The weather is certainly staying
sunny and warm, if not darn-right hot, but let's enjoy it while it
lasts. By definition the traps are doing well and last night produced
the most prolific crop this year totals reaching 478 individual Macros
of 76 species, here are a few of them.
FOX MOTH
SCALLOPED HOOK-TIP
SINGLE-DOTTED WAVE
2 forms of a common Moth
RIBAND WAVE
SMALL PHOENIX
SCORCHED CARPET
TAWNY BARRED-ANGLE
BORDERED WHITE
BRUSSELS LACE
COMMON FOOTMAN
BEAUTIFUL HOOK-TIP
MARBLED WHITE-SPOT
MILLER
BORDERED SALLOW
DOUBLE SQUARE-SPOT
and a couple of Micros to finish off
and a couple of Micros to finish off
BRAMBLE-SHOOT MOTH
EUCOSMA CANA
Cleaning Stations
took up the rest of the morning with all the traps getting an overall
as well as the car, but p.m. a wander around the farm produced
a few things of interest as it most times does.
Cleaning Stations
took up the rest of the morning with all the traps getting an overall
as well as the car, but p.m. a wander around the farm produced
a few things of interest as it most times does.
No chance of this self-setter
HERB ROBERT
drying out, it has its own water bowser.
drying out, it has its own water bowser.
WHITE CLOVER
in abundance.
in abundance.
Not a lot of Butterflies so far this year so this
SMALL TORTOISESHELL
was a pleasant sighting.
SMALL TORTOISESHELL
was a pleasant sighting.
The flock of young (and old)
STARLING
have tipped the 200 mark
with plenty of mouths to feed.
The COBHAM JETS return to base and the
MUTE SWAN CYGNETS
(all 8 accounted for)
are also growing apace.
(all 8 accounted for)
are also growing apace.
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