Simon Warry
@ginowazza.bsky.social
Hornet Robberfly at St. Margaret's Bay, SE Kent, today (26th Sept).
September 26, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Hornet Robberfly at St. Margaret's Bay, SE Kent, today (26th Sept).
Two of three Arma custos, two of five Ornate Shieldbugs and a single Vernal Shieldbug found at Betteshanger CP (East Kent), today (25th Sept). Others found include Birch, Parent, Hairy, Crucifer, Box and Dock Bugs.
September 25, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Two of three Arma custos, two of five Ornate Shieldbugs and a single Vernal Shieldbug found at Betteshanger CP (East Kent), today (25th Sept). Others found include Birch, Parent, Hairy, Crucifer, Box and Dock Bugs.
Around 10-20 Polistes biglumis, a rare paper wasp, were found at Samphire Hoe, near Dover, SE Kent yesterday, 21st Sept. A nest probably belonging to that species was found by Nigel Jarman.
September 22, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Around 10-20 Polistes biglumis, a rare paper wasp, were found at Samphire Hoe, near Dover, SE Kent yesterday, 21st Sept. A nest probably belonging to that species was found by Nigel Jarman.
Two additions to my list of shieldbugs and squashbugs for Kent, my home county - yesterday (21st Sept). Around 50 nymphs of Southern Green Shieldbug in Hythe and two Boat Bugs at Samphire Hoe, near Dover - both SE Kent. It's taken quite a lot of searching to finally catch up with Boat Bug in Kent.
September 22, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Two additions to my list of shieldbugs and squashbugs for Kent, my home county - yesterday (21st Sept). Around 50 nymphs of Southern Green Shieldbug in Hythe and two Boat Bugs at Samphire Hoe, near Dover - both SE Kent. It's taken quite a lot of searching to finally catch up with Boat Bug in Kent.
Paper Wasp (Polistes biglumis)- Samphire Hoe, near Dover (SE Kent), 18th August. First two pics, a female, the third, a male.
August 18, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Paper Wasp (Polistes biglumis)- Samphire Hoe, near Dover (SE Kent), 18th August. First two pics, a female, the third, a male.
One moment Ant's-nest Ladybird is rarer the hen's teeth, the next, 'you' find two, two weeks apart and at two different sites. The first has already been posted - this is the second, on Barham Downs, 12th Aug.
August 15, 2026 at 10:01 AM
One moment Ant's-nest Ladybird is rarer the hen's teeth, the next, 'you' find two, two weeks apart and at two different sites. The first has already been posted - this is the second, on Barham Downs, 12th Aug.
Hornet Robberfly, St. Margarets Bay (East Kent), 14th Aug.
August 15, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Hornet Robberfly, St. Margarets Bay (East Kent), 14th Aug.
Three of the six Blue-winged Grasshoppers found at Reculver (North Kent coast) on 25th July.
July 30, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Three of the six Blue-winged Grasshoppers found at Reculver (North Kent coast) on 25th July.
A new ladybird for me - Ant-nest Ladybird (Platynaspis luteorubra) at Covert Woods, SE Kent, 29th July.
July 30, 2026 at 10:32 AM
A new ladybird for me - Ant-nest Ladybird (Platynaspis luteorubra) at Covert Woods, SE Kent, 29th July.
A couple of Scymnus frontalis found at Covert Woods, SE Kent, 29th July.
July 30, 2026 at 10:30 AM
A couple of Scymnus frontalis found at Covert Woods, SE Kent, 29th July.
Sadly, I came across this deceased Spurge Hawk-moth larva today (24th July) on the dunes at Sandwich Bay (East Kent). Loads of Sea Spurge in the area.
July 24, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Sadly, I came across this deceased Spurge Hawk-moth larva today (24th July) on the dunes at Sandwich Bay (East Kent). Loads of Sea Spurge in the area.
Forget-me-not Shieldbug from Barham allotments (near Canterbury), 11th July. Good numbers of both adults and nymphs have been found this year.
July 12, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Forget-me-not Shieldbug from Barham allotments (near Canterbury), 11th July. Good numbers of both adults and nymphs have been found this year.
Two Cow-wheat Shieldbugs from East Blean Woods, near Canterbury, today (12th July)
July 12, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Two Cow-wheat Shieldbugs from East Blean Woods, near Canterbury, today (12th July)
Rhyzobius lophanthae, one of the micro ladybirds - and a lifer. Pegwell Bay (East Kent), 1st July. About 3mm - roughly the size of a 16-spot Ladybird.
July 1, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Rhyzobius lophanthae, one of the micro ladybirds - and a lifer. Pegwell Bay (East Kent), 1st July. About 3mm - roughly the size of a 16-spot Ladybird.
Another sighting of Erythraeus phalangoides (a mite) - this one at Pegwell Bay (East Kent) approx 6Km north of the ones I recently founs at Sandwich Bay - today (1st July)
July 1, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Another sighting of Erythraeus phalangoides (a mite) - this one at Pegwell Bay (East Kent) approx 6Km north of the ones I recently founs at Sandwich Bay - today (1st July)
A species I don't see often enough - Spiked Shieldbug (adult and nymph) - Barham Downs (SE Kent) - 29th June.
July 1, 2026 at 9:15 PM
A species I don't see often enough - Spiked Shieldbug (adult and nymph) - Barham Downs (SE Kent) - 29th June.
Forget-me-not and Blue Shieldbugs nymphs on my allotment plot - SE Kent. 27th June.
June 29, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Forget-me-not and Blue Shieldbugs nymphs on my allotment plot - SE Kent. 27th June.
Single Lesser Streaked Shieldbug and Fallen's Leatherbug found under the same small Storksbill plant at Sandwich Bay (East Kent) on 24th June. However, I wasn't able to find any Greater Streaked, Heath and Sandrunner Shieldbugs.
June 25, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Single Lesser Streaked Shieldbug and Fallen's Leatherbug found under the same small Storksbill plant at Sandwich Bay (East Kent) on 24th June. However, I wasn't able to find any Greater Streaked, Heath and Sandrunner Shieldbugs.
I found this unspotted ladybird near Stodmarsh (East Kent) on 16th June. It looks like a 24-spot without it's spots but the possibility of it being a Cynegetis sp (probably C. impunctata) has been suggested elsewhere - which if it was, would, I think, be a first for the UK.
June 17, 2026 at 10:35 PM
I found this unspotted ladybird near Stodmarsh (East Kent) on 16th June. It looks like a 24-spot without it's spots but the possibility of it being a Cynegetis sp (probably C. impunctata) has been suggested elsewhere - which if it was, would, I think, be a first for the UK.
Three 'good' ladybirds from Stodmarsh, East Kent on 16th June. Two of 7 Water Ladybirds, 1 of 2 Spotted Red Marsh and a single Red Marsh Ladybird, which is the first time I've found this species at this site.
June 17, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Three 'good' ladybirds from Stodmarsh, East Kent on 16th June. Two of 7 Water Ladybirds, 1 of 2 Spotted Red Marsh and a single Red Marsh Ladybird, which is the first time I've found this species at this site.
I have spent many an hour searching countless Wood Spurge plants looking for the spurge bug, Dicranocephalus medius with no success, until the 8th May 2026, at Samphire Hoe, Kent, when I found this individual. I'm not sure what the two white patches are - probably chalk.
May 14, 2026 at 3:27 PM
I have spent many an hour searching countless Wood Spurge plants looking for the spurge bug, Dicranocephalus medius with no success, until the 8th May 2026, at Samphire Hoe, Kent, when I found this individual. I'm not sure what the two white patches are - probably chalk.
I came across this female Sympetrum fonscolombii (Red-veined Darter) at Samphire Hoe on 8th May. It may yet prove to be the first British record for 2026.
May 14, 2026 at 3:21 PM
I came across this female Sympetrum fonscolombii (Red-veined Darter) at Samphire Hoe on 8th May. It may yet prove to be the first British record for 2026.
A rather smart fungus weevil - Platystomus albinus - from Covert Woods in SE Kent - 7th April
April 7, 2026 at 9:38 PM
A rather smart fungus weevil - Platystomus albinus - from Covert Woods in SE Kent - 7th April
Three of six Cream-streaked Ladybirds found in Lympne (SE Kent) on 6th April.
April 7, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Three of six Cream-streaked Ladybirds found in Lympne (SE Kent) on 6th April.