It seems as though the past couple of days have been spent in the doldrums with very little of note from Wildlife-Ville, and those 2 flashes of relief, a Hobby and good numbers of Redwing, were all fly-overs which didn't fall to the lens! The malaise also took its toll as we even overlooked publishing this post yesterday -Wake Up at the Back! However, and despite the overnight chill, there was a varied selection from the Moth Traps but nothing new.
BORDERED BEAUTY
BLAIR'S SHOULDER-KNOT
(c6)
(c6)
BRICK
PALE MOTTLED WILLOW
infested with
Red Mites
and just to dispense with the 'old chestnut'
"we don't do Micros"
we have been finding a few
"we don't do Micros"
we have been finding a few
RUSH VENEER
We also find any of the Burying Beetles of interest, this a
COMMON SEXTON BEETLE
and finally from today's haul, and before they all finally reach the
Happy Hunting Ground
and finally from today's haul, and before they all finally reach the
Happy Hunting Ground
CRANEFLY
We still haven't given up on the Little Owls, although they have now been
unrecorded for quite a number of weeks, but with still no luck
we did arrive just in time to see the start of the Maize Harvesting
unrecorded for quite a number of weeks, but with still no luck
we did arrive just in time to see the start of the Maize Harvesting
.
Now You See It!
(read on)
(read on)
We were greeted at the Gravel Pit by at least c6
GREY WAGTAIL
but it was thought there could have been an additional 2?
Either way, just this one proved to be most obliging
and thought worthy of the
FULL MONTAGE
THAT's ALL
On Merritown Heath things were deathly quiet
with just the occasional
SMALL HEATH BUTTERFLY
still on the wing,
a pair of overflying
MUTE SWAN
along with this FUNGI thought to be
RED CRACKING BOLETE
When we returned to Base some hours latter it was a case of
When we returned to Base some hours latter it was a case of
Now You Don't!
