Tim Cowley
@tc271.bsky.social
I’m an amateur naturalist who loves travelling and trying to photograph some of what I see. I started with birds and my interests have broadened. Photographs are copyrighted.
Many thanks for finding these Dick. We sometimes get aquatic beetles attracted to moth traps, might this be one? We have previously recorded Agabus bipustulatus in traps.
October 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Many thanks for finding these Dick. We sometimes get aquatic beetles attracted to moth traps, might this be one? We have previously recorded Agabus bipustulatus in traps.
Hi Dick, Wyndham Lake is a fishing lake and Swan Mere was until a few years ago. Interesting to learn more about our invertebrates.
October 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Hi Dick, Wyndham Lake is a fishing lake and Swan Mere was until a few years ago. Interesting to learn more about our invertebrates.
Alan, I’ve just checked through the iNaturalist website photo archive for Vapourer, beyond the app, and there is a photograph identical to this one. All the best!
May 16, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Alan, I’ve just checked through the iNaturalist website photo archive for Vapourer, beyond the app, and there is a photograph identical to this one. All the best!
George I’ll send you some details.
February 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
George I’ll send you some details.
Mike Coverdale noted DST appears to be an important site for Gadwall in the Hull Valley. Only the main lake iut of 3 is checked regularly, but we have seen more than 100 on there most of this winter. Highest count this winter was 147. Numbers have started to drop now.
February 23, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Mike Coverdale noted DST appears to be an important site for Gadwall in the Hull Valley. Only the main lake iut of 3 is checked regularly, but we have seen more than 100 on there most of this winter. Highest count this winter was 147. Numbers have started to drop now.
The RN Grebe and RR Swallow were actually at Weel fishing lake, just over the river Owen. It’s a good place to look for migrants, like Whimbrel, Green Sands and Yellow Wagtails. It can also be good for birds of prey in winter, ie Harriers and Owls.
February 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The RN Grebe and RR Swallow were actually at Weel fishing lake, just over the river Owen. It’s a good place to look for migrants, like Whimbrel, Green Sands and Yellow Wagtails. It can also be good for birds of prey in winter, ie Harriers and Owls.
One day after you posted this there’s a pale morph in Cornwall. I still don’t understand why the Chew Valley bird wasn’t accepted. Maybe the recent sightings will help with a belated acceptance?
January 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
One day after you posted this there’s a pale morph in Cornwall. I still don’t understand why the Chew Valley bird wasn’t accepted. Maybe the recent sightings will help with a belated acceptance?
As one of the many that saw the Chew Valley bird, I agree.
January 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
As one of the many that saw the Chew Valley bird, I agree.
Moth traps will be out, and hopefully some moths, all being well the naturalists will be fast asleep in their warm beds.
January 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Moth traps will be out, and hopefully some moths, all being well the naturalists will be fast asleep in their warm beds.