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

 

Olive-tree pearl. Next door has olive trees. This is a scarce migrant not yet known to breed in UK. This is only the 4th or 5th record in Staffs. 

 

Red line quaker and Autumnal Rustic showing Autumn has begun.
 

 

Visitors - Hind and fawn

 

Nine days later

 

                       Beautiful plume moth. Common, but like the Brindled plume moth and has to be examined closely each time.

 Very young fox with a large tail

 Last night's visitors

 Metzneria lappella, New to SK00 area. Likes Burdock.

 

Coronet. New to the area (SK00).

 

 

Burnished Brass moth 

 

 Probably the clearest image yet.

 These two arrived early in the evening last night. 

 First day of Summer and mother turns up with two cubs. Where are the other two?

                                                I was wrong. Mother had four cubs this year.