Wednesday 21 May 2014

Blashford Lakes - Part II

First things first and as has now become the norm a round of the Moth Traps early morning. Not everyones 'cup of tea' I know, but this fascination sees me out of bed every morning now at 05:00 (despite the weather) and making my way to Parley Court Farm. Of late the night time temperatures have remain relatively high and so good returns have been recorded, here are just a few of them from the last few days. With Moths in mind I should make a confession regards a mis-identification on our last post. While I saw the Insect as a Square-spot Rustic it has been pointed out these are 'on the wing' much later in the year and what was in fact caught was a Small Square-spot, which as luck has it is a new addition to the Property List. We post thanks to an astute regular reader for pointing this out and the appropriate amendment has been made. * = First for the Property, # = First for the Year
LIME HAWK-MOTH*
SILVER GROUND-CARPET*
 RIVULET*
a scarce capture I am told
 MARBLED BROWN*

 ORANGE FOOTMAN*
 an early appearance of the delightful

GOLD SPOT#

 BURNISHED BRASS#
and
TREBLE LINES#

 SYNDEMIS MUSCULANA*
is added as an attractive little Insect.
 As promised, our second visit to Blashford Lakes where, like
everywhere else the place is alive with interest.
BULBOUS BUTTERCUP
now growing in a field near to you!
 COMMON BLUE DAMSELFLY
LUNGWORT
SCARLET PIMPERNEL
Up at the Goosander Hide the
 SAND MARTIN WALL
is already being prospected by returning birds.

Summer Plumage 
 LITTLE GREBE
 and well on the way to producing a new family the
 CANADA GEESE
appear to have formed a colony.
 SOUTHERN DAMSELFLY
SPRING CINQUEFOIL
a member of the Strawberry Family
 GREEN BOTTLE (top) with TAWNY MINING BEE
 SHELDUCK-LINGS
and even here we cannot get away from the 'subject' a daytime flying
COMMON WAVE MOTH
almost flew into the pot, allowed a couple of shots
before being released.
 Some more shenanigans of the
COMMON TERN
kind.
Keeping an eye skyward with very good reason,
here comes the old man
with courtship in mind!
Crumbs is that IT?
male
GREEN-VEINED WHITE BUTTERFLY
SPECKLED WOOD BUTTERFLY
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