Then There Were Three - Genesis

Last evening was thought to have been the thirteenth BBQ during this lovely period of fine weather. Along with this distended

COURGETTE (almost a Marrow) 

stuffed with grilled bacon, rice, onion, capsicum and a sprinkling of cheese, we also enjoyed venison sausage, pork ribs, shish kebabs and garden vegetables along with a decent red Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages. The predicted and expected overnight rain and thunder didn't materialise, but as a precaution the Moth Trap had been re-sited under the bedroom veranda.

 Preparing it for examination, this

 GREY HERON,

 very common hereabouts, unusually flew in and perched in a tree-top.

 While numbers of Insects in the trap were much reduced, this was

replaced by quality in the shape of
THREE CRACKERS

 (putative, but almost certain) EAR MOTH*

BIRD'S WING* (right) with DARK ARCHES

BIRD'S WING*
likely qualifies as the 'rarest' Moth we have caught to date.

'Clancy' describes the distribution as "virtually absent from Southern and Western Wales, South West England (where we are) and North and South Yorkshire".

CLOAKED MINOR*

This also remains unconfirmed but if the ID is correct then it is 'abberant' (deviating from what is normal; untrue to type), which shouldn't have the whole base of the wings dark like this. This remains in the hands of Paul Harris for further investigation.

KNOT GRASS*

 PEBBLE HOOK-TIP

 COMMON CARPET

 CLOUDED BORDER

BUFF ERMINE

BURNISHED BRASS

Another 'Micro' I can put a 'handle' to

BIRD-CHERRY ERMINE

other creatures in the trap included

LACEWING Sp

 and this CADDISFLY, with particularly long antennae,
which we catch with some regularity.

It is thought to be of the genus Mystacides?

Another particularly welcome House Guest

PEACOCK BUTTERFLY
which, as with all other Insects, was quickly released unharmed to the wild.