Monday, 9 May 2016

Emporer Moth....

Moth trap out again last night....heres the highlights from the garden....

Scalloped Hook-tip, Falcaria lacertinaria

Iron Prominent, Notodonta dromedarius

Nut-tree Tussock, Colocasia coryli

Water Carpet, Lampropteryx suffumata

Yellow-barred Brindle, Acasis viretata

and so....on with the show...

0900 - 1130 bright, clear, warm ESE 2-4

I decided to do a warbler count today on my way round the full site....but on the way....and knocking the superb Nightingale off top spot as best thing on site....




Emporer Moth, Saturnia pavonia

I have seen these plenty of times in other peoples photos...but to find one was very exciting....!!  It sat out in the open, colours ablaze....how do these guys not get eaten??

The Warblers....

Nightingale  10

Blackcap 20

Willow Warbler 2

Lesser Whitethroat 1

Garden Warbler 6

Whitethroat 26

Chiffchaff 30

Otherwise it was business as usual.....Kestrel made a re-appearance, havent seen one for a while....and some House Sparrows were around one of the hedges.

On the water the Common Sandpiper was still around the western-most pit, which has most potential for food for it....otherwise its the little bits of beach.  The Terns have deserted but that was expected.  And in fact the water was even quieter than the WeBS count a couple of days ago!

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