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30-06-2009, 10:26 PM
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| | | A visit to Whixall moss
I spent a very enjoyable couple of days at Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses NNR over the weekend.
The weather wasn't as sunny as I would have liked for dragonflies, but still I saw 2 species I'd never seen before and generally had a great time.
The Mosses are a wierd but fantastic and fascinating place. Off the public RoWs, you need a permit to visit, but this isn't a problem as English Nature will provide one on request. The permit comes with a pack of documents and interesting booklets, plus 2 pages of safety information. Despite all the warnings about being careful where you sit down, etc, I still didn't see an Adder!
Jerry
Here are just a few photos of what I did see...
White-faced Darter  
A just-emerged Common Hawker 
Common Heath moth 
There were plenty of Stonechats around 
I found these dragonfly wings on a small patch of bare ground. Clearly, they had been removed by a predator, but what was the predator and what dragonfly was it?  
Last edited by jerryh; 30-06-2009 at 10:34 PM.
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03-07-2009, 09:35 PM
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| | | Re: A visit to Whixall moss
Always fancied a trip to Whixall Moss Jerry. It sounds great. I believe silver studded blues can be found there in season also. The dragonfly consumer could've been a hobby. There are supposed to be a lot of them there too.
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03-07-2009, 10:01 PM
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| | | Re: A visit to Whixall moss
It's a great place, Chris 
I, too, wondered about a Hobby - I saw one while I was there. I've never seen one eating on the ground, but I guess they do sometimes. |
03-07-2009, 10:13 PM
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| | | Re: A visit to Whixall moss
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Originally Posted by jerryh  I, too, wondered about a Hobby - I saw one while I was there. I've never seen one eating on the ground, but I guess they do sometimes. | Maybe it was a fussy hobby, that as usual ate on the wing, but decided to leave the wings in a nice tidy pile.
Regards, Chris |
04-07-2009, 08:15 AM
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| | | Re: A visit to Whixall moss
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Originally Posted by ChrisJB Maybe it was a fussy hobby, that as usual ate on the wing, but decided to leave the wings in a nice tidy pile.
Regards, Chris | Ah, yes - possibly a previously unknown subspecies, Falco subbuteo orderlii
Jerry |
04-07-2009, 10:27 PM
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| | | Re: A visit to Whixall moss
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Originally Posted by jerryh Ah, yes - possibly a previously unknown subspecies, Falco subbuteo orderlii
Jerry | Ha ha, nice one! 
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