"For now we are young let us lay in the sun and count every beautiful thing we can see" Neutral Milk Hotel.

Sunday 18 May 2014

Sunday 18th May

A brilliant sunshiny start gave way to a bright but cloudy morning then a very hot afternoon. Plants new in flower today were Sea Spurge, Sea Plantain, Sea Arrowgrass Sea Milkwort, Sea pearlwort, and Birdsfoot Clover. I found two new hoverflies for the year too, Xylota segnis and Rhingia campestris and a new Shieldbug - Birch. 5 species of dragonfly were on the wing - with all species together on Redwell Marsh: Broad-bodoed Chaser, Hairy Hawker and Large Red, Azure and Blue-tailed Damselflies. Lots of June/garden Chafers were emerging today, as too were what looks to be Rose Sawfly - from amongst bramble and Old Mans' Beard. Moths stole the show though - with a great selection in my own trap and, especially in the NOA traps. The highlights were undoubtedly Nut-tree Tussock and Plain Prominent, with Sand Dart and Iron Prominent amongst the many new for the year.

 Iron Prominent, Hunstanton, 18th May 2014


Birch Shieldbug, Hunstanton, 18th May 2014


 Rough-winged Conch, Hunstanton, 18th May 2014


Sea Spurge, Holme NWT, 18th May 2014


Sea Milkwort, Holme NWT, 18th May 2014


Sea Arrowgrass, Holme NWT, 18th May 2014


Sea Plantain, Holme NWT, 18th May 2014


Harestail Grass, Holme NWT, 18th May 2014


Rose (?) Sawfly, Holme NWT, 18th May 2014


June/Garden Chafer, Holme NOA, 18th May 2014


Oedemera nobilis, Holme NOA, 18th May 2014


Rhingia campestris, Holme NOA, 18th May 2014


Rhingia campestris, Holme NOA, 18th May 2014


Sand Dart,  Holme NOA, 18th May 2014


Pale Prominent, Holme NOA, 18th May 2014


Nut Tree Tussock,Holme NOA, 18th May 2014


Xylota signis, Holme NWT, 18th May 2014


Blue-tailed Damselfly, Holme NWT, 18th May 2014

  Azure Damselfly, Holme NWT, 18th May 2014


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