Another day at a very warm YWT Potteric Carr

 Back at the reserve for another walk with nature.We spent another day searching for insects at YWT Potteric Carr.
We found 11 butterfly species, Speckled Wood, Comma, Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Gatekeeper, Green Veined White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Red Admiral, Peacock & Small Skipper.
We also found 9 moth species, Common White Wave, Dingy Footman, Brimstone, Shaded Broad Bar, Dark Arches, Dark Barred Twin Spot, Udea Lutealis, Brown China Mark & Silver Ground Carpet.
The bird species list was a bit low with just 13 species, Canada Geese, Blue Tit, Linnet, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Mallard, Grey Heron, Coot, Reed Warbler, Wood Pigeon, Black Headed Gull, Whitethroat & 2 Kingfishers.
Plenty of damsel & dragonflies on the wing with Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, 4 Spot Chaser, Emerald Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle & Black Darter.
We also had a close enocunter with a female grey squirrel and a fleeting glance at a bank vole which ran over the trail in front of us.

Large White

 Gatekeeper

 Small Tortoiseshell

 Udea Lutealis

 Emerald Damselfly

 Female Common Darter

 Grey Squirrel

 Speckled Wood

 Black Darter

 Common Blue Damselfly rescued from a spiders web so happy to pose on my finger for a few seconds.(Taken by Majella Fox)

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Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Potteric Carr Reserve

Here are some photos taken at one of our nearby reserves.YWT Potteric Carr near Doncaster, South Yorkshire.Its a fantastic place to spend the day especially on warm days searching for insects.
4 Spot Chaser

 Emerald Damselfly

 A group of common blue damselflies trying to mate

 Female Common Darter

 Rhabdormis striatellus

 Small Copper Butterfly

 Brimstone Butterfly

 Spiderlings

 Large Red Damselfly

Ringlet Butterfly

Best moths of the week on my garden trap.

Here are some of my favourite moths that I had in our Skinner moth trap in the garden in North Lincolnshire.

Eyed Hawkmoth

 Red Barred Tortrix

 Probably the rarest moth I have had in the garden.
Small Ranunculus

 Buff Tip with its amazing camouflage.

 Pebble Hook Tip

 Phoenix

 Barred Red

 Scallop Shell

 Toadflax Pug

 White Ermine

 Barred Yellow

 Garden Tiger

I still have a few more moths to ID from last night but this lot takes me up to 124 species in our garden so far this year.:)

Autumn Waxwings

Had to work today so not been out with the camera but did see a young fox run across the road in front of us at about 4.30pm this afternoon.
So I have decided to add a few waxwings photos from last Autumn to pass the time.
Hope you like them.

Hope to be out tomorrow on my day off so look out for some new photos.
Thanks for looking.