It's not just insects on the move either- large number of hirundines have appeared in the Lane and there have been up to 30 Yellow Wagtails feeding in the fields around our garden and a couple of Tree Pipits flying around too.
Due to work commitments I haven't been able to get out beyond the garden and lane but there seems to be lots going on around here anyway.
200-250 mixed House Martins, Sand Martins and Barn Swallows (and also a single Swift been around). Simply wonderful to have this iconic sight of staging hirundines on the wires literally in our front garden
The House Martins were actually landing in the poplar trees and gleaning insects from the leaves
Another Beautiful Marbled (above) , two Porter's Rustics (below) and Olive-tree Pearl (below that) were the highlights of a good moth migrant night which also included L-album Wainscot, Four-spotted Footman, Radford's Flame Shoulder, 9 Portland Ribbon Wave, 2 Dark Sword Grass, 2 Silver-Y, 5 Rusty-dot Pearl, 6 Rush Veneer and 3 Angles Shades
Large Thorn (above) was a lifer and Campion (below) was a first for the garden. Garden year list now on 349.
Gorse Groundling, Mirificarma mulinella- as far as I can remember this is a lifer. Thanks to Stephen Palmer for the identification.
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