Friday 28 June 2019

Wintersett + Insects + Pics 28.06.19

14 - 21 degrees with sun and a light south easterly.
Anglers CP: Oystercatcher 5, but sadly, the juvenile was attacked and killed by the male of the southen pair.  Ringed Plover 1.  Little Ringed Plover 2.  Cormorant 4.
Wintersett Res: Common Tern 10.  Goldeneye 1 female.
Lepidoptera: The first White-letter Hairstreak of the year at Botany Farm.  Small Skipper 1 Disposal Point.  Small Heath 2 MLPond.  A Comma and a Small Tortoiseshell were on the north east bank.  A Blackneck moth MLPond.
Odonata: Ruddy Darter 2 MLPond.

                     Ruddy Darter female   MLPond                           ASmith
Emperor pair in tandem         MLPond        ASmith
  Blackneck Moth    Lygephila pastinum              MLPond             ASmith

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