We seem to have been very busy for a long btime - with little to show for it. Daily moth-ing at home, two half days at Natural Surroundings and Cley with short birding sessions in between.
National Moth days have been and gone - last weekend - when this year's topic was migrant moths and Clifden Nonpareil. Our Clifden was a few days early. Rumours are that they are breeding on the Suffolk coast. Four in Norfolk this year already, all in excellent condition.
These are a few of the migrant moths trapped in our garden.
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| Delicate |
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| Scarce Bordered Straw - revving up |
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| Scarce Bordered Straw showing underwing, about to fly |
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| Pink-barred Sallow |
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| Large Ranunculus |
Out to lunch at friends' more later.....
Three Days later......well fed !
We also had a Palpita Vitrialis
and a Red Underwing - more Delicate (7) and Scarce Bordered Straw (6)
We had two short sessions of sea watching from Winterton Beach. The first produced a few Red-throated Divers and Gannets and a single Shag. The second, during an hour's parking in the official car park, produced five Red-throated Divers, 4 Red-breasted Mergansers, six Common Scoters, all flying north. Small flocks of Brent Geese were occasional fly pasts.
Three Days later......well fed !
We also had a Palpita Vitrialis
and a Red Underwing - more Delicate (7) and Scarce Bordered Straw (6)
We had two short sessions of sea watching from Winterton Beach. The first produced a few Red-throated Divers and Gannets and a single Shag. The second, during an hour's parking in the official car park, produced five Red-throated Divers, 4 Red-breasted Mergansers, six Common Scoters, all flying north. Small flocks of Brent Geese were occasional fly pasts.
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