And Then There Were Three - Genesis

A dull start to the day on Friday, which persisted throughout, and may have reflected results from the Moth Traps in recent days had it not been for a sudden flush of excitement. Despite a paltry catch of just 81 Insects of 15 Species the catch included a trio of Firsts for the Year.

 First up, and only the 3rd Insect to be taken was

 BLAIR'S SHOULDER-KNOT

followed by, and only of novelty value, 2 variations of

 LESSER YELLOW UNDERWING

 There was then a short intermission before

 LARGE WAINSCOT

was coaxed from the egg trays

 immediately followed by the

 'Catch of the Day'

something of an acrobatic

MERVEILLE du JOUR

and as we were lucky enough to catch its far less common cousin

 'SCARCE' MERVEILLE du JOUR

in the Spring we are able to offer that up by way of comparison.
Finally on the subject, there was also something of a rather tardy

 LESSER BROAD-BORDERED YELLOW UNDERWING

which usually ceases to be 'on the wing' by the end of September.

Also starting to adorn the early morning sky on a daily basis are both

GREYLAG

and

CANADA GEESE

Skein counts thus far have reached 25 and 36 respectively.

All else of note during the past 2 days has been a moderate 'fall' of

 MEADOW PIPIT

 along with

 a 'first' showing of Autumnal

SISKIN

There has also been what can only be described as a 'large' increase of

 JAY

 across our Recording Area

 but all too wily to get a decent shot (or any shot at all for that matter)

 until last evening that is.

 Deciding to spend a hour either side of sunset on the Heath, in hope of 

a very late Nightjar, a returning Short-eared Owl or maybe just an

ever-present Woodcock,

 En-route, we caught this pair of Jays (complete with Acorn) and 

a single Magpie unawares and

despite the gloom did get away with these few discernible shots.
YES, WE DID NOTICE THAT THE UK OVERHAULED THE USA
FOR JUST ONE, ALL TOO BRIEF, DAY 

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