I've been fairly quiet this year generally, and this summer especially, (other commitments), But I find that during summer when the birds are quiet the micro/macro world to be interesting diversion.
ID is a major issue of course, the birding area is well covered both online and off, but insect ID books are more difficult to find. There is also the fact that whereas the British bird list is around 600 species, you could find that many insect species in a single oak tree!! and of course their fascinating life cycle, means that the ID issue is multiplied with Nymphs and intermediate forms - A fledgling bird has some visual relationship to it's parent, this is not often the case with insects :-)
Best regardsNigel
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