Small White

Singles this weekend at Thornton and Wistow Park were the first of 2009. Also in the garden this weekend was a new species, for me at least, Common Leaf Weevil. Several of them noted over the course of Sunday both in and out of the house......

Trap Result 04/04/09

Early Grey
Clouded Drab
3 Hebrew Character

Avocets

Five of the little beauties at Thornton Reservoir this morning. Dropped in at 07.10. Cracking....

Trap Result 01/04/09

The ususal mix of Orthosia including Hebrew Character plus

Purple Thorn (new to garden)
Oak Beauty
Early Grey
Bright Line Brown Eye (very early)

Back in the days.........

A self indulgent look at some goth type classics from my youth. Strangely enough I saw all of these artists at the sadly defunct Charlotte (or the Princess Charlotte as it was then) mainly when I worked there so didn't have to pay to get in!!!

CHRISTIAN DEATH


BALAAM AND THE ANGEL


CRAZYHEAD

Red Kite

Another today between Anstey and Thurlaston and a very tatty one too, so certainly a different bird to the one last week at Newtown Linford

Butterfly Firsts

First Peacock and Speckled Wood of 2009 this afternoon in Belgrave. Single Brimstone also.............