Dragonfly - Fleetwood Mac

Firstly, an apology for yesterday's Typo as the caption should have read
"By and large the Macro Moths are of a larger nature, while the Micro's are generally small".
The correction has been applied!
Something of a strange but most welcome start to our perambulations today as 'first thing' amid the Dawn Chorus both Whitethroats were happily singing together in the garden.

 Nothing unusual about

COMMON WHITETHROAT

 being vocal here, especially by the riverside, but

 LESSER WHITETHROAT

 to our recolation has only sung here once before - it is however seen / heard at other locations.

Another division which is somewhat falling by the wayside are the the

Moth Identifications

(despite the lads in Weymouth readily lending a hand)

but we never lean on them before giving them all our best shot first!

Today's Gathering Included

HUMMINGBIRD HAWK-MOTH

which unlike the one seen on the day this is an archive image of

one (unusually) caught in a trap last year with the more recent individual

being free-flying and nectaring Honeysuckle.

 SMALL DUSTY WAVE

 ORANGE SWIFT

 BROWN-TAIL

 If or when you see these small waxed boxes strewn along the 

hedgerows, they are there in an effort to eradicate the Larvae

of this destructive creature. They will strip a hedgerow in a matter of days!

With much of the rest of the day taken over by Insect life we had better

kick off the remainder of the Post with a Helicopter of the

CIVIL AVIATION KIND

which flew directly over the Heath and then the Airport where this

BOMBARDIER GLOBAL 600

has taken over poll position outside of 

Company Head Quaters

as one of the Virgins is 'tugged' into the hanger

highly likely for maintenance?

Otherwise on the Heath the first 

COMMN BLUE BUTTERFLIES

(male)

(female)

No surprises to find

 GOLDEN-RINGED DRAGONFLY

(my absolute favorite)

 in the grassy margins

and the first flowering

 RAGWORT

horses beware, can be a deadly plant to livestock!

 Another 'first' were a couple of juvenile

WHITETHROAT

before entering the 

Solar Panel Compound

to find just c2 of the 8

 RAVENs

 at great distance and

 gaping to keep cool

 Could have done with being a little nearer

but nonetheless a great performance!

Couldn't Find a Song to Match the Post

So maybe a Drone later on might fit!

Another day at the office with almost perfect weather conditions

but relatively low returns from the traps!

 V-PUG

 WHITE-SPECK
were firsts for the year but couldn't resist posting the Hawk

 Along with a couple of the Big Boys of today's c6

 PRIVATE HAWK-MOTHs

and sticking with the big lads for a moment, for a Micro Moth

 BOX-TREE MOTH

is a giant.

By and large the Macro Moths are of a larger nature, while the Micro's are generally small.

The Welcoming Committee was provided today by one of the 2 juvenile

 KESREL's

strangely quiet for a change?

 Between the Pond and the Heath we also found

 GREEN ALCANET

 a female, denoted by the white spot

BEAUTIFUL DEMOISELLE

and a nice little clump of

 ANGELICA

 Some, if not all, of our readers may remember this adult 

HOBBY

being posted a coupe of weeks or so ago, well lightning has struck in the same place again.

 This time it was a juvenile

HOBBY

 perched in the very same tree and even on the same branch.

 Not a lot of divercity with the images

 as most of the time it was just perched

'bolt upright'

 and also looking as big as

 its close relation the

 PEREGRINE 

This was a 'first' for me as far as 'juvenile' Hobby is concerned!

 It was shortly after the raptor had flown off that there was

an invassion of

HORSEFLIES

which seemed to be gleaning something

from the roof of the car

just like a vacuum cleaner

Luck visited once again as we entered the 

Solar Panel Compound

to find the most aimiable

 STEVE

 setting up his equipment to film the panels by

 DRONE

 Only too happy to show this

Seawater Technician

the workings of the gadgetry before

 but not wery adept at keeping the darn thing in my viewfinder!

Panels Data 

including temperature

 and predetermined

Course to Steer presently recording Row 6.

 MANANA

PS - we thank one of our Broadwey Correspondents for a number of the Identifications herein - Thanks John.

Strange Phenomena - Kate Bush

A little late on parade with the

 NEW MOON
as taken on the 23rd - 2 days late, but who's counting?

Soon it will be the phase of the moon, when people tune in.
Every girl knows about the punctual blues,
but who's to know the power behind our moves?

You hear your sister calling for you,
but you don't know where from.
You know there's something wrong
but you don't want to believe in a premonition.

 TAWNY BARRED-ANGLE

 MAGPIE

 SMALL DOTTED BUFF

 BROAD-BORDERED YELLOW UNDERWING

We raise our hats to the strange phenomena.
Soul-birds of a feather flock together.
We raise our hats to the hand a-moulding us.
Sure 'nuff, he has the answer
He has the answer
"Om mani padme um”!

Strange Phenomena - Kate Bush (from the album 'The Kick Inside')

Arriving at the Heath the

 BRITISH WHITE STEER

formed the welcoming committee

 

 while browsing the Apple Tree.

This is one of the oldest breeds of cattle in 

Great Britain

hence its prescence here as part of the 'rare breeds' project.

FLOUR BEETLE

My personal 'firt sighting' for the year of

SILVER-WASHED FRATILARY

 

MALE LINNET

One of 2 

SMOOTH SNAKES

FEMALE LINNET

and the other

SMOOTH SNAKE

 

 STONECHAT

Quietish again on the day!