Had a lovely day out walking today on a circular walk around 10 miles.On route we saw Chaffinch,a male Blackcap,the usual crows and Woodpigeons.Then along a hedge we saw what looked like spiders web on closer Inspection It was crawling with what looked like thousands of Caterpillars I had never seen anything like It.
Please could someone ID these and tell me what they will grow Into
Could you also ID this Bird ,sorry about picture not very clear
We were lucky enough to see a young Red Deer bouncing through a field no Idea why It was where It was,It was on It's own too.Loads of Rabbits and a few ducks also baby lambs all In all It was a good day added by various Birdsong.
Littleowl
Hi,
ni on the caterpillars but the bird is a fading summer plumage male Linnet
S
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Hi Seymouraves,
Thankyou,you have confirmed what we thought,that Is the first Linnet we have seen.Just need the Id on the Caterpillars hope someone will know.
Curious, but they look like Euonymus caterpillars (see my pic) but I think they usually only occur in the USA.
Pipit
Hi Pipit,
They do look like your picture, I have just had a read about them .I have no Idea what they are doing here In Somerset,but there were so many of them It was unreal.
there was a letter in our local paper from someone who had a bush in thier garden covered in cobwebs, just like yours,the reply to the letter was that it is thought to be the catterpillar of the ERMINE MOTH, hope this helps.
val
Hi
Yes, I did a bit more research into this caterpillar and it does occur in Britain. They are ermine moths as sugar suggests. The American one is the Yponomeuta cagnagella and the most common British one is Yponomeuta evonymella or Bird Cherry ermine moth.
See this link for more info.
http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/uploads/BC%20web%20site%20-%20Ermine%20moths%20update(2).pdf
Cheers
That is the caterpillar of the Ermin moth . They strip whole trees and spin the silk as a deterent to the birds.
Nothing you can realy do about them.
AL
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Thankyou Pipit,Sugar and Al for your replies and the link to read on the Caterpillars,I am glad I don't have these In my garden.They were amazing to see out on our walk.
I took this photo down in Devon a few years ago and am still having problems ID'ing it......can anyone help?
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Not sure but it could be an Orange Swift moth