tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954321689092627929.post3985557902610292482..comments2024-03-28T04:48:44.470-07:00Comments on birdingexmouth: Wall Speedwell?matt knotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046950873625960430noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954321689092627929.post-13447616138630104252021-05-03T11:42:46.592-07:002021-05-03T11:42:46.592-07:00They were in flower when we saw them in Brittany a...They were in flower when we saw them in Brittany a few years ago so, if you could let us know then we may try again this week.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Andrew.<br /><br />Andrew Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343174705519596159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954321689092627929.post-72841767272138701002021-05-03T11:40:12.268-07:002021-05-03T11:40:12.268-07:00Hello Matt, I must apologise. I wrote that comment...Hello Matt, I must apologise. I wrote that comment then completely forgot about it until today. I expect the flowers have finished by now. The irony is that we went to Exmouth sea front on the 21st to look at the sea for the first time since February 2020! Next year.<br />Andrew Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343174705519596159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954321689092627929.post-41772124060459624892021-04-12T22:28:02.403-07:002021-04-12T22:28:02.403-07:00Hi Andrew - there's at least one fairly decent...Hi Andrew - there's at least one fairly decent-sized patch on the Maer - see my post for 5/4. I hadn't appreciated the significance of the record. Please let me know if you're keen to see it and I can try and direct you to it, or perhaps meet you there. All the best. Mattmatt knotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046950873625960430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954321689092627929.post-39318878807789208272021-04-12T15:57:50.411-07:002021-04-12T15:57:50.411-07:00Hi Matt, a flower species worth looking out for at...Hi Matt, a flower species worth looking out for at the time of the year until end of May on The Maer is Spring Beauty (Claytonia perfoliata). There is an old record of it at SY007802 in 1994 and 2001. I have looked three times in vain. (Andrew Cunningham)<br /><br />Andrew Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343174705519596159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954321689092627929.post-40753117880219320942021-04-12T14:10:26.458-07:002021-04-12T14:10:26.458-07:00Ah - thanks Nick. I really need to work on Bees! G...Ah - thanks Nick. I really need to work on Bees! Good to hear from you, as always. All the best. Mattmatt knotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046950873625960430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954321689092627929.post-54889659879466534752021-04-12T01:14:28.872-07:002021-04-12T01:14:28.872-07:00Hi Matt, pretty sure your bee is a male Andrena ni...Hi Matt, pretty sure your bee is a male Andrena nitida - Grey patched mining bee. See https://www.flickr.com/photos/63075200@N07/12021385646/in/album-72157639922243985/ Exeprattlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07545034823776739368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954321689092627929.post-14741257541976865432021-04-11T09:14:51.314-07:002021-04-11T09:14:51.314-07:00Hi Neil - I'm getting fed up with the cold too...Hi Neil - I'm getting fed up with the cold too. Migration has been put on hold down here. I've got a feeling I've been seeing Wall Speedwell and passing it off as Early Forget-me-not. Have learned you've got to get down really low and look really hard! Planning a trip to Dorset, for the Early Spiders, next week. Fingers crossed. All the best. Mattmatt knotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046950873625960430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954321689092627929.post-73728651752834360152021-04-10T21:59:19.129-07:002021-04-10T21:59:19.129-07:00Just catching up with some of your posts Matt. I w...Just catching up with some of your posts Matt. I would agree with Wall Speedwell which is certainly common here.<br /><br />Your bee is a male Andrena sp, but I'd hesitate going further as I'm only just getting into these & the males (longer antennae than females) are trickier than the fair sex.<br /><br />I'm getting fed up with the near constant cold at the moment.Conehead54https://www.blogger.com/profile/18423862602236191493noreply@blogger.com