Thursday 14 July 2022

The complex world of moths!

Hello

This morning I decided to turn my attention more to moths, an area I am not at all familiar with and being continually daunted by the sheer number of species and frequently their similarity to each other! Taking advantage of a moth trap set up overnight in Scaldwell village we tried our best at identifying the contents and taking a few photos of the more distinctive ones - my apologies if I have made identification errors!

Whilst in Scaldwell a pair of Hobbies made several sorties overhead, at one stage both chasing a Swift with an unknown outcome. A Spotted Flycatcher was present too.

Ravens and Spotted Flycatchers were in Hanging Houghton village today and a family of Spotted Flycatchers were at Lamport Hall.

Yesterday evening there were four Yellow-legged Gulls at Wicksteed Park, Kettering and early this morning there was an Osprey at Hollowell Reservoir plus four Little Ringed Plovers and a Dunlin. A long-staying Grasshopper Warbler was 'reeling' at Braunston.

The Garganey remains in Blowers Lodge Bay at Stanford Reservoir and a Black-tailed Godwit was there this morning plus a Little Ringed Plover, twelve Little Egrets, a Common Sandpiper and four Ravens.

Regards

Neil M

Old Lady.

Drinker.

Buff Ermine.

Burnished Brass.

Holly Blue butterfly.


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