Since the weekend I haven't been doing much.
A visit to Morgrove Coppice with Lyn may well prove to be our last of the year in spite of our stated aim to visit once a month. The problem was mud clarting up the wheelchair's wheels. It required a sustained attack with kitchen roll on our return.
Our reward for making this visit was a calling Brambling, about 30 Redwings, and a few Redpolls for me, and some nice views of woodland in afternoon sunshine for Lyn.
Back at the house a couple of nights ago a brown Lacewing, possibly Hemerobius micans, flew into the utility room. I should point out that this identification is based on an internet search and is subject to the proviso that the species cannot be identified for certain without a microscopic examination. However, the above species is a plausible fit, and it did make me think I should have another go with the moth trap.
So last night the trap went out and this morning contained three micro-moths of two species and a caddis-fly. Two of the moths were the common migratory species, Diamond-back Moth, but the other one was something new, a tortrix called Acleris sparsana.
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| Acleris sparsana |
All right its not the prettiest moth in the book, but it brings my total for the year up to 1,997 moths. Clearly I'm going to have to keep going to break to 2,000 barrier.
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| The lacewing Hemerobius (micans?) |
A Brambling flew over calling as I strolled to the paper shop. It seems to be an above average autumn for them.
It will back to proper birding tomorrow.
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