Bunny On The Lawn: Magpie Moth

Wednesday, 17 August 2016

Spotted this on the lawn today - thought it was a butterfly at first but couldn't identify it . . .

Luckily there are experts out there who know about these things, and it turns out it is actually a Magpie Moth - pity it was dead really!

On the Bird Feeder / In the Sky

Blackbird (lord of the back garden, although Mrs Blackbird forages under the Feeder)
Blue Tit (lots of)
Buzzard (or is it a Red Kite?)
Chaffinch (a regular visitor to the Feeder)
Collared Dove (nesting in the Yew Tree)
Dunnock (lurks around the Feeder)
Goldfinch (a regular visitor since we put the niger seeds out, although I think they prefer the sunflower hearts!)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (now a regular visitor, really likes the peanuts)
Great Tit (also lots of)
Greenfinch (fair number)
House Sparrow (the sparrow 'mafia')
Jay (recently observed on the bird feeder)
Nuthatch (a new arrival on the scene)
Pied Wagtail (seems to like hopping about on the roof)
Raven (tries to eat from the peanut feeder but doesn't have the beak for it!)
Red Kite (often seen soaring above)
Robin ('fat' and 'thin')
Song Thrush (lots of snail shells to be found so must be doing ok)
Starling (just the one, really likes the fat balls!)
Swallow (a regular swoop of)
Wren (hard to spot)

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