Today, 1st November, cool and clear (9 deg) although feels much cooler after our recent warm weather. I was idly watching the pack of squirrels on the bird...
Although I've not actually seen HHM myself I don't find this too surprising. Waring et al's Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland notes that...
For those few who are not yet on the LNHS-members message board: There is a conference next week at the Natural History Museum to discuss how to attract the...
I've just seen a Red Admiral in flight outside one of my favourite Essex Pubs (The Mole Trap). Anyone else seen any this late? Is this a record? (I doubt it)...
One flying round my house today (Chiswick), inspecting the eaves, looking for somewhere to overwinter perhaps ? MM. ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
A couple flying around here (Horsenden area, Middx) today and yesterday. Also one Painted Lady yesterday.
G. Tingey & R. F. Neil. wrote:
> I've just seen a...
All this week I have been observing a flowering tree of the Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) in my street. This is a sub-tropical fruit tree that flowers in the...
Subject: [London-nhs-invertebrates] Re: Butterfly on 5th November We had a very late speckled wood at Railway Fields today (November 5th) - at the start of the...
Thanks for all the comments on haxy - sorry for slow response: been rather busy but now settling down for hibernation. Which may be what the haxy are doing -...
Weather and other factors permitting, Red Admirals may be seen in any month of the year in London. Mild winters and warm weather during winters provide...
The Ecology/Entomology section of LNHS run a Reading Circle for members. The magazines circulated are Atropos, British Wildlife, Ent. Gazette, Ent. Record and...
A couple of weeks ago in Perivale Wood (TQ18, Middlesex) I spotted an odd looking teasel head. http://freespace.virgin.net/david.howdon/teasel_1.jpg
On...
I shan't need any specimen tubes until my collection of 35mm film jars runs out! I have been interested in some very small tubes - useful for pseudo-scorpions...
The most useful glass tube size I have found to be 50x12mm. At the AES Exhibition, I saw these for sale at £3 for 10, which is just ridiculous. If you buy...
I am a great believer in polypropylene tubes, as recommended by the spider expert John Murphy. They are completely vapour proof, and with labels written on...
I don't like glass tubes (although I suppose they're more environmentally friendly) and would go with Peter's suggestion. I know that people say that propanol...
... It was Watkins & Doncaster, as I recall. http://www.watdon.com/ You can't call yourself an entomologist unless you have some W&D cardboard pots ! They have...
Dear All, Matt Shardlow has asked me to forward this message to anyone with a concern about environmental destruction. This does seem to be a very worthwhile...
David Element
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Dec 5, 2006 7:48 pm
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I'm interested in getting a small digital camera suitable for natural history photography, especially close- ups of insects. There used to be a camera commonly...
Some of us are replying on the other group. Don't confuse us Mark! Still, people on this forum should have some insights ... although it's rumoured that David...
Hello, all. Promise this is my last ladybird mail of the year - probably my last mail since I'll be off a roamin' shortly. I want to write up a few reports...
Hello Paul and all, We went to Old Park Wood, Harefield TQ 047 914 at the weekend with the LNHS winter spider hunt. A very nice location, and we had a good...
Don't know where this rumour started - I normally walk or use public transport! I couldn't offer any authoritative advice about a system which I have never...
David Element
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Dec 14, 2006 7:14 pm
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Just joking, David. But I'm amazed by the amount of equipment that some photographers carry around ... don't think I'd make it to the tube .... ... public...
... I bet Slimbridge was very good. Saturday 16th was a lovely day in London after a grey start, so we had a good day in Bushy Park. There was plenty of beetle...
Mick Massie wrote:
> I have started a photo album called 'Winter Entomology' with a couple
> of photos taken at the weekend. The first is a bagworm moth,...
I'm currently a part-time student at Birkbeck and I am doing a small project on bumblebee activity in winter. This is a well-observed phenomenon in the London...
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