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Wood Warbler – Acres Down, New Forest

  • by chrisbutton1
  • Posted on 2nd Jun 20209th Sep 2020
  • birds

I hadn’t seen Shaun for almost 20 years yet he had me changing my plans with the promise of a Wood Warbler. I had decided to try for Honey Buzzard again and with the weather […]

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Woodlark – Acres Down, New Forest

  • by chrisbutton1
  • Posted on 21st May 202025th Aug 2020
  • birds

I headed back to Acres Down to see if I could sketch the pair of Woodlark I had seen in the same area of the heath on several occasions. I headed out there early so […]

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Roseate Tern – Titchfield Haven, Hampshire

  • by chrisbutton1
  • Posted on 28th Jun 201913th Jan 2020
  • birds

Martin, Mark, Dad and I were due to go out birding and as there wasn’t anything obvious to go for and the weather forecast was excellent we decided we would head to Acres Down to try for Honey Buzzard […]

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Needs Ore 2021 Year List

95. Hen Harrier – 9th January

94. Grey Wagtail – 9th January

93. Sparrowhawk – 9th January

92. Moorhen – 9th January

91. Dartford Warbler – 9th January

Needs Ore Patch List (started Sep 20)

134. Hen Harrier – 9th January 2021

133. Woodcock – 9th January 2021

132. Tawny Owl – 9th January 2021

131. Crossbill – 29th December 2020

(Pale-bellied Brent Goose – 29th December 2020)

130. Russian White-fronted Goose – 19th December 2020

British List (last 5 entries)

447. Quail – 6th August 2019
Martin Down, Hampshire

446. Little Bustard – 24th June 2019
Slimbridge WWT, Gloucestershire

445. Baikal Teal – 3rd May 2019
March Farmers, Cambridgeshire

444. Grey Catbird – 17th October 2018
Treeve Moor, Land’s End, Cornwall

443. Greater Yellowlegs – 20th July 2015
Titchfield Haven, Hampshire

Butterfly List (last 5 entries)

60. Chequered Skipper – 25th May 2012
Glasdrum Wood, Argyll

59. Scotch Argus – 14th August 2010
Arnside Knott, Cumbria

58. Swallowtail – 5th June 2010
Strumpshaw, Norfolk

57. Northern Brown Argus – 28th June 2009
Whitbarrow Scar, Cumbria

56. Large Heath – 27th June 2009
Meathop Moss, Cumbria

Dragonfly List (last 5 entries)

35. Vagrant Emperor – 15th February 2019
Constantine Bay, Cornwall

34. Variable Damselly – 20th May 2018
Fen Drayton Lakes, Cambridgeshire

33. Common Hawker – 7th July 2017
Whixhall Mos, Shropshire

32. Brilliant Emerald – 4th July 2016
Basingstoke Canal, Hampshire

31. White-faced Darter – 27th May 2012
Whixhall Moss, Shropshire

Orchid List (last 5 entries)

46. Lesser Twayblade – 8th June 2018
Cilburn Moss, Cumbria

45. Small White Orchid – 8th June 2018
Little Asby, Cumbria

44. Coral-root Orchid – 7th June 2018
Sandscale Haws, Cumbria

43. Lady’s Slipper Orchid – 7th June 2018
Gait Barrows, Lancashire

42. Dune Helleborine – 6th July 2017
Sandscale Haws, Cumbria

Bumblebee List (last 5 entries)

16. Bilberry Bumblebee (B monticola)
Honister Pass, Cumbia – 27th June 2009

15. Field Cuckoo Bumblebee (B campestris)
Totton, Hampshire – 8th August 2008

14. Barbut’s Cuckoo Bumblebee (B barbutellus)
Totton, Hampshire – 12th July 2008

13. Forest Cuckoo Bumblebee (B sylvestris)
Bentley Wood, Hampshire – 22nd June 2008

12. Red-tailed Cuckoo Bumblebee (B rupestris)
Sandy Balls, Hampshire – 9th August 2006

Grasshopper List (last 5 entries)

21. Great Green Bush-cricket
Stanpit, Dorset – 23rd August 2016

20. Short-winged Conehead
Needs Ore, Hampshire – 22nd August 2016

19. Lesser Marsh Grasshopper
Needs Ore, Hampshire – 22nd August 2016

18. Common Groundhopper
St Catherine’s Hill, Hampshire – 18th August 2016

17. Rufous Grasshopper
Hartslock, Oxfordshire – 15th August 2016

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