The Lincolnshire Bird Club

Thought I'd start another list on this section.

Latest I've had are Orange Swift and Red Underwing.

Cheers

John

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Aug 15th 2012:

Went outside to fill the water tubs for the moggy and birds. The one outside back door had a moth floating in it, I was sure it was dead, but thankfully decided to get it out just in case. I put my finger in the waterand under the moth and lifted it out, then took it inside and put it on a sheet of kitchen paper! As I tried to get it off my finger the moth moved and then I put it on the sheet and left it on the window ledge to dry off. An hour later it was off the paper and relaxing in the sunshine.

Don't know much about them but if it lived another day I feel my kindly act was most worthwhile.

Although this section doesn't cover spiders [ I hate the big 'uns] I did exactly the same for a tiny spider that had fallen in the bath water, and it recovered from it's ordeal and lived another week.

I award myself a gold star

Regards

John

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Aug 26th:

Next door brought some conkers to show me and in the bag were some caterpillars, had no idea what they were so checked guide to find they were The Sycamore, brightly coloured aren't they.

John

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June 19th:

At 23.00 while sat outside spotted a moth settle on the ? tree I fetched the camera and took a few snaps. Later tried to ID it, as yet I haven't for sure but think it's probably a Brimstone. It never opened it's wings. It looks to be yellow on top and a creamy underneath. Will get back when positive.

JTG

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Aug 3rd:

Silver Y - 1 (pics)

John

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GETTING OLD HAS IT'S ADVANTAGES BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THEY ARE lol

Aug 29th: Silver Y - 3 (pics)
Aug 30th: Silver Y - 1 (pics)

Does anyone know where I can learn first-hand more about ID-ing moths, I have a field guide but there are so many to learn. Any advice lads?

Cheers

John

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05.03

Spotted a moth at the top of bedroom door jamb, took some photos and looked at the guide and the only one I can see it matches is Angle Shades but it says they come out in May, got a mate to confirm it at a later date.

It's colouring reminds me of the camouflage that the bombers were painted in during the war and the edge of its wings remind me of the Comma butterfly ragged. Does anyone think I'm right?

Regards

JTG

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Birthday lad got a cracking Swallow-tailed Moth as the security light came on and it landed on the wall above, not the light, the moth (got a dozen pics)

Regards

John

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Crikey been a while since putting owt on here.

Had two visitors in kitchen this week:

July 24th 2017 - Heart and Dart + The Gothic plus another but couldn't ID it.

Cheers

John

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Sept 4th:

While cutting the foliage off the tomato plant (only got one) spotted something on the growing stalk, got camera and took pics and it's a Silver Y.

Cheers

John

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GETTING OLD HAS IT'S ADVANTAGES BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THEY ARE lol