Wednesday, 5 July 2017

Don't mess with this character.. Wednesday 5th July 2017

Tuesday evening saw me starting the autumn ringing at Pembrey LNR, with a modest catch of Sedge warblers, Swallows and Pied Wagtails, I also put the moth trap out which saw me at the reserve at 4am this morning closing down and collecting the meagre selection of moths.

With a total of 19 moths of 11 species it wasn't the best nights trapping but there were a few nice moths to show for it, including another Reddish Light Arches, Garden tiger and Scarce Footman.


Garden Tiger

Scarce footman

Being Wednesday there were a few jobs to be done, repairing stiles and fences!, whilst stopped for lunch we noticed an enormous (25mm long) "horsefly" bothering the cattle, it turned out to be the Dark Giant Horsefly, Tabanus sudeticus, they prefer ponies and cattle but will bite humans and have been known to induce anaphylactic shock in susceptible people. The "standard" horseflies were biting well when we went into the reedbeds to clear the ringing rides....


Dark Giant Horsefly, Tabanus sudeticus

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