Another sweltering hot day, so a
good one for finding that elusive waft of cool breeze and staying there,
which is more or less what I did. Despite the lethargy there were a
couple of interesting things to report starting with the Moth Trap which
produced 2 new species* for the Property List.
GREEN PUG
COMMON EMERALD
TAWNY BARRED-ANGLE
KENT BLACK ARCHES*
In the same division
SHORT-CLOAKED MOTH*
The BBQ was all but ready when Janet spotted this 'raptor'
perched on the Bird Table. No more than 10 feet away,
you'd be forgiven for thinking an unusual perch for a
SPARROWHAWK
but
given the feeders are topped up with continuous regularity and attract
dozens of small birds it makes a fine Feeding Station for this species
as well. Also not the norm it remained there while the camera was
recovered from the lounge before plunging into the depths of the bush
where there were still a number of House Sparrows and Goldfinches. It
flew off a full 5 minutes later 'empty talloned'.
