The moth trap was out overnight and even though there was a minimum temperature of 7.4C and the conditions looking good, with all the Salix in flower round about, it was bound to have an effect. 14 moths of 5 species were present, the best being Oak Tree Pug which was new for the year
Oak-tree Pug (Eupithecia dodoneata) 1
Small Quaker (Orthosia cruda) 1
Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 8
Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 2
Early Grey (Xylocampa areola) 2
and 1 queen Common Wasp.
The short time I had this morning before heading off to the Harrogate Flower Show, I had a surprisingly wide range of birds flying over first thing this morning. It started with the strange sight of a Green Woodpecker bounding over the street. 2 Skylark also flew around and both were singing, directly over the house followed by 5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and finally 2 Shelduck. There was also 1 Hoverfly up first thing, the Drone Fly Eristalis tenax. Then it was off to the deep south .... Yorkshire
Didn't do too well in 2017 in keeping the blog up to date did I?, so must try harder.
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