Bus Stop - The Hollies

With the pun intended it was a 'charming' start to the day
as early doors a decent size

 'charm' of

 GOLDFINCH
graced the lawn and moments later a small 'pod' of

 MEDITERRANEAN GULLs

 flew purposefully to the north.

An example of a fine looking adult just for recognition purposes.
 A welcome take from all traps did leave us in something of a quandry after adding

 a 'second generation'
FLOUNCED RUSTIC
(somehow the first wave managed to avoid us)

 BARRED RED
which brings with it the complication of there being a

 Green Form
that is said to be uncommon?

 and
DOTTED CLAY
to the Year List - Most Welcome!
It was a toss up, hence the £2 coin, (which was borrowed as never having owned such a thing)
as to whether the 'first for year'

 DARK CRIMSON UNDERWING

 a little ragged around the edges

 or the

magnificent and large

Thought to be a

CHURCHYARD BEETLE
(species but a 'big lad for all that)

 BEST in SHOW
but either way we are on the cusp of giving up on the Moths
in favour of Shieldbugs as at least they are visiting the traps in numbers.
A little caddish given the previous!
Two species in one day inculded the colouful

 HAWTHORN SHIELDBUG

 which although prolific was outnumbered by

 FOREST
or

 RED-LEGGED SHIELD BUG
10 to 1.

 Either way we were tucked up against the persistant drizzel

Bus stop, wet day she's there, I say,
please share my umbrella.
Bus stops, bus goes she stays, love grows
under my umbrella.

All that summer we enjoyed it
wind and rain and shine.
That umbrella we employed it
by August she was mine!

 Best gift and act of kindness I've had for years!

Yet anouther juvenile 
STONECHAT

but then joined by a

WILLOW WARBLER

nice combination!
With Children and Cattle alike there should not be a favourite,
but with the occassional 'exception to the rule' our brown and white

 SHETLAND
just stood there at the gate waiting for me, walks away with it!

BEEHIVE
which will be the last of it for the near future at least!