First out the bush were Ten-spot Ladybird and Platybunus pinetorum, which looks a good record and new to county (SRS linky). A fine night at the MV produced c.40 moths of 5 spp. plus a Double-striped Pug and Beautiful Plume caught during a brief lamp-walk. This morning scooped Meadowsweet and Pignut and a pair of #patchgold Pintails which took off from the bay and headed off north as I approached. These are the second species new to my Bay list this year, though they've been recorded here before.
So, back on track, the numbers, with a couple from before I left:
| 567 | liverwort | Calypogeia muelleriana | A liverwort | |
| 568 | moss | Hypnum resupinatum | A moss | |
| 569 | * | harvestman | Platybunus pinetorum | A harvestman |
| 570 | coleoptera | Adalia decempunctata | 10-spot Ladybird | |
| 571 | lep-moth | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | |
| 572 | lep-moth | Anorthoa munda | Twin-spotted Quaker | |
| 573 | lep-moth | Amblyptilia acanthadactyla | Beautiful Plume | |
| 574 | lep-moth | Eriocrania subpurpurella | Common Oak Purple | |
| 575 | flowering plant | Filipendula ulmaria | Meadowsweet | |
| 576 | flowering plant | Conopodium majus | Pignut | |
| 577 | bird | Anas acuta | Pintail |
And one from the holidays. An old classic:
Thought you'd been a bit quiet, Ali. See anything good on your break? Your post reminds me that I should be able to get Eriocrana subpurpurella here, just got to remember to go look for it once we see the sun again.
ReplyDeleteFamily break in Paris, and away weekend before too. I was committed to being on family holiday so I had to suppress any nature-bothering instincts!
ReplyDeleteI'll swap you my cuckoos for your ladybirds. I have a single sighting up here - 1x Larch Ladybird sunning on a fencepost. That's it!
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