Wednesday 16 June 2021

The Weekend - Part II

 To sew up the remainder of the weekend wth Dave, which mostly featured Moths, we also have a few oustanding images from last week which should fit nicely into a fairly comprehensive post.

This deminutive and beautifully marked specimen is a
RED-TIPPED CLEARWING

not caught in the convential moth traps but lured by a pheromon suspended in a little casing of its own, proving most successful during daylight hours. Otherwise, overnight we secure First's for the Year which included the also tiny

PINION-STREAKED SNOUT
what likely constitutes my own personal favourite of the genere, the exquisite
CLOUDED BUFF
but watch this space as my mind could easily change tomorrow.
DARK SPECTACLE
another cracker as seen in the flesh
OBSCURE WAINSCOT
and finally for the day a considered
GREY DAGGER
Of the avians the only outstanding find was an in-flight and calling
CROSSBILL
that not only evaded the Canon but this observer as well, so now lean heavily on the residue from Last Week.
A single transiting
REDSHANK
was a short-lived happening
followed in turn by a couple of very healthy looking
FOXs
while amid that small catchment of bushes at the root of
Chapel Lane
a ;scarcity in the form of a
YELLOWHAMMER
and finally, roaming free with a Cockchafer here
the mighty
STAG BEETLE