Thursday 24 October 2013

Autumn Almanack - The Kinks

Dinner with Bowie, Sheila, Paul and Annie last night turned into
a late one, in fact this shot of the
KING GEORGE the THIRD STATUE in WEYMOUTH
was taken just before boarding the last bus to Portland at 23:15.
Overnight, the weather remained perfect for Moth catching so much so the first Insect out of the trap at Weston Street was the first specimen I have ever caught of
 CLANCY'S RUSTIC
 later followed by a further 2 in the Secret Garden.
Others caught between the 2 traps included
 LARGE WAINSCOT
 BLAIR'S SHOULDER-KNOT
 and GREEN-BRINDLED CRESCENT
the first I have caught since returning to Mothing.
 However, thought the best catch of the day was not a Moth at all
 but this beautifully coloured and patterned and as yet unidentified
Ichneumon Wasp 
click on this link to see how some of these creatures procreate!
If you can enlighten us please send to 
captbagsy@btinternet.com  
While attending to the trap at Secret's there were also good
numbers of birds passing overhead, mostly identified on 'call'.
 
 First was a lone
GOLDEN PLOVER
 followed by a few
MEADOW PIPIT,
 SISKIN,
 SKYLARK,
GREENFINCH
 plus a single
 SONG THRUSH
 
 At the Portland Bird Observatory we were met by a couple of
distant RAVEN and a
LITTLE OWL
in the neighbouring quarry. It seems to have been something of an Owl day as there were those who saw c2 each of Little and Barn Owl, while another observer saw c3 Short-eared Owls in the Top Fields. Finally, from our Temporary Representative in Cornwall these 3 fine and no too common species none of which I have ever seen.
AUTUMNAL RUSTIC
 BRINDLED OCHRE
FLOUNCED CHESTNUT
Thanks to the Pasty Yafflers!
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