Had a very short walk at Salden this afternoon (recovering from sprained ankle!), but it was well worth it. Wavy-barred sable, Lackey caterpillar and Small yellow underwing. Also saw the lovely bee Osmia bicolor, which I guess needs to be added to the list of special invertebrates that need the planned mitigation from the East-West Rail project.
Mick Jones
Hi Mick, great that you saw Pyrausta nigrata again in the cutting at Salden! I remember that you recorded it there in 2014 which was the same year one turned up in my garden, of all places, and I assumed they were both just wanderers away from the chalk (the other 70+ records for Bucks are all from chalk grassland sites in the Chilterns). However, you saw several there in 2016 and now this one today so there has to be a resident colony - this must be the only site for it in north Bucks.
ReplyDeleteI take it there was no sign of Chimney Sweepers there yet?
Hi Dave. No Chimney sweepers yet and sadly, no Grizzled or Dingy skippers, but I was only there for a very short time.
DeleteThanks, Mick. Hope the ankle gets better speedily and will allow you another wander at this site before too long!
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