July 2015 – Leigh-on-Sea

Marbled white, mother of pearl, magpie moth, sparrow, barn owl, swallowtailed moth, hummingbird hawk moth, lesser whitethroat, chaffinch, small white, green veined white, gatekeeper, meadow brown, wall, common blue, red admiral, peacock butterfly, small tortoiseshell, comma, small, large and essex skipper, silver Y, grass moth, ladybird, green woodpecker, kestrel, long tailed tit, painted lady

29 July 

Near Leigh on sea station

Marbled white butterfly

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Hadleigh Castle walk

Mother of pearl moth

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2907-moth

Magpie moth

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26 July

At home with the humble house sparrow

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19 July 

Hadleigh Castle walk

The barn owl was out hunting

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A swallowtail moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria)

 

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18 July

Hadleigh Castle walk – around 3pm

Hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) in the front garden!

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Hummingbird hawk moth

 

Near Hadleigh Castle

Lesser Whitethroat?

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lesser whitethroat

 

Female Chaffinch

female chaffinch

Marbled white butterflies

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Large, small and green veined whites

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Gatekeeper butterfly

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Meadow brown

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Wall butterfly

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Common blue butterfly

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Red Admiral

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Peacock butterfly

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Small Tortoiseshell

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Comma

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Large skipper

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Small or Essex Skippers?

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skippers

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Zoom of skippers to see antennae

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Silver Y moth

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Unidentified moth

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Grass moth

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Flying black ants

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Seven spot ladybird

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Other sightings not photographed:

Grass snake

Gold finches

10 July

Green woodpecker in the garden

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06 July 

Morning run to Hadleigh Wood

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green woodpecker

Evening walk to Hadleigh Castle

Barn owl

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Kestrel

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Long tailed tit

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05 July

Hadleigh Castle

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02 July

2 red admiral butterflies

 

01 July

Meadow brown butterfly in the house

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Painted Lady butterfly – Marine Parade

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Green woodpecker in the garden

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