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Grey Shoulder-knot Moth, Lithophane ornitopus |
Yesterday I went for a walk in Houghton Forest to look for
moths on tree trunks. I found one, a Grey Shoulder-knot Moth (Lithophane
ornitopus). I saw a single holly berry and many hazel catkins. In the afternoon
I visited Arundel WWT where I saw a Kingfisher on the outside of the reed bed
hide, a Little Egret plus many wildfowl at the Ramsar Hide. I met birders who told me they had seen a Crossbill and heard others. No such luck for me though.
Today I returned to Houghton Forest, this time walking from the Whiteways car park. I found an Orange Ladybird.
Houghton Forest:
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Candlesnuff Fungus, Xylaria hypoxylon |
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Hazel catkins, Corylus avellana |
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Holly, Ilex aquifolium |
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unidentified lichen |
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unidentified fungus(?) |
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the fungus above on a log |
Arundel WWT:
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Gadwall, Anas strepera |
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Canada Goose, Branta canadensis |
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Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis |
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Little Egret, Egretta garzetta |
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Little Egret |
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Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna |
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Shelduck and Teal, Anas crecca |
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Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula |
Houghton Forest:
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unidentified bracket fungi |
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Orange Ladybird, Halyzia sedecimguttata |