Since my last post the weather has been very warm and sunny, which is good, and I have been at work, not so good. However, Lyn has come into her own, grabbing my camera and photographing a dragonfly yesterday.
As far as I can tell it is a Common Darter, which I think is a first for the garden.
Other than that, the best beastly action came from our bathroom on Monday night, with two largish moths making it across the threshold. Ironically, the one I instantly recognised is technically a micro-moth, the Mother of Pearl.
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| Mother of Pearl photographed on a dying herb pot the following morning |
The second moth was a macro-moth, but of the kind I slightly dread, a boring brown one. After thumbing through my moth book and checking the internet I couldn't come up with a name for it. So I emailed the shot to Michael Southall of Butterfly Conservation, who promptly replied to tell me it was a Square-spot Rustic.
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| Square-spot Rustic |
The diagnosis was slightly disappointing because I believe I have seen one here before, so I should have been able to work it out. They are very common, and in bird terms its a bit like finding out that the exciting bird in your garden is a Dunnock. To be fair to me, they are quite variable (unlike Dunnocks).
Last night was just as warm, but only one small, but familiar, micro-moth turned up. The Twenty-plumed moth.
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| Twenty-plumed moth |
Finally, our buddleia has attracted three Painted Lady butterflies. A migrant species, and very pretty to boot.
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| Painted Lady |
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