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Tag Archives: Stanley Ferry Flash
Butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies at Stanley Ferry Flash
Today, Stanley Ferry Flash produced my first sightings this summer for purple hairstreak and gatekeeper butterflies. The purple hairstreak was sheltering (out of the sun?) high up in a willow bush and surprisingly some distance from the site’s main areas … Continue reading
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Tagged butterflies, dragonflies, Stanley Ferry Flash, Wakefield widllife
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Yellow is the colour at Stanley Ferry Flash
The colour yellow was certainly in fashion today during my walk around the woodland and waterside edges at Stanley Ferry Flash. Most eye-catching was a number of wandering brimstone butterflies often flying too fast to follow and to get a … Continue reading
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Tagged brimstone butterfly, marsh marigold, Stanley Ferry Flash, Wakefield wildlife
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Raptors on the move
An osprey was recorded flying low over Stanley Ferry Flash today, it was heading north, mobbed by carrion crows, Red kites have also been recorded on several days lately at Wintersett and Anglers CP.
Easter sightings
Local walks over the Easter break have revealed some of the usual suspects. No real surprises, but it is just nice to see familiar species and some at more or less the time we might expect to see them. However, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bretton Country Park, frogspawn, Stanley Ferry Flash, Wakefield wildlife, wildflowers
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Stanley Ferry Flash records
Stanley Ferry Flash produced some good records, including lime hawk moth on a metal gatepost early in the evening of 16th May while on 23rd grasshopper warbler and cuckoo were present with a peregrine flying over (cathedral bird?) and four … Continue reading
Wildflower group walk: Stanley Ferry Flash
As we set off the morning was coolish but promised warmth later and, heading along the tow path, we saw ribwort plantain, shepherd’s purse, creeping buttercup, sticky mouse-ear, germander speedwell and a lovely patch of common stork’s-bill by the lock … Continue reading