a farmer’s field and there it was, a Short-eared Owl, middle of the day, quartering the ground. I had my SLR with 150mm macro to hand and although less than ideal I didn’t dare try to get the Panasonic FZ75 with its 1200x zoom reach trained on it in case it may decide to move on. After snapping away for around 60+ shots I decided to give the FZ75 a go only for the Owl to then decide to leave. In the 2 minutes or so it had been there it had quartered and area of about 150 square yards and had dropped to the ground once (but without a kill).
In the UK the breeding population of short-eared Owls is in the North of England and Scotland. As far as I know the bird I saw is one that overwinters on the marshes. I’m sure there are suitable prey animals (I’ve seen kestrel take a small rat at Farlington) but perhaps there isn’t enough to sustain them to breed there?
Any comments on this sighting or on what I’ve said are welcome.
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July 17, 2019
08:15 PM BST
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April 23, 2019
03:10 PM BST
Description
The beetle was above me, so this is the only aspect that I could get.
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July 14, 2019
07:38 AM BST
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July 11, 2019
09:18 PM BST
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June 22, 2019
10:33 AM BST
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December 24, 2017
04:06 PM GMT
Description
Is that an egg sack underdeath?
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June 22, 2019
10:39 AM BST
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June 12, 2019
05:09 PM BST
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March 6, 2013
06:35 PM UTC
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July 22, 2018
05:30 PM BST
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April 25, 2019
03:40 PM EEST
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December 10, 2017
07:47 PM MSK
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April 9, 2019
04:22 PM WEST
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April 3, 2019
04:35 PM CEST
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August 27, 2017
10:28 AM BST
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November 13, 2017
04:55 PM GMT
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September 6, 2018
03:23 PM UTC
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March 6, 2019
08:09 PM CET
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November 26, 2018
05:36 PM GMT
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August 19, 2018
04:21 PM BST
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March 9, 2018
11:11 AM GMT
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December 31, 2018
03:57 PM UTC
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December 30, 2018
02:52 PM CET
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December 24, 2018
07:49 PM CET
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December 22, 2018
04:11 PM CET
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September 3, 2018
04:21 PM CEST
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June 29, 2018
04:58 PM BST
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June 7, 2018
11:11 AM UTC