There were a few new moths for the trip but only the usual birds. Recent moth observations HERE and project moth list now on 444 HERE. The Kamen Bryag hotspot is now on 190 species HERE with the potential Eastern Bonelli's (still need to confirm) and the Little Bittern new birds for the site.
It took about three hours to get to Burgas and after checking in to the Diamond Beach we met Paul, Dylan and my mum for lunch. We then went back to the hotel and explored the local beach.
Today after a couple of hours of doing nothing (for the first time this trip) we met up with them again for a visit to a local wild park and then lunch at Happy before the 3 hour drive back to Sofia for a night at the Metropolitian Hotel ready for the flight home tomorrow morning for Holly and the boys. Kojak arrives later tonight so I will meet him for breakfast in the hotel before we head off for part 2 of this trip- a butterfly and moth exploration trip.
Ladies and Gentlemen- the Adulatrix! What a moth, the second one I've caught of these on the plot.
Lemon Bell, Thiodia citrana- a lifer
Cyclophora suppunctaria
Idaea filicata (according to I-Nat AI) -would pass this off for a Least Carpet back home
Jacob doing the moths
Goodbye to the holiday wildlife plot until next time
Going to miss these little tikes but will give Kojak and I the opportunity to get down to some more focused natural history now. Been meaning to do some wider moth and butterfly exploration so in the coming week we are going to focus on the Balkans/Valley of the Roses, the Sakar Hills and Rhodopes and the mountains north of Sofia.
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