What a difference a day makes, 24 little hours.
Brought the Sun and the Flowers where there used to be rain!
Not content with waiting for 'opening time' the
PIED WAGTAIL
PIED WAGTAIL
just visible at 2 'o' clock was pearched on the trap waiting but kept well away from the additions to the Year List. List.
CLAY TRIPLE-LINES
GREY DAGGER
with a confussion species Dark Dagger which can only be proven by inspection of the genitalia, messy business best we stay away from that!
with a confussion species Dark Dagger which can only be proven by inspection of the genitalia, messy business best we stay away from that!
and
BARRED YELLOW
BARRED YELLOW
and we add to that this tiny
BEE SPECIES
just to show the enormity of the pollen sacks on the hind-legs.
just to show the enormity of the pollen sacks on the hind-legs.
Compared with yesterdays list of D's this was a magical start while on the way north we added yet another of
Eddie Stobart's Ladies to the Collection.
Leaving behind the beauty and the FOXGLOVE's at the Moth Monitoring Station
we immediately found this
we immediately found this
SMOOTH SNAKE
under the first of the Reptile Covers
which have been neglected in recent weeks
and looking every bit as if IT
had shed its skin in recent days.
This
ROE BUCK
ROE BUCK
most conveniently flushed a number of
WOODLARK
feeding fledged young
of varying ages
from the Heather stubble
fantastic to see them having yet another successful
Breeding Season!
Breeding Season!
HEATHER
a few clumps but by no means a 'carpet' yet, but hope to bring that to your attention in due course.
Otherwise, the Best Day for ages which might be prudent to leave there for now and present the other half tomorrow in an effort to beat any kind of precipitation!
a few clumps but by no means a 'carpet' yet, but hope to bring that to your attention in due course.
Otherwise, the Best Day for ages which might be prudent to leave there for now and present the other half tomorrow in an effort to beat any kind of precipitation!
