Social Distancing Week 13. Eyed Hawk-moth. Paul writes: I found this dramatic looking creature last week in my garden moth trap. It’s the first Eyed Hawk-moth I’ve seen, so I was really excited. I was immediately impressed by the size, the wing length is around 40mm. When resting normally it’s fairly drab looking and only…
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Sunday book review – Rock Pool by Heather Buttivant
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Here in east Northants we are a bit lacking in coastal habitats and my nearest coast is muddy and sandy rather than rocky. If I lived at the coast I would love to explore the wildlife making its living, or temporarily made captive in the pools between the tidelines. As the author explains here so…
Tim Melling – Dartford Warbler
Tim writes: living in the north means I don’t see Dartford Warblers very often. But on the few times I have seen them I’m always surprised by how small they are. The book measurements are deceiving because they have a long tail. So at 12cm bill to tail tip they are 2cm longer than a…
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Scottish Seabird Centre
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There will be a lot of this in the coming months – nature-related cries for help and for funding help in particular. Here is a way to help the Scottish Seabird Centre – an educational charity focussed on…seabirds. You could buy a print of a Puffin for £15 and £5 of that will go to…