www.ukbutterflies.co.uk

The mushroom looks a lot like Leccinum sp. - closely related to the boletes. But without seeing the underside of the cap, or seeing the stem more closely, it's difficult to say.

Guy

PS Most Leccinum are edible and some are very good to eat, though they do occasionally harbour a toxic micro-fungus.

I agree with Guy on this, does look like a Leccinum species.
Nipped over to Kingcombe meadows today, looking for mushrooms. Took my mushroom kit, which is a 105mm macro and the D200, with elbows tripod. Came home with loads of pristine Comma pics, and also saw good nick Small coppers. A quick jaunt to the coast on a great afternoon turned up zero Clouded yellows again. Sorry to put non-sightings on the sightings page.

Zonda:

Sorry to put non-sightings on the sightings page.

I would like to add my own non-sightings on the sightings page for today 26th September. Location for non-sightings - South Cambridgeshire.

Jack

Jack,

I would like to add my own non-sightings on the sightings page for today 26th September. Location for non-sightings - South Cambridgeshire.

That's a really interesting non-sighting, i might pop up. How far is Cambridgeshire from Dorset,,, do you think it'll stay till Tuesday?

Zonda asked about non-sightings:

do you think it'll stay till Tuesday?

I think you’ll be out of luck on Tuesday. The weather is due to change so it's unlikely that will be any non-sightings on Tuesday. I suggest you don’t bother with that long journey from Dorset.

Jack

Continuing the theme, I've had several really good non-sightings from Surrey...ALL week long! I'm kinda midway between Dorset and Cambs so if either of you chaps fancy popping in for tea and biscuits with more non-sightings than you can shake a copy of Thomas and Lewington at...

PS My blog is finally up to date. It actually includes sightings!!!

Gibster.

LOL

I've just browsed all of your shroom pics, Zonda - fantastic!

I especially liked the phalloides - that's relatively rare out here and I've long wanted to get photos like that of it.

Guy

Hello,

26 September 2010
After five days of inclement weather, the cool chill wind from the north
gave an autumny feel. Butterflies were discouraged, had died or hibernated,
and only on the lower slopes of Mill Hill were any to be seen in flight
visiting the few nectar plants available on the downs. Meadow Browns were
the only one of the five species to be frequently seen on the lower slopes
(the only area visited) with ten seen on the 1.2 transect area, and three
more seen on the steeper slopes. There were still two female Adonis Blues,
two male Common Blues including one in fine condition as well as a female,
two Small Heath Butterflies, and the Small Copper still looking pristine.
The male Common Blues were seen visiting Hardheads, Wild Basil and Autumnal
Hawkbits.

Adur Butterfly & Large Moth List
http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Butterfly-list2010.html

Cheers

Andy Horton
adur@glaucus.org.uk
Adur Valley Nature Notes
http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Adur2010.html
Adur Valley Nature Notes: September 2010
http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Sept2010.html
Sussex Downs Facebook Group
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=111843132181316

Sorry to break the long-list of non-sightings - but I actually saw 2 Red Admirals, 1 Speckled Wood and a Small White at lunchtime!

Nick:

....I actually saw....

That’s multiple no non-sightings Nick.

Jack

Just saw one moth today (I suppose that sort of counts as a non-sighting?)

Some sunshine and an unexpected day off - I had to make another last trip to Denbies...
There were still plenty of Small Heaths around, and a wide selection of Meadow Browns, both scattered across the whole hillide. Careful scanning of the scabious flowers eventually turned up a couple of female blues, one of which I would say was Adonis (see below). The other was just too worn to tell. I rarely see many whites here at any time, but a female Small White put in an appearance, as did a Speckled Wood some distance from the trees at the top of the hill. The high point of the morning was a splendid array of Small Coppers, all in the area to the left of the gate that leads onto the hillside proper, on both sides of the fence. One or two blue-spotted individuals were seen amongst them (caeruleo-punctata, I believe).

The season's not over till it's over!

Dave

Nice pics Dave. Cheers the soul to see them.

Thanks, Zonda.

It was a wrench to leave them, I can tell you!

Dave

I was sitting in my truck today, stuck in traffic, when I suddenly noticed a Small Copper perched on the tail spoiler of the car beside me. The lights changed and the car sped off, Small Copper still in situ...well that's one unexpected means of dispersal I guess!!!

Gibster

Speaking of Small Copper, saw several today...
this chap just went round in circles... some nice ones too...

Gibster wrote:I was sitting in my truck today, stuck in traffic, when I suddenly noticed a Small Copper perched on the tail spoiler of the car beside me. The lights changed and the car sped off, Small Copper still in situ...

Gibster

Are you sure it wast jesting as a police man?

Gibster wrote:... and the car sped off, Small Copper still in situ...Gibster

Quite obviously, it was a bug.....

Hello, my first post & I registered to increase the members further up UK as many bf's seem to proliferate down south. I have read the forum this year & have met one member on a "bf twitch" only a local one in north Norfolk. So yesterday was very sunny on Norfolk coast & saw 7 Red Admirals on a huge ivy bush at Stifkey Fen & 2 Comma + 1 small copper at Warham Greens. Delightfull & some very good birds as well. Eric