Nature notes - August 2009
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What is it? Do you know what creatures are captured in this image? Hint: there are 16 of them! To find out click here |
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On 25th August a brown hairstreak was spotted nectaring on fleabane, only the 5th sighting of this butterfly at Carymoor since 2006. An elusive species, it spends most of its time high in the tree canopy or hidden within a hedgerow where the females (shown here) lay their eggs on blackthorn. | |
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At Carymoor you never know what you're going to see next! Jules Cross, Carymoor's Reserve Officer, spotted a kingfisher fishing in our 'newt tank' - a disused phosphorus store dating from WWII, which has filled with rainwater. The discovery of great crested newts living in this tank in the 90s started a chain of events which led to the establishment of Carymoor. Fortunately the kingfisher is eating sticklebacks, not newts! | |
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There are 16 beautifully camoufaged orange-tip butterfly pupae attached to these stems of garlic mustard Allaria petiolata. The new adult butterflies should emerge next April-May. |
© Carymoor Updated 2009