Garden update 14th/15th March 2011

Not too much to report on the moth front, more of the usual suspects, I need a new species badly !
Here are some of the latest catches and observations............
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SMALL QUAKER 2182

AGONOPTERIX HERACLIANA 688

no shortage of these little micros !

My second one this year....DOUBLE-STRIPED PUG 1862

The inevitable HEBREW CHARACTER 2190

CLOUDED DRAB 2188

COMMON QUAKER 2187

This is what appears to be TROILUS LURIDUS, it has no common name and is similar to the Forest Shieldbug. The smooth rounded shoulders are the fieldmark.

This is the first one to be seen in the garden.

GOLDFINCH feeding on the old seedheads of my SENECIO plants. Contrary to the advice of Alan Tichmarsh, I leave the flower heads ON....well worth it I would say !

Also it is a good foodplant for Cinnabar larva !

The SPARROW TENEMENT BLOCK,

1 - 5 SPARROWVILLE

Biggleswade.

Beds. SG188LL

Constructed by Matt Burgess, this community housing project is now producing a regular supply of young sparrows to the area.

No ! We didn't install TV for them.....that is my old terrestial TV aerial which still runs the bedroom TV.

After risking my neck on a double extension ladder marking, drilling and fixing, there were no tenants until 5 years later in 2008.

For the last 3 years there has been two of the five compartments occupied with up to 3 broods during a year. Plenty of interest this year too, so I'm hoping for another good breeding season.

Another view of the Sparrow des res Garden Moth Totals:-

159 moths of 20 species......14 macro and 6 micro

98 macro

61 micro