Weather: ESE force 2/3 Hot and sunny
Another nice morning, still the odd Swift coming through, a Chiffchaff and a couple of Pied Wagtails still here. Terns including 4 Little and 20 Sandwich are around. Six Little Egrets and 4 Grey Herons are about the shore with the waders. Chief interest in the morning was the contents of the overnight moth trap which included a long list.
Massive highlight for the day however was a Lesser Emperor dragonfly which landed on the mesh of one of the traps.
We are used to seeing a few Emperors in mid-summer but never before has there been a Lesser Emperor at Hilbre! A few pictures of some of the moths.
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| Rustic |
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| Smoky Wainscot |
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| Shaded Broad-Bar |
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| True Lovers Knot |
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| White Line Dart |
Even with the parched landscape at least a Common Frog has survived.
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