End of summer - autumn starts here.

 

(Toadflax Pug, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Angle Shades, Heralds, Agrypnia varia, Cypress Pug, L-album Wainscot, Marbled Beauty, Yellow Shell, Clancy's Rustic)

No birding to speak of in the last week and a short visit to Titchfield was a let down with only one hide open and the west side works still ongoing. Just as well SDOS cancelled their visit tomorrow; let's hope RSPB Pulborough volunteers dont have to next month!!

A 'surprise' raptor watch over coffee at Hilliers with M had 10-12 Buzzards and a Kestrel but sadly nothing more interesting, although one juvenile Buzzard, with the slightly different structure, did have me doing a double-take - but sadly, Honey-buzzard isnt going to trouble my list this year!!

Nowhere near other people's catches but a few interesting nights produced about 240/40 in total including some NfGs and a few I've not caught very often.

This caddisfly above was new and reasonably identifiable and confirmed by FB experts; the few Cinammon Sedge (Limnephilus species) were suggested as flavicornis or marmoratus. Otherwise bycatch has been very small with not a single wasp this year nor any beetles.

The Heralds above were both very fresh and, I think, roosting/hibernating/ diapaused(??) under a garden picnic table rather than attracted to light.

A brief visit to the art exhibition at the old Rookesbury school was something different but the only three pieces that took my eye were silly-money so I spent no more that coffee and bacon roll!!

And finally, another trap session was much reduced in numbers and variety but at least added another species to the garden list in the form of Dark Spectacle; although common, until now I've only a record of that species from Blashford.

 

Yesterday Titchfield was typically quiet with no access to west side still and now the balcony has been permanently blocked off!! One Wheatear, four Common Sandpipers, two Water Rails, two Common Scoters and one of this year's juvenile Marsh Harriers was about it.  A brief stop at Broadmarsh on the way home saw three Cattle Egrets heading east and an Osprey on its usual North Binness perch.