Elusive Butterfly - Bob Lind - 1965

 A decent start to the day with 265 Macro Moths of 86 species of which

LILAC BEAUTY

SMALL FAN-FOOT

DUSKY SALLOW

the perpetually 'closed winged'

DINGY SHELL
were additions to the Year List, with the added bonus of a

FOREST SHIELDBUG

and unsurprisingly, there was also a run on Butterflies given the +25°C on the gauge at noon as a welcome bonus and may provide interesting punctuation.

CLOUDED YELLOW

before giving 5 minutes to the previously absent
SYGNETs

and while at the final trap took to admiring the slender
SILVER BIRCH

GREYLING BUTTERFLY
on Bell Heath close to the Heath then finding the

HUMBUGs

but not restricted by parental control as

unusually,

there was not an adult to be seen?

COMMA BUTTERFLY
whereas the

MOORHENs
were not only nurturing their sprogs

but also seemingly teaching them

to build a

New Nest?

PAINTED LADY

The SHEEP don't seem to be enjoying the Hot Weather

exclusively finding shade wherever they can.

GREEN-VEINED WHITE BUTTERFLY
After the Nettle Cutting there was concern that some birds may have taken flight but c2 juvenile

LAPWING

seem not to have been put off which was the same for the resident brace of

RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE
later in the day.

SPECKLED WOOD

Sat so proud the
JACKDAW
was surely worthy of a 'click' while we continued the run on Butterflies with

PEACOCK
and

RED ADMIRAL
in with the early morning Moths.
THERE WILL SURELY BE MORE TO COME!