Blashford Lakes - Part II

First things first and as has now become the norm a round of the Moth Traps early morning. Not everyones 'cup of tea' I know, but this fascination sees me out of bed every morning now at 05:00 (despite the weather) and making my way to Parley Court Farm. Of late the night time temperatures have remain relatively high and so good returns have been recorded, here are just a few of them from the last few days. With Moths in mind I should make a confession regards a mis-identification on our last post. While I saw the Insect as a Square-spot Rustic it has been pointed out these are 'on the wing' much later in the year and what was in fact caught was a Small Square-spot, which as luck has it is a new addition to the Property List. We post thanks to an astute regular reader for pointing this out and the appropriate amendment has been made. * = First for the Property, # = First for the Year

LIME HAWK-MOTH*

SILVER GROUND-CARPET*

 RIVULET*
a scarce capture I am told

 MARBLED BROWN*

 ORANGE FOOTMAN*

 an early appearance of the delightful

GOLD SPOT#

 BURNISHED BRASS#
and

TREBLE LINES#

 SYNDEMIS MUSCULANA*
is added as an attractive little Insect.
 As promised, our second visit to Blashford Lakes where, like
everywhere else the place is alive with interest.

BULBOUS BUTTERCUP
now growing in a field near to you!

 COMMON BLUE DAMSELFLY

LUNGWORT

SCARLET PIMPERNEL
Up at the Goosander Hide the

 SAND MARTIN WALL
is already being prospected by returning birds.

Summer Plumage 

 LITTLE GREBE

 and well on the way to producing a new family the

 CANADA GEESE

appear to have formed a colony.

 SOUTHERN DAMSELFLY

SPRING CINQUEFOIL
a member of the Strawberry Family

 GREEN BOTTLE (top) with TAWNY MINING BEE

 SHELDUCK-LINGS

and even here we cannot get away from the 'subject' a daytime flying
COMMON WAVE MOTH
almost flew into the pot, allowed a couple of shots
before being released.

 Some more shenanigans of the

COMMON TERN
kind.

Keeping an eye skyward with very good reason,

here comes the old man

with courtship in mind!

Crumbs is that IT?

male

GREEN-VEINED WHITE BUTTERFLY

SPECKLED WOOD BUTTERFLY

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