The chink in the armour that came as a result of a dearth of Macro Moths arrived in the shape of a
First for the Year
SMALL DUSTY WAVE
which held 'pole position' for no more than 30 seconds as next to be recovered was an Insect thought to be extinct across our green and pleasant land according to the book?
GYPSY MOTH
is also a 'migrant' which may have arrived from foreign shores
which may be contender for
Dorset Moth of the Year?
Otherwise,
HORNETs
have been gracing the lures for a while now as their close cousin's the humble
WASP
is also a 'migrant' which may have arrived from foreign shores
Dorset Moth of the Year?
Otherwise,
are starting to make their presence known while the potted and rather damaged
PAINTED LADY
looked on its last legs but flew off readily.
Within the
Solar Panel Compound
there was yet another most welcome 'migrant' visitor, a
WHINCHAT
which is a common enough migrant in its own right but by no means annual here!
Thought to be the 4th or 5th over a period of 10 years.
The day would have come to and end there and then had it not been for yet another daytime sighting of a
NIGHTJAR
as lightning struck twice on the way to flash up the traps as catching another
in the headlights looking every bit the juvenile!
looked on its last legs but flew off readily.
Solar Panel Compound
Thought to be the 4th or 5th over a period of 10 years.
The day would have come to and end there and then had it not been for yet another daytime sighting of a
as lightning struck twice on the way to flash up the traps as catching another
