So, my temporary and most welcome neighbours of recent days
The Tilley's
have returned to their native Derbyshire but not before bestowing a little gift!
They are both very capable people with one of Ian's hobbies being
Palm Frond Weaving
with their parting gift being this
LITTLE BIRD
no doubt a
Palm Warbler
Thank You once again and hope to see you 2 and Samuel again soon!
Otherwise, Thursday night, on the whether front, was arguably the best night of the year
but absolutely no argument about the very poor turn out at the traps.
Luckily since then the Moth Gods have been on our side and have sent one or 2 'goodies' our way.
The group that followed were also very welcome made up of
BORDERED SALLOW
which obligingly partially opened its wings,
AUGUST THORN
which is hope a correct identification?
A beautifully marked
MAIDEN'S BLUSH
complete with 'roundals on the trailing edge of the forewings, followed by the unusual!
A moribund
BROAD-BORDERED BEE HAWK-MOTH
which subsiquently died.
One of the anxiously awaited species here in late
Spring early Summer
it is not thought to produce a 'second brood'
although according to the Moth Bible that is
Moths of the British Isles by Bernard Skinner
(1983 being the order number where this species falls in the list of such things)
the above may be found. It would be most interesting to find out if others have
captured this species outside of the given time period?
It may also be of note that the Heath here is strictly speaking in Dorset but in the
World of Moths
still sits in the old county boudaries which is Hampshire!
There have also been some odds and ends, maybe a sign of
Southerly Migration?
such as more
PIED WAGTAILs
in the garden.
GREY WAGTAILs
at both the
Sewerage Works
and
Gravel Pit
but with no indications of breeding this year.
AIRBUS
freshly landed inward from China and captured at a different angle.
A large build up of
juvenile
SWALLOWs
on the Heath
all hell bent on fattening up
for the long and maybe hazardous
Flight South.
A relative low pass of the
COASTGUARD RESCUE CHOPPER
RARE BREED CATTLE
seeking some shade.
and as Dusk arrived there were more
NIGHTJARs
on just about every track.
Unfortunately, this will not last much longer as they too head off
on the long migration south!
