I Can See Clearwing Now - Lorraine Has Gone

un-bastardised version by Jimmy Cliff

To catch up and complete last weekend's foray with Mother Nature, Dave and I continued on the Moth theme for most of Sunday morning before heading off just a little further afield. We have already had great success here with 'pheromones' taking male Emperor (Moth) on his last visit, now we were going to try for 3 of the slightly more difficult and much smaller Clearwing Family.

LARGE RED-BELTED CLEARWING
took a bit of coaxing but am pleased to report that it was me that
secured the first specimen in Dave's absence - YES!

RED-TIPPED CLEARWING
took all of 5 minute to be lured to the scent, during which time we
also logged the only

 CETTI'S WARBLER

 in the Recording Area this year, plus only the second

LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER

The conventional Moth Traps also threw up some interesting specimens

such as

VESTAL

SMALL YELLOW WAVE

SMALL MOTTLED WILLOW

TREBLE LINES
which unusually had a Central Band rather than a 'line'.

SMOKY WAINSCOT

OBSCURE WAINSCOT
while back in the field

COMMON QUAKER LARVAE
(Caterpillar)

TRAILING SAINT JOHN'S WORT

COMMON CARDER BEE on COMMON VETCH

SMALL HEATH

BITING STONECROP

COMMON BUZZARD
and then came the report that the
Short-toed Eagle
which we saw here the previous day had been re-located.
Such a magnificent Raptor is worthy of a second look so off we went.
There was some disappointment in not finding it but there was
the bonus of a very high flying

GOSHAWK

which is by no means a common species in Dorset.

RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE
and finally a

GOLDFINCH

feeding

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