At the End of the Day - Mike Rutherford

With HOT weather having rampaged through the third week of June,

we have seen some dramatic increases in numbers from the

Moth Traps

but still we have not taken 100 species of Macro Moth in a single night.
IT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN RAINING CONTINUOUSLYY EVER SINCE!

 The delicate and beautiful

 BLUE-BORDERED CARPET

 showed up in two 'forms' that with only half a wing-bar

and that with an 'archipelego' of small dots almost joining the two sides.

There are examples with complete central wing-bars which we still yet have to catch.

 CYPRESS CARPET

a relatively new moth to our shores the quite numerous

COMMON EMERALD

 and

 

BIRD'S WING

We have also been enjoying a variety of other Insects which have included

 ORANGE LADYBIRD

 the diminutive

 PILL BEETLE

a a rather large

 

HORNET

and 

On the Panel Tonight

STOCK DOVE

along with

CARRION CROW

 KEELED SKIMMER DRAGONFLY
being serenaded by a Whitethroat.

While Dartford Warblers seem to be 'out in the cold' on the Heath

 STONECHAT

continue to capitalise on recent years of

 Breeding Success.

Difficult to judge numbers but by our estimations there have to be

 2 to 3 dozen juvenile Birds across the 400 acres?

It was getting close to heading back to the range but always alert

 to the next wildlife sighting.

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 A 'second very close encounter' with another

 NIGHTJAR

 was, given our past experiences, assimilated to

 Lightning Striking Twice.

There was now absolutely no rush to get back, whichever the

coffee would still be there on our return!

It was at the beginning of the warm spell that along with Hugh and Janet

we had our first BBQ of the year in the Harbins Farmhouse Garden which just seemed

alive with Birds. In the event we recorded 29 Species while just sitting enjoying the food, wine
and convivial conversation.

including a

First for the Year

SPOTTED FLYCATCHER

At the End of the Day - Mike Rutherford (Genesis)

The day is nearly ended hurry home to your bed

My nights are oh so lonely come and lay down your head

The eyes of all our children growing heavy with sleep

And with one final flicker into a world full of dreams.

Thanks to those who have been promoting us in recent days,

one person in particular, the UK is back in Pole Position on the

'Hits' Parade.

It has been many, many months since we have seen this!

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United Kingdom	492 - "it's been a long time, been a long time been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time". Lyric from the track Rock 'n' Roll by Led Zeppelin
United States	379
Netherlands	40
Germany	29
South Korea	16
China	12
Ireland	12
Russia	11
France	10
New Zealand	9