Rob Stephens
@tillingtonchum.bsky.social
Nature watching poodle companion. Mothing and wildlife gardening enthusiast.
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
‘So where are the beetles’ said I as we approached the fence on Holkham beach. And there on the first post were a Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala) and a Dicheirotrichus obsoletus (I think?). Nearby, a Kidney-spot Ladybird (Chilocorus renipustulatus).
#beetles #ento #UKwildlife
#beetles #ento #UKwildlife
November 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
‘So where are the beetles’ said I as we approached the fence on Holkham beach. And there on the first post were a Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala) and a Dicheirotrichus obsoletus (I think?). Nearby, a Kidney-spot Ladybird (Chilocorus renipustulatus).
#beetles #ento #UKwildlife
#beetles #ento #UKwildlife
From various walks this week, Red Campion, Green Alkanet, Sea Campion and Dandelion.
#WildflowerHour
#WildflowerHour
November 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
From various walks this week, Red Campion, Green Alkanet, Sea Campion and Dandelion.
#WildflowerHour
#WildflowerHour
What a glorious sight and sound. Passing over the house yesterday afternoon, hundreds of gorgeous geese.
#birds #UKwildlife
#birds #UKwildlife
November 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
What a glorious sight and sound. Passing over the house yesterday afternoon, hundreds of gorgeous geese.
#birds #UKwildlife
#birds #UKwildlife
A swan doing swanly things.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
A swan doing swanly things.
On a wander through Thursford Wood, the floor was sprinkled with thousands of fallen Common Spangle Galls. This one was perfectly colour matched with the Beech leaf on which it had settled.
November 3, 2025 at 9:36 PM
On a wander through Thursford Wood, the floor was sprinkled with thousands of fallen Common Spangle Galls. This one was perfectly colour matched with the Beech leaf on which it had settled.
What do beetles do at this time of year? These 7-Spot Ladybirds have taken shelter under a leaf, whereas this pair of Rosemary Beetles have other thoughts.
#beetles #ento #UKwildlife
#beetles #ento #UKwildlife
November 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
What do beetles do at this time of year? These 7-Spot Ladybirds have taken shelter under a leaf, whereas this pair of Rosemary Beetles have other thoughts.
#beetles #ento #UKwildlife
#beetles #ento #UKwildlife
Highland Cattle on a rainy day.
October 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Highland Cattle on a rainy day.
A Giant Willow Aphid, Tuberolachnus salignus, ambling down the back of a fence post.
#aphids #ento #UKwildlife
#aphids #ento #UKwildlife
October 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A Giant Willow Aphid, Tuberolachnus salignus, ambling down the back of a fence post.
#aphids #ento #UKwildlife
#aphids #ento #UKwildlife
A flurry of Red Admirals in the sunshine this morning. Four in all but only three in the pic.
#butterflies #ento #UKwildlife
#butterflies #ento #UKwildlife
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
A flurry of Red Admirals in the sunshine this morning. Four in all but only three in the pic.
#butterflies #ento #UKwildlife
#butterflies #ento #UKwildlife
Well, it’s #WildflowerHour time again, and this evening I have Common Comfrey with a bonus cranefly … and some aphids.
October 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Well, it’s #WildflowerHour time again, and this evening I have Common Comfrey with a bonus cranefly … and some aphids.
Who lives in a house like this? It’s the tiny egg sac of the even more tiny spider, Paidiscura pallens.
October 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Who lives in a house like this? It’s the tiny egg sac of the even more tiny spider, Paidiscura pallens.
At the end of the garden, a golden glow on a dull afternoon.
October 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
At the end of the garden, a golden glow on a dull afternoon.
Our side garden has been taken over by Borage recently. In amongst them there’s this rather lovely white one.
#WildflowerHour
#WildflowerHour
October 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Our side garden has been taken over by Borage recently. In amongst them there’s this rather lovely white one.
#WildflowerHour
#WildflowerHour
It’s the second day in a row of seeing a Painted Lady in the garden. Very fleeting visit both times, so here’s a pic from earlier in the year.
#butterflies #ento #UKwildlife
#butterflies #ento #UKwildlife
October 18, 2025 at 9:59 AM
It’s the second day in a row of seeing a Painted Lady in the garden. Very fleeting visit both times, so here’s a pic from earlier in the year.
#butterflies #ento #UKwildlife
#butterflies #ento #UKwildlife
I was surprised to find a couple of flowers on one of our Nottingham Catchfly plants today.
October 17, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I was surprised to find a couple of flowers on one of our Nottingham Catchfly plants today.
When all its former seedling companions have flowered and gone to seed, this Cynoglossum Amabile is just getting going.
October 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
When all its former seedling companions have flowered and gone to seed, this Cynoglossum Amabile is just getting going.
October 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Quite a few male Minotaur Beetles on the move at Dersingham Bog last week. What fabulous creatures they are.
#beetles #ento #UKwildlife
#beetles #ento #UKwildlife
October 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Quite a few male Minotaur Beetles on the move at Dersingham Bog last week. What fabulous creatures they are.
#beetles #ento #UKwildlife
#beetles #ento #UKwildlife
Spotted on a Hawkweed flower, a Prochoreutis species. Probably sehestediana I think rather than myllerana, though not easy to tell apart.
#moths #TeamMoth #MothsMatter #ento #UKwildlife
#moths #TeamMoth #MothsMatter #ento #UKwildlife
October 13, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Spotted on a Hawkweed flower, a Prochoreutis species. Probably sehestediana I think rather than myllerana, though not easy to tell apart.
#moths #TeamMoth #MothsMatter #ento #UKwildlife
#moths #TeamMoth #MothsMatter #ento #UKwildlife
For #WildflowerHour this evening, part of a group of Harebells at Holme Dunes. A joy to see.
October 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
For #WildflowerHour this evening, part of a group of Harebells at Holme Dunes. A joy to see.
A Common Green Shieldbug found in the bedroom. Now relocated to the garden.
#shieldbugs #ento #UKwildlife
#shieldbugs #ento #UKwildlife
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A Common Green Shieldbug found in the bedroom. Now relocated to the garden.
#shieldbugs #ento #UKwildlife
#shieldbugs #ento #UKwildlife
A couple of weeks ago, I thought we’d seen the last Toadflax Brocade caterpillar of the year, but no. Today I found another one.
#caterpillars #TeamMoth #MothsMatter #ento #UKwildlife
#caterpillars #TeamMoth #MothsMatter #ento #UKwildlife
October 8, 2025 at 11:13 AM
A couple of weeks ago, I thought we’d seen the last Toadflax Brocade caterpillar of the year, but no. Today I found another one.
#caterpillars #TeamMoth #MothsMatter #ento #UKwildlife
#caterpillars #TeamMoth #MothsMatter #ento #UKwildlife