The moth trap is just about ticking over with the odd late autumn macro. New for the year over the last week have been Large Wainscot (pictured below) on the night of the 22nd, and last night, the 30th, Feathered Thorn and November moth spp along with the striking ichneumon wasp Opheon obscuratus pictured above. Fortunately the last named is readily identifiable from the stiking cream markings on the abdomen and the white mark in the corner of the stigma on the wing illustrated in the cropped images left and right.
Out on the levels things have been very quiet with a distinct lack of late autumn excitement. One of the features of the autumn has been the good passage of finches so a few Lesser Redpoll which were present on White Dyke on the 25th were unusual for the patch though hardly surprising. A Kingfisher appears to have taken up residence along White Dyke, being seen there regularly, and along with subsinging Cettis' Warblers, will hopefully form a weekly padder through the winter.
So finally to todays final of the Rugby World Cup and a fitting triumph for the All Blacks. Sadly I failed in my application for tickets to the final but I musn't complain! What a wonderful tournament, full of great matches, sporting behaviour, and great bonhomie. The four games I was lucky enough to attend were seperated by just 16 points in total and were all absolutely wonderful battles shared with the best of friends and wonderful fans from all over the world. Hopefully my youngest daughter will carry the memory of Japan beating South Africa and everything that that performance demonstrated about teamwork and willpower in her memory bank, but perhaps more importantly the sportsmanship demonstrated by both players and fans on and off the field. For me as a passionate Englishman the loss to Wales was a bitter pill, but the occassion was fantastic and the welsh fans amazing, sometimes you just have to doff your cap and applaud however much you are hurting inside. Well played RWC 2015 and New Zealand, lets hope for more of the same from Japan 2019!
The moth trap is just about ticking over with the odd late autumn macro. New for the year over the last week have been Large Wainscot (pictured below) on the night of the 22nd, and last night, the 30th, Feathered Thorn and November moth spp along with the striking ichneumon wasp Opheon obscuratus pictured above. Fortunately the last named is readily identifiable from the stiking cream markings on the abdomen and the white mark in the corner of the stigma on the wing illustrated in the cropped images left and right.
Out on the levels things have been very quiet with a distinct lack of late autumn excitement. One of the features of the autumn has been the good passage of finches so a few Lesser Redpoll which were present on White Dyke on the 25th were unusual for the patch though hardly surprising. A Kingfisher appears to have taken up residence along White Dyke, being seen there regularly, and along with subsinging Cettis' Warblers, will hopefully form a weekly padder through the winter.
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