Quelle Surprise! Wintersett 24.10.12

After a very long muddy walk this morning Pete was surprised when he opened his car and found a pristine Merveille du Jour moth.  The moth trap hasn't been put out since Saturday!  He placed the moth on a tree where it immediately tried, but failed,  to find food.  After a dash to the centre to procure sugar to make a solution to feed it, the moth was recaught and placed back in the car where it fed vigorously before falling asleep with its proboscis still in the solution. It was released onto a tree an hour later.

(Insert expletive! How did I miss this? PS)    Merveille du Jour

Sluuuuuuuuurp!                 Merveille du Jour

Zz z z z z z z z z z z z z!              Merveille du Jour 

Cold Hiendley Res: WHOOPER SWAN - 7 flew east (4 juvs) at 12.02hrs. 
Anglers CP:  Golden Plover 1,  Drake American Wigeon, Egyptian Goose 3,  Goosander 1 adult male in eclipse,  Teal 3.
Old Royston Flash:  Snipe 1,  Mallard 16.
Wintersett Res:  60 Redwing grounded.   Chiffchaff  1 near boathouse.