Paul Leyland
@paul51.bsky.social
Insect photographer & bibliophile
An unlikely story by J L Carr, How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the F A Cup. Recommended for #NovellasinNovember, it's more about village politics than football so don't be put off by the title. As usual with J L Carr its a bit sad, a bit happy, a bit funny and a bit wise. A great read.
November 1, 2025 at 10:26 AM
An unlikely story by J L Carr, How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the F A Cup. Recommended for #NovellasinNovember, it's more about village politics than football so don't be put off by the title. As usual with J L Carr its a bit sad, a bit happy, a bit funny and a bit wise. A great read.
Looking forward to 1952 Club
#BookSky 💙📚 #CrimeFiction #Books #1952Club
Here are a few suggestions from my Readers Companion to the Twentieth Century Novel.
Also from my own collection is the classic noir The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson.
#BookSky 💙📚 #CrimeFiction #Books #1952Club
Here are a few suggestions from my Readers Companion to the Twentieth Century Novel.
Also from my own collection is the classic noir The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson.
April 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Looking forward to 1952 Club
#BookSky 💙📚 #CrimeFiction #Books #1952Club
Here are a few suggestions from my Readers Companion to the Twentieth Century Novel.
Also from my own collection is the classic noir The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson.
#BookSky 💙📚 #CrimeFiction #Books #1952Club
Here are a few suggestions from my Readers Companion to the Twentieth Century Novel.
Also from my own collection is the classic noir The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson.
I'm planning a bit of a London reading blitz. Any more suggestions?
March 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I'm planning a bit of a London reading blitz. Any more suggestions?
First Hairy-footed flower bees today, Hunmanby, 1 male, 1 female. Male brown with white face female all black. Pulmonaria or Green alkanet are plants they like. Very active love to see them whizzing around flowers. Pics not this year. I’ll have to carry my camera from now on.
#paulspatch #ukwildlife
#paulspatch #ukwildlife
March 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM
First Hairy-footed flower bees today, Hunmanby, 1 male, 1 female. Male brown with white face female all black. Pulmonaria or Green alkanet are plants they like. Very active love to see them whizzing around flowers. Pics not this year. I’ll have to carry my camera from now on.
#paulspatch #ukwildlife
#paulspatch #ukwildlife
Two Great crested newts today, one in the kitchen the other under a bin outside. Had one last year in June.
#paulspatch #newt #amphibian #ukwildlife
#paulspatch #newt #amphibian #ukwildlife
March 8, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Two Great crested newts today, one in the kitchen the other under a bin outside. Had one last year in June.
#paulspatch #newt #amphibian #ukwildlife
#paulspatch #newt #amphibian #ukwildlife
My second hoverfly of the year. Dronefly (Eristalis tenax) feeding on a crocus, seen at Troutsdale in North Yorkshire. Also saw two Goshawk in the same area, but no photos. Spring has just started for me 😀
#hoverfly #ukwildlife #pollinator
#hoverfly #ukwildlife #pollinator
March 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
My second hoverfly of the year. Dronefly (Eristalis tenax) feeding on a crocus, seen at Troutsdale in North Yorkshire. Also saw two Goshawk in the same area, but no photos. Spring has just started for me 😀
#hoverfly #ukwildlife #pollinator
#hoverfly #ukwildlife #pollinator
A lovely sunny day, so insect season has arrived in Hunmanby. My first hoverfly of the year. A Marmalade hoverfly that has overwintered, feeding on a Sarcococca plant. Also several Buff-tailed bumblebees were feeding on heather.
#hoverfly #ukwildlife #paulspatch
#hoverfly #ukwildlife #paulspatch
February 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
A lovely sunny day, so insect season has arrived in Hunmanby. My first hoverfly of the year. A Marmalade hoverfly that has overwintered, feeding on a Sarcococca plant. Also several Buff-tailed bumblebees were feeding on heather.
#hoverfly #ukwildlife #paulspatch
#hoverfly #ukwildlife #paulspatch
This is one of my favourite hoverflies, Chrysotoxum festivum. Quite widespread in England & Wales. Very recognisable, usually seen feeding on flowers, spring & summer.
#hoverfly #pollinator #ukwildlife.
#hoverfly #pollinator #ukwildlife.
February 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This is one of my favourite hoverflies, Chrysotoxum festivum. Quite widespread in England & Wales. Very recognisable, usually seen feeding on flowers, spring & summer.
#hoverfly #pollinator #ukwildlife.
#hoverfly #pollinator #ukwildlife.
Eyed Hawk-moth. I had this one in my trap June 2020. I haven't seen one since.
#ukwildlife #teammoth #mothsmatter #paulspatch
#ukwildlife #teammoth #mothsmatter #paulspatch
February 9, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Eyed Hawk-moth. I had this one in my trap June 2020. I haven't seen one since.
#ukwildlife #teammoth #mothsmatter #paulspatch
#ukwildlife #teammoth #mothsmatter #paulspatch
Should soon be time to look out for these beauties. Dark-edged Bee-fly. Earliest sighting in uk is 9 Feb. They love spring flowers. Check out 'Bee-fly Watch' for this year's progress.
#flies #ukwildlife
#flies #ukwildlife
February 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Should soon be time to look out for these beauties. Dark-edged Bee-fly. Earliest sighting in uk is 9 Feb. They love spring flowers. Check out 'Bee-fly Watch' for this year's progress.
#flies #ukwildlife
#flies #ukwildlife
A nice colourful soldier fly, Banded General (Stratiomys potamida) seen on the South Downs near Alfriston in East Sussex in July 2021.
#flies #ukwildlife #macrophotography
#flies #ukwildlife #macrophotography
February 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A nice colourful soldier fly, Banded General (Stratiomys potamida) seen on the South Downs near Alfriston in East Sussex in July 2021.
#flies #ukwildlife #macrophotography
#flies #ukwildlife #macrophotography
Hoverfly Meliscaeva auricollis feeding on Honeysuckle. Widespread and common. Easily seen in gardens.
#hoverfly #pollinator #insect #macrophotography #ukwildlife
#hoverfly #pollinator #insect #macrophotography #ukwildlife
February 1, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Hoverfly Meliscaeva auricollis feeding on Honeysuckle. Widespread and common. Easily seen in gardens.
#hoverfly #pollinator #insect #macrophotography #ukwildlife
#hoverfly #pollinator #insect #macrophotography #ukwildlife
Beautiful antennae on this Feathered Thorn, a visitor to my moth trap a few years ago.
#mothsmatter #teammoth #paulspatch
#mothsmatter #teammoth #paulspatch
January 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Beautiful antennae on this Feathered Thorn, a visitor to my moth trap a few years ago.
#mothsmatter #teammoth #paulspatch
#mothsmatter #teammoth #paulspatch
Pied Hovefly Scaeva pyrastri. Easy to ID, black body & white markings, 10-12mm winglength. Widespread in UK, seen in Summer. Hovers over flowers while feeding. I see it regularly in my garden in Hunmanby.
#hoverfly #ukwildlife #macrophotography #paulspatch #pollinator
#hoverfly #ukwildlife #macrophotography #paulspatch #pollinator
January 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Pied Hovefly Scaeva pyrastri. Easy to ID, black body & white markings, 10-12mm winglength. Widespread in UK, seen in Summer. Hovers over flowers while feeding. I see it regularly in my garden in Hunmanby.
#hoverfly #ukwildlife #macrophotography #paulspatch #pollinator
#hoverfly #ukwildlife #macrophotography #paulspatch #pollinator
Another reminder about how good dandelions are at attracting insects. Here is an Early Mining Bee (Andrena haemorrhoa)
#bees #pollinator #dandelions #macrophotography
#bees #pollinator #dandelions #macrophotography
January 27, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Another reminder about how good dandelions are at attracting insects. Here is an Early Mining Bee (Andrena haemorrhoa)
#bees #pollinator #dandelions #macrophotography
#bees #pollinator #dandelions #macrophotography
I get a few of these each year in my trap. Orchard Ermine I think. I love the tongue.
#teammoth #mothsmatter #paulspatch
#teammoth #mothsmatter #paulspatch
January 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I get a few of these each year in my trap. Orchard Ermine I think. I love the tongue.
#teammoth #mothsmatter #paulspatch
#teammoth #mothsmatter #paulspatch
Solitary Bee Nomada goodeniana. A cuckoo bee that lays its eggs in the nests of other bees, mainly Mining Bees. Usually seen low to the ground searching for nests in Spring also visits flowers. Seen mainly England & Wales.
#bees #ukwildlife #paulspatch #pollinator
#bees #ukwildlife #paulspatch #pollinator
January 23, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Solitary Bee Nomada goodeniana. A cuckoo bee that lays its eggs in the nests of other bees, mainly Mining Bees. Usually seen low to the ground searching for nests in Spring also visits flowers. Seen mainly England & Wales.
#bees #ukwildlife #paulspatch #pollinator
#bees #ukwildlife #paulspatch #pollinator
A nice collection of fungi at Blacktoft in East Yorks
#fungifriends
#fungifriends
January 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A nice collection of fungi at Blacktoft in East Yorks
#fungifriends
#fungifriends
A Common Blue butterfly for #bluemonday and #bluebugs
January 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
A Common Blue butterfly for #bluemonday and #bluebugs
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle. Occurs in England & Wales, more often in the South. Found on flowers & grasses along hedgerows. Feeds on small insects. I saw this one at Troutsdale, North Yorks in May 2022.
#beetles #ukwildlife
#beetles #ukwildlife
January 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle. Occurs in England & Wales, more often in the South. Found on flowers & grasses along hedgerows. Feeds on small insects. I saw this one at Troutsdale, North Yorks in May 2022.
#beetles #ukwildlife
#beetles #ukwildlife
January 19, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Buff Arches is an odd looking moth. Looks like something has taken a bite out of its wings. If you look closely you'll see that it hasn't. A nighttime moth flies July & August. Quite common in England & Wales. Larvae feed on bramble.
#paulspatch #ukwildlife #mothsmatter #teammoth
#paulspatch #ukwildlife #mothsmatter #teammoth
January 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Buff Arches is an odd looking moth. Looks like something has taken a bite out of its wings. If you look closely you'll see that it hasn't. A nighttime moth flies July & August. Quite common in England & Wales. Larvae feed on bramble.
#paulspatch #ukwildlife #mothsmatter #teammoth
#paulspatch #ukwildlife #mothsmatter #teammoth