Wednesday, 3 June 2009

A walk through Hatfield Forest - Dusking

Yellow Shell








Common Swift - left (Female) right (Male)








Straw Dot








Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis cerasana)








Had a walk just as darkness was falling today at Hatfield Forest, sweeping grassland turned up a few species and a few new for year's
Lots of Common Swifts about, flying very fast, hence the name and managed to net a mating pair which i've never seen before, other highlights were my first Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis cerasana and 2 Yellow Shell's

3x Straw Dot
1x Silver-ground Carpet
12x Celypha lacunana
2x Yellow Shell [NFY]
1x Green Carpet
1x Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis cerasana [NFY]
Common Swift (Too many to count 50+)