Hawk Moth Special

 

From the top: Poplar, Hawk, Lime Hawk, Elephant, then Small Elephant and ordinary Elephant Hawk moths, then at the bottom, Eyed Hawk moth.

Since giving over the garden to wildflowers we have noticed a dramatic increase in the moths appearing at night. The Small Elephant and the Eyed are new species this year.

Subtle Signs

 

Speckled Woods

Small Tortoiseshell

Small Heath

Skipper

Ringlet

Clouded Border moth

Meadow browns. The brighter-coloured one is the male.

common lizard

Grayling

Feeding signs and droppings at Edward German Drive.

Stones used as latrines at the timber yard.

Comma butterfly

Mixed Bunch

White Lion Meadow water vole. We are still getting steady sightings.

6-spot Burnet moth caterpillar

eft (baby newt)

two latrines at White Lion Meadow

above, Large Skipper and below, Small Heath

nursery web spider

juvenile stonechat

incredibly tiny toadlets (smaller than my fingernail)

Star Moths

 

Eyed Hawk moth (top) and Elephant Hawk moth (below), both from the trap this morning.

Silver Studded Blues and Lizards on Prees Heath Common

 

White Lion meadow water vole

above: silver studded blue and below, small heath butterflies

two common lizards, Prees Heath

 

yellowhammer above, yellow wagtail below

latrine on a brick

White Lion Meadow water voles

dead tiger beetle I found on Whixall Moss

female stonechat and large heath butterfly, both Whixall Moss

from top to bottom: four-spotted chaser, female white-faced darter, large red damselfly, male banded demoiselle, female banded demoiselle

below, red admiral and brimstone butterfly