I have some of the summer taking photo's of dragonflies, which if you are careful will let you get close to them, is it possible to...
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dgerc
Sep 5, 2011 8:16 am
... Not directly, but linking to YouTube clips (as you have done) is the best way of doing this. MARK...
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BrianW
gentalis
Sep 5, 2011 10:25 am
Thanks Mark. I will make some more, time to do them over the winter, possibly showing a location with its wildlife. Thanks Gentalis....
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dgerc
Sep 5, 2011 12:41 pm
On the Buglife invertebrate walk at Rascarrel a couple of weeks ago Keith Kirk found an unusual cricket in the pathside vegetation. This turned out to be a...
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mark.rosy@...
mark.rosy...
Sep 6, 2011 12:54 pm
We have spent all summer trying to see either a basking shark or harbour porpoise, unfortunately we found the body of a young porpoise this weekend on Castle...
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gavcha88
Sep 9, 2011 7:21 pm
A good selection of butterflies around Garlieston Bay and Eggerness Point today. They included: Painted Lady, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Wall...
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BrianW
gentalis
Sep 10, 2011 6:33 pm
Found this in the harbour at Isle of Whithorn, we were looking for the Rose-coloured Starling, no luck, perhaps next time, but this...
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Valerie Harrison
wild_forms
Sep 12, 2011 7:50 am
Managed to get out for a walk Saturday once the rain had stopped. Plenty of toadstools about and a few butterflies, Small Tortoiseshell and Red Admiral mainly....
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BrianW
gentalis
Sep 19, 2011 11:59 am
I went to Drumscallon Plantation 18/09/2011. there are two small ponds in the plantation, i spent three hours watching good numbers of...
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gavcha88
Sep 19, 2011 1:54 pm
Yesterday there were large numbers of butterflies at Baldoon, Wigtown feeding on thistle species along track sides. Counts were roughly: 70+ Small...
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Gavin Chambers
gavcha88
Sep 19, 2011 7:49 pm
Knew I'd missed one, there was also a couple of Painted Lady's which there have been limited numbers of this year (at least from my experience). Gavin ...
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slioch69scotland
slioch69scot...
Sep 21, 2011 12:55 pm
Yesterday was the nationwide launch of a targeted badger crime intitative, Operation Meles. This is aimed at combatting badger crime which is a UK priority and...
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Dumfries and galloway...
dumfriesandg...
Sep 25, 2011 11:19 am
Hi all, Just trying to get the out to everyone about our birthday party. http://www.wwt.org.uk/visit-us/caerlaverock/events/40-year-birthday It would be great...
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gavcha88
Sep 27, 2011 2:06 pm
When I first visited Garlieston Bay to search for shells I was very pessimistic about finding much given the apparent lack of shells on the beach. However my...
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gavcha88
Oct 10, 2011 6:19 pm
A single Speckled Wood was in Shore Wood along the path to Eggerness Point. Also a few Red Admirals and Peacock Butterflies about. On the beach I found a Slit...
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Mparr2001@...
dghorse2006
Oct 19, 2011 8:39 pm
This may be of interest to some of you: Sent: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:31 Subject: Scottish Government - Scottish Consultation on the Fifth Quinquennial Review of...
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slioch69scotland
slioch69scot...
Nov 10, 2011 8:39 am
There will be a Badger Blitz in the Torthorwald area, east of Dumfries next week (Monday 14th to Friday 18th November). Anyone can take part. Whether you have...
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dgerc
Nov 24, 2011 2:47 pm
Dear group members Apologies if I seem to have been neglecting the group recently. It has been rather quiet on here in recent weeks/months. One reason why its...
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dgerc
Nov 25, 2011 9:47 am
Mike Harrison has just found a new species for D&G in his garden near Leswalt. Dicyrtomina saundersi is a type of springtail (with no english name...
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Valerie Harrison
wild_forms
Dec 13, 2011 2:58 pm
An interesting walk on Saturday to Ringdoo Point. Two Little Egrets, a stranded guillemot, a large jellyfish (photos uploaded, think it might be a Barrel...
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dgerc
Dec 13, 2011 3:22 pm
Hi Valerie Sounds like a very enjoyable walk. I would agree with you on Barrel Jellyfish (Rhizostoma octopus) - as far as I know it's by far the largest...
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gavcha88
Dec 14, 2011 6:24 pm
Today while working/volunteering with the Cree Valley Community Woodlands Trust in Low Camer Wood a Ladybird was found on a small Birch. It had 16 white spots...
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RossG
gemmell1984
Dec 15, 2011 4:57 pm
Hi Gavin I quite often see them on sycamore and birch. I call them 16spots but everyone has different English names. Thats why the latin name is useful ......
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Teresa
zarfrost
Dec 15, 2011 7:11 pm
Over the border, but here is their entry from the Cumbria ladybird atlas (which we hope to update sometime). ...
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Gavin Chambers
gavcha88
Dec 15, 2011 10:00 pm
Thanks for the info. Not seen that many ladybird species so I'm still learning! Gavin ________________________________ From: Teresa...
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brianwardell1@...
brianwardell...
Dec 18, 2011 11:26 pm
Hi, I had a delivery driver call at my home on Friday last week who's very interested in wildlife etc, he told me he had hit a very large Wild Boar with his...
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slioch69scotland
slioch69scot...
Dec 19, 2011 8:01 am
Hi Brian I assume that the locus of the accident may have been the A77 near Glenapp Castle Hotel. Although this is technically 'over the border' for me I have...
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Mick
micks_wildlife
Jan 6, 2012 3:19 pm
The first snowdrops are out in flower in our garden - I am sure this is the earliest ever. We have had daffodils out since just before Christmas. I have also...
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dgerc
Jan 13, 2012 3:23 pm
Message from Anne Westerberg at RSPB Crossmichael. She's co-ordinating the beached bird survey in Feb and is looking for help in the Annan area. Anyone...
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dgerc
Jan 13, 2012 3:40 pm
One or two were out in my garden in December. Seems like there have been some very unseasonal butterfly sightings down south too - though none up here that...
