The thing about seeing a'first for year'
JERSEY TIGER MOTH
through the perspex collar of the first trap as the first Insect is that, under these fairly lacklustre
through the perspex collar of the first trap as the first Insect is that, under these fairly lacklustre
conditions, it ain't going to get much better? By comparison the best from the Heath Traps
AUGUST THORN
also new for the year was no less welcome.
This tiny orange coloured SLUG
was also of interest even though we cannot
put a name to it nor can we to this mighty beast which could be a
BLACK CLOCK BEETLE
from our investigations and if so a first sighting ever.
(the queue is already and quite rightly forming to correct us)
from our investigations and if so a first sighting ever.
(the queue is already and quite rightly forming to correct us)
All else from the traps were this pair of
FOUR-SPOTTED FOOTMAN
(female uppermost) only our second and third this year.
(female uppermost) only our second and third this year.
Otherwise, from within the Solar Panel Compound
the greatest surprise of the month this
MISTLE THRUSH
MISTLE THRUSH
seeming feeding this youngster with all the others having dispursed days ago!
Along the Bracken line away from the Heath these
Along the Bracken line away from the Heath these
ROBBER FLIES
were caught in the act of procreating.
were caught in the act of procreating.
The juvenile theme continued further on watching this
SKYLARK
fall to the ground to
attend young.
A brief encounter with the Rare Breed
A brief encounter with the Rare Breed
OLD ENGLISH WHITE STEER
was as rare as the animal itself as having been move to the Satelite Heath usually blocked from view.
was as rare as the animal itself as having been move to the Satelite Heath usually blocked from view.
and finally, there was a time but not in recent years
we would have welcomed the climb as well!
