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Re: Paul Wetton
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 9:41 am
by Denise
Hi Paul.
I thought that footage was excellent
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I have never seen Chequered Skipper, well not in this country and then only a fleeting glimpse.
I am thinking of going up to Glasdrum at the end of May as my birthday treat. Might run into some of you guys there, that is if I recognise any of you in drag, or worse!
Denise
Re: Paul Wetton
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:45 am
by Paul Wetton
Hi Denise
Many thanks for the kind comment.
What could possibly be worse than myself, Seth and Neil prancing about the Scottish hillsides in drag. Can't think of anything myself.
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Re: Paul Wetton
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 3:31 pm
by Denise
Oh! I can't get this image out of my head
So your really sayin take a large dark naked woman daubed in blood who has extremely soft skin whilst you should be wearin white silk stockings and smokin like a steam train
No naked people please
Denise
Re: Paul Wetton
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 4:07 pm
by Paul Wetton
OK less of the naked, drag queens of UKB.
Maybe I should put another video on to put some more pleasant images into everyone mind.
Re: Paul Wetton
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 5:44 pm
by Gibster
Paul Wetton wrote:Maybe I should put another video on to put some more pleasant images into everyone mind
How about Painted Lady-boys?
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Re: Paul Wetton
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 8:15 pm
by Piers
Re: Paul Wetton
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 11:12 pm
by Paul Wetton
Nice one Seth. I may have to have a play in photo shop over the weekend if I can't get out anywhere.
Felix that looks like a great item of clothing for anyone planning to spend time in the midge infested regions north of the border.
One thing that does work with midges is to keep moving. Trouble is then you can't look at anything in detail and as soon as you stop they're back.
Re: Paul Wetton
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:23 am
by Gibster
Re: Paul Wetton
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 6:33 pm
by Susie
Forget the butterflies, this thread has made me laugh my head off.
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Re: Paul Wetton
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 7:00 pm
by Paul Wetton
We're only here to please
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Re: Paul Wetton
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 3:50 pm
by Paul Wetton
Time for some more butterfly video.
Here's some footage of Large Blue at Collard Hill taken in the second week of June last year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzfT7NSUYKU[/video]
Hope this spurs some of you to go and have a look at Collard Hill this year.
Re: Paul Wetton
Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 8:30 pm
by Gibster
Hey Wetton!
Wot's happened to UKB's most surreal blog?
Not in hibernation are you, mate???
Gibster.
Re: Paul Wetton
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:25 pm
by Paul Wetton
Hey Gibbo
Time for an update.
Had a trip to Broadsands in Devon on Sunday looking for Cirl Buntings. Found several and had a couple of Shags in the sea. Two Cormorant like birds for the non birders.
![Cirl Bunting 14.jpg (104.74 KiB) Viewed 1545 times Female perched amongst Bramble](./files/thumb_10112_07d59b8f58a4514351da3c8c5498e4df)
- Female perched amongst Bramble
![Cirl Bunting 16.jpg (95.27 KiB) Viewed 1545 times Male eating seeds](./files/thumb_10112_51172e7515a9e6ac662c1a89d4dc010b)
- Male eating seeds
Stopped off at Woolhampton Gravel Pits near Reading on the way home to take a look at the three Black-necked Grebes.
![Black necked Grebe 2.jpg (79.72 KiB) Viewed 1545 times Here's one of the three](./files/thumb_10112_1ff573358cca020d4a8b4a04f1cf089d)
- Here's one of the three
Had my first butterflies at Broadsands in Devon whilst sat in the car park watching the Cirl Buntings. Two Small Tortoiseshells were feeding on the Willow flowers along the edge of the car park.
I've broken my vow of long distance travel already and probably did £100 on petrol. Off down the slippery slope again.
Re: Paul Wetton
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 9:58 pm
by Gibster
Yo, Wetton!
Glad to see you're still alive, and getting in the shag-gags...I'd never stoop that low. Of course, if we're talking
Parus major then I'm listening...
That Cirl site is great, isn't it? Not as scenic as Prawle, but Broadsands car park does offer fantastic photography opportunities. The warden has been seeding the top corner for few years now. We had 13 on our visit, including young birds, all in the grit alongside Dunnocks.
I've had Small Tort, Peacock, Comma, Brimstone (as adults), Small Copper (a larva), Purple Hairstreak & Brown Hairstreak (eggs). How's your yearlist going so far???
All the best,
Gibster.
Re: Paul Wetton
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:09 am
by Paul Wetton
Hiya Seth
Had a funeral yesterday unfortunately but managed my second and third species of the year at the crematorium. Peacock and Red Admiral.
Yep, Broadsands car park was a great spot for photos of the birds but not very scenic and full of dog walkers and kids. Can't have everything.
Nice pair of P. Major always goes down well.
I've been watching news about the Large Torts with interest as it's a species I've never seen before.
Re: Paul Wetton
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:09 pm
by Gibster
Yeah, I know what you mean about the IOW Large Torts, the temptation is strong. But the money in my pocket is weak. And we've a week in southern Spain with friends in a couple of weeks time which won't be cheap. I've seen a couple of Large Torts before (one is probably a bit iffy, in mid-Surrey in 90s. The other at Portland which I'm claiming as 100% genuine...ish!)
Sam's just started a new job and has her rota till the end of the year, which strikes me as mind-boggling. I never know my rota from one week to the next (!) Tonight we can settle down and work out our day trips/overnighters/mini-breaks for the summer. Mountain Ringlet and Real's Wood White are the main targets this season. Plus Small Heath rhoumensis. Of course, it always helps to get off at the correct island...doh! We shall pay better attention this year...
Gibster.
Re: Paul Wetton
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:27 am
by Paul Wetton
Never been to Rhum. Just looked over the sea at it.
I'd be interested in a spot of Mountain Ringlet spotting. I can get up there in less then 3 hours from Notts.
I'm an 8-30 til 16-30 5 days a week sort of bloke so it's easy to plan trips. Just don't get enough hols in a year.
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Re: Paul Wetton
Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 3:13 pm
by Paul Wetton
Time for an update as I've been quietly skulking around at my local nature reserve until now.
Had a trip to Goring on the Thames to find the Club-tailed Dragonfly.
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- Shot along the Thames south of Goring
Found plenty of exuviae on the concrete edge of the bridge but didn't find any hatching out. Guess we were too late in the year or it was the wrong day. We did find a couple of adults warming up in the riverside vegetation. I love these dragonflies.
![Club Tail 1.jpg (78.29 KiB) Viewed 1350 times First Club Tail](./files/thumb_10112_8ec8005f148ccd2a443386cddc01f02a)
- First Club Tail
This was the second found by two wildlife enthusiasts we met at Bentley Wood last year. Good to meet up again.
![Club Tail 4.jpg (57.24 KiB) Viewed 1350 times Second Club Tail](./files/thumb_10112_2c0662d0aba2f073bcdfddf5db221aa2)
- Second Club Tail
![Club Tail 5.jpg (84.27 KiB) Viewed 1350 times Second Club Tail](./files/thumb_10112_a8ec3f41bd291659a1f4623bb880ca4b)
- Second Club Tail
We visited the nearby Hartslock Nature Reserve famous for its Orchids.
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- Hillside at Hartslock Nature Reserve
The Lady Orchids were over due to the hot spring but Monkey Orchids were beginning to flower.
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- Monkey Orchid in flower
There were some splendid Monkey x Lady Orchid hybrids showing quite tall spikes on the hillside.
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- Lady x Monkey Orchid hybrid
I'm not sure if the individual flowers actually look like a cross between a lady and a monkey though.
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- Lady x Monkey flowers
Helen found a rather worn Green Hairstreak that I missed whilst I was filming.
![Green Hairstreak.jpg (91.71 KiB) Viewed 1350 times Green Hairstreak](./files/thumb_10112_33874943ebb93eed9e03c2c6f91e168b)
- Green Hairstreak
As we were not a million miles away from Wrecclesham we headed off for some Glanvilles. I took about 30 minutes of video then had a play with the DSLR while Helen had a kip amongst the Ox-eye Daisy's.
I took some what I call scientific shots attempting the underside upperside and males and females.
Here are some female shots.
![Glanville Female 2.jpg (71.64 KiB) Viewed 1350 times Female underside](./files/thumb_10112_dd7d8a0e9deb1f2e1bcf2e6f2a6bf3d3)
- Female underside
![Glanville Female 9.jpg (84.25 KiB) Viewed 1350 times Female](./files/thumb_10112_47b0472b8b07d9f40d9ddbe42dd161ee)
- Female
![Glanville Female 12.jpg (66.61 KiB) Viewed 1350 times Nectaring Female](./files/thumb_10112_cf899dde413a31051ee4f3d1732ac36f)
- Nectaring Female
![Glanville Female 15.jpg (48.46 KiB) Viewed 1350 times Arty shot of a Female](./files/thumb_10112_ab474d825804de00219da497511d76f1)
- Arty shot of a Female
Here's a few of the males.
![Glanville Male 2.jpg (74.06 KiB) Viewed 1350 times Nectaring Male](./files/thumb_10112_855c2695d34c5f3e51a947ecd8ffeb38)
- Nectaring Male
![Glanville Male 1.jpg (123.29 KiB) Viewed 1350 times Male](./files/thumb_10112_f024009ab72dca857db4ecb02caff4d8)
- Male
And now some more arty shots.
![Glanville Female 4.jpg (50.87 KiB) Viewed 1350 times Female Glanville surveys the daisies](./files/thumb_10112_085acc511821451006565f17c0515431)
- Female Glanville surveys the daisies
![Glanville Female 5.jpg (46.74 KiB) Viewed 1350 times Female riding an Ox-eye Daisy in the wind](./files/thumb_10112_5d86f014a40ec585677a2a482abbcf00)
- Female riding an Ox-eye Daisy in the wind
Hello to John who started the thread on Wrecclesham. Thanks for the information posted here and good to meet you at the site.
All in all a good day out catching up with all the target species we had hoped for. The only down side was a detour to Homefield Wood a suggestion from someone we met at Hartslock. We couldn't find the site and spent over an hour getting through reading.
Re: Paul Wetton
Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 8:18 pm
by Michaeljf
Hi Paul,
a smashing range of images and a lovely description of your trips to Goring, Hartslock and Wrecclesham. I love the combination of the scenic shots and the diversity of the orchids, butterflies and dragonflies. You can't beat getting out and about, eh?!
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Keep up the good work!!
Michael
Re: Paul Wetton
Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 9:50 pm
by Paul Wetton
Hi Michael
I thought you might enjoy the scenic shots. It was a great day out with some interesting observations and lovely weather. You're right you can't beat it.
I took many more photos and plenty of video and could have added plenty more text but I don't want to bore folks.
All the best.