by Rosemary Winnall | Apr 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 17 April, 2020 Sparrowhawk alert! Mick Farmer from Bewdley saw this male Sparrowhawk in his garden on 17th April 2020. Mick was very pleased to see it at such close quarters, but the small birds in his garden were not so enthusiastic!...
by Rosemary Winnall | Apr 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 15 April, 2020 Large Red Damselfly – Pyrrhosoma nymphula On 15th April 2020 Rosemary spotted her first damselfly of the year by her garden pond at Bliss Gate. She writes “I thought it was a bit early, so sent my Large Red...
by Rosemary Winnall | Apr 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 7 April, 2020 Hatch of carpet beetle Megatoma undata This hot spring weather has hastened the emergence of many insects. The Red Mason Bee (Osmia bicornis) males are out and flying around their tubes in my garden at Bliss Gate, waiting...
by Rosemary Winnall | Apr 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 9 April, 2020 An Easter Egg hunt with a difference! Susan Limbrey recently shared some photographs of her somewhat unusual recent Easter Egg Hunt experience. She writes: “The Great Easter Egg Hunt (grass snake version) is under...
by Rosemary Winnall | Mar 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 29 March, 2020 Swan Goose sighted in Bewdley The Swan Goose has arrived in Bewdley town, says Pauline Lowe who took these photos from near her house by the riverside on 29th March 2020. It is a Swan Goose which, in the wild, normally...
by Rosemary Winnall | Mar 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 22 March, 2020 Ladybird – Nephus quadrimaculatus Liam Crowley spotted 2 of these tiny ladybirds Nephus quadrimaculatus on the ivy in his back garden on 22nd March 2020. As these beetles measure only 1.5 – 2mm he did well to...
by Rosemary Winnall | Jan 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 4 December, 2019 Misty day in Withybed Wood The December day was still and calm. In the woodland the mist was forming, clearing and reforming throughout the day. When the sun broke through for a short time, the forest was filled with...
by Rosemary Winnall | Jan 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 2 October, 2019 Nettle Ensign Scales Orthezia urticae In early October, Andrew Curran found these tiny creatures called Nettle Ensign Scales Orthezia urticae, a type of scale insect in the Superfamily Coccoidea. They are related to...
by Rosemary Winnall | Dec 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 16 November, 2019 Nigma walckenaeri This small green spider may be found in sheltered spots on Ivy, Holly and other garden shrubs. The all-green females measure 4-5mm and the males, which have a reddish carapace and green abdomen,...
by Steve | Oct 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 6 October, 2019 Clifden Nonpareil – back from the brink? Sometimes referred to as the Blue Underwing, the Clifden Nonpareil is a very large and impressively beautiful, rare moth. This individual was photographed by Jon Cartwright...
