Some periodic ramblings about bird, butterflies, moths, dragonflies, hovers and anything else that pops into my head.
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.