Greylag Goose

Llanelli WWT – Catching Up

The past few months have been an almost non-stop whirlwind of great walks and excellent birds with some fantastic scenery thrown in for good measure. Alas such freedom was never likely to last and commitments over the last fortnight and coming month are likely to mean that my outings and Read more…

Dark Arches Caterpillar

Dark Arches Caterpillar

Looking through my photos again from last week I realised that I’d forgotten to include the rather impressive Dark Arches caterpillar seen above. Of course I didn’t know its name at the time but thanks to the power of the internet I now have another hole in my knowledge well Read more…

Chimney Sweeper, Isle of Mull

Mothing on Mull

One thing we noticed this year on Mull were the sheer number and variety of moths flying both day and night, especially those which had a fascination with my head once I’d gone to bed. Most noticeable of course were the day flyers with Six-spot Burnets being far and away Read more…