Mark Hows
@mammalmark.bsky.social
Mostly Mammals but likes all wildlife particularly Ladybirds, Birds, Moths, Herps, Butterflies, Dragonflies and Plants. Likes real ale and and chips.
I was cursing the clouded buff flying out of the trap without stopping for a photo clearly the moth of the morning in my little reserve (VC29) but the moth gods has a small marbled to compensate 87 species, other days Antler moth would have been the star #teammoth
67 species in the very soggy garden moth traps this morning (VC29) nothing really of note apart from loads of small mottled willows and delicates #teammoth
More from Spain 🇪🇸 two days mostly mammaling was excellent Broom hare, wildcat, badger, Pyrenean chamois, wild boar and views of a single Cantabrian brown bear and very distant 7 Iberian wolves
Some excellent late season butterflies in Spain 🇪🇸 including Pyrenean brassy ringlet and hopefully Black satyr if I got my identification correct 🤞
More from Spain 🇪🇸 and the highlight of the trip was the Total Solar Eclipse seen from Just north of Leon
More from Spain 🇪🇸 some cracking Iberian Rock lizards and a few other bits of interest
More from Spain 🇪🇸, Italy has been over 25 years since I last saw Marmots so having a brilliant encounter with several was one of the highlights of the trip. Also some real close Griffon vultures
Currently in Spain 🇪🇸 for a mixed tourism/ wildlife. An excellent encounter with a Genet started the trip, also saw some wild boar
51 species in my VC29 Garden trap this morning and a rather Autumnal feeling weather and moth wise #teammoth
81 species in my VC29 Nature reserve this morning despite the wind blowing one trap all over the reserve another white spotted pinion of note #teammoth
Some Breckland Bugging from last week, an excellent selection plus a few ladybirds Lesser Streaked Shieldbug the pick
A second visit to the Gloucestershire / Oxfordshire border on Sunday for better views and photos of the Long Tailed Shrike
Some West country Limonium’s from last weekend – probably now very early for #wildflowerhour – Devon, Lannacombe, Kelsey and Dwarf
66 specis in my VC29 garden trap this morning but the trap was full of hundreds of Harpalus rufipes. No moths of real note. #teammoth
Strapwort flowering nicely from Slapton and Cornish eyebright from Bodmin from my weekend trip to the West Country Incredibly late for #wildflowerhour
A few Alchemilla’s from a recent trip up North - very late for #wildflowerhour – Silky, False Toothed and Starry
Some recent helleborines during my travels - Violet, Broad Leaved, Young’s and Tyne - really late for #wildflowerhour
Of the 99 species in my nature reserve (VC29) this morning one stood out, this beast of a striped hawkmoth - 2/2 #teammoth
51 species in the garden this morning (VC29) plenty of moths mostly common wainscots and small mottled willows. A few nice species White spotted pinion, 3 marbled clovers and Broad barred white the pick #teammoth
Moth trapping at Bolberry Down (VC3) was challenging with strong wind and driving rain hampering proceedings only 50 species but we did get a rather nice Devonshire Wainscot at the last knockings. With @alanlewiswildlife.bsky.social Alan lewis and @saturdaycatbird.bsky.social
A few butterflies during my recent travels from Oxfordshire (Common and Chalk hill Blues) and Devon (Wall and Clouded Yellow)
A bit late for #wildflowerhour – A recent visit to the check on the Fen Ragwort which was mostly over, but generally it appears to be doing well considering the very dry conditions locally
A bit late for #wildflowerhour - I found a few bits surviving in the scorched Brecks - the Proliferous Pink was stunning
This Granulated Ground Beetle was in the moth trap in my nature reserve yesterday, a cracking beetle
A quick hour in the Brecks yesterday mainly for Shieldbugs (5sp) and Ladybirds (3sp)
