Chamomile Shark new to Hammerwich since 1995.

 Mallard passing through the garden

 Common oak purple micro-moth.

 March tubic - melanic and type  

 Agonopterix scopariella, Broom flat-body, seen in March, 2021, only the fifth record for Staffordshire. Other records are for south Staffordshire and so appears to be moving northwards.

Hummingbird hawkmoth

From Cardigan Island and Mwnt, Atlantic Grey Seals and a Wall butterfly

Small waved umber. Only second sighting in the County.

Hummingbird hawkmoth on Red Valerian

Anania crocealis and new to the area. Only 3 recorded in Staffs since 1995

Cinnabar moth named after mercury sulfide ore, but not the same colour!

Bucculatrix ulmella

Two new to Hammerwich. Maiden's Blush and Seraphim

Small March Moth

red legged partridge

Now on sale in Lichfield Cathedral

£15.95.

Graphocephala fennahi or the Rhododendron leafhopper. From America (1935) and moving northwards in UK. First appearance in Staffs.

Chasewater

Recent moths