With news of a Rufous-tailed Robin the evening before, and with J Clements still in China, I had to go for the twitch. A pleasant evening spent in Wells-next-the-Sea ended up being the highlight of the trip.
The natural history exploits of Ross Newham - and the ultimate cure for insomnia!
Saturday 15 October 2011
Friday 14 October 2011
14 Oct 2011 - Crowmarsh Gifford, Oxon
A wee bit of small mammal trapping resulted in a trapped small mammal...
Field Mouse![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3kpE49XDWkiMgN0ajcP0qhPjh5OMAiH-NuH2Oywcwad8pJwf8YG0GHgKbBW_xcYDIaGHkxO3vcWKGcvpdjZVriXbjt8Krm4pTaHEu9Algx_hLrrfSicc-VmSYm8o2wUcHDvhk47_o90/s320/Wood+Mouse+in+the+hand.JPG)
Field Mouse being weighed![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgALXTaOKsMjN5YQ29eDrFItgj3PulDl3gSWkc_-Z4wXBZpEUuluYHkDeJ0Anz1QpXh0B4TPKQxL26t6-fZcZVrQ5HyexeUvS1WL_WoKPlvFQ1qB0x-AW8MWDhJV-0q5NZQWMgANC6C0WE/s320/Wood+Mouse.JPG)
Tuesday 11 October 2011
11 Oct 2011 - Little Wittenham Wood, Oxon
A few hours at Little Whittenham Wood resulted in a nice Mallow, a Brick - and not much else of anything.
Mallow![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRb2CaDzqyPDYV3LiTwiRo_-yiNKrZXC5SGu7AeX1M2_jNrbW5pI5R0ChsDQcW_hYdU3bauOkUfLZF7AMJGT8wI6x-zQDm2Y3EeJj1J6Ahd1hV0xbOdaE2Jyn3FyOaZk6Xf6dXxhBNKQ/s320/1745+Mallow+%25282%2529.JPG)
Mallow![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3oEo5eJiEhLOtKk2qnb4HVoa8C0id6L3HHlDnN6hQ2wtcRwKXXYZpBytZQ2wnzBH8RQ7dIWpxH7uNjdra-V8FAVG2hfRfBCZXoyfTHaWeG8kqNYt9pKeGH_7FXSTHjFQjGCawFR-DTtI/s320/1745+Mallow.JPG)
Wednesday 5 October 2011
5 October 2011 - Little Whittenham Wood, Oxon
A evening visit to Little Whittenham Wood produced one of my all-time most wanted moths; Merveille du Jour - fantastic beasts!
Merveille du Jour![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIQ13ohWBAMHbYVJQ8-V72csIs_ZnZkC7pcONu5DpzBTSKPnObMurG4mjl6o6ygOVcW48b1M-3JDnKR4gnNP3IuUr1igzBeWg2du394spOT1Ihz8jiy4CqA8hKJqgF3cbq_C_aq_5ng8/s320/2247+Merveille+du+Jour.JPG)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8CQT-4UklxaqwMNTKZU4y1HiTC3nprDQg_bjqu0jte3jbd5kw-r6ukBwFTB0ytySO3vZM3EYFewWhCxWVgUbhNtpf51gSpNo2bMWjDSXXMesICtmb0KdXD6NitEWN5TwVjMDHNiujCbs/s320/2247+Merveille+du+Jour+%25282%2529.JPG)
Red-line Quaker![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWHvBMcqj4ySm_ugsnPyT2EU0_phadNIr0eP3j7q9NC6uPteVNRPKZ8rjd3nR3Q5AouL9UG47u-wMLP-qDDaTQ68vJSVRDtYzpCRjOrRXp7vTnatjsCryzq87o0QGgcVIr1MJRuYktwI/s320/2263+Red+Line+Quaker.JPG)
Green-brindled Crescent![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_GSV78xftUmaxmzdR1ALc-ZzAyHN5kad5fMrkQUOQ-d4wu0PZqTkLJjZ8NsxP4e392zR2vLTFqmS7VG4na3w1-lL8o3VWUyOyVnFRYjp9Xm9qe6Lw9mu19pkrBNAVDKw6-sb8ca110oc/s320/2245+Green+brindled+Crescent+%25282%2529.JPG)
Green-brindled Crescent![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnla0xo45WObbFgARfTJObj10tTjMQPy2IA7_68FvgYQ_oohVUR6AOmhTj1MzZl_Y6QBk-UazHvcL3FLKtkVRH4nlJ-SA9OF0an-iDA0EUF-PwpcOdAL6jptH9hASQ9jGY31IhVh0dMV4/s320/2245+Green+Brindled+Crescent.JPG)
Sallow
Barred Sallow
Tuesday 4 October 2011
4 Oct 2011 - Back Garden, Didcot, Oxon
An interesting brown Pale Mottled Willow was nearly the overnight highlight:
Pale Mottled Willow![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixA5yTCwAOwYV9YBl0SQlczddp8gSPPsVY2HcJ7KXyWWZuZ6_sAlFFuZ6IgWgH54kc1_DvSPPIvnRveCnY5dRBP2A_qSzSLOe3t3OfAwptBzvK2fCZTNRgihIS-2yP4kic6cZEHSLOQv8/s320/2389+Pale+Mottled+Willow.JPG)
Sunday 2 October 2011
2 October 2011 - Little Whittenham Wood
A quick trip out to Little Whittenham Wood produced an interesting second generation Lilac Beauty.
Lilac Beauty![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53oPjT6JsSyqDDuZVxHpEJLTNQvGPJSQt9WBNvtDqdUG1dS2n67Q6n-u6U9yckKVB5vskON5oE3glUAnPoluisdxRk7sx-i7bRZeIMv259peqEnEE5L8Pjh_L4Q3rJg9LTxrbXhlqzus/s320/1910+Lilac+Beauty.JPG)
Saturday 1 October 2011
1 October 2011 - Bagley Wood, Oxford
A visit to some woods south of Oxford produced a nice crop of Oak Lutestrings.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX92N9lRvH3ooKgREMFn2yA-18S0Wem4_Zm1sXypyqvXTcmu2NGIhf5q8j1OgehgyizKv-oU66n3VGi35wz0TXj_1f7gdeVnC4hZFrjornQCGVqUvQE2dhsG23rkaoWyXI6a0QhsggQQI/s320/1769+Spruce+Carpet+%25282%2529.JPG)
Oak Lutestring![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZmcN6c0ESutFvZSikv-dZQ9EmqgmE_he_AYEcCVvfvjXyrsYqd9iLa6dJm-YfSNbbSiMxozDqYRZb0dwGDnuZr86znwxxeE3tsFnAjhveiOG2TyF6lwIHBSLOPyVn1_FxayoRYs_lII/s320/1658+Oak+Lutestring.JPG)
Yellow-lined Quaker![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7aJJEwZlCUWs7VojpYEbk9yM1WpYrEM62xAb3_H7UdRNQOku6V5guij1H4gYOjmRLo4JyIp6869gyS5Kp41rcnx8uZd6DfDy7a5b1G5x5oD5uDoqZSoFYs4BEMStGbuARd5NJJQ68zPQ/s320/2264+Yellow+line+Quaker.JPG)
Spruce Carpet
And a few Chestnuts - some of which were dark, but were still not Dark Chestnut
Chestnut![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiesPSovX4homQS6E5gbtbL5V02LQY8GineCaLxigwTXgd5dbhfAw12BaE5pbR34rZn-4s2tR1jReZ_Ol61CrVUA2yFm8tc1d5Dr7v4Ih38vFVbqv2CEDwTdJLQ0EhCuNrbw7LBwhQMtyc/s320/2258+Chestnut.JPG)
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