Butterflies: 1 Orange Tip male 2 Comma 1 Peacock 1 Small White 1 Speckled Wood
1 Large Red Damselfly
1 small weevil sp
Shannon Llewellyn said
Fri Apr 14 3:12 PM, 2017
Interesting; thank you, both.
Holly blue would also be a first here, so first blue, one way or the other.
Doc Brewster said
Thu Apr 13 9:00 PM, 2017
Had a report from a reliable observer of a Common Blue at Burton Mere Wetlands last Tuesday (11th). I found the Green Hairstreaks at Newchurch Common earlier than this species usual emergence date. So this may be one of the early emergence years for a number of species! ğ
Andy Bissitt said
Thu Apr 13 8:47 PM, 2017
Shannon Llewellyn wrote:
Hi Andy,
Could well have been; fairly fleeting view (without underwing confirmation), just looked a bit darker than I normally associate with the holly blue. Is late April / early May more likely for the first brood, then? My guide just said 'April'.
Cheers for the info, anyway!
Shannon,
My brother delivered the 2016 Cheshire Butterfly report on Monday, and after my post I just thought I'd check my 'facts'. The earliest ever recorded sighting in Cheshire was 9th April, 2011, so it's not impossible. However, last year it was not seen until 6th May!!!, and since that 2011 sighting, the next earliest was 23rd April in 2015. I once sent a May sighting in to the Greater Manchester recorder, and he said it must have been a 'holly' as it was too early for a common!! Global warming has changed things a little since then.
All the best,
Andy B.
Shannon Llewellyn said
Thu Apr 13 10:27 AM, 2017
Hi Andy,
Could well have been; fairly fleeting view (without underwing confirmation), just looked a bit darker than I normally associate with the holly blue. Is late April / early May more likely for the first brood, then? My guide just said 'April'.
Cheers for the info, anyway!
Andy Bissitt said
Tue Apr 11 9:02 PM, 2017
Shannon Llewellyn wrote:
First orange tips of the year today, with several around Irlam Moss. Also around here and Little Woolden Moss were small tortoiseshell (several), peacock, brimstone, green-veined white and common blue (a first for me here).
Single common lizard on Little Woolden Moss.
Got to tell you Shannon that common blue is highly unlikely this early in the year. Must have been holly blue for sure.
Cheers,
Andy Bissitt
-- Edited by Andy Bissitt on Tuesday 11th of April 2017 09:02:49 PM
Shannon Llewellyn said
Sun Apr 9 10:48 PM, 2017
First orange tips of the year today, with several around Irlam Moss. Also around here and Little Woolden Moss were small tortoiseshell (several), peacock, brimstone, green-veined white and common blue (a first for me here).
Single common lizard on Little Woolden Moss.
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Mar 24 12:51 PM, 2017
On a sunny corner of the junction of Cutnook Lane and Twelve Yards Road on Chat Moss around midday today, 4 Commas and a Small Tortoishell were feeding on Pussy Willow tree bloom along with a multitude of various bees, whilst three Brimstones patrolled the edges of the wood.
Shannon Llewellyn said
Mon Mar 13 10:42 AM, 2017
Buff-tailed, tree and red-tailed bumblebee queens all seen yesterday on Irlam Moss, along with a few honey bees.
John Williams said
Sat Mar 4 4:58 PM, 2017
Little Woolden Moss NR
1 Peacock Butterfly, but no sign of any bumble bees or mating frogs yet.
Coltsfoot in flower,
Steven Nelson said
Fri Oct 28 5:44 PM, 2016
15.00-16.45 1 small dragonfly still flying around along the track down LW Moss seen from the car. I assume either Black Darter or Common Darter but couldn't get a clear ID Spindle Tree noted along Astley Road A number of interesting fungi but most I couldn't put a name to!
Steven Nelson said
Wed Oct 26 5:18 PM, 2016
Croxden 15.45-16.30
1 Short-tailed Vole along track next to Dixon's Wood
Flowers still out included: Evening Primrose, Herb Robert, Ragwort, Rhododendron, Bramble
Ian Boote said
Sun Oct 9 2:43 PM, 2016
Comma Butterfly, Common Darter, several Black Darters.
Ian Boote said
Sat Sep 10 6:22 PM, 2016
lots of Black and Common Darters and a Southern Hawker
Several Comma, Large and Small Whites, Spechled Woods, Red Admiral and Small Tortoiseshell.
Shannon Llewellyn said
Tue Aug 30 12:10 PM, 2016
Lots of common and (especially) black darters on Little Woolden Moss on Sunday, and a couple of common hawker; smaller species mating over the water.
Butterfly wise, small white, speckled wood, small tortoiseshell (quite a few), painted lady.
Rabbit on Irlam Moss.
dave broome said
Sat Aug 20 11:09 AM, 2016
Painted Lady at Little Woolden Moss this morning, just a few Black Darter seen in the wind
Steven Nelson said
Fri Aug 19 10:07 PM, 2016
Irlam Moss - Twelve Yards Rd 21.00
1 Brown Rat 3 Toads 1 Rabbit 1 Dragonfly sp still flying around in the faded light
Steven Nelson said
Thu Aug 18 5:12 PM, 2016
Croxden 10.00-11.30
Dragonflies: numerous Black Darter (all males), 1 Brown Hawker, 2 Common Darter Butterflies: 5 Common Blue, 2 Meadow Brown, 2 Large White Flowers: numerous Evening Primrose
Steven Nelson said
Tue Aug 16 9:13 PM, 2016
Little Woolden Moss 16.30-18.00
5 Common Lizard 2 Toadlets Lots of Dragonfies - Black Darter, Emperor, Common Hawker, Common Darter Butterflies - Meadow Brown, Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral, Gatekeeper An interesting Hoverfly sp. - googled it later - I think it was a Deadhead Hoverfly? Horseflies !!
Shannon Llewellyn said
Sun Aug 14 10:41 PM, 2016
Two common lizard on Little Woolden Moss.
Also here, plenty of common and black darter, and several red admiral.
Lots of horseflies on both Irlam and Little Woolden Mosses; although I can't ID them beyond 'horsefly', at least two different species got me today. Did at least give me an opportunity to properly appreciate what stunning looking little animals they are, though.
Shannon Llewellyn said
Mon Aug 1 2:07 PM, 2016
Excellent day for butterflies on Irlam and Little Woolden Mosses yesterday, with the following species all spied:
Green-veined white, small white, large white, ringlet, gatekeeper, small copper, comma, small tortoiseshell, peacock, speckled wood and red admiral.
No meadow brown, though, which was just plain bizarre. Very happy to see small copper, as I've only ever had a couple of sightings before, and they're glorious little creatures; small, but perfectly formed.
Black darter, common darter, brown hawker, migrant hawker and a couple of un-ID'd larger hawkers around too; mostly on Irlam Moss, surprisingly, with only black darter seen on little Woolden (lots of them there, though).
-- Edited by Shannon Llewellyn on Monday 1st of August 2016 02:08:50 PM
Karen Foulkes said
Sat Jul 30 9:42 PM, 2016
Little Woolden Moss this afternoon
Black Darter Common Darter Brown Hawker Painted Lady Red Admiral
Ian Boote said
Sun Jun 26 4:47 PM, 2016
Little Woolden Moss
Speckled Wood, Common Darter
Rutpela maculate Longhorn Beetle Photo is one seen last year
Astley Moss Emerald Damsel, Banded demoiselle, Emperor Dragonfly Male
Meadow Browns and Speckled Wood
Steven Nelson said
Sat Jun 25 9:26 PM, 2016
Little Woolden Moss NR 15.30-17.00
2 Large Skipper 1 Small Tortoishell
John Williams said
Sat Jun 18 4:46 PM, 2016
Little Woolden Moss (10.00-12.00)
1 Brown Hawker, 1 Broad Bodied Chaser dragonflies and 1 Large Red damselfly. 1 Birds Wing moth. 2 groups of "Nemophora Degeerella" micro-moths doing their aerial dance.
1 Small Copper, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Speckled Wood butterflies. 2 "Ichneumon Suspiciosus" or similar species.
dave broome said
Wed Jun 15 8:40 PM, 2016
Painted Lady off Light Oaks Road/Old Moss Lane today
6-8 Dingy Skipper seen along the path. Never seen these before on the mosses! 1 Large Skipper 1 Short-tailed Vole ran across the path just in front of me.
-- Edited by Steven Nelson on Sunday 12th of June 2016 07:02:54 PM
Ian Boote said
Sat May 28 8:03 PM, 2016
Miridae Bug Orthops Campestris on Cow Parsley
Longhorn Beetle Agapanthia Villoviridescens=stonker photo from last year
Little Woolden Moss: 1 Small Copper butterfly (2 seen on 17th May) Croxden: 1 small black and yellow micro-moth later identified as Pammene regiana
-- Edited by Steven Nelson on Thursday 19th of May 2016 01:36:01 PM
Shannon Llewellyn said
Sun May 8 8:33 PM, 2016
50+ large red damselflies on Little Woolden Moss today; my first odonata of the year.
Also about over Irlam / Little Woolden Mosses were peacock, orange tip, small tortoiseshell, speckled wood (my first of the year) and large white butterflies.
Ian Boote said
Sat May 7 6:32 PM, 2016
3 Red Damsels on Astley Moss.
Ian Boote said
Sun Mar 20 10:39 PM, 2016
Few inverts knocking about but a search revealed this little critter a Pseudo-scorpion. It's a member of the spider family. Twenty nine species recorded in the UK very difficult to ID. They live in birds nests, in books, in sphagnum, under bark, in leaf litter, etc. Reported to be common if unrecorded due to their elusive nature . Another was found on Chatmoss/little Woolden Moss as seen on their Facebook Page. Looks similar to this but that was found in sphagnum. This was found in leaf litter on Astley Moss. The coin is a 5p.
-- Edited by Ian Boote on Sunday 20th of March 2016 10:40:24 PM
Black-tailed skimmer Black darter (by far the most numerous, it seemed) Common darter Common hawker Emperor
Did a few butterfly counts, too; gatekeeper by far the most numerous, but small white, meadow brown, small tortoiseshell and peacock in decent numbers, and a couple of red admiral, too.
Horseflies. Lots and lots of horseflies.
Ian Boote said
Sun Jul 26 9:35 PM, 2015
Astley Moss. Chrysolina fastuosa Dead Netle Leaf Beetle on Hemp Nettle also flowering. Electric Green, Blue and red. Only seen in GM before by me at Highfield Moss. Also Rutpela maculate a bright yellow black longhorm beetle.
Small Tortoiseshell x 15 Red Admiral x 3 Peacock x 7 Gatekeeper x 3 Meadow Brown
Andy Bissitt said
Sun Jun 28 9:26 PM, 2015
Ian Boote wrote:
try the latin name which allowed me to report it ok
Ian,
I did, but it definitely doesn't compute on the ad hoc reporting system. Anyway, I signed in for the 'full service' and was able to put the report in. What a great little creature it is, and a fine addition to our local biodiversity.
Andy
Shannon Llewellyn said
Sun Jun 28 9:17 PM, 2015
Irlam moss:
Brown hawker and a common shrew.
Little Woolden moss:
Common blue damselfly, large red damselfly, plenty of speckled wood, and quite a few peacock and small tortoiseshell.
Ian Boote said
Sun Jun 28 12:31 AM, 2015
try the latin name which allowed me to report it ok
Andy Bissitt said
Sat Jun 27 9:07 PM, 2015
Ian Boote wrote:
Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn Agapanthia villosoviridescens more of this longhorn beetle with two seen
Saw a couple of these myself during the week locally (Romiley). I tried to add the sighting on RODIS (ad-hoc) but because the species is not in their data bank, I couldn't. Is there a way round this?
Ian Boote said
Wed Jun 24 11:26 PM, 2015
Few bits Moth-Gold Swift Phymatopus hecta feeds on Bracken. Common Sexton Beetle - Nicrophorus vespilloides Red banded beetle Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn Agapanthia villosoviridescens more of this longhorn beetle with two seen and Luperus longicornis (a Leaf Beetle)
Ian Boote said
Wed Jun 17 12:09 AM, 2015
little woolden moss
Bugs Spear Thistle Lacebug - Tingis cardui seen as common but under recorded. red legged shield bug instar Butterflies Small Copper Common Blue, Small T.Shell, large Skipper, Moths Yellow-barred Long-horn , cinnabar moth, Four Spotted Chaser, Red Damsel Azure Damsel,
Ian Boote said
Sun Jun 7 12:11 AM, 2015
Two visits produced
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens, Azure Damsel, Common Blue Damsel, Blue Tailed Damsel Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn Agapanthia villosoviridescens (Prev seen by LWT staff) Common Malachite Beetle - Malachius bipustulatus Dolycoris baccarum Hairy Shieldbug
Today on the LWT/GMRC event with among a lot of other stuff on a very enjoyable few hours Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator with gamasid mites hitching a ride Highfield Moss recovering from recent fires lots of Lousewort in flower and Heath Bedstraw
Ian Boote said
Mon May 25 11:31 PM, 2015
Walk round Liitle Woolden and Chat Moss Bit of a weevil fest with Nettle Weevil - Phyllobius pomaceus, Phyllobius roboretanus, Rhinoncus pericarpius on dock, Temnocerus nanus on birch, tachyerges stigma on Salix which took a bit to ID, Common Leaf Weevil - Phyllobius pyri on oak, Polydrusus pterygomalis on Hawthorn, and Dorytomus tortrix with confirmed ID on willow. Leaf Beetle Hydrothassa marginella on Buttercup Ground Bug Scolopostethus thomsoni, Plant Bug Dryophilocoris flavoquadrimaculatus Black and Yellow predator Plants what looks like Broad Leaved Spurge, white Campion, and Wild Hop several plants scattered in hedges poss a former crop
also alder leaf beetle seems to be branching out with limited success compared to when you see it on alder as seen munching, or trying to, on willow, nettle, buttercup, birch and oak.
-- Edited by Ian Boote on Tuesday 26th of May 2015 12:21:03 AM
-- Edited by Ian Boote on Tuesday 26th of May 2015 08:06:48 PM
Butterflies:
1 Orange Tip male
2 Comma
1 Peacock
1 Small White
1 Speckled Wood
1 Large Red Damselfly
1 small weevil sp
Holly blue would also be a first here, so first blue, one way or the other.
Shannon,
My brother delivered the 2016 Cheshire Butterfly report on Monday, and after my post I just thought I'd check my 'facts'. The earliest ever recorded sighting in Cheshire was 9th April, 2011, so it's not impossible. However, last year it was not seen until 6th May!!!, and since that 2011 sighting, the next earliest was 23rd April in 2015. I once sent a May sighting in to the Greater Manchester recorder, and he said it must have been a 'holly' as it was too early for a common!! Global warming has changed things a little since then.
All the best,
Andy B.
Could well have been; fairly fleeting view (without underwing confirmation), just looked a bit darker than I normally associate with the holly blue. Is late April / early May more likely for the first brood, then? My guide just said 'April'.
Cheers for the info, anyway!
Got to tell you Shannon that common blue is highly unlikely this early in the year. Must have been holly blue for sure.
Cheers,
Andy Bissitt
-- Edited by Andy Bissitt on Tuesday 11th of April 2017 09:02:49 PM
Single common lizard on Little Woolden Moss.
On a sunny corner of the junction of Cutnook Lane and Twelve Yards Road on Chat Moss around midday today, 4 Commas and a Small Tortoishell were feeding on Pussy Willow tree bloom along with a multitude of various bees, whilst three Brimstones patrolled the edges of the wood.
1 Peacock Butterfly, but no sign of any bumble bees or mating frogs yet.
Coltsfoot in flower,
1 small dragonfly still flying around along the track down LW Moss seen from the car. I assume either Black Darter or Common Darter but couldn't get a clear ID
Spindle Tree noted along Astley Road
A number of interesting fungi but most I couldn't put a name to!
1 Short-tailed Vole along track next to Dixon's Wood
Flowers still out included:
Evening Primrose, Herb Robert, Ragwort, Rhododendron, Bramble
Comma Butterfly, Common Darter, several Black Darters.
lots of Black and Common Darters and a Southern Hawker
Several Comma, Large and Small Whites, Spechled Woods, Red Admiral and Small Tortoiseshell.
Butterfly wise, small white, speckled wood, small tortoiseshell (quite a few), painted lady.
Rabbit on Irlam Moss.
Painted Lady at Little Woolden Moss this morning, just a few Black Darter seen in the wind
1 Brown Rat
3 Toads
1 Rabbit
1 Dragonfly sp still flying around in the faded light
Dragonflies: numerous Black Darter (all males), 1 Brown Hawker, 2 Common Darter
Butterflies: 5 Common Blue, 2 Meadow Brown, 2 Large White
Flowers: numerous Evening Primrose
5 Common Lizard
2 Toadlets
Lots of Dragonfies - Black Darter, Emperor, Common Hawker, Common Darter
Butterflies - Meadow Brown, Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral, Gatekeeper
An interesting Hoverfly sp. - googled it later - I think it was a Deadhead Hoverfly?
Horseflies !!
Also here, plenty of common and black darter, and several red admiral.
Lots of horseflies on both Irlam and Little Woolden Mosses; although I can't ID them beyond 'horsefly', at least two different species got me today. Did at least give me an opportunity to properly appreciate what stunning looking little animals they are, though.
Green-veined white, small white, large white, ringlet, gatekeeper, small copper, comma, small tortoiseshell, peacock, speckled wood and red admiral.
No meadow brown, though, which was just plain bizarre. Very happy to see small copper, as I've only ever had a couple of sightings before, and they're glorious little creatures; small, but perfectly formed.
Black darter, common darter, brown hawker, migrant hawker and a couple of un-ID'd larger hawkers around too; mostly on Irlam Moss, surprisingly, with only black darter seen on little Woolden (lots of them there, though).
-- Edited by Shannon Llewellyn on Monday 1st of August 2016 02:08:50 PM
Black Darter
Common Darter
Brown Hawker
Painted Lady
Red Admiral
Little Woolden Moss
Speckled Wood, Common Darter
Rutpela maculate Longhorn Beetle Photo is one seen last year
Astley Moss Emerald Damsel, Banded demoiselle, Emperor Dragonfly Male
Meadow Browns and Speckled Wood
2 Large Skipper
1 Small Tortoishell
1 Brown Hawker, 1 Broad Bodied Chaser dragonflies and 1 Large Red damselfly. 1 Birds Wing moth. 2 groups of "Nemophora Degeerella" micro-moths doing their aerial dance.
1 Small Copper, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Speckled Wood butterflies. 2 "Ichneumon Suspiciosus" or similar species.
Painted Lady off Light Oaks Road/Old Moss Lane today
6-8 Dingy Skipper seen along the path. Never seen these before on the mosses!
1 Large Skipper
1 Short-tailed Vole ran across the path just in front of me.
-- Edited by Steven Nelson on Sunday 12th of June 2016 07:02:54 PM
Miridae Bug Orthops Campestris on Cow Parsley
Longhorn Beetle Agapanthia Villoviridescens=stonker photo from last year
Azure Damsel & Broad Bodied Chaser
1 Small Copper butterfly (2 seen on 17th May)
Croxden: 1 small black and yellow micro-moth later identified as Pammene regiana
-- Edited by Steven Nelson on Thursday 19th of May 2016 01:36:01 PM
Also about over Irlam / Little Woolden Mosses were peacock, orange tip, small tortoiseshell, speckled wood (my first of the year) and large white butterflies.
3 Red Damsels on Astley Moss.
Few inverts knocking about but a search revealed this little critter a Pseudo-scorpion. It's a member of the spider family. Twenty nine species recorded in the UK very difficult to ID. They live in birds nests, in books, in sphagnum, under bark, in leaf litter, etc. Reported to be common if unrecorded due to their elusive nature . Another was found on Chatmoss/little Woolden Moss as seen on their Facebook Page. Looks similar to this but that was found in sphagnum. This was found in leaf litter on Astley Moss. The coin is a 5p.
-- Edited by Ian Boote on Sunday 20th of March 2016 10:40:24 PM
Sun Spurge in flower Little Woolden Moss last WE
1 Pipistrelle bat on Irlam Moss at 17.10
Little of interest insect wise on the walk from Rindle Road, but the reserve was teeming with wildlife.
Little Woolden Moss
Dragonflies: 1 Brown Hawker, 1 Southern Hawker, plus masses of Black and Common Darters, with many of them breeding.
Butterflies : 1 Red Admiral, 2 Comma, 3 Peacock, 1 Green Veined White, plus Small Tortoiseshell and Speckled Woods in abundance.
1 Silver Y moth. Also an impressive ichneumon wasp, "Netelia Testaceus", which showed really well as it rested on an Angelica umbellifer.
Plenty of grasshoppers along the edge of the moss too.
Common darter, black darter and common hawker on Little Woolden Moss.
Weasel on the path from Astley Road to Little Woolden Moss.
1 Southern Hawker, 1 Common Hawker, 2 Snout Moths , 1 White Ermine Moth, 1 Clouded Border Moth & 1 Violet Ground Beetle.
Clegs and mosquitos a real nuisance throughout.
Black-tailed skimmer
Black darter (by far the most numerous, it seemed)
Common darter
Common hawker
Emperor
Did a few butterfly counts, too; gatekeeper by far the most numerous, but small white, meadow brown, small tortoiseshell and peacock in decent numbers, and a couple of red admiral, too.
Horseflies. Lots and lots of horseflies.
Chrysolina fastuosa Dead Netle Leaf Beetle on Hemp Nettle also flowering. Electric Green, Blue and red. Only seen in GM before by me at Highfield Moss. Also Rutpela maculate a bright yellow black longhorm beetle.
Small Tortoiseshell x 15
Red Admiral x 3
Peacock x 7
Gatekeeper x 3
Meadow Brown
Ian,
I did, but it definitely doesn't compute on the ad hoc reporting system. Anyway, I signed in for the 'full service' and was able to put the report in. What a great little creature it is, and a fine addition to our local biodiversity.
Andy
Brown hawker and a common shrew.
Little Woolden moss:
Common blue damselfly, large red damselfly, plenty of speckled wood, and quite a few peacock and small tortoiseshell.
Saw a couple of these myself during the week locally (Romiley). I tried to add the sighting on RODIS (ad-hoc) but because the species is not in their data bank, I couldn't. Is there a way round this?
Moth-Gold Swift Phymatopus hecta feeds on Bracken.
Common Sexton Beetle - Nicrophorus vespilloides Red banded beetle
Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn Agapanthia villosoviridescens more of this longhorn beetle with two seen
and Luperus longicornis (a Leaf Beetle)
Bugs Spear Thistle Lacebug - Tingis cardui seen as common but under recorded. red legged shield bug instar
Butterflies Small Copper Common Blue, Small T.Shell, large Skipper,
Moths Yellow-barred Long-horn , cinnabar moth,
Four Spotted Chaser, Red Damsel Azure Damsel,
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens, Azure Damsel, Common Blue Damsel, Blue Tailed Damsel
Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn Agapanthia villosoviridescens (Prev seen by LWT staff) Common Malachite Beetle - Malachius bipustulatus
Dolycoris baccarum Hairy Shieldbug
Today on the LWT/GMRC event with among a lot of other stuff on a very enjoyable few hours Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator with gamasid mites hitching a ride
Highfield Moss recovering from recent fires lots of Lousewort in flower and Heath Bedstraw
Bit of a weevil fest with Nettle Weevil - Phyllobius pomaceus, Phyllobius roboretanus, Rhinoncus pericarpius on dock, Temnocerus nanus on birch, tachyerges stigma on Salix which took a bit to ID, Common Leaf Weevil - Phyllobius pyri on oak, Polydrusus pterygomalis on Hawthorn, and Dorytomus tortrix with confirmed ID on willow.
Leaf Beetle Hydrothassa marginella on Buttercup
Ground Bug Scolopostethus thomsoni, Plant Bug Dryophilocoris flavoquadrimaculatus Black and Yellow predator
Plants what looks like Broad Leaved Spurge, white Campion, and Wild Hop several plants scattered in hedges poss a former crop
also alder leaf beetle seems to be branching out with limited success compared to when you see it on alder as seen munching, or trying to, on willow, nettle, buttercup, birch and oak.
-- Edited by Ian Boote on Tuesday 26th of May 2015 12:21:03 AM
-- Edited by Ian Boote on Tuesday 26th of May 2015 08:06:48 PM