Blinded By the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band

 Harking back to Sunday and Dave's visitation, there were a couple or 3 omissions which we should rectify before finding ourself on Captain's Report. Firstly 2 other species of Butterfly were added to the Year List by way of

SPECKLED WOOD
and

the sometimes destructive

SMALL WHITE
followed by a most interesting interlude which was well off my particular radar
but found to be of great interest

A PHEROMONE POT

which he was hoping would attract a tiny Moth that he had never seen before and by defintion me neither. It took most of the day, at various locations but "if at first you don't succeed", you know the rest and there was the Micro Moth

(Dave's Image)
PAMMENA ARGYRANA

Additionally and finally for that day he also spotted our first

SAND MARTIN
(adult)
where once they would readily breed

(juveniles)

(Juvenile left v Adult right)
but sadly no more - a sore subject!

Back to the day in question and again with not ideal temperatures we did manage to attract

WAVED UMBER
along with a

MUSLIN MOTH
both additions to the 'year list' while the latter we feel is more

eye-catching from the undercarriage.

A second appearance of a

HERALD
along with the return of

 OAK BEAUTYbut

were not to be sniffed at. It was also a day of the

BULLFINCH
(male)

which often keep a low profile
(female)

until the nuptuals begin

which seemed every bit the way on the day and soon after followed by a pair of close cousin

CROSSBILLs
Later, on the banks of the Moors River not only had the

CHAROLAIS

been released from their couped up winter quarter

(calves and all)

but had the company of a 'not seen before' quartet of juvenile
MUTE SWANs
Returning from flashing up the Moth Traps at Twilight there was a final welcome sight,
befofe swinging back into the hammock that of the
Bournemouth Univercity Football and Rugby

Pitches and Training Facility once again in the Lime Light and, as ever, well patronised!