New moth species for the year for the last couple of days were: Heart & Club, Foxglove Pug and Privet Hawk-moth. This morning I visited Hothfields Heathlands where there were a few Keeled Skimmers and Four-spotted Chasers at the main bog. Also noted were 1 Broad-bodied Chaser and 2 Azure Damselflies.

 Keeled Skimmer

Twenty-one moths of 14 species this morning with Small Clouded Brindle new for the year and only my 4th record in 16 years. I paid a brief visit to Westbere today but didn't find any Norfolk Hawkers. There were 2 Scarce Chasers and what I think is a newly emerged female Black-tailed Skimmer.

Scarce Chaser

 Black-tailed Skimmer

Getting a few more moths now. Over the last couple of days Brown Rustic, Plum Tortrix and Crambus lathoniellus have been new for the year. However, I was particularly pleased to get a Pretty Chalk Carpet in the trap this morning-only my 2nd ever record and in much better condition than the first in 2009. A Birch Shieldbug also appeared the other day.

Pretty Chalk Carpet

 Birch Shieldbug

Sixteen moths of ten species this morning still isn't good for June. However there was my 3rd ever Pebble Prominent and a Small Magpie was also new for the year. Yesterday I spent a very windy day at Dunge. We struggled to find much at all to report. We saw around 6 Hobbies on the RSPB Reserve and a few of Med Gulls at the patch, A Hairy Dragonfly was seen near the Willow Trail on the ARC pit.

Hairy Dragonfly

 Pebble Prominent

Not much to report from the moth trap with only Bright-line Brown-eye new for the year in the last couple of days. However, today I did spot a Little Owl perched on Hop Poles in the village and managed a distant snap.

Little Owl

Made the annual vist to east Blean Woods for the Heath Fritillaries this morning and saw about 12 there. There was also a new species of moth for me but only one dragonfly species-Hairy.

Heath Fritillary

 Heath Fritillary

Anania fuscalis

Another cool night (5.5c) resulted in 17 moths of 15 species including the first Large Yellow Underwing of the year. Also new were Marbled Minor (agg.), Mother of Pearl, and Monopis obviella. Yesterday I had the first Humming-bird Hawk Moth in the garden this summer.

Humming-bird Hawk Moth