July 1st 2011

After coffee and cake at the Just So Dave and I had walk around the Bridge Nursery garden (well worth looking at for ideas) and found 3 Grass Snakes, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Black-tailed Skimmer and a few Udea lutealis.
Napton on the Hill churchyard was again quiet with only Buzzard, Goldcrest, Long-tailed Tit seen and Spotted Flycatcher, Chiffchaff and Raven heard. Butterflies were 2 Red Admiral, 4 Green-veined White, Large Skipper plus many Ringlet and Meadow Brown

Took advantage of the world stopping for tennis with a peaceful walk along Ashlawn Cutting late afternoon with still a few butterflies around with Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Red Admiral, Meadow Brown and Ringlet while moths included Cinnabar, Carcina quercana, Bee Moth, White Plume Moth and Treble-bar Moth. Birds seen were Red-legged partridge, Buzzard, Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, Linnet and Green Woodpecker.

Still playing catch up with photos from bob with the latest batch containing some of our smaller moths.


Ectoedemia decentella

Argyresthia bonnetella

Phyllonorycter leucographella

the bigger ones are more obvious


Elephant Hawk-moth

Ghost Moth

Barred Yellow

Finally a record shot of yesterdays Little Egret at the pond


Richard