- I set the moff trap up in Mr.T's (our neighbour bar one) garden last night and we had a reasonable hawl at dawn this morning, with a scalloped oak moth being my highlight. The night before that I had a wonderful hawl at the rear (rear) garden - catching huge numbers of moffs, including my third elephant hawkmoth and my first scarlet tiger moth. When we used to live near the river (other side of town) I used to trip over these striking day-flying moths, but not so much three miles south - so its grand to see one again.
- A walk along the river at dawn this morning confirmed that we have a pair of otters in the "secret river" not a mile away from the house! Certain sightings near the weir by a very credible source - looks like I might have to do some night time recces pretty soon! VERY good news though - maybe Anna will get a chance to see her favourite animal of all?!
- Plenty of demoiselles and damselflies everywhere but I'm still struggling to see many big dragons - a southern hawker on a bike ride this morning but thats all.
