Monday 26th May 2008
Bright, NE 5>6
Another very blustery visit to Cortonwood. Very surprised to see anything, let alone photograph anything.
Epiblema sticticana
Burnet sp
The above is either Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet or 6-spot Burnet. Very difficult to id in the larval stage, but very easy in the adult stage.
Blotch Mine on Oak
Another unidentified species. You can see the Larva in the top left of the mine. Not even sure whether it`s Lepidoptera or Diptera.
Nothing back at home, not even a photograph. Guess you`ve seen enough Woodpigeon & Starling pics to last a lifetime.
Moth year list - 67 ( Epiblema sticticana )
Heavy rain forecast for tomorrow. Suppose we had our summer spell during the last couple of weeks.
Holiday Countdown - 12 Sleeps
Another very blustery visit to Cortonwood. Very surprised to see anything, let alone photograph anything.
Epiblema sticticana
Burnet sp
The above is either Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet or 6-spot Burnet. Very difficult to id in the larval stage, but very easy in the adult stage.
Blotch Mine on Oak
Another unidentified species. You can see the Larva in the top left of the mine. Not even sure whether it`s Lepidoptera or Diptera.
Nothing back at home, not even a photograph. Guess you`ve seen enough Woodpigeon & Starling pics to last a lifetime.
Moth year list - 67 ( Epiblema sticticana )
Heavy rain forecast for tomorrow. Suppose we had our summer spell during the last couple of weeks.
Holiday Countdown - 12 Sleeps
posted by dean | 7:22 PM
3 Comments:
I bet you can't wait to go to East Lothian Dean. We spent a week in North Berwick in Feb which was brilliant, literally 3 minutes from the Sea Bird centre that overlooks Bass Rock. We have booked the same place for a week in October/early November (shame we couldn't afford it for the summer) My sister-in-law who lives in NB put me in touch with a friend of hers who is the local BTO coordinator - had a great mornings birding with him. Give me a shout if you want contact details to find out what is about or where to go, he is an East Lothian expert!! Cheers Steve
Dean, the mine on oak is more than likely Eriocrania subpurpurella ( the only member of this family to mine oak). The trees round my way are covered in them.
Charly.
Thanks Charly. The small Oaks at Cortonwood are also covered with them.
Steve, thanks for that mate. I`ll email you later. You`ve got it spot on there " Can`t wait ", indeed.
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