David B

Spectacle and Bee Moth best of tonights back door light trap, so far. #moths #mothsmatter

Sussex Emerald caterpillar, on its more usual, for Kent, Wild Carrot (fingers for scale and focus - my finding skills were woeful today - all finds by others). Caterpillar will also use Ragwort - and other plants abroad. #moths #caterpillars

Sussex Emerald caterpillar consuming a plant its not supposed to - insect highlight of a 33deg survey at Stodmarsh today. Cuckoo, Bittern, Marsh Harriers, Hobbies and Cattle Egret the bird highlights, the first two heard rather than seen. #moths #wildflowers #birds #kent

@URewilding @DefraGovUK Gardens can be great for wildlife habitat, but I imagine new ones are not - so new housing must be right up there in Kent too - it is also the main driver for new transport infrastructure. Agriculture perhaps if change of use, but mostly see it going to housing and renewables.

@DefraGovUK In Kent, best habitats are outside of National Landscapes (designated for landform not ecology). Agriculture & transport infrastructure is destroying remaining Kent Downs habitat. National Landscape extensions into areas like the Greensand Ridge are needed if '30 by 30' to work.

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Corn Bunting (completely unbothered by humans) put on a terrific show, South Foreland. Yellowhammer also present. Cuckoo put on a sound show at Pegwell the previous day while looking for Southern Marsh Orchid. #birds #kent #orchids

@AngelikaHTCG @ryeharbour_NR I did not realise they could be found at Rye. Nice find.

🤩 star find at @ryeharbour_NR … Lizard Orchid ‘Himantoglossum hircinum’ ♥️ #WildflowerShow #wildflowerhour

Sainfoin. Seen throughout but some areas were full of the plant near South Foreland lighthouse, on the White Cliffs of Dover today. #wildflowerhour

Small Blue, Brown-banded Carder and Treble-bar moth - Peters Village area. I see Kent Wildlife have an open day on 6th June at Peters Pit. #butterflies #bumblebees #moths

Cream-spot Tiger found sheltering from the wind, and a Bee Orchid - lots of the orchid in bud yesterday, only this one seen flowering, first of they year for me. Rye Harbour. #moths #orchids #sussex

Rye Harbour yesterday - Common Terns from the Denney Hide, Sandwich Terns from Parks hide (they seem to have largely removed the BH Gulls from the island in front). Little Terns around, at some distance yesterday (very windy) from Visitors Centre path. #birds #sussex

@ray_rambling @BritishMoths Beautiful insects when they let you get close - same place. Did you get to see Small Pearl, they had only just started flying last Friday, I did not see one.

Thrilled to have a Rare close up view of a Speckled Yellow Moth Pseudopanthera macularia, BC Park Corner Heath East Sussex this week. They have the most acute hearing of Woodland day flying Moths, hard to get within 10ft of. Larvae feed on Wood Sage @BritishMoths #MothsMatter

@AngelikaHTCG You can walk the entire top of the cliff lined coast from Eastbourne to Cuckmere Haven and get a return coastal explorer bus back - or visa versa. Its a cracking walk, amazing views.

@DavidKentNature Must go !

Dropwort - just starting to flower on the Sussex coastal chalk grassland. #wildflowerhour

@curiocritters Ennominae - might be the correct answer. Light Emerald | UKmoths ukmoths.org.uk/species/campae…

@DavidKentNature Yes, but which Genus?

Light Emerald to the back door light trap. Might be quite early, have to check Kent records. #moths #mothsmatter

@AngelikaHTCG Hollywell, Eastbourne. Its all over the South Downs, and parts of the North Downs.

@DavidKentNature Where along the Sussex coast did you see this, David? It’s so pretty 😍

@MikeFRobinson Mike I think it flew for about 4 seconds, straight in to next doors tree full of Sparrows - but at least this one got to fly... that's nature for you.

@DavidKentNature Well done...

Guarding this one (hungry birds!), Broad-bodied Chaser I think. #dragonflies #ponds #gardens

@curiocritters Geometridae

@DavidKentNature Traminda sp.?

@mike_gould6 I was looking forward to seeing the sea wall in a few days when warmer..... at least the flat bit next to reed bed does not get mowed.

@DavidKentNature Early have been the most common but very few terrestris and red tails, and so dry, no flower. To help matters EA have just razored all the sea wall grassy banks!

Seasalter 'Beeroad' this morning, 3 B. humilis and two Large Red-tailed cuckoo bee. @DavidKentNature

@mike_gould6 Early, Tree, RedT and Common Carder have been ok locally, queens anyway. I am wondering if the very dry period impacted plants to the extent the queens of many species were struggling to establish nests.

@DavidKentNature Yesterday was the sign of anything happening, its been dead until now.