- Location
- Near Colchester
Perhaps because no-one has looked?
We are, of course, quite close to the continent here and they are common there.
Conservation Thread
- Thread starter Kevtherev
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We are, of course, quite close to the continent here and they are common there.
RushesToo
Member
- Location
- Fingringhoe
Came across this nest today, right on the line of a new fence, which may actually do them a favour as there is now no chance of stock trampling them.
They look like wasps but not as aggressive as I’d have thought, easy for me to say tho cos my mate got stung but not me! [emoji23]
They look like wasps but not as aggressive as I’d have thought, easy for me to say tho cos my mate got stung but not me! [emoji23]
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beardface
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- Location
- East Yorkshire
Paper wasps by the looks of them a native species and yes not as aggressive as the bright yellow f***ers
Cab-over Pete
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- Location
- Kenilworth, Warwickshire
It’s been a pleasure field walking today.
One field of spring beans coming into flower, the smell was delicious, absolutely rammed full of bees and at one time there were five skylarks up and chirruping.
Plenty of them above fields of wheat too and swallows darting about for bugs as I walked sending them up.
One field of spring beans coming into flower, the smell was delicious, absolutely rammed full of bees and at one time there were five skylarks up and chirruping.
Plenty of them above fields of wheat too and swallows darting about for bugs as I walked sending them up.
- Location
- Glen Clova, Angus, DD8 4RD
Must be fake news as everybody "knows" british farmers are all environmental terrorists
yellow belly
Member
- Location
- south west lincolnshire
All 4 hatched today this one in last few minutes still in the nest
When parent about they are moving about
But once parent is up in the are belly aching squat down motionless
Lapwing in an arable field who would believe it
Not the bird experts in their office
When parent about they are moving about
But once parent is up in the are belly aching squat down motionless
Lapwing in an arable field who would believe it
Not the bird experts in their office
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Fallow? Not much plant cover there.
yellow belly
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- Location
- south west lincolnshire
Late drilled spring rape not sure it will make anything
But winter rape secured to fleabeetle and had no pods near by
If they had hatched earlier they would have been washed out 2 weeks ago
- Location
- Cirencester
Is it quite late for them?? The field I have that has quite a few nests in were hatched and openly walking about the place circa 4 weeks ago maybe more as saw them when I put the last dose of fert on my SW.
Some of the swallows have fledged 2 weeks ago along with blackbirds and thrush (in my shed). Not seen any partridge chicks yet, a few pheasant chicks 2 weeks ago (not sure the rain will have done them any good mind.)
yellow belly
Member
- Location
- south west lincolnshire
Lapwings can have 2 broods in a year
If they have early broods April these can get hit by cold wet weather and no insects for food so later broods can be more successful
Partridge hatch off in June when the days are long and more insects
Some years we have eggs and nests before we drill in April and drive found them
If they have early broods April these can get hit by cold wet weather and no insects for food so later broods can be more successful
Partridge hatch off in June when the days are long and more insects
Some years we have eggs and nests before we drill in April and drive found them
- Location
- Cirencester
Yes, I found one with eggs + Lapwing when drilling SB so that was a fair time ago now, afraid I cant remember when I drilled that field re date.
- Location
- Near Colchester
Doing some knapsacking today.
About 50mm long, Peacock or Small Tortoiseshell? Anyone know?
Got this bug by accident in a photo that was supposed to just show a bee on a white clover flower. Bee cleared off but something fearsome on that bottom right flower
This little devil was difficult to photograph - only 15 mm long but it could really move possibly due to the size of its' back legs.
Some kind of grasshopper presumably.
About 50mm long, Peacock or Small Tortoiseshell? Anyone know?
Got this bug by accident in a photo that was supposed to just show a bee on a white clover flower. Bee cleared off but something fearsome on that bottom right flower
This little devil was difficult to photograph - only 15 mm long but it could really move possibly due to the size of its' back legs.
Some kind of grasshopper presumably.
Jameshenry
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- Location
- Cornwall
Looks like a common field grasshopper
RushesToo
Member
- Location
- Fingringhoe
Booked my space at spec savers as I had that as a "sort of beetle" and blackgrass., my grasshoppers are all dull brown and blackgrass slightly less plump. But whatever..
- Location
- Glen Clova, Angus, DD8 4RD
- Location
- Near Colchester
Wash your mouth out with soap - that is a flower-rich multi-species (non-ryegrass) traditional meadow. You can even see a vetch tendril around one of the grass stalks.Booked my space at spec savers as I had that as a "sort of beetle" and blackgrass., my grasshoppers are all dull brown and blackgrass slightly less plump. But whatever..
I have black grass in other fields.
- Location
- Huntingdon
Saw these mowing the other evening, What are these little fellas ? I’ve not seen this phenomenon before. And no I didn’t put them through the moco I left them in peace
- Location
- Near Colchester
Reckon those are the same as I photographed in the above? On nettles the same, book says that Small Tortoiseshell likes nettles but the Peacocks are similar although they prefer creeping thistles - That is why I wanted to know, I have one or two (million) creeping thistles left for them to have a go at.
- Location
- Westish Suffolk
Ditto. Knapsacked some Grazon Pro on the c thistle, whilst trying to avoid the wildlife.