Category: insects

• Full Moon Phenology

  The first Spring Full Moon (meteorologically speaking) has been and gone and our distant planet is on the wane once more. I have found it intriguing over the years how the moon phases, more especially the Full Moon, alter the flora and fauna around us. Maybe it is my overactive imagination but with the lengthening […]

  Tony

  March 10, 2012

  amphibians, birding, butterflies, frogs, insects, my calendar, phenology

  Astronomy, Birding, birds, birds of prey, butterflies, butterfly, climate, climate change, coltsfoot, elder, flowers, Full Moon, hawthorn, Moon, nature, phenology, plants, Rain, raptors, scrub, seasons, Siskin, Snow, Thunder, warmth, weather, wild daffodil

• Late Winter or Spring? more evidence of climatic shifts besetting nature.

  Do you remember this? The effect this upcoming spell of weather will have on Phenology events will be most interesting. Some potentially record-breaking Temperatures could occur in the South of the United Kingdom. Given some sunshine, Bees, Butterflies and Blooms will be the most likely candidates, alongside the early migrant birds brought in by the […]

  Tony

  February 27, 2012

  birding, bugs, butterflies, insects, my calendar, Nature’s Calendar, phenology, weather

  Bees, birds, Blackbird, Bumblebee, butterflies, Citizen science, climate change, Observation, Observing, phenology, research, Robin, seasons, Small Tortoiseshell, spring, Winter, Woodlark

• Some late winter warmth?

  Click on the reblogged from Matt Hugo link above for the rest of the post. The effect this upcoming spell of weather will have on Phenology events will be most interesting. Some potentially record-breaking Temperatures could occur in the South of the United Kingdom. Given some sunshine, Bees, Butterflies and Blooms will be the most likely candidates, […]

  Tony

  February 20, 2012

  birding, bugs, butterflies, insects, my calendar, phenology, weather

  Bees, Birding, birds, Birds Butterflies and Blooms, butterflies, climate, climate change, Insects, Matt Hugo, migration, phenology, weather

• I’m planning ahead, well hopefully?

  It’s the 18th December and in recent weeks, I have been busily entering data into the BTO BirdTrack Project. The latest data that I have entered is particularly broad ranging and precise as it covers my records from the surveying work for the GWCT. Even now, I still have some way to go, but intend to finish by the end […]

  Tony

  December 18, 2011

  birding, Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, insects, new research, phenology, weather

  Birding, birds, Citizen science, Insects, nature, phenology, research, science

• A weird and wonderful November.

  A quickie from me. No more to add, other than to direct you to this link, courtesy of Wildlife Extra. Cheers Tony Powell

  Tony

  November 26, 2011

  bats, birding, insects, phenology, weather, websites

  bats, birds, Insects, November, weather, Wildlife