New Born

 First appearance of three new cubs with mother.

 Least Black Arches in fine detail

 Bill taken on a new trail camera. Two old cameras, one slightly damaged, taken in a burglary in which very little was taken! Replacing the window glazed unit cost about the same as the stuff taken. WHY? If the burglar is watching this, I would like to have a chat in confidence; he is obviously desparate and needs help. You also probably need help with your new camera.

 Mallards

 

                                     Skylark

 Marsh Marigold

                          Appeared 8.53pm. Think it is a 2 year old male.

 Pine marten seen in a garden in Switzerland.

 Roesel's Bush-cricket in a moth trap! It is spreading at an alarming pace northwards due to climate change and is now appearing across South Staffordshire. This is a female.

Caloptilia semifascia or Maple Slender. Only the third record in Staffs.

 Gelechia nigra. First record for Staffordshire and only the third in the West Midlands. Possibly the most inland record of this micro moth.

 

          Box-tree moth, Cydalima perspectalis, new record for SK00 (10 km square area)

 Monochroa lucidella. First appearance in Staffordshire and only the 9th in West Midlands.

Hummingbird hawkmoth

 

This year's cub - male?

 

 

Male badger from last year has learned to arrive early and bag all the peanuts. (25th)

5 badgers last night (22nd). One mother in foreground, two from this year (one hidden behing front left badger and one to its right) and two from last year. 

 Visited by three badgers last night. Is this mother and two cubs?

 Agonopterix propinquella or Black-spot flat-body. Uncommon in Staffs. Had a previous sighting in 2010.

Three deers came to visit this evening

 

 Frosted Green trapped by Wayne Colson. New record for the area and an uncommon moth for Staffordshire (less than half a dozen sightings since 1995).

 Dyseriocrania subpurpurella seen on Easter Day morning. 

Easter Sunday morning - a hedgehog in the garden.
 

 Larch pug. New to SK00 area.

 White-bodied conch moth. Only second record for Staffordshire. First was in August.

Vapourer moth
 

 Flame carpet in full colour.