Autumn Colours

Vapour Trails over East Cleveland

Garden Birdwatch Update

Week starting 18th September 2011.

Blue Tit 2

Coal Tit 1

Great Tit 1

Goldfinch 31

Greenfinch 2

Chaffinch 1

Robin 1

House Sparrow 11

Dunnock 2

Starling 2

Blackbird 1

Jackdaw 2

Collared Dove 4

Woodpigeon 1

Food: Sunflower Hearts, Peanuts & Seed.

Water

Butterflies: Speckled Wood 1, Red Admiral 1, Large White 1 & Small Tortoiseshell 2

Amphibians: Common Frog 2

Garden Moth Update

Results from Friday 23rd September 2011. Minimum temperature recorded 11.2C.

998 Light Brown Apple Moth 1

2306 Angle Shades 1

2107 Large Yellow Underwing 2

2267 Beaded Chestnut 1 (new)

1760 Red-green Carpet 1

1048 Garden Rose Tortrix 2

Here is a photograph of the Beaded Chestnut.

Garden Moth Update

Results from Saturday 17th September 2011. Minimum temperature recorded 8.1C.

998 Light Brown Apple Moth 4
2441 Silver Y 1
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
1726 Dark Marbled Carpet 1

Garden Birdwatch Update

Week starting 11th September 2011.

Blue Tit 1
Coal Tit 1
Great Tit 1
Goldfinch 30
Chaffinch 1
Greenfinch 2
Robin 1
House Sparrow 8
Dunnock 1
Collared Dove 5
Woodpigeon 1
Feral Pigeon 4
Jackdaw 2

Food: Sunflower Hearts, Peanuts & Seed.
Water

Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshell 1

Green Carpet

Big Garden Birdwatch

Week starting 4th September 2011.

Blue Tit 1

Coal Tit 1

House Sparrow 7

Dunnock 1

Goldfinch 15

Greenfinch 1

Jackdaw 3

Woodpigeon 1

Collared Dove 4

Feral Pigeon 1

Food: Sunflower Hearts, Seed & Peanuts.

Water

Garden Moth Update

Results from Friday 8th September 2011. Minimum Temperature 15C

1728 Garden Carpet 1
1776 Green Carpet 1
1937 Willow Beauty 3
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing 2
647 Brown House Moth 2
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 4
998 Light Brown Apple Moth 4
263 Apple Leaf Miner 1
2441 Siliver Y 1
2353 Flounced Rustic 1
1762 Dark Marbled Carpet 1

Sunrise in Stockton-on-Tees

What a beautiful sky over home this morning at approximately 6.30 am.

Oh Deer at the Teesmouth Field Centre

After the Bird Identification Workshop at the Teesmouth Field Centre a Roe Deer was spotted across the stell. This is a new mammals to add to the species seen of Hartlepool Power Station land.

New Moth for the Garden

The photograph below is an Apple Leaf Miner moth which is a new species for the garden.

Garden Birdwatch Update

Week Starting 28th August 2011

Blue Tit 2
Coal Tit 1
Great Tit 1
Goldfinch 10
Chaffinch 1
Greenfinch 2
House Sparrow 6
Dunnock 2
Robin 1
Jackdaw 3
Collared Dove 3
Woodpigeon 1
Feral Pigeon 3
Starling 30
Blackbird 2

Food: Sunflower Hearts, Seed & Peanuts
Water

Insects: 4 Common Carder Bees
Butterflies: 1 Peacock

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