The Bagsy Blog: Autumn Almanack

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
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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.