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Sorry ! should read 5 "Kentish" Choughs.

Pleased to see two Kentish Choughs tumbling and falling in the breeze #Dovercastle today,and stumbled across a new #moth (for me)a Bloxworth Snout.On a chalk slope,what looks to me like Common Calamint,and a Slowworm sliding along the roadside. #Wildflowers #Teammoth #Mothsmatter

The Roman "Pharos" (tower) at Dover castle.

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Found 5 Choughs in all calling and swooping around beside the castle........very reluctant to land though ! Did find a Bloxworth Snout .......a first for me !

"Angels with dirty faces"......or maybe "Goodbye Mr.Chips "

"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Thats a coincidence ! we,re there tomorrow..........Any Choughs about ?

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"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Tried for Slender Hare s Ear myself today at Oare Marshes ,but no luck ,found it at Oare a few years back .......may go back for another look.

"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Thankyou Ian for that information ,don,t recall having seen one before ,odd looking little beetle !

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Thanks for that Marcus.......I'll look it up. 👍

Very nice Sarah ! my favourite as well 👍

Came across this unusual small #Beetle while out and about ,not sure what the two side appendages are......legs ? although I thought Beetle species only had three pairs .It was about 4mm in length ,but could leap like a Grasshopper. Any ideas please @ianbeavis.bsky.social #ukbeetles#insects

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They definately go "cluck" when the sun dissappears ! the other area worth checking is about 4-500m further on (towards Dover) look for a seat tight to the bushes .......anywhere around there,normally good ,although none there yesterday,but best up from the golf club ......good luck !

Don't know what there current status is in Kent ,but I do get a fair few to light......neat little moths.

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Keep your eyes on the Pea flowers.......seems to be the main attraction ........theres not many.......and they're very small re-growth plants. particularly where the areas been fresh mown.

Good luck ! try just up from the golf club........but they're well past their best !

Still good no's of Clouded Yellows on the wing with 19 on the RSPB reserve #Dungeness ,and ten more locally ,all from yesterday. Heres a "Helice" female ,one of 4. I,ve seen quite a few European Paper Wasps this year,but was pleased to be shown a Wasp Comb/nest today ,many thanks @nigej.bsky.social

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The LTBlues are nearing their ends now ,The 5 that I found today were well worn ,curiously the survivors were still drawn to the Pea re-growth flowers ,ignoring other flowering plants for nectar source.The males were still feisty ,many aerial battles,amazed to find a single late ova. #Butterflies

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Yes...........something along those lines ! 👍 mind you the one I saw from the Dengemarsh hide had a bit of a Bar-head X look about it.

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Yes I thought it probably was ,I photographed one from the Dengemarsh hide a few months back. I think its a hybrid of some description as opposed to a colour variant.

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Good to meet you earlier Nige ! didn't find much birdwise ,as you say numerous Chiffchaffs and Stonechats and two Greenfinch .Found 5 VERY battleworn LTB ,but more surprised to actually find a fresh ova (at this late stage !)many thanks for pointing out the Paper Wasp Cone. Regards Allan.W.

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To be honest i,m not sure ,it was pretty high up and only had "close up" bins with me ,heres the best pic I managed .

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Thats interesting ,I had a "White" Goose in a "v" formation of Grey Lags flying over Rye Harbour NNR (East Sussex) a few days back.

"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Last time I saw it ,it was in a pretty rough ole state..........wonder if it may reappear ?

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"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Owen , I hear through the grapevine that the "Concrete Man" has gone........is that right ?

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"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Only seen 1 Small Tort all season and three very small larval webs .............Worrying !!

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"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Whoops Sorry folks, never meant to re-post the last post ,was fiddling about and posted in error ! 🙄

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"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Heres two for #Wildflowerhour.A patch of Common Storksbill (var; maritimus ??) from #RyeHarbourNNR. And (you,ve really got to look for this one !)the tiny White flowers on Small Nettle from #Winghamwildlifepark (Goat enclosure) #nature#wildflowers

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"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Thats a different moth surely..........thought Beautiful Marbled was Eublemma Purpurina.

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IPBES @ipbes.net · 23/09/2026

A new species of felid has been classified, the first in over 100 years. 🐱 The Leopardus tilcayo lives in Bolivia’s Yungas forest ecoregion and is smaller than the average domestic cat, measuring around 46 cm from head to end of body and weighing about 1.4 kg.

A “Leopardus tilcayo” at the Senda Verde animal sanctuary in the Yungas region of Bolivia on September 1
(Photo credit: Fernando Faciole/National Geographic/Reuters)

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"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Excellent shots Russ ! certainly a "Clouded Yellow year " seeing them just about everywhere at the moment with 20+ on my local patch just recently, inc several "Helice" females.

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"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Were they the ones on the causeway between the two long pits Moira ? if not......several there.

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"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Well a few Blue-winged #Grasshoppers have been seen just recently.........so heres a Red-winged Grasshopper !(Oedipoda Germanica ?).......sadly not from the UK ,but a pic my son took in the South of France(Nice) last week .A new one for me ! @kentgrasshoppers.bsky.social #insects#Kentwildlife

Red-Winged Grasshopper (Southern France )

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"Quercus" @quercus632511.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Yes i,ve found Tetraquatra at Samphire Hoe as well (see earlier post) as you say along the railway line path ,and along the beach section (Lydden Spout )

Yes as you say we do have a few in Kent to cause confusion ,the ones I saw were from a known site(BSBI) and were very different to the woodland types that I often come across.......mind you couldn,t find Vigurs when I was down in your "neck of the woods " !

Very nice Dave ! Found some near Hythe (Sandling) a few years back.......took some finding !

Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

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Still holds up today #MontyPython1975 IG: @thecinevoidclub www.instagram.com/thecinevoidc...

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Been finding a few Long-Tails locally ,may have another visit to the site in the week weather permitting ! 🤞

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