Later, an hour in a very overcast and windy park produced 100-150 spikes of Common Spotted Orchid, a few dozen hovers all grasping on for all they were worth, mostly on oscillating umbellifer heads.
Monday 5 June 2017
Day 5, A tough one
Cool and windy last night and away from base, little optimism for this morning's trap contents. A Cinnabar was a little unexpected (first for the trap!) here but was too fired up to hang about. Otherwise Peppered Moth, H&D (4), S-sD, Pale Mottled Willow, Rustic spp (probably Vine's). While photographing the latter, something floated down, caught my eye and landed nearby; one wing (!) of a SilverY, presumably predated by one of the numerous House Sparrows.
Later, an hour in a very overcast and windy park produced 100-150 spikes of Common Spotted Orchid, a few dozen hovers all grasping on for all they were worth, mostly on oscillating umbellifer heads.
Later, an hour in a very overcast and windy park produced 100-150 spikes of Common Spotted Orchid, a few dozen hovers all grasping on for all they were worth, mostly on oscillating umbellifer heads.
