Donegal Wildlife

Last night no fewer than 5 specimens of the November/Autumnal moth came to light. It just so happens that the previous night was the coldest...

Sawfly larvae are particularly difficult to identify: the literature is incomplete and rather out of date, although there is a great deal of...

I was invited to visit a young local deciduous woodland today, and was delighted to find the rare Spathularia flavida , which is a red-book ...

I often struggle to find a suitable title for the posts that I make, but I think you'll agree that today's title certainly applies t...

I rather suspected that this was going to be a good year for fungi and Ards rarely disappoints. We spent a couple of hours wandering through...

The weather has been terrible for a few days, with very heavy rain and strong winds. A few specimens are still coming to light, however, inc...

Last Thursday I predicted that parasitisation of the Nematus pavidus sawfly larvae would take place either on Monday or Tuesday. Monday was...