Saturday 29 June 2019

Penultimate day..

















Quick look at various bins at the LCE show at Titchfield.
The Hairy Hawker above was polishing off a bee; this Banded Demoiselle popped out as did the first Southern Hawker of the year, several Volucella pellucens and a Helophilus hybridus were the only notable hovers and just a single Painted Lady.

The moths from the overnight trap on display in reception included Barred Red, Cream-bordered Green Pea and Obscure Wainscot none of which have ever popped up in mine, the latter two being species I've not seen to date.

Bird wise MF gave me a look through his Leica at the distant, eclipse Garganey whilst two Greenshanks flew around calling. No sign of yesterday's Roseate Terns sadly. Beardies heard briefly and just a hazy, flappy-flappy Sparrowhawk.