Something in the Air - Thunderclap Newman

 It is doubtful we would get any form of argument from our Peers or Fellow Enthusiasts in the Wild World, but more particularly Moth’s, that this month has been the worst May ever. Across the years we cannot remember ever being sub-one hundred Moth Species at this stage in the game but would not be so churlish as to utter the word RUBBISH!

For instance, and harking back to Saturday, we gathered a neat little collection of First’s for the Year by way of………….

SERAPHIM

the petite

ORANGE FOOTMAN
and

MOTTLED BEAUTY
Additionally and joining the same divission as F. f. Y.
other Insects from the traps included

both

GORSE SHIELDBUG

along with

HAWTHORN SHIELDBUG
All serinaded by that Sound of Spring we all know so well, the

CUCKOO
In view of the predicted 'bad' weather conditions to come we had decided to do things in reverse order only to find, when returning back closer to home, in the first instance a Herring Gull which was relieved by a

CARRION CROW

having predated a

CANADA GOOSE EGG
and making a fine meal of it, while it also looked ever bit as if the

MOORHENs
are nest building again?

With the sighting of a new, to us, and psychedelically liveried

EUROCOPTER COLIBRI
it felt time to return to the Heath where in the first instance one of the

RARE BREED OLD ENGLISH GOATS
was browsing a Silver Birch, at first glance it also looked liked we had trespassers?

Thei being such a sensitive area, adjoining and owned by, an International Airport security is high but haveing entered by motor-vehicle it was far more likely the 2 ladies were bona-fide

WENDY and RUTH

are indeed of the Airport Scientific Department and had come to collect the

small sample vials (bottom right) placed across most of the area.
A real treat to meet you Ladies

MEADOW PIPIT
(top left)
and here's looking forward to the next meeting!