Bird Lover

The new business leaflets and business cards are ready less than a week after ordering!  I've handed in 150 to Humber Bridge Tourist Information; 50 for them, and 50 each for Tourist info Beverley & Bridlington.  I've given out a lot to the Tourist Info Pod at the Interchange, and Hull Central Library. I wonder who else will stock them?

About a month ago I was alerted by a message on social media about a pair of Black Redstarts in the City of Culture.  I made enquiries and was directed to a less than salubrious area of the city. I was given precise directions, but I actually came across the pair about a quarter of a mile nearer to the parking area than the directions stipulated.  I first saw the female, but she soon made herself scarce.  Later, the singing male was more obvious as he sang from a few prominent song posts, all of them incredibly industrial-looking.  It seemed impossible to observe the bird in attractive surroundings, but then that is something you don't really expect in the UK. Displaying the tail to best effect Female Black Redstart   Male Black Redstart   A bundle of fluffy coal   A nice background colour, but shame about the wires   On a rusty structure My nephew wanted to see it so the following Sunday morning I went look...

  This post has been long-delayed, but here are most of the moth species which visited our moth trap in June.  there are a few which managed to escape before they were snapped.  Moth identification is a bit of a minefield.  I knew a few already, and some are so distinctive that they were soon added to the list.  However, others  don't appear to stand out from any other in the 2000+ species seen in the UK.  Even more tricky are some species which have so many varieties that none of them look like each other!  Anyway, what follows are the moths we trapped in June, some of which I've been able to identify, but others remain unidentified so far...  If anyone viewing this blog is able to add any quick identifications, please do not hold back. Swallow Prominent 4th of June Carpet Moth Species   Figure of Eighty   Figure of Eighty   Golden Twin Spot   Heart and Dart   Ditto   Ditto   Unidentified   F...