Moths

Currant Pug

Buff Arches

Flame Shoulder

Brimstone Moth

The Snout

Small Angle Shades

The Cinnabar

Fox Moth Caterpillar

Six-spot Burnet

Dot Moth

Barred Straw

The Drinker

Burnished Brass

Common Footman

Heart and Dart

July Highflier

Buff-tip

Bright-line Brown-eye

Muslin Footman

Coxcomb Prominent

True Lover's Knot

Silver Y (Brown form)

Pebble Prominent

Poplar Hawkmoth

Buff Ermine

The Flame

Bee Moth

Plume Moth

Small Magpie

Riband Wave

The Fan-foot

Garden Tiger Caterpillar

Clouded Border

Garden Tiger

The Herald

Common Emerald

The Cinnabar Caterpillar

White Ermine

Setaceous Hebrew Character

Canary-shouldered Thorn

Silver Y

Frosted Orange

Angle Shades

Dark Sword-grass

Common Marbled Carpet

Ghost Swift








 

Blue-Headed Wagtail

Headed off today with Mark Power (M.P.) in search of the Blue-Headed Wagtail that was spotted at tacumshin (and hopeful for a glimpse of a spoonbill). We started off at the forgotten corner and headed for the monument but with very little action there bar a high count of 32 little egret we made our way to the high car-park and encountered 8 swift feeding before we crossed the lake.
There was a large flock of Dunlin >60birds as we approached sigginstown and we noticed a few pied wag feeding in amongst them. Then, in the reeds, a flash of yellow and we had our flava. It was very shy and only ventured out briefly but there it was!
We moved on to stoney point in search of the spoonbill but alas no joy. Heading back we scanned the East-End pool but no joy here either. Here are a few pics from the day.

Red Admiral

Silver Y

Common Darter

Green-Veined White

Blue-Headed Wagtail (Motacilla f.flava)

Emerald Damselfly

Swift

Six-Spot Burnet