Thursday, December 04, 2025

FOX

Two seen today, one in Flooded Horse Field and the second was on the Bank Top, 25th Nov 2025






COMMON GULL

 Present every day now in Flooded Horse Fields, 20th Nov 2025



HYBRID GOOSE

 River Witham, Hybris with the Local Canadians, Nov 2025


Wednesday, November 26, 2025

MUNTJAC

 Not seen one for a while, along the track near my street, River Witham 2nd Nov 2025




GADWALL

 Four flew over fields River Witham 16th Nov 2025





LESSER BLACK BACK GULL

 Still just the one in the flooded Horse Fields, River Witham 13th Nov 2025




CONTINENTAL CORMORANT

 River Witham 13th Nov 2025




COMMON GULL

 River Witham, 9th Nov 2025



Saturday, November 22, 2025

COMMON GULL

 Common here on flooded fields in the Winter Months, Witham November 2025



COMMON BUZZARD

 Four birds Circling together today, River Witham 13th November 2025



CONTINENTAL CORMORANT

 Very common along River, November 2025



REDWING

 I have had more sightings this winter of Redwings along this stretch of River than i have had in ten years, November 2025




MUTE SWAN

 Still plenty of Mute Swans and young on the River near me, November 2025




STONECHAT

 Male of the pair, River Witham 28th Oct 2025




STONECHAT

 The female of the pair Wintering along the Witham, 28th Oct 2025





SUNDAY 16TH NOVEMBER

 It looked alright tonight for Mothing so put Trap out, but the cloud cleared and it got cold, only one Moth in trap and Elachista. Have finished the year on 265 a miss count of one.

ELACHISTA CANAPENELLA-COMMON GRASS-MINER

 The fourth one of the year and the very last also,





Thursday, November 20, 2025

SATURDAY 15th NOVEMBER 2025

 A poor night just three Moths caught two Epiphyas postvittana and a Udea ferrugalis, a clear cold Sky with rain early in the day

UDEA FERRUGALIS-RUSTY DOT PEARL

 I caught this Moth on 14 nights, totaling 19 all together, one of two Udea Species caught this year the other being, Lutealis,



EPIPHYAS POSTVITTANA-LIGHT BROWN APPLE MOTH

 Last one of the year, i caught it on 89 nights totaling 465, a common Garden Moth


 

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

WEDNESDAY 12TH NOVEMBER 2025

Had the trap out on 10th but bad weather saw me bring it in early with only 4 Moths of 2 Species caught, Turnip and Epiphyas Postvittana, the 12th was better with 13 Caught of 6 Species, 7 Epiphyas Postvittana-Light Brown Apple Moth, singles of Vine's Rustic, White Point, Udea ferrugalis-Rusty Dot Pearl the 4th Elachista canapenella-Common Grass Miner and 2 Plutella xylostella-Diamond Back Moth.

ELACHISTA CANAPENNELLA-COMMON GRASS MINER

 This is the third one i have caught this year, nearly passed it off as a Dimond back, then in better light realized it was an Elachista, 12th Nov 2025