By: klc253

Location: Victoria Park, Belfast

Observed on: 14th February 2010

Added to iSpot: 11th March 2010

Initial ID: Pochard (Aythya ferina)

Identifications: 1

Agreements: 0

Comments: 0

Description: Seen in Victoria Park, Belfast.

Location: Hopton Close

Observed on: 20th February 2010

Added to iSpot: 11th March 2010

Initial ID: Intermediate Screw-moss (Syntrichia intermedia)

Identifications: 1

Agreements: 0

Comments: 0

Location: Hopton Close

Observed on: 1st March 2010

Added to iSpot: 11th March 2010

Initial ID: Common Smoothcap (Atrichum undulatum)

Identifications: 1

Agreements: 0

Comments: 0

Location: Hopton Close

Observed on: 20th February 2010

Added to iSpot: 11th March 2010

Initial ID: Anomalous Bristle-moss (Orthotrichum anomalum)

Identifications: 1

Agreements: 0

Comments: 0

Location: Builth Wells

Observed on: 4th September 2009

Added to iSpot: 11th March 2010

Likely ID: Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor)

Identifications: 1

Agreements: 7

Comments: 0

Description: This was found on the slabs in the garden- it's quite a beastie!

By: dshubble

Location: Stoke Common Road, Bishopstoke

Observed on: 10th March 2010

Added to iSpot: 10th March 2010

Likely ID: Spinning Gum (Eucalyptus perriniana)

Identifications: 2

Agreements: 0

Comments: 2

Description: Fairly spindly, some stems tall and sturdier; in the tangled corner/edge of a garden, not yet escaped.

Location: Braunstone, Leicester

Observed on: 15th November 2008

Added to iSpot: 10th March 2010

Likely ID: A Mirid bug (Dicyphus escalerae)

Identifications: 1

Agreements: 3

Comments: 2

Description: A Mirid bug that has recently started colonising the UK, probably by spreading from imported Snap-Dragons (Antirrhinum majus), its main food plant. See mention in this issue of Het News. If you grow Snap-Dragons in the garden it might be worth having a close look at them this year.

By: jp7588

Location: Cullercoats

Observed on: 30th January 2010

Added to iSpot: 10th March 2010

Initial ID: Wood Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)

Identifications: 1

Agreements: 0

Comments: 0

Description: During snowy weather wood mouse was seen to climb tree, jump 15cm gap onto bird fat and seed block feeder. Mouse then gorged itself for about 7minutes before running back down tree.

By: purplebluebell

Location: Dorset

Observed on: 8th March 2010

Added to iSpot: 9th March 2010

Initial ID: Lichen

Identifications: 2

Agreements: 0

Comments: 0

Description: Green foliose with grey crustose?? or Alga?

By: purplebluebell

Location: Dorset

Observed on: 8th March 2010

Added to iSpot: 9th March 2010

Initial ID: Yellow Lichen

Identifications: 1

Agreements: 0

Comments: 2

Description: I am unsure if this is Crustose or Foliose yellow Lichen?