Wednesday 29 June 2016

Garden and PB

Rather cool and pretty windy last night so the trap was virtually empty  but this Elephant Hawk Moth was nice.



A few Med Gulls were heading inland at 04:50.

No Pete, no (or at least, very limited) power and hence no lunch!! No one on reserve, that I saw, other than beshorted ARK (despite the weather!!). Four distant Green Sandpipers were visible from the hanger; lots of mud suitable for a nice rare wader  - if only. A very blue-grey looking Hobby zipped through and probably in excess of forty each, Sand Martin and Swift, dropped down by the weather.
Unfortunately a smart Chrysotoxum hover, either cautum or verralli got away from me along the path adjacent to Wiggonholt Church.

Heathland was bare except for a perched-up Kestrel and a fledged juvenile Great  Spotted Woodpecker.

Torrential rain on the way home.

Large Skippers

Sicus ferrugineus