Don't Look Back in Anger (I hear you say) - Oasis

A HEARTY, HEALTH and PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO 'ALL' OUR FOLLOWERS!!

As has been the norm for years now, on the first day of the new year we take a look back at the 'goodies' we have been able to record during the last 12 months. As for the Moths, they represent all of those specise that have been added to the overall list during 2022, interwoven with the best of the other Wildlife both On and Off Piste

begining with that which brought us the most joy the

DEATH'S-HEAD HAWK-MOTH

which is surely the target species for any Moth entusiast who has, as yet, not caught one! with this magnificent specemen being trawled around every office and workshop on the property to the delight of all who surveyed it while early year our first 'Off-Pieste' adventure took us in search of the scarce

and fine male

AMERICAN WIGEON

at

SHAPWICK - SOMERSET
Also of great value was our first

GOLDEN TWIN-SPOT

which brought with it some I.D. complications for myself

but certainly 'self-chuffed' when confirmed as such. There is a follow-up to this which will be posted in days to come!
Also of value was the Dorset

GLOSSY IBIS

well worth the relatively short drive.
Not exactly glamorous a

GARDEN DART
was consigned to the list

while it had been a full 10 years wait for one of the ever increasing numbers of

CATTLE EGRET
to be added to the Patch List.

SPRING USHER
was the 4th and final Moth to be added to the definative list as we rushed to follow up the report of a

LONG-EARED OWL
on the Golf Course with our final Twitch of the year being to the

Somerset Levels

to add the rare

BAIKAL TEAL
(from Russia, Korea and there abouts) to our Graet Britain Lists.
(comparison with Eurasian Teal foreground) while the male

MANDARINE DUCK
made sporadic visits across the year as the

BITTERN

was ratified by the
Water Bailiff in the final days of the year.