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Sunday, August 19th 2018

Devil's Bit Scabious is now in full flower, on the moor, in the small meadows and in the Scrapes.

Devil's Bit Scabious

A Peacock Butterfly was feeding from the nectar rich flower.

Pweacock butterfly on Devil's Bit Scabious

Comma butterflies can be seen feeding from Hemp Agrimony.

Comma butterfly on Hemp Agrimony

Common Fleabane is growing on an island in the Scrapes and is a yellow background to the red Rowan berries which will soon be eaten by the Blackbirds and Song Thrushes.

Common fleabane and red Rowan berries

Taphrina alni is a fugus that causes a red 'tongue' to appear out of the female catkins of Alder.  This was once rare in the UK but is now common.

Taphrina alni

In June we found a single Eyed Hawkmoth.  Last week a large green caterpillar was followed as it crossed a path and headed for the undergrowth. Caterpillars can be difficult to ID but this one was soon tracked down as an Eyed Hawkmoth moth caterpillar.  They feed on willows and this one was headed straight for a large willow tree!

Eyed Hawkmoth caterpillar


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