Please refer to the Introduction Page to understand the context behind the monthly photographs.
Birds
Butterflies
Moths
The Silver Y Moth is a migrant species generally unable to survive in the UK in winter. Instead it migrates to North Africa and southern Europe. The moth is a strong flyer being often recorded in Iceland and Greenland.
In autumn the moths born in the UK head south for warmer weather in the countries their parents were born. It is thought they can tell North from South and are able to assess wind direction to carry out their migrations.
Every few years a mass movement occurs with up to a quarter of a billion arriving in the UK. These can quadruple over the summer months to give a southerly migration in the autumn of around a billion moths.
Dragonflies
Insects
Galls
Lichenicolous Fungi
This was not recognised in the UK until 2015. Believed to be widespread and common.
Lichen
Lichen are recorded at each new OS Grid location (hover for Grid Ref). They are then entered on the British Lichen Society spreadsheet and submitted for their Warwickshire VC38 Lichen database and Lichen mapping.
Non-Churchyard lichens
Churchyard lichens - St John the Baptist Church - Aston Cantlow
Chancel, nave and tower date from late in the C13.
Ones that escaped the camera lens this month
a) Roe Deer
b) Green Woodpecker yet again
c) A pair of black ferrets galloping along River Severn bank - possible escapees
d) Emperor Dragonfly Male