Moths June - August 2016

Still trapping regularly between my garden & Donna's just a few of the highlights below...............

Flounced Rustic

Leopard Moth

Herald

 Drinker

Red Twin-spot Carpet

Lesser Swallow Prominent

Dusky Sallow

Pebble Prominent

July Highflyer

Magpie

Yellow-tail

Chinese Character

Lunar-spotted Pinion

Early Thorn

Buff Ermine

September Thorn

Scarce Silver-lines

Dark Spectacle

Small Ranunculus

Lime Hawkmoth

 True Lover's Knot

Broom Moth

Small Ranunculus

Ghost Moth (Female)

Ghost Moth

Sallow Kitten

Scorched Wing

Mother Shipton

12th August 2016

With birding still in the Summer doldrums we headed over to Marsh Lane for a spot of Damselfly photography with Small Red-eyed Damselfly being the target species!! As the weather warmed up we had at least 10 with a cpl of Red-eyed,Emerald,Common Blue,Large Red as backup along with Common Darter,Southern,Migrant & Brown Hawker & Black-tailed Skimmer...........

9th August 2016

Took Donna down to Aston Rowant,Oxon for a cpl of hrs for a cpl of Butterfly ticks the weather wasn't really on our side with most being very flighty in the strong breeze but still managed to get her both Chalk Hill Blue & Silver-spotted Skipper with Brown Argus,Common Blue,Small Skipper,Painted Lady & Marbled Whites as backup.....

Common Blue

Chalk Hill Blue

Paainted Lady

Silver-spotted Skipper

7th August 2016

Decided to finally head to the East coast for the Purple Swamphen at Minsmere RSPB but unfortunately it had done an overnight bunk so not a good day but did manage a Butterfly photo tick in the form of Grayling......

Red Admiral (Female)

Emerald Damselfly (Female)

1st - 4th August 2016

Spent a few mornings at Draycote water,Warks where we had a juv Wood Sandpiper & juv Dunlin on the 1st & then a cpl of mornings being schooled in the IDs of Juv Yellow-legged Gulls by Tim Marlow. (I have to admit juv Gulls are not my thing & must admit I struggle with them) soon got my eye in & some pleasing photos.......

Yellow-legged Gull (juv)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Juv)

Herring Gull (Juv) with Yellow-legged Gull (behind)

Yellow-legged Gull

Great Black-backed Gull (Juv)