Hummingbird Hawkmoth

A Hummingbird Hawkmoth, which looks remarkably like an actual hummingbird, has been reported in Hebden Bridge.

It was feeding on the flowers in the hanging baskets outside Java on Market Street. They migrate from Southern Europe, and it is unusual but certainly possible to get them this far north. Keep an eye on buddleia and honeysuckle!
Matt
Monday, September 18, 2006

The plants in my front yard were also visited by a Hummingbird Hawkmoth a few weeks ago. It was very interested in a blue star-shaped flower called Isotoma. I didn't recognise the insect but googled 'moth hummingbird' and came up with exactly what I had seen. I live up Birchcliffe Rd, just next door to where the sheep had temporary lodgings!
Liz
Monday, September 18, 200

Picture above was found on the web,
not taken in Hebden Bridge.

LOST SHEEP

This sheep made a temporary home in the ginnel between Birchcliffe Road and Blenheim Street this weekend.

By a very involved and circuitous route, we tracked down her owner and they were reunited on Monday morning. She'd wandered all the way from Widdop Road. Did you know that sheep like apples? We've tried to identify her by looking on the national sheep breed website, but after a while, they all look the same to me. Can anyone tell us what breed she is?

Tricia Wells
Monday, July 31, 2006

If you know the answer
please email your reply

From Andy Mackintosh
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
11 August 2006

Tricia, it's probably a Derbyshire Gritstone cross - and they eat most things vegetable!