A few of these deep pink flowers were alongside the path on the heath approaching Kynance Cove on The Lizard peninsula in Cornwall. One of the plants had flowers with only four petals rather than the usual five and, just … Read More
While nothing very exciting has turned up in the moth traps in recent days there always seems something to be admired such as this Marbled Green. With such a diversity of intricate patterns and subtle colour shades moths never cease … Read More
Further to our post A great flying display over Falmouth Harbour on 11 August we were greatly saddened by the recent death of a Red Arrows pilot and would like to pass on our sincere condolences to the family of … Read More
See updated Oak Eggar species page We watched a male Oak Eggar flying frantically around the garden yesterday following the pheromone scent trail given off by a female hidden away in an ivy-clad shrub. As with other male Oak Eggars … Read More
On a trip looking for rarities at Kynance Cove we couldn’t just drive past this fine display of Crown Vetch on the roadside near the National Trust car park even though it’s not rare at all. Insight into Crown Vetch … Read More
Welcome in the vegetable patch anytime since the Common Toad eats slugs and other pests. Insight into Common Toad (Bufo bufo): widespread throughout the British Isles but not found in Ireland, this amphibian has an excellent defense strategy against being … Read More
Numbers of migrant butterflies appear to be generally low for this time of year in Cornwall. This Painted Lady came to our garden last week and was in pretty good condition.
Sometimes you know where you need to go to get a chance of finding something a bit special. We were at Kynance Cove on The Lizard in Cornwall at a stage of the tide where you could walk across the … Read More
This Six-belted Clearwing was seen on the heath above Kynance Cove on The Lizard at the end of July. Our usual method of recording this species is to attract it to pheromones placed amongst Common Bird’s-foot-trefoil and Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis … Read More
These beautiful, delicate, blue, nodding flowers of Harebell were alongside the High Tide path from the National Trust car park to Kynance Cove on The Lizard in Cornwall. Insight into Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia): a member of the bellflower family (Campanulaceae), … Read More
One of the greatest flying displays you are ever likely to witness in UK skies. What a fabulous sight this Herring Gull made flying low over Falmouth harbour yesterday!
Herring Gulls have been attracted to shoals of Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) feeding on whitebait in Falmouth harbour in recent weeks. The gulls normally sit on the water in the midst of the feeding frenzy picking off any whitebait forced on … Read More