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Some very welcome overnight rain made it a promising day for migrants, and also gave me a chance to try out my new camera. The highlight, walking towards Mont Herault, was a flock of at least 30 Yellow Wagtails. These are passage migrants, making their way south of the Sahara where they will overwinter. ThereContinue reading “Pleinmont, 2nd September”

Not the biggest, nor the brightest but I have a new favourite moth. I nearly overlooked the Chocolate Tip as a bit of last year’s dried-up leaf, it really had me fooled for a while. Then, on closer inspection… … a thick, furry body with wings held in tightly, and a distinctive furry tuft …Continue reading “Moth of the Day, 23rd July”

It’s just taken me around four hours to clear the moth trap this morning and I still have a clutch of moths that I can’t identify, or need confirmation. I had at least 10 Buff Tips (a bevvy of Buff Tips?) and managed to get 6 into the top photo, together with a Buff ArchesContinue reading “Moths, 16th July”