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Jack Levene @snapsjackel.bsky.social · 3d

Yesterday was the first chance I had to get to Hollesley for the Brown Shrike. Windy conditions made viewing difficult the bird frequently spending long periods hunkered down in a bush sheltering from the wind.
The bird was never close enough for good photos but I did manage some record shots.

Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus). Not a great photo but this is the best I have of the tail.

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Jack Levene @snapsjackel.bsky.social · 15d

Every autumn we get a small number of Fly Agaric under the Silver Birch in our garden. This is the first this year. #fungi

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Jack Levene @snapsjackel.bsky.social · 15d

Last nights trapping produced 88 moths of 30 species, including a garden record of 10 Merveille-du-jour. Grey-shoulder Knot and Streak were NFY. Streak has only been trapped once before, coincidentally, on exactly the same date 13th October in 2021. #teammoth #suffolkmoths

Grey Shoulder-knot (Lithophane ornitopus)

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Jack Levene @snapsjackel.bsky.social · 20d

This Glossy Ibis on the River Stour near Flatford was a welcome addition to my Local Patch list. #ukbirding #suffolkbirding

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Jack Levene @snapsjackel.bsky.social · 22d

The Red-tailed (Turkestan) Shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides) at Dunwich Heath gave wonderful, prolonged views. The bird was feeding actively, the majority of prey items were wasps but was also catching spiders and bumblebees which it was also storing in a larder for later (see LH side of third photo)

Red-tailed Shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides)

Red-tailed Shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides) with wasp

Red-tailed Shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides) with bumblebee in larder. see extreme left.

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Jack Levene @snapsjackel.bsky.social · 26d

Just finished converting the Wildlife Recorder species IOC taxonomy to AviList. There are a lot of lumps, my World list of 3061 species lost 19 to lumps e.g Carrion and Hooded Crow are lumped and are now groups in a single species. Update is now available to Wildlife Recorder users

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Jack Levene @snapsjackel.bsky.social · 27d

Last nights trap 106 moths of 24 species including a 2nd very worn Clifden Nonpareil and a garden record 12 Clancey's Rustic. NFY were Merveille du Jour and Dusky-lemon Sallow only the 3rd record here in 25 years of recording.
#teammoth #suffolkmoths

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Jack Levene @snapsjackel.bsky.social · 29d

A distinct autumnal feel to the moth trap last night with 94 moths of 25 species, 23 were Lunar Underwings. Highlights were a splendid Clifden Nonpareil, Pearly Underwing, 4 Clancey's Rustic and a very late Scarce-Silverlines.
#teammoth #suffolkmoths

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Jack Levene @snapsjackel.bsky.social · Sep 14

A morning visit to Landguard produced brief, un-photographable views of the Hoopoe but excellent close views of the Wryneck. Nice to bump into @nickburfield.bsky.social at the Hoopoe site.

Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla torquilla)

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Jack Levene @snapsjackel.bsky.social · Sep 14

A coldish night with bright skies was not the best time to put out the MV trap so only 27 of 14 species were trapped.
Of note , for my garden, were 1 Clancy's Rustic, I Cypress Pug and 1 Beet moth.

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Jack Levene @snapsjackel.bsky.social · Aug 29

Thanks

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Jack Levene @snapsjackel.bsky.social · Aug 28

A walk around Landguard Common yesterday produced a few migrant birds including Common Whitethroat, Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler. Good number of Common Blue butterflies still about, many very fresh, and at least one pair mating. Also a few Small Heath, Small Coppers and Whites.

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Jack Levene @snapsjackel.bsky.social · Aug 28

173 of 51 species in my VC25 garden MV trapincluded the second Clancy's Rustic (Caradrina kadenii) of the year. Possible migrants include 2 Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella), 1 Delicate (Mythimna vitellina) and 1 Rosy Knot-horn (Oncocera semirubella), only the 3rd record for my garden.
#teammoth

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Jack Levene @snapsjackel.bsky.social · Aug 27

This is the best I could manage of the Walberswick Zitting Cistocolas. Even using a doubler and the built in teleconverter on my lens they were always just a bit too distant. In the third shot four of the Cisticolas can be seen.

Four Zitting Cisticolas are visible in this shot

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Jack Levene @snapsjackel.bsky.social · Aug 6

Just 1 week after the first Marbled Clover (Heliothis viriplaca) for my garden another was present in my MV trap.
#teammoth #suffolkmoths

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Jack Levene @snapsjackel.bsky.social · Aug 1

634 including micros

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Jack Levene @snapsjackel.bsky.social · Aug 1

The Black Stork at Boyton showed extremely well and was feeding up on a mixture of small fish, invertebrates and water snails.

Juvenile Black Stork catching a water snail

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Jack Levene @snapsjackel.bsky.social · Aug 1

A visit to Dersingham Bog in Norfolk last week produced excellent views of several Black Darters and Keeled Skimmers .

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Jack Levene @snapsjackel.bsky.social · Aug 1

I have been trapping moths in my garden since 2001 so it is not often I get any new macros. Three new species in the last few weeks is a nice surprise.
#teammoth

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Jack Levene @snapsjackel.bsky.social · Aug 1

... on Speyside Northern Damselflies were plentiful at the usual pond near Loch Garten. At a new site, for me, near Grantown there were plenty of Northern Brown Argus and Dark Green Fritillary.

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Jack Levene @snapsjackel.bsky.social · Aug 1

Just finished processing my shots from this years Scotland trip from end June to early July. All target dragonflies seen well but Azure Hawker was difficult with only one individual seen in 5 days searching ...

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Jack Levene @snapsjackel.bsky.social · May 29

35 years ago on this day in 1990 I photographed this Pallas's Sandgrouse at Loch of Hillwell, Mainland Shetland.

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Jack Levene @snapsjackel.bsky.social · May 24

Yesterday had a successful trip into Cambridgeshire for Small Blue and Adonis Blue. Small Blue was easy to find at Magog Down and present in good numbers. Adonis Blue at Newmarket Devil's Dyke was more of an effort to find in breezy and mostly overcast conditions but eventually I found at least 3.

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Jack Levene @snapsjackel.bsky.social · Apr 8

Small White, Green-veined White and Peacock on the wing at Alton Water, Suffolk today.

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Jack Levene @snapsjackel.bsky.social · Mar 9

First moth trapping session in my garden this year produced 20 moths of 9 species.

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