Ride A White Swan - T. Rex

After a spell of fairy productive Moth catching things have, over the past couple of days, taken a bit of a tumble. Not expecting a great deal by way of return this morning some time was spent looking around the farm on the way to the traps.

The recently cleared 'overspill' from the main
Parley Pond where apart from this newly bloomed

FOXGLOVE
there was a sight that I had never witnessed here before.

While EGYPTIAN GEESE are occasionally seen overflying

early this morning was the first time I had seen them

on the ground.

A timid bird at the best of times, my presence soon

put them to flight.
From the traps we recovered

BROWN SILVER-LINE*

SNOUT#

PALE TUSSOCK*
and

MARBLED MINOR#
before we continued our search across waterlogged fields where

MALLARD
seem to be making the most of the wet weather!

GUELDER ROSE

GOLDFINCH
shaking off last nights moisture.

Seems the

WOOD PIGEON
eggs have hatched along with some other special arrivals.

MUTE SWAN

parent birds lead

c8 CYGNETS

into the water for the first time.
On this inaugural voyage 2 of the youngsters decided to remain in
the comfort of the nest.

Sunshine on young MALLARD.

male TUFTED DUCK

one of the 2 original pairs has remained at the pond and continue
to display and probably prospect a nest site - still time yet!

Everything but the Moths seemed to be emerging today as the

COOT
eggs also hatched but so far only 2 chicks.

RABBIT

LESSER STITCHWORT

While back at the pond

what was considered a rather good find and the first I have seen on the property

RAGGED ROBIN

RIBBED PLANTAIN
and finally, taking a little longer to process, a Trio of Micros.

THISTLE ERMINE

PSEUDARGYROTOZA CONWAGANA

and if it were possible to get more of a mouthful
NEMATOPOGON SCHWARZIELLUS

one of the 'Longhorn' Moth with

antenna three times body-length.

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The Tender Trap - Frank Sinatra

While this Post may not appeal to all, there are those who have written to state their amazement at the diversity of not only the Moths that are plucked from the Traps each day but also the other Insects etc. Today's effort is therefore given over to the creatures that fall to the temptation of the 'bright lights' over the past couple of days!

* = New to the Property, # = New for the Year.

 PINE HAWK-MOTH#

 PEBBLE HOOK-TIP
contrast in colour of the same Insect.

 The Bizarre Looking

 BUFF-TIP

 COMMON POLLEN BEETLES

 BIRCH MOCHA*

 SCORCHED WING*

 as previously stated an 'early'
GOLD SPOT

was followed by c3 in the same trap.

EARLY BUMBLEBEE*

BEAUTIFUL PLUME MOTH*
micro

STRAW DOT#

CLOUDED SILVER*

CLOUDE-BORDERED BRINDLE#
dark form

LIGHT BROCADE*

COMMON WAINSCOT#

GREAT WATER (DIVING) BEETLE#

MANY-PLUMED MOTH*
micro

SMALL SERAPHIM#

TEGENARIA GIGANTEA*

GARDEN CARPET#

LUNAR MARBLED BROWN

SALLOW KITTEN*

PALE PINION#

HEART and DART*

CHINESE CHARACTER#
along with a trio of 'identified' Micros.

CYCLAMEN TORTRIX*

ELACHISTA ARGENTELLA*

EPIBLEMA CYNOSBATELLA*

another QUEEN WASP

One of the SOLDIER BEETLE family

Unidentified Micro

An extremely difficult family group to identify
HOVERFLY Sp

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