October Moths 2011

A selection of the moths trapped in our garden during October 2011

Pale Pinion Lithophane hepatica

Agonopterix sp

Agonopterix sp

Agonopterix sp

Agonopterix sp

Brindled Flat-body Agonopterix arenella

Brindled Flat-body Agonopterix arenella

The Chestnut Conistra vaccinii

The Chestnut Conistra vaccinii

Common Marbled Carpet Chloroclysta truncata

Common Marbled Carpet Chloroclysta truncata

Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae

Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae

The Brick Agrochola circellaris

Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata

Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata

Red-line Quaker Agrochola lota

Rusty Dot Pearl Udea ferrugalis

Rusty Dot Pearl Udea ferrugalis

The Satellite Eupsilia transversa

The Satellite Eupsilia transversa

Silver Y Autographa gamma

Spruce Carpet Thera britannica

Yellow-line Quaker Agrochola macilenta

November Moth Epirrita dilutata

This and all the following moths are November moths-a difficult one to identify, thanks to Roy Leverton for confirmation

 

Garden Birds, Blooms & Beasts October 2011

A selection of photos of our garden birds and other visitors during October.

Water droplets on Geranium

Bluetit

Brambling

Bullfinch

Water droplets on cobweb

Feverfew

Goldcrest

Goldfinch

Greattit

Greattit

Trying to escape!

Greenfinch

Comparing male & female greenfinches

This ones been feasting on rosehips

Great Spotted Woodpecker in the mist net

His noise was deafening

A very beautiful bird

I’ll teach you to catch me!

Checking the wings

This one is a male as only the males have the red stripe on the back of their necks. The adult female doesn’t have red on her head and the juveniles have a red cap.

Male House Sparrow

Hare just outside the window

Joined by another one

and having a wash

 

Water droplets on montbretia

Rainbow from the window

Female Sparrowhawk…

..and the male with its prey, one of our Goldfinches!

We can see you!

Water droplets on Verbena..

..and on the Hypericum