Thank you Wurzel. I shall have to get my reference books out again to identify the moths. The 2 above did look very different but I'm not sure if there are aberrant forms of moths. I also saw this lovely creature yesterday - some sort of Ermine perhaps?
There was also an explosion of Ladybirds with many covering each plant so I hope these are not the Harlequin variety - I don't think so.
Morning Mike, it is perceptive of you to notice that I haven't been posting recently and yes, it is mostly because I have been quite busy, not least repairing the garden. I have been hosting midnight feasts for up to 8 badgers and although I love watching them (and actively encourage them) the mess they can make, especially the youngsters, would have to be seen to be believed.
I am also a little demotivated at the moment, tired of battling against exhausting heat or continual winds to try to get a half decent photo. Such was the case yesterday when I found myself in the vicinity of Chantry Hill. I have never visited the site before but pulled into a local garage and received directions. A quick call to Kipper established the precise vicinity of the SSS and although it was late in the day and blowing a gale up there, I saw one immediately. Just as quickly he was whipped off in the wind never to be seen again. There were some lovely Painted Ladies at this site though
and a beautifully fresh Brown Argus. Frustratingly, I thought I had some reasonable shots but found that the open winged ones were blurred and the closed wings not much better:
I'd only been on site 30 minutes but the light was fading fast so I took a couple of viewshots and made my way back to the car:
A lovely fresh Speckled Wood rounded off the visit: