Trojan Horse Not Used

Moth Quiz 8 

Romulus or Remus or Castor or Pollux saw one.
Answer:   Twin-spotted Quaker

Moth Quiz 9
Fe stands out in Blyth and Wright



Wednesday, May 6

A very early start yesterday morning as I had an 8.45 appointment at the Eye Clinic in Cromer Hospital. The car park was sparsely populated, we could choose our disabled parking spot. As usual, health questions asked at the door, temperature taken ( I have to take a hearing aid out), and hands sanitised before permitted entry.

A nod to the cordoned off receptionist and I'd barely sat down before being called for the habitual name, date of birth, changes in medication interview before the eye test. I should know that chart off by heart by now. It should be possible for the letters to be interchangeable every week or so in these days of computerised everything. I got used to planning ''how will the kids get around this'' for everything whilst a teacher and I still have that sort of outlook. A criminal mind, someone once called it. I prefer the term, alternative strategical thinking.

Another walk to the operating waiting room and a short sit before Bobby, the regular consultant, came out to tell me that I did not need an injection this time and I'd be back in 5-6 weeks time. Good news.

We drove home via a very circuitous route, in the hope of adding some birds to the year and month list. We heard several Common and Lesser Whitethroats, Chiffchaffs, Blackcaps and Sedge Warbler without seeing any. The blustery wind was keeping them deep in the increasingly thick, leafy, green cover. A Cetti's shouted at us from the bushes near the Water Treatment Works.

Sitting in the dappled shade near the ford is a favourite occupation. Wrens were dashing about, shouting, various warblers called above us, a Song Thrush sang distantly and a pair of Mallard drifted by, silently, on the slow-moving current.

Someone with not enough to do has doctored the sign.

Old Woman's Lane down to the marsh and a drive to Walsey Hills brought the delight of a myriad Swifts (the local Swifts are over the garden to-day, having arrived overnight), arrowing across the fluffy, scudding cumulus which dotted the blue sky. That view always reminds me of a child's painting.

Grey Heron, Sand Martins, Avocets, Oystercatchers and Shelduck boosted the month list. 
.We've been left with nowhere to sit and watch the sea for terns and seabirds, all lanes and parking places have been barriered. I understand and accept the reasoning but it's frustrating on the very few occasions on which we leave the house. 

Moth trapping remains very slow with few in number and species, but we've had some new species in the last few days. 

 

Pale Prominent side view

Pale Prominent, top view

A very active Red-green Carpet, in the pot

a tattyLeast Black Arches in a dirty pot.

White Ermine side view, top view below. Bald head even more visible