Yesterday was warm and intermittently sunny so I went off in search of an uncommon micro moth, Nemophora metallica. Fairly easy to find if present, as invariably found on their larval foodplant, Field Scabious. There is a whole bank of this plant in the park and it wasn't long before I recorded 2 of them present.
Other insects also there along with a Common tern over the lake. A good couple of hours and pleasant chat with a chap on the bridge at the northern end of the lake.
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| Nemophora metallica |
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| N. metallica on Field scabious |
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| The 2nd specimen, more worn than the first. |
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| Syrphus ribesii, hoverfly, a female |
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| 7 spot ladybird |
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| Rhagonycha fulva, one of the soldier beetles |
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| Oedemera nobilis, Swollen thighed beetle, a male |
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| Bombus lucorum, White tailed bumblebee |
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| Large white |
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| Mallard duckling |
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| Common tern |
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| Wrong settings to record the only time it dived for fish. |
