Dr Phil Smith’s Wildlife notes: September 2023
Hawthorn Shieldbug Large Spotty-eyed Dronefly Painted Lady SMall Copper Large Tiger Hoverfly Traveller's Joy Clematis September was the…
Red-legged Shieldbug
Dr Phil Smith Wildlife Notes: August 2023
Roesel's Bush-cricket Traveller's-joy Red-legged Shieldbug Brown Heath Robberfly Umbellate Hawkweed Broscus cephalotes Another wet month the ‘media’ would…
Hook-barred Spearhorn
Dr Phil Smith Wildlife Notes: July 2023
After such prolonged dry conditions, a change to “rain at times” was welcomed by many. The North Atlantic Jet Stream got stuck over...
Broad-bodied Chaser
Dr Phil Smith Wildlife Notes: June 2023
My May notes ended with “Surely June can’t be as dry as this, can it?” Well it was, for the first nine days, leaving our wonderful sand-dunes burnt brown. Thereafter, live-giving rain fell on ten days but only in small amounts. Met. Office maps showed we had about 75% of normal rainfall during the month. Nationally, it was the hottest June since records began and the sunniest since 1957.