SCALLOPED OAK (MOTH).

Have put the moth trap out over the last couple of nights, and very pleased with the results, I have had about sixty species.
So these will take me a little time to sort process and identify, so will get them on a few at a time as I do not want to spend all my time in front of the PC during the good weather we are having.
So the first images are of a beautiful Scalloped Oak I had two nights ago.

SCALLOPED OAK. 

A FEW MORE FROM THE WEEKEND.

Just a few more images from the weekend, when I was wandering around with the Macro Lens.

CRANE FLY.

FERN.

RED CAMPION BUD HEADS.

TRUE FLY ( (Dilochopus Popularis).

MOTH TIME AGAIN.

Well finally the weather has broken, The Jet stream has moved North of us so hopefully it will allow the Azores high pressure systems  to push in.
So lovely last evening and managed to get the Moth Trap out at last, I checked it at 05.45 am this morning, and although disappointing still managed a few species.
So below are this mornings efforts, and the first three are new species for me, hopefully I have named them correctly, but if not please let me know as I sometimes find moths very difficult. 

COMMON WAVE.

WILLOW BEAUTY.

MARBLED WHITE SPOT.

LESSER BROAD-BORDERED YELLOW UNDERWING.

Told you I would get a few named wrong, so thanks to John Swann for correcting image 2 & 4

SKYLARKING AROUND WITH A LITTLE PEST.

So I did finally manage to get out with the camera on Sunday morning for a couple of hours, and took a walk from Hells Mouth to Godrevy looking for Dartford Warblers which have been reported in the area.
I did not get to find any, but there were quite a number of Skylarks, Stonechats, Goldfinches and Linnets moving around, still it is a very large area to cover so maybe next time.
I did manage to get a few shots, although after over a month of no photography I was surprised how rusty I was.
So looking out of the window as I am typing this and the rain is coming down again. I feel if some Boffin checked the Atlantic Ocean they would find the level has dropped by about Two Metres and its all been dumped on the UK over the last Six weeks.Still looking on the bright side I did manage to get the few pics below.

SKYLARK.

SKYLARK.

 STONECHAT.

Right so I found this little lady on the back wall of the house on Tuesday and did not recognize it, so after getting it and looking it up in my books I found it is a Vine Weevil.

Now these are a real pest in the garden, as the grubs eat the roots of mainly pot plants which are killed.

Now my back garden is fully paved and full of pot plants, also with a few fruit and vegetable containers, and as these insects are mainly nocturnal they are difficult to get rid off and the grubs even more so.

One thought is at the end of the season to remove all the plants and sterilize everything with boiling water 

(cruel but maybe the only answer).  

VINE WEEVIL.

VINE WEEVIL.

J CLASS REGATTA FALMOUTH.

No I have not disappeared off the face of the planet, could have been washed away with all the wet weather we have been having,(June was the wettest month since records began OFFICIAL ). At the moment the forecasts for July are not much better.
Anyway it did give me a chance to complete some other things I had to do, so decided to have a blog break and get things finished and I am almost done.
I did manage to get out last weekend and spent an hour at Falmouth where the famous J Class yachts have been racing in Cornwall for the first time,and managed to get a few photo's.
So here are a few of the pics and the write up from the Falmouth Regatta Web Site.

J CLASS REGATTA
FALMOUTH 26-30 June

The J Class Association is pleased to announce outline plans for a series of spectacular regattas in England during 2012 - the Olympic Year. This will be the first time in history that these four imposing yachts will race together in a fleet.
The first regatta will be based in Falmouth, Cornwall, hosted by the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club. Races will be held in the bay and along the coastline.
David Pitman said, “The J Class Association chose Falmouth as a UK base for its first 2012 regatta because of the great deep water bay, onshore support services and support from an experienced local Club - the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club. The waters around the bay offer the opportunity of great courses for both the competitors and spectators, who can view from the many headlands”.
“Spectators in Falmouth will be the first in the UK to view this wonderful fleet. Four J Class yachts, Velsheda, Ranger, Lionheart and Rainbow, each 140 feet in length, weighing around 200 tons and with a crew of up to thirty are expecting to be ready and prepared for racing in June 2012. Enthusiasts from around the world will be coming to Falmouth to view the yachts and watch the racing, which will be reported live around the world. This will be a yachting event not to be missed!”