In less than optimum conditions my tray of mashed fruit and beer attracted a star turn the other night - a Red Underwing. Only my second after one in 2009, this may be the furthest North Red Underwing in the UK! Note my comment about this species in the previous post, now, where is that Old Lady?
Taking a photo in near black darkness is tricky, so I lit the moth with my headlamp and manually focussed on it with the on camera flash set. I took half a dozen shots and one came out sharp...
Still on the moth theme, decent records continue to arrive this week to more conventional means with 2 Butterbur in the same trap and my first Scarce Bordered Straw, a nice fresh darker specimen....
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| Scarce Bordered Straw |
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| Butterbur is annual here, but usually only one at a time. This is my first multiple occurrence in the trap. Here with two Rosy Rustics for size comparison. |
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| Grey-Chi seem to be getting scarcer year on year... |
Have seen a couple here in Notts! Not a common site but lovely
ReplyDeleteButterbur! Grey Chi! Both would be lifers to this southern mother. On the other hand, Old Lady has been a regular species in the garden over the years. A tale of two gardens...
ReplyDeleteStunning banner pic!
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