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Colombian aji picante
Hogao
Norwegian oyster stew
San Diego fish taco
Warming baked butternut squash
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Reindeer stoganoff
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Basmati rice
Bumburet chilli chicken
Chengdu Kung Pao Chicken
Double-cooked pork belly
Goan fish curry
Tandoori chicken
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Yakni soup
Wuhan doupi
Europe
Aligot
Beef Bourguignon
Beef gravy
Bolognese sauce
Chiswick chilli con carne
Chicken and olive casserole
Fresh whelks
Gromperekichelcher
Grilled Portuguese sardines
Moules frites
Piquant scallops in creamy champers sauce
Pulpo a la Gallega
Roast vegetables
Rognons de veaux au Calvados
Rosie’s vegetable stew
Souvlaki
Spicy chicken-liver pâté
Spicy lamb chops
Waterzooi
West London slow roast beef
Far East
Asam Laksa
Asuparabekon
Batu Ferringhi steamed fish
Beef bulgogi
Kimchi
Penang steamed fish
Saigon summer roll
Som Tam
Thai chilli crab
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Autumn 2023 in Chiswick House Gardens
Autumn 2023 in Chiswick House and Gardens. The golden season…
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Syrphus vitripennis
Syrphus vitripennis is a common and widespread hoverfly though…
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Common green shieldbug (Palomena prasina)
Common shieldbug The Common Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina)…
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera)
The Honey bee (Apis mellifera) makes honey from pollen and…
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Campyloneura virgula
Campyloneura virgula is a common predatory bug found on a…
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Lucilia sericata
Lucilia sericata A green metallic ‘greenbottle’…
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Muscina levida
The Muscina genus is characterised by a striped thorax, a red…
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Xyphosia miliaria
Xyphosia miliaria may have a body length of 5 to 8 mm and a…
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Deraeocoris flavilinea
Deraeocoris flavilinea is a species which has rapidly…
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Common carder bumblebee
The only one of three all-ginger bumblebees to be a member of…
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Ten spot lady bird (Adalia decempunctata)
A small and variable ladybird – which confusingly…
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Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terestris)
The Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terestris) or large earth…
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Myathropa florea
Myathropa florea has bold yellow and black markings and gets…
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Tapered drone fly (Eristalis pertinax)
Whilst similar to E. tenax, this species has a more tapering…
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Spotted Longhorn (Rutpela maculata)
Rutpela maculata is also commonly known as the…
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Polydrusus formosus
A bright metallic green weevil with round scales, a dark club…
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Closterotomus norwegicus
Closterotomus norwegicus belongs to the Miridae family and is…
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Aphidius colemani and its mummies
Aphidius colemani are small braconid wasps. Females lay eggs…
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Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
The Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) is a large, black, and…
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Plagiognathus arbustorum
This extremely common bug is found throughout the UK on a…
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Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)
Mature horse chestnut trees grow to a height of around 40m and…
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Rhododendron leafhopper (Graphocephala fennahi)
This large and striking species is native to the USA, where it…
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Salticus scenicus
The female has a black abdomen with white stripes whereas the…
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Chicken of the woods (Laetiporus sulphureus)
Bright, bold and soft to the touch. With its distinctive look,…
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Buff tailed bumble bee (Bombus terrestris)
One of the ‘Big 7’ widespread and abundant species, found in a…
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Willow emerald damselfly (Chalcolestes viridis)
The Willow emerald damselfly is a recent colonist, with…
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Brown shield bug (Coreus marginatus)
A large and mottled reddish-brown squash bug with a broad,…
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Banded general (Stratiomys potamida)
The banded general soldier fly is of the ‘big…
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Figwort Cheilosia (Cheilosia variabilis)
Wing length 7.5 – 10mm. This is a fairly robust all…
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Tephritis neesii
The adult Tephritis neesii has a blackish-brown body with a…
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Red admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta)
The Red Admiral is a frequent visitor to gardens throughout…
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Large Narcissus Fly (Merodon equestris)
Known as the Large Narcissus Fly or Narcissus Bulb Fly, this…
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Hover fly (Eupeodes luniger)
A larger species than E.corollae, the other common Eupeodes in…
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Thelaira nigripes
Thelaira nigripes is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae…
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Closterotomus trivialis
A new arrival in Britain where it has been associated with the…
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Common banded hoverfly (Syrphus ribesii)
The common banded hoverfly is a very common hoverfly found…
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Broken back bug (Taylorilygus apicalis)
Taylorilygus apicalis can reach a length of about 4–5…
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Harlequin ladybird – Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin ladybird larva feeding on aphids. Harlequin ladybird…
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Miridae (Liocoris tripustulatus)
Miridae (Liocoris tripustulatus) with a cream scutellum and…
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Impunctate mini-miner bee (Andrena subopaca)
Andrena subopaca is a Palearctic species of mining bee feeding…
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Willow emerald damselfly (Chalcolestes viridis)
The female Willow emerald damselfly (Chalcolestes viridis). It…
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Garden spider (Araneus diadematus)
The Garden spider is the UK’s most common orb web spider…
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European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
The UK’s favourite bird – with its bright red…
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Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Tree-climbing nut buriers. Scampering grey squirrels are a…
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Green woodpecker (picus viridis)
Green woodpecker (picus viridis) in west London. The European…
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Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
About blackbird-sized and striking black-and-white. It has a…
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Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Although they are the crow family’s most colourful…
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Canada goose gosling (Branta canadensis)
The Canada goose (Branta canadensis), sometimes called the…
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Marmalade hover fly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Our most common hoverfly, the marmalade fly, is orange with…
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Broad Centurion (Chloromyia formosa)
This soldier fly has sexes that are very different in…
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Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula Krameri)
The parakeets make nests in trees by digging out big spaces…
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Black headed gull
Black-headed gull and single feather reflected in the lake.…
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Snowdrops
Snowdrops are a reminder that Spring is on its way and that…
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Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis The adults reach 15–17 mm long. They have…
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Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Two pigeons are harassing this poor kestrel. Normally, the…
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Root maggot fly (Botanophila fugax)
This root maggot fly (?Botanophila fugax) knew that danger…
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Red necked terrrapin (Trachemys scripta elegans)
The red-eared slider or red-eared terrapin (Trachemys scripta…
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Beefsteak Fungus (Fistulina hepatica)
The Beefsteak Fungus, Fistulina hepatica. This mushroom is…
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Green Dock Beetle (Gastrophysa viridula)
Usually found on Dock plants, it can be seen anywhere that…
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Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
Key information Grey herons are unmistakable: tall, with long…
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7-Spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)
7-Spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) A cheerful…
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