Bye-Bye Blackbird - Nina Simone

Slightly better value from the Moth Trap this morning but not quite what you'd expect at this time of year under these weather conditions. Ear Moth continues to be caught on a daily basis and with another addition* to the Property List the interest isn't waning yet (nor is it likely to). Dark and dismal overhead all on offer is as follows:-

 PEBBLE PROMINENT

 DARK ARCHES

 BROAD-BORDERED YELLOW UNDERWING

 two contrasting forms.

 LESSER YELLOW UNDERWING

 and the smallest of the 'Yellow Underwings'

LEAST YELLOW UNDERWING*

 HOVERFLY Sp

 Another MICRO
 As the sky blackened and the rain started so did today's
 PARLEY EQUESTRIAN EVENT..
 
 Family Friend TRACEY aboard FELICITY

 was first to start

 ably assisted by son BEN who read out the moves
from the side-lines.

 To the untrained eye it looked a flawless round

 as 'flocks' of adoring fans gathered to await the result.
"and the winner is"

 FELICITY and TRACEY
 for the second time on the trot (no pun intended).
Just look at that 'rosette'.

A proud son and helper
BEN sits astride the winning Charger.

 and I want to call this Wee Fella a TOAD but bet as soon as I do!!!!

 

 Safely returned to the pond after capture.

Some signs of the 'southerly migration' here today.

70-odd young SWALLOWs congregating on the telephone wires,

while in the nearby trees there were a couple of dozen

Willow Warbler (some in song) along with an equal number of

Long-tailed Tits, seemingly ALL in song.
A case of Bye-Bye Blackbird and anything else migratory!