DIARY for 2011 and 2012

For returning visitors this page gives recent additions (reverse chronological order) as a brief month-by-month log of excursions for photography

The lists below detail birds and butterflies; moths are added every month.

2012

February

Wintersett Reservoir and Anglers Country Park, Ryhill, near Wakefield, Yorkshire   See and BIRDS (WILDFOWL) gallery for American Wigeon.

January

Gigrin Farm, Rhayader, Powis, Wales   See SHOWCASE 1 and BIRDS galleries for Red Kite (special page in Raptors), Common Buzzard, Rook.

2011

December

The last moth night of the year   - see MOTHS (LASIOCAMPIDAE) gallery for December Moth trapped on 21/12/11.

November

Salford Quays and Victoria Baths - see MANCHESTER link on Homepage.

Andalucia, Spain - see SHOWCASES and BIRDS galleries for Black-necked Grebe, Cattle Egret, Grey Heron, Flamingo, White-headed Duck, Griffon Vulture, Crane, Black-winged Stilt, Snipe, Kingfisher, Black Redstart, Stonechat, Blue Rock Thrush, Chiffchaff and Greenfinch.

September

Dordogne, France.   See BUTTERFLIES SHOWCASE, CONTINENTAL BUTTERFLIES and MOTHS galleries for Clouded Yellow, Pale Clouded Yellow, Geranium Bronze and many new moth images.

Chatsworth - Beyond Limits 2011 sculpture exhibition.   See Chatsworth page.

August

Yoesden Bank and Bernwood Meadows, Buckinghamshire.   See SHOWCASE and BUTTERFLIES galleries for Brown Hairstreak, Adonis Blue and Small Tortoiseshell.

July

Coombs Dale and Fernilee Reservoir – as above.

Fermyn Woods and Glapthorn Cow Pasture.   See SHOWCASE and BUTTERFLIES galleries for Purple Emperor, White Admiral, Comma, Ringlet, Hummingbird Hawk Moth.

Dorset - Alners Gorse butterfly reserve.   See SHOWCASE and BUTTERFLIES galleries for Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Silver-washed Fritillary and Marbled White.

Dorset - Glanville Wootton - moth trapping.   See MOTHS galleries fior lots of new additions.

Warton Crag and Arnside Knott, Cumbria (two visits).   See BUTTERFLIES galleries for High Brown Fritillary, Grayling and Scotch Argus.

Bernwood Forest & Meadows, Oxfordshire and Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve, Buckinghamshire.   See SHOWCASE and BUTTERFLIES galleries for Large White, Brimstone, Brown Argus, Chalkhill Blue and Silver-spotted Skipper.

June

Finglandrigg Wood, Cumbria.   See SHOWCASE and BUTTERFLIES galleries for Marsh Fritillary, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary.

Prees Heath, Shropshire.   See SHOWCASE and BUTTERFLIES galleries for Silver-studded Blue.

Coombs Dale, Derbyshire.   See SHOWCASE and BUTTERFLIES galleries for Dark-green Fritillary, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Large Skipper.

Fernilee Reservoir, Derbyshire.   See SHOWCASE and BUTTERFLIES galleries for Ringlet.

Yorkshire Sculpture Park - Jaume Plensa exhibition   Return visit; see eponymous page.

May

Higher Disley, Cheshire.   See SHOWCASE and BUTTERFLIES galleries for Dingy Skipper.

Gait barrows, Cumbria.   See SHOWCASE and BUTTERFLIES galleries for Duke of Burgundy, Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Brimstone, Common Blue.

Eyarth Rocks, Wales.   See SHOWCASE and BUTTERFLIES galleries for Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Heath.

Bury Ditches, Shropshire.   See SHOWCASE and BUTTERFLIES galleries for Wood White, Wall, Large Skipper.

Yorkshire Sculpture Park - Jaume Plensa exhibition   See eponymous page.

April

Cyprus.   See SHOWCASES and BIRDS galleries for Garganey, Night Heron, Squacco Heron, Kestrel, Stone Curlew, Spur-winged Lapwing, Little Ringed Plover, Greater Sand Plover, Little Stint, Wood Sandpiper, Ruff, Little Owl, Hoopoe, Kingfisher, Wryneck, Short-toed Lark, Crested Lark, Swallow, Tawny Pipit, Red-throated Pipit, Yellow Wagtail, Redstart, Whinchat, Northern Wheatear, Isabelline Wheatear, Black-eared Wheatear, Cyprus Wheatear, Sardinian Warbler, Subalpine Warbler, Ruppels Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Cyprus Warbler, Pied Flycatcher, Collared Flycatcher, Woodchat Shrike, Hooded Crow, Goldfinch, Ortolan Bunting and Paphos Blue butterfly (BUTTERFLIES, Lycaenidae).

Lyme Park, Cheshire.   See SHOWCASE and BUTTERFLIES galleries for Green Hairstreak.

March

Pennington Flash, Greater Manchester.   See SHOWCASES and BIRDS galleries for Goosander and common passerines (Blackbird, Longtailed & Blue Tits, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Reed Bunting).

January

Fuerteventura, Canary Is.   See SHOWCASES and BIRDS galleries for Spoonbill, Ringed & Kentish Plovers, Yellow-billed Stork, Ruddy Shelduck, Houbara Bustard, Yellow-legged Gull, Southern Grey Shrike, Fuerteventura Chat, Berthelot’s Pipit, Lesser Short-toed lark, Moustached Warbler, Trumpeter Finch and Lang’s Short-tailed Blue Blue butterfly (BUTTERFLIES, Lycaenidae).