Six-Spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae Lava North Foreland

Six-Spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae Lava North Foreland, a photo by Kinzler Pegwell on Flickr.

North Foreland Sea View

North Foreland Sea View, a photo by Kinzler Pegwell on Flickr.

Broad-bodied Chaser Female Pegwell Garden

Broad-bodied Chaser Female Pegwell Garden, a photo by Kinzler Pegwell on Flickr.

Pegwell Garden

Pegwell Garden, a photo by Kinzler Pegwell on Flickr.

Dichrorampha acuminatana Pegwell Garden

Dichrorampha acuminatana Pegwell Garden, a photo by Kinzler Pegwell on Flickr.

Pegwell Garden

Pegwell Garden, a photo by Kinzler Pegwell on Flickr.

Silver Y Moth Pegwell Garden

Silver Y Moth Pegwell Garden, a photo by Kinzler Pegwell on Flickr.

Yellow Rattle Pegwell Garden

Yellow Rattle Pegwell Garden, a photo by Kinzler Pegwell on Flickr.

PEGWELL BAY NATURAL HISTORY.

By Richard Kinzler.

Watching wildlife in Pegwell in June.This is the time of year when you will see garden birds, even the seed-eating finches, feeding their young on insects.
In hot weather try to avoid putting out dry food such as stale bread, as this can increase the chance of dehydration. Always chop nuts or use a feeder, as whole nuts can choke baby birds.

Things to look out for around Pegwell Bay

•Birds nesting, especially Fulmars along Pegwell cliffs
•Song birds still singing – ‘the dawn chorus’
•There will be an increase of Butterflies and Dragonflies
•Bats on the wing
•Meadow flowers, including orchids can be found in Stonelees
•Chalk and Limestone grasslands in flower
•Swifts, Swallows and House Martins chasing insects.

Pegwell Bay

Pegwell Bay, a photo by Kinzler Pegwell on Flickr.

Great afternoon spent walking with my daughter along Pegwell Bay Beachcombing !

Large Red-belted Clearwing Synanthedon culiciformis ab flavocingulata Blean Woods

Large Red-belted Clearwing Synanthedon culiciformis ab flavocingulata Blean Woods, a photo by Kinzler Pegwell on Flickr.

With thanks to Francis Solly

Sandwich Bay Pond

Sandwich Bay Pond, a photo by Kinzler Pegwell on Flickr.

Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi, a photo by Kinzler Pegwell on Flickr.

Probably the commonest of our hawk-moths, it has a strange attitude when at rest, with the hindwings held forward of the forewings, and the abdomen curved upwards at the rear. If disturbed it can flash the hindwings, which have a contrasting rufous patch, normally hidden.

Distributed commonly throughout most of Britain, the adults are on the wing from May to July, when it is a frequent visitor to light.

Pine Beauty Panolis flammea

Pine Beauty Panolis flammea, a photo by Kinzler Pegwell on Flickr.