A Moth Blog but the Birds have squeezed in again!

When the ringing team travelled North to Cape Wrath the signal was erratic and photos often did not arrive.  However there is a good connection from Portland and three photos of beautiful birds have just dropped into my Inbox.

At Foxglove we are patiently awaiting out first Redwing, but one has already been ringed down at Portland.  You can definitely see the red colouration on this bird.

The Stonechat is another bird that was ringed.

And finally a Whinchat.  The Whinchat visits during the summer and is a passage migrant. They breed in upland areas of northern and western Britain with a few in Ireland. It winters in central and southern Africa. Whinchat numbers in Britain more than halved between 1995 and 2008, the cause(s) being unknown.

Now back to moths!  This is one of the egg trays from the moth trap.

Palpita vitrealis is another migrant moth, from southern Europe, with the common name of Olive-tree Pearl or Jasmine Moth. It can sometimes be seen feeding from Ivy and Buddleia.  Its flight season is from June to December, but it is mainly seen along the southern coastal counties from late summer into autumn.

Spot the moth!  A well camouflaged moth.

Thanks to the team for sending these photos.  They start on their return journey tomorrow.