Nice, and uncommon moths......for all to see

A light SW wind. Sunny spells in the morning becoming more cloudy in the afternoon, then light rain early evening.

Middleton Nature Reserve 

Janet spotted these moths yesterday.

Copper-tip Longhorn Nemophora cupriacella - Only the fourth record for Lancashire 
The light is catching them perfectly in this shot highlighting their copper tip

They were on the south side of the reserve in the area highlighted blue on Janet's map below.

The pond top right is the main pond, the one to its left the "no swimming" pond
This part of the reserve is on the south side of the road from the main pond.

Janet returned this morning and managed to locate a third individual. All three are here.

They are not called Longhorn for nothing

Kevin and Alison went this afternoon and also located three.

Kevin took this clip panning around the area marked blue on the map and focusing on the ragwort where the moths can be found.

There were plenty of other insects on and around the ragwort. These shots by Janet.

Hoverflies and a spider awaiting unwary visitors 

Oedemera either lurida or virescens. 

Fly sp, but a particularly spiky one

Male Common Darter

Green Veined White

Six-spot Burnet

South shore (Malcolm)

Mediterranean gull just 10 seen today - 4 adult, 1 x 3rd calendar year and 5 juvenile.

Sandwich Terns 2 an adult and a juvenile resting on Red Nab (well, the adult was trying to rest, the juvenile was begging to be fed)

Sandwich Terns

Summer Plumage Redshank

Grey Heron and some of the 62 Cormorants on the wooden Jetty

Peregrine Falcon 1