I almost made it to midnight on the 31st December – well, I was in bed and heard the fireworks but did stumble out of bed and down to Pakefield Beach to see the sunrise on a new year. The only problem with a visible PB sunrise is that the sea is actually quite difficult to watch but I gave it a little while and saw at least 50 Red-throated Divers, two Kittiwake and an adult Gannet before deciding that a coffee was better option.
The rest of the day was rather wasted by some quality slothage
around the house trying to do as little as possible…
Rain followed but an evening visit to the woods at Frostenden
to look for Moths on the 3rd was surprisingly good with dozens of Winter Moths
on the trunks including two almost wingless females in cop. We also saw a Spring Usher and a couple of
Mottled Umber along with 13 Chestnut and singles of both Dark and Dotted
Chestnuts, a vivid lime Red Green Carpet, a single Agonopterix heracliana and
two case bearing species with the familiar Psyche casta and the new Taleporia
tubulosa.
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| Chestnut |
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| Dark Chestnut |
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| Dotted Chestnut |
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| Mottled Umber |
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| Mottled Umber |
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| Red-Green Carpet |
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| Spring Usher |
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| Winter Moth |
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| Winter Moth |
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| Winter Moths in love |
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| Taleporia tubulosa |
There were so many Spiders out hunting the trunks for straying
Moths and Gnats while the same grey Slugs from the last visit along with Yellow
Slugs cruised easily in all directions. We
found two hibernating Seven Spot and Orange Ladybirds and singles of both Bronze and Green Shieldbug while two young Smooth Newts were seen out foraging which
was not expected.
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| Anyphaena cf numida |
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| Drapetisca socialis |
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| Drapetisca socialis |
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| Metellina segmentata or mengei |
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| Metellina segmentata or mengei |
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| Nuctenia umbratica |
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| Tetragnatha montana |
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| Big Mosquito species |
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| Orange Ladybird |
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| Smooth Newt |
Tawny and Little Owls were heard and a Fox barked before we returned
for dinner.
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