While the weather could have been marginally better it was certainly a case of
'One Man's Meat being another Man's Poison'.
As the irritating pulses of rain were certainly welcome by gardener's and farmer's alike
while us Moth'ers and other Wildlifer's could have done without it!
However, it didn't detract from one of the best weekends ever on home soil and so 'full'
we will have to continue serialising our findings. Dave continued to be in attendance adding to our
First for Year Moths
the relatively common
SMOKY WAINSCOT
the annoyingly 'closed winged'
BORDERED WHITE
which was eventually teased into opening up along with the delightful
SCARCE MERVEILLE du JOUR
a master of camoflage
when perched on its favoured lychen and for now at least
BRINDLED WHITE-SPOT
Maybe we should have introduced you to our charges before now
and as my next door neighbours
probably best that it is me who
feeeds them and collects the eggs each morning.
this one being refered to as the
Old Mother Hen.
It was on the 25th of June 2019 in company of one of my 4 appretices,
8 year's old Oliver, that we found a Nightjar close to one of the pathways
which we could view, photograph and video without disturbing a feather of the bird.
It was exactly 13 days earlier that this year Dave managed the self same thing
but on a different part of the Heath. The same rules applied as were were able to
CLICK
and
VIDEO
NIGHTJAR
a migrant and denizen of the night
as she sat pesumably incubating
without moving a muscle or even blinking an eye.
There is no nest as such but this large clump of
RAINDEER LICHEN
close by certainly aided location.
Not exactly a series of 'action movies' but a huge priviledge to capture such a
bizzare creature for your pleasure, while we thank
Mister Canon for Zoom Lenses!
The final hour was taken up viewing the in flower
VIPERS BUGLOSS
while the period covered by this post ended on yet another high
as again it was Dave who found the
WHITE ADMIRAL BUTTERFLY
still surviving and breeding in very small numbers on our 'patch'.
we will have to continue serialising our findings. Dave continued to be in attendance adding to our
First for Year Moths
which was eventually teased into opening up along with the delightful
Maybe we should have introduced you to our charges before now
feeeds them and collects the eggs each morning.
Old Mother Hen.
It was on the 25th of June 2019 in company of one of my 4 appretices,
8 year's old Oliver, that we found a Nightjar close to one of the pathways
which we could view, photograph and video without disturbing a feather of the bird.
It was exactly 13 days earlier that this year Dave managed the self same thing
but on a different part of the Heath. The same rules applied as were were able to
a migrant and denizen of the night
There is no nest as such but this large clump of
close by certainly aided location.
Not exactly a series of 'action movies' but a huge priviledge to capture such a
bizzare creature for your pleasure, while we thank
Mister Canon for Zoom Lenses!
The final hour was taken up viewing the in flower
as again it was Dave who found the
still surviving and breeding in very small numbers on our 'patch'.
