Wild About Britain

Greenbottle - Lucilia caesar

diggleken — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:04:18 -0400

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Description: On dead Bown Hare.........

Common Sandpiper - Actitis hypoleucos

diggleken — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:04:17 -0400

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Common Green Grasshopper - Omocestus virudilis

diggleken — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:04:16 -0400

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Xylota segnis

diggleken — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:04:06 -0400

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Platycheirus albimanus

diggleken — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:04:05 -0400

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Nettle Rust - Puccinia urticata

diggleken — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:04:05 -0400

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Description: this seems to be very prevalent this spring.....

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Meadow Pipit - Anthus pratensis

diggleken — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:04:04 -0400

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Common Sandpiper - Actitis hypoleucos

diggleken — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:04:03 -0400

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Helophilus pendulus

diggleken — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 03:55:25 -0400

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Blue-tailed Damselfly - Ischnura elegans

diggleken — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:48:51 -0400

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Melanostoma scalare

diggleken — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:48:50 -0400

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Dames Violet - Hesperis matronalis

diggleken — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:48:49 -0400

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Large Red Damselfly - Pyrrhosoma nymphula

diggleken — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:48:49 -0400

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Butterbur - Petasites hybridus

diggleken — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:48:48 -0400

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Tawny Mining Bee - Andrena fulva

diggleken — Sun, 26 May 2013 11:54:44 -0400

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Speckled Wood - Pararge aegeria

diggleken — Sun, 26 May 2013 11:54:43 -0400

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Small Tortoiseshell - Aglais urticae

diggleken — Sun, 26 May 2013 11:54:42 -0400

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Pleated Inkcap - Parasola plicatilis

diggleken — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:37:27 -0400

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Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa

diggleken — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:37:26 -0400

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Pleated Inkcap - Parasola plicatilis

diggleken — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:37:26 -0400

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Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa

diggleken — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:37:25 -0400

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Spring Squill - Scilla verna

diggleken — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:14:33 -0400

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Rock Dove - Columba livia

diggleken — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:14:32 -0400

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Early Purple Orchid - Orchis mascula

diggleken — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:14:31 -0400

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Ringed Plover - Charadrius hiaticula

diggleken — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:13:10 -0400

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Description: A pair on a Mull of Galloway beach.

Bog Beacon - Mitrula paludosa

diggleken — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:13:08 -0400

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Dor Beetle - Geotrupes stercorarius

diggleken — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:13:08 -0400

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Black Guillemot - Cepphus grylle

diggleken — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:13:07 -0400

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Little Owl - Athene noctua

diggleken — Wed, 08 May 2013 08:17:33 -0400

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Little Owl - Athene noctua

diggleken — Wed, 08 May 2013 08:17:32 -0400

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Platycheirus albimanus

diggleken — Tue, 07 May 2013 08:18:23 -0400

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Winter Polypore - Polyporus brumalis

diggleken — Sat, 04 May 2013 06:35:41 -0400

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Description: On felled old mossy willow trunk.

Larch resin

diggleken — Fri, 03 May 2013 04:26:00 -0400

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Description: nicely caught by the sun....

Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus

diggleken — Fri, 03 May 2013 04:20:59 -0400

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Description: Superb feathering!

Polytrichum piliferum

diggleken — Fri, 03 May 2013 04:20:59 -0400

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Meadow Pipit - Anthus pratensis

diggleken — Fri, 03 May 2013 04:20:58 -0400

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Description: classic moorland view

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Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos

diggleken — Fri, 03 May 2013 04:20:57 -0400

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Description: Such a beautiful speculum and feathering on the female.

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Heterosphaeria patella

diggleken — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:09:59 -0400

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Description: On Angelica!

Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea

diggleken — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:08:49 -0400

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Melanostoma mellinum

diggleken — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:08:48 -0400

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Dandelion - Taraxacum officinale

diggleken — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 07:50:05 -0400

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Enteridium lycoperdon

diggleken — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 07:50:04 -0400

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Description: one of 3 on an old rotting tree - seems to be moving............

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Phacidiostroma multivalve

diggleken — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:12:07 -0400

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Common Toad - Bufo bufo

diggleken — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 05:22:04 -0400

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Description: yet another..............

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Dimerella pineti

diggleken — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 05:22:03 -0400

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Description: wetted

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Dimerella pineti

diggleken — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 05:22:03 -0400

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Description: dry

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Common Toad - Bufo bufo

diggleken — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:56:45 -0400

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Broadstone Hill trig point

diggleken — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 07:30:04 -0400

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Description: at 454 mtrs, looking towards Standedge cutting over the Pennines in Diggle.

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Tortella bambergeri

diggleken — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 07:07:42 -0400

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Description: to show wet and so uncurled leaves

Lecidella elaeochroma

diggleken — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 06:46:32 -0400

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Description: Showing concave apothecial disc with margin becoming excluded as it becomes convex on others.