tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post2799969746298657212..comments2024-01-08T19:01:37.331+00:00Comments on Donegal Wildlife: Definite signs of springStuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15225743105419715015noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post-15394484280214940662009-03-20T17:01:00.000+00:002009-03-20T17:01:00.000+00:00>I'd never have spotted thatYou would if yo...>I'd never have spotted that<BR/><BR/>You would if you'd been looking for it ;)<BR/><BR/>>do you think we'll get cryptarum here in Ryedale?<BR/><BR/>It appears to be a northern species, with most records in the NBN being in Scotland, although the distribution map does show one dot in London.<BR/><BR/>http://data.nbn.org.uk/gridMap/gridMap.jsp?allDs=1&srchSpKey=NHMSYS0000875472<BR/><BR/>Keep taking shots of your "B. lucorum" and check the photos...you won't see it with the naked eye.<BR/><BR/>I saw one B. terrestris queen today.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15225743105419715015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post-3405689269047566722009-03-20T15:36:00.000+00:002009-03-20T15:36:00.000+00:00Yikes! I'd never have spotted that - all white-bum...Yikes! I'd never have spotted that - all white-bummed bumbles go down as B. lucorum in my book - do you think we'll get cryptarum here in Ryedale?<BR/><BR/>Lots of bumbles about, including what I think are terrestris and one possible pratorum - and I saw a comma butterfly in the garden at lunchtime.Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15736035484977149890noreply@blogger.com