The Grey Wagtail’s scientific name is Motacilla cinerea, Motacilla originating from the Latin word mota, meaning ‘move’ or ‘shake’, which is the root for words such as ‘motive’ and ‘mobile’ and cinerea coming from the Latin for ‘ashes’ or ‘grey’, being the root for ‘cinders’ and ‘incinerated’. Unlike a lot of scientific names which reallyContinue reading “The Grey Wagtail”
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The Brown Hawker
The Brown Hawker, Aeshna grandis is one of our largest dragonflies, it is also one of the commonest and most widely distributed, frequently seen throughout the British isles up to the limits of its range in the north of Scotland, the southwest and Ireland. Appearance It is a very distinctive looking dragonfly with chocolate brownContinue reading “The Brown Hawker”
Northwest Nature and History 