Merveille du Jour

More green moths including the extremely attractive Merveille du Jour, a very welcome first for the garden. Both form of the less green and more common Green-brindled Crecent.

Merveille du Jour (Dichonia aprilina)



Green-brindled Crescent (Allophyes oxyacanthae), f. capucina


Typical and capucina forms together


Nikon Coolpix 995

More Fungi

I must get better at identifying these. The first is a Waxcap (Hygrocybe sp.). Any help appreciated.









Nikon Coolpix 995

Yellow-browed Warbler in Peterborough

Another failed attempt to find a local Yellow-browed Warbler at Taholt GP this morning was soon forgotten when a call from a local birder had a few of us enjoying one in a Werrington garden! Thanks Leon and Margaret for opening up your garden.

No-one managed pictures of the ellusive warbler so here's a Kingfisher from Tanholt.

Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

Digiscoped with Nikon Coolpix 995 and Leica APO77 with 20x eyepiece.

Waxcap

A rare day hunting for migrant birds in north Norfolk was quite poductive, especially for Yellow-browed Warblers. Not sure what the fungus is - found at Holme Dunes.

Waxcap sp. (Hygrocybe sp.)



Nikon CP995

Going Green

Two examples of the typical form of Green-brindled Crescent here plus a few other typical autumn offerings.

Green-brindled Crescent (Allophyes oxyacanthae)



Red-line Quaker (Agrochola lota)


Rosy Rustic (Hydraecia micacea)


Beaded Chestnut (Agrochola lychnidis)


Nikon CP995

Large Larva

Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba), larva



Nikon CP995