..and breathe

A return to normal conditions today with an Atlantic airflow and cooler conditions. The night temperatures held up well last night but tonight are forecasted to drop to around 16 C. 

There were still a lot but less moths in the trap this morning with 102 species of approx 250-300 moths. There seemed to be a few more migrants with the first Small Marbled for the year, 7 Small Mottled Willows, Silver-Y and a few Rusty-dots and Diamond-backs. There's also been a Hummingbird Hawkmoth feeding on the Lavenders with all the Honey Bees. A few moth year ticks so now on 366 for the year.

Looks like our Blackbirds are on their second brood with several young birds around, the House Sparrows nesting in the apartment blocks appear to have fledged and there's a Grey Wagtail flying around regularly. Had a couple of Sand Martins flying around with the Barn Swallows and Swifts and there's still Chiffchaff, Blackcap and Whitethroat about but not a lot of singing going on.

Small Marbled

Male Giant Water Veneer

I put the Red-belted Clearwing lure out again in the hope of getting a Red-tipped but just had a few more Red-belteds.

Sallow Kitten

White-barred Knot-horn- quite a few of these recently, possibly migrants

Plain Wave? CMR says just a Riband Wave. Presumably worn. 

Bordered Marble, Endothenia marginana candidate- retained for microscope

Small Emerald

A few other micros from this week, some retained for Mike's microscope. Small Brindled Tortrix, Gypsonoma minuta (above) and a Larch Bud Moth candidate? (below)

Yellow-oak Case-bearer candidate

Golden-W

Dichrorampha sp. 

Good to see the House Sparrows nesting in these boxes this year