Hornet in garden August 2025
 

                                          Lesser-black backed gull in the garden - a first

 Coleophora versurella appears to be only the second record in Staffs,

  Four moths found to be new to the Hammerwich area - 10kilometres squared known as SK00.

Chilo phragmitella also called Reed veneerr

Metalampra italica also called Italien bark moth

                                             Small marbled moth

                        Phyllonorycter platani  also called Plane leaf miner

 

 

  

Acleris ferruganana or notana but with an unusual tuftiness.

                          Ruby-tailed wasp. Flew into the conservatory.

              Sandwich terns and Atlantic seal at Cemaes Bay Nature reserved north Anglesey

     This years' family. Two adults and two young.

                                             Crow

                                              White pheasant

  

                                             Wolf lies down with the lamb 
 

 

 Caloptilia falconipennella known as the Dark Alder Stilt is the second record in Staffordshire. It is thought to have entered England around 2000 and has slowly moved northwards with climate change.

                             Caloptilia populetorum or Black-dot stilt

                               Agonopterix alstromeriana or Hemlock moth

                              Agonopterix ocellana or Red-eyed buff

 March moth seen in mid-February. Overnight temperature was 8 degrees which bought 6 different species of moths.

 Early moth. New to me and not seen in the 10km square that is SK00 since 1995.

                                                     Birds at Middleton Lakes

                                                            December moth