January Started the year with a lot of local birding and it was a local bird which took the highlight … More
Category: Butterflies and Moths
Time for reflection 2
I am not sure if I have mentioned it before but I like to have a focus for each year … More
Time for reflection
For me, November is very much a time for reflection. During the month, many conservation organisations I am associated with … More
Moths
I finally got around to identifying all the Moth pictures I took at Sandwich Bay in August This is just … More
Sandwich Bay Wildlife Diary
Day 1 After arriving at the centre and settling in, I made my way to Restharrow Scrape. The highlight was … More
Return to Cliffe
A bright warm sunny morning saw Keith and I at West Court Farm near Cliffe in Kent. As usual our … More
Butterflies of Tilbury
Keith and I decided that, given the good weather forecast, we would return to Tilbury Fort to look for butterflies. … More
Return to Rye Meads
A few months ago I made a first visit to the RSPB reserve at Rye Meads in Hertfordshire ( https://petesfavouritethings.blog/2022/05/05/a-trip-to-the-lea-valley/ … More
Speckled Wood
Haven’t seen a lot of butterflies on my local patch so far this year but there have been a few … More
A Tilbury Walk
Yesterday Keith and I went for a walk at Tilbury Fort looking for migrant birds and some early butterflies. Even … More