Montiaghs Moss
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 8:55 am
I went Montiaghs Moss in Co Antrim on Sunday. I'll post the few pics I did get later, in class at moment. It started about 12-13C and got to 15C by 1-2pm. I was there with 4 people from BCNI and saw these species:
Butterflies:
Wood White (few) My first ever one I have seen
Green Veined White (numerous)
Female Orange Tip (1)
Small Heath (Few)
Speckled Wood (Quite a few)
Green Hairstreak (1) My first ever one I have seen (one photo, not so good I got)
Marsh Fritillary (a few, but at speeds they were flying, and hardly any flowering plants, not much hope to get a pic of one)
Moths:
Poplar Hawk Moth
Eyed Hawk Moth
Sallow Prominent
Brimstone Moth
Silver Hook Tip (Tried to get a photo, but on guy tried to net it and failed, and I lost it)
1 micro
Argent And Sable
Ian Rippy was there and knew every species of dragonflies and damsels there. He also found orange tip eggs on cuckoo flowers. I tried getting a pic of that, but way too small. Species there were:
Variable Damselfly (http://www.habitas.org.uk/dragonflyireland/5605.htm) blue ones are very similar to Irish Damsel
Irish Damselfly (http://www.habitas.org.uk/dragonflyireland/5609.htm)
4 spotted Chasers (http://www.habitas.org.uk/dragonflyireland/5639.htm)
Hairy Dragonfly (found a mating pair, but flew off before I could get a photo) (http://www.habitas.org.uk/dragonflyireland/5622.htm)
Large Red Damselfly (http://www.habitas.org.uk/dragonflyireland/5599.htm)
saw numerous egg laying (and some being eaten by diving beetles as they did lay)
may have been more there, but don't remember
Also, the small heath I saw and did manage to photo fell down and played dead for a few mins, then flew off. Is this normal? I have a shot of it "playing dead"
Also saw my first sundew plants.
Butterflies:
Wood White (few) My first ever one I have seen
Green Veined White (numerous)
Female Orange Tip (1)
Small Heath (Few)
Speckled Wood (Quite a few)
Green Hairstreak (1) My first ever one I have seen (one photo, not so good I got)
Marsh Fritillary (a few, but at speeds they were flying, and hardly any flowering plants, not much hope to get a pic of one)
Moths:
Poplar Hawk Moth
Eyed Hawk Moth
Sallow Prominent
Brimstone Moth
Silver Hook Tip (Tried to get a photo, but on guy tried to net it and failed, and I lost it)
1 micro
Argent And Sable
Ian Rippy was there and knew every species of dragonflies and damsels there. He also found orange tip eggs on cuckoo flowers. I tried getting a pic of that, but way too small. Species there were:
Variable Damselfly (http://www.habitas.org.uk/dragonflyireland/5605.htm) blue ones are very similar to Irish Damsel
Irish Damselfly (http://www.habitas.org.uk/dragonflyireland/5609.htm)
4 spotted Chasers (http://www.habitas.org.uk/dragonflyireland/5639.htm)
Hairy Dragonfly (found a mating pair, but flew off before I could get a photo) (http://www.habitas.org.uk/dragonflyireland/5622.htm)
Large Red Damselfly (http://www.habitas.org.uk/dragonflyireland/5599.htm)
saw numerous egg laying (and some being eaten by diving beetles as they did lay)
may have been more there, but don't remember
Also, the small heath I saw and did manage to photo fell down and played dead for a few mins, then flew off. Is this normal? I have a shot of it "playing dead"
Also saw my first sundew plants.