With Jacqui taking a very keen interest in moths I decided to run my Trap for her visit,with some good moths 1 being Barred Straw which I have only seen once before and was unable to obtain photo's due to it not settling.
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| Flame |
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| Buff Ermine |
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| Buff Arches |
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| Buff Arches |
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| Marbled Beauty |
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| Rufous Minor |
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| Dot Moth |
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| Dark Arches |
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| Peppered Moth |
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| Light Arches |
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| Varied Coronet |
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| Bright-line Brown-eye |
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| Endotricha flammealis |
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| Miller |
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| Peach Blossom |
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| Common Wave |
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| Swallowtail |
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| Willow Beauty |
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| Uncertain |
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| Double Square-spot |
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| Large Yellow Underwing |
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| Shark |
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| Shark |
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| Dingy Footman |
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| Small Blood-vein |
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| Small Magpie |
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| Snout |
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| Barred Yellow |
With the moths photographed and some nice evening light left we decided to head for Alkborough Flats,where we both picked up some year ticks,4 Spoonbill,Black-tailed Godwit,Greenshank,Spotted and Common Redshank,a gorgeouse black male Ruff,3 Marsh Harrier,Teal,Avocet,Curlew,Little Gull,Bittern and 15 - 20 Bearded tit and 2 Barn Owl on the way back home we also missed out on 2 Little Tern.But a great evening anyway below a couple of shots while I was messing with the Sand Martins.
