So, back to Base Camp and very nearly said "back to normal" but that ain't ever going to happen, along with gale force wind and lashings of rain. However, that didn't seem to effect the Insects much as all 3 of the Moth Traps produced, even if not all Moths!
NOVEMBER MOTH
would have been a first for the year had we the skill or inclination to disecet it and study the genitalia, a messy business, but as confusable with close relatives we simply note it as aggregate (agg).
would have been a first for the year had we the skill or inclination to disecet it and study the genitalia, a messy business, but as confusable with close relatives we simply note it as aggregate (agg).
DEWICK'S PLUSIA
was considered a 'fair cop' taking my memory back to the 70's and the capture of Great Britain's 14th such species which have become far more numerous over the years, or maybe more trappers?
along with a most obliging and active
DIVING BEETLE
DIVING BEETLE
A recce around the Patch on our return showed that little had changed during our absence save for the abcence of c3 of the juvenile
MUTE SWANs
with an adult
LITTLE GREBE and juv MOORHENs
on the Irrigation Pond and more showy examples of the
on the Irrigation Pond and more showy examples of the
juvenile
LITTLE GREBE
and equally lone juvenile
and equally lone juvenile
MOORHEN
at the Gravel Pit and could not believe our eyes when spotting this
at the Gravel Pit and could not believe our eyes when spotting this
rather tardy
WHEATEAR
at some distance but considered a decent find as just back in the saddle!
All else amounted to a vocal
ROBIN
ROBIN
along with a second generation of
GOLDEN WAXCAP
