The garden moth trap was not quite so good, though with frost on the car and shed roof this morning I'm not surprised. You know early on if there is going to be a quiet trap from the lack of small flies and bits. Hebrew Character x12, Clouded Drab x1, Common Quaker x1, Diurnea fagella x1.
Hebrew Character
Diurnea fagella
I didn't managed to grab as much time in the garden today, though the butterflies were a bit more accommodating and seem to like the Grape Hyacinths ...
Small Tortoiseshell
Peacock
No beetles in a quick poke around under plant pots, but there were a couple of these that I frankly could not be arsed to look at in detail ..
Flat-backed Millipede (Polydesmus angustus sl)
Whilst mooching about, I noticed a little bit of Field Woodrush growing at the edge of the lawn ...
The only birds added to the list for this week were Jackdaw (over) and Rook (heard only). Nichola is absolutely sure she heard a female Tawny Owl last night, I was asleep. A Chiffchaff was still singing away on the embankment, and briefly came into the garden but was too quick for the camera. Later in the afternoon it was on the embankment in view, albeit at full camera zoom but good enough.
Chiffchaff
Goldfinch
More of the same tomorrow. Probably.
1 comment:
yep, i can feel a pattern coming on. I suspect I'll soon get bored with sweeping and beating. At least there's more stuff on its way. We are still in the relative quiet times.
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