Well the good news is that Lyn is back home. Now the hard work begins. It will take a while before she is able to regain some independence.
My last birding was at Earlswood on Tuesday, the highlight being 700 Woodpigeons heading south in just over an hour. It was a bit of a gloomy morning and the only bird I photographed was a Kestrel.
One thing I have allowed to lapse is my garden moth-trapping. I've not attempted to catch anything since the middle of September. This means I have missed a number of common species which only fly for two or three weeks. But now I'm housebound for the foreseeable, there is the opportunity to resume.
Last night, which seemed fairly mild and calm, the trap was set and I attracted just four moths. Two of these were new for the year; a Barred Sallow a species I catch every year in small numbers, and only my second Juniper Carpet (my last was in 2019).
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| Barred Sallow |
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| Juniper Carpet |
I even saw a few birds, the most noteworthy being a male Blackcap.
So for the next few weeks there's a patch in need of additional coverage if anyone fancies giving Morton Bagot a go.
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