Insect Nation - Adam and the Ants

While Moths continue to be thin on the ground, despite a small increase in overnight temperature, other Insects seem to be showing themselves all across the Recording Area, as will be seen. All that has been added to the Moth List in recent days were

STRAW DOT

YELLOW-BARRED BRINDLE

and

POPLAR GREY
additionally we did capture the more scarce 'dark morph' of

The usual shade for comparison.

A very nice start to the rounds, the

MUTE SWAN
eggs have hatch producing c7
CYGNETS
 The rest of the day was mostly about Plants and Insects
both now coming very much into their own!

GREEN-WINGED ORCHID

 which like last year seems to be the only stem and in exactly the same place.

 While there is plenty of Gorse all over the place in the Recording Area

 BROOM
remains something of a 'scarcity', and while it was thought that
Beautiful Demoiselle
would be found on the only known patch of

 BOG MYRTLE
it wasn't until we reached the

soon to be flowering
RHODODENDRON 
 that any were found

 BEAUTIFUL DEMOISELLE
(male)

 BEAUTIFUL DEMOISELLE
(female)
and

COMMON CARDER BEE
The fly-by of an

 AIRBUS A400M ATLAS
Transport Aircraft
It may be this one that is also known as
GRIZZLY II
shattered the silence, but impressive for all that, as we took a look at the
New Growth

 SCOTS PINE
the Heath cannot support too much of that, so perhaps its days are numbered?

 A female
BROAD-BODIED CHASER

 WHITE DEAD-NETTLE

 LARGE RED DAMSELFLY
and then at long last a bird poked its beak from cover, a

WHITETHROAT
Almost back to Slight Return II but not before checking the
House Martins at Gavin's House.
HOUSE MARTINS? 
Take a closer look!

'The Squatter'

 HOUSE SPARROWS
have moved in!
 While the latest from the
Trail Cameras
have produced

 CARRION CROW

 ROBIN
and

WOOD PIGEON

and thought we would end with something really special today

particularly as they say Craftsmanship is DEAD!

Courtesy of Willie Wine

 WHEN YOU'RE FED UP WITH THE WALLPAPER!

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Tragedy - The Bee Gees

That niggling northerly persists bringing with it an unwelcome chill which in turn seems to be keeping the Moths at bay. In the last 3 days the best on offer from the Traps has been a single

MAIDEN'S BLUSH

already added to the Year List but no less of a superb creature for all that. The stiff breeze hasn't helped out in the field either, but before we get into full moaning mode let's thank our lucky stars that we can bring you images, from the archive, promised from a few days ago.

An addition to the Year List yesterday

LARGE YELLOW UNDERWING

which had previously slipped through our fingers,

 RED-GREEN CARPET

 LIGHT EMERALD

BROWN SILVER-LINE

and far better images of a further 2 species shown before

 SHEARS
and

 WHITE-POINT

while for good measure the Micro

DONACAULA FORFICELLA

HOUSE SPARROW  

has now joined the Breeding Colony of Robin and Collared Dove 

in Janet's stable,while just outside we found a 

 a 'ringed'

 GOLDCREST

 which unfortunately we cannot make head nor tail of.

 c6

 SHELDUCK

are a record number for our area.

 COMMON GARDEN SNAIL

 and

 ROBIN

feeding young on what looks like

 SMALL WHITE BUTTERFLY 

larvae/caterpillars.

On the water meadow at the Moors River a

LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL

 before disaster struck.

Entering the Solar Panel Compound late morning

there was neither sight nor sound of any of the

 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER

these 2 being found behind the Eco Recycling Works earlier in the morning.

 A full 40 minute vigil produced no bird at all let alone

the one which has been incubation c4 eggs for several days now.

Time for a visual inspection, only to find that there are now only c2 eggs and no signs of any offspring. It is thought highly unlikely that the sheep shearing had anything to do with this, as the parent bird was 'sitting' throughout the process. It is also unusual to think that the nest has been predated as few, if any, predators would leave without scoffing the lot. Additionally, had the eggs hatch they would not have been able to travel far, and there would surely be the continuous series of 'location calls' from the adults as witnessed last year. 

A TRAGEDY to say the very least!

 Continuation of the Bund.

Juvenile STARLINGs

feeding and preening

accompanied by Page and Plant with the title track of the
No Quarter Album

From the Trail Cameras

MISTLE THRUSH
Then TRAGEDY turns to TRIUMPH
what about this
LITTLE BEAUTY?

 BELTED GALLOWAY CALF

BORN 20:15 - 02/06/2016

THE '3 AUNTIES' COMING TO VISIT

THE 3 OTHER GALLS!

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