Saturday

Post date: Jun 06, 2010 5:24:48 PM

S-SW 3 warm and humid

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Decided to put the moth trap on tonight as conditions seemed perfect, warm , cloudy and humid. Prior to that though I went for a walk around the village where I bumped into a couple walking their dog, who told me that they had seen a male Red-backed Shrike in the Rectory Meadow yesterday morning! The description was pretty good (they carry binoculars with them also) and the habitat looked right when they pointed out which, relatively close, bush it was in! I was certainly intrigued enough to spend a good hour in the area grilling potential sites but to no avail, one that got away! I did see the young Tawny Owl that they had seen earlier which gave great views.

Back to the moths, and although the numbers were down on what I was used to at Aylmerton, the variety was certainly enough and more manageable.

Green Carpet 3

Brimstone 1

Straw Dot 2

Chinese Character 1

Elephant HM 1

White point 1

Heart and Dart 3

Shuttle-shaped Dart 2

Flame Shoulder 1

Grey Pine Carpet 3

Treble Lines 2

Common Wainscot 3

Bordered White 1

Bufftip 1

Rustic Shoulder Knot 3

Silver Y 2

Snout 1

Mottled Rustic 1

Least Black Arches 1

Broad-barred White 1

Privet HM 3

Marbled Brown 1

Waved Umber 1

Scalloped Oak1

Clouded Silver 1

Lime-specked Pug 1

Marbled Minor 3

Middle-barred Minor 3

Vine's Rustic 1

Oak Hooktip 1

Silver-ground Carpet 2

Eyed HM 1

During all the Lep activity, at around 1 am, a Quail gave a quick burst from the field next to the garden. Nice.

Vine's Rustic