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Oliver Morris


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Survey mats visit today produced just 1 toad (previous visits have all had 1-10 lizards but none today)

 

Plenty of spiders in webs in the long grass and shrubs, a huge one caught my eye so I got a few photos and ID'd it as a female four-spot orb-weaver. 



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The darter looks like teneral black darter, which I've seen before on the site. Note the glossy wings which indicate teneral. 



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Oliver Morris


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Couldn't find a thread for non-avian wildlife at this site, so here we go! I think worth having one as the site has reptiles and amphibians, and (probably) some interesting invertebrates.

Visit this afternoon to check survey mats for Lancashire Amphibian and Reptile Group: 7 viviparous lizards and 2 common toads

Also found straw dot moth (Rivula sericealis) and common darter (Sympetrum striolatum), horrible phone quality image of the latter attached in case anyone is interested - my ID may be wrong but that's my best guess :)



-- Edited by Oliver Morris on Thursday 11th of July 2024 05:52:05 PM

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