wildlife

[ian mcdonald]

James and Ashley are right. Here are some more to ID.

[Matt T]

1. Ringed plover
2. Speckled wood
3. Common/eastern grass snake Natrix natrix (distinct from the newly identified species Natrix helvetica barred grass snake which also occurs in the UK)*
4. No idea
5. Common centaury, a gorgeous gentian relative

*see story here: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/aug/07/new-species-of-grass-snake-discovered-in-england

[ian mcdonald]

Four out of Five right Matt.

[ian mcdonald]

I had not heard of the other snake. Here are some more.

[Karaba]

I didn't know about distinction between Natrix helvetica and Natrix natrix but, from the original publication https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-07847-9 it seems that the new true Natrix natrix is very rare and localized in Great Britain and the few individual are allochtonous (maybe from old escape). Only Natrix helvetica seems native in Great Britain.

[GordonT]

1 Purple Hairstreak
2 Indian Ringneck Parakeet
3 Curlew
4 Egg Leaf Twayblade Neottia ovata
5 Lizard Orchid, Himantoglossum hircinum

[ian mcdonald]

The last four are right Gordon.

[GordonT]

Would #1 be a Small Blue ( Cupido minimus)?

[Karaba]

Gordon, it's a moth which fly during the daytime : Odezia atrata, Chimney Sweeper

[ian mcdonald]

Gordon was right. It is a dark small blue. Continue....

[Chris Johnson]

2. Common Tern
3. Grayling

[GordonT]

5=Palmate Newt

[angie]

Can anyone tell me is it legal to kill deer this time of year  ( in Scotland )

Angie 

[Karaba]

Gordon was right. It is a dark small blue. Continue....

Sorry, but I'm sure that it is not Cupido minimus wrong shape of the wing, wrong position of the wing, white only at the tips of the wing and not all around the wing... All fit very well with Odezia atrata, have a look (https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/odezia-atrata/adult/)

1 : Blechnum spicans ?
4 : Potentilla palustris = Comarum palustre

[ian mcdonald]

I think you are right Yvain. I can,t remember where I took the photo.