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Sunday 15 September 2024

It's feeling quite autumnal right now. Even so, I found this rush veneer moth in the lawn and a really nice dung beetle, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, up in the top part of the garden, a new species for the us.

As I'm going to be cutting back the long grass next week, I spent an hour trying to collect all the wasp spider egg sacs so I don't mow them. I managed to find 6 and I've collected them for safety. Last year's egg sacs didn't seem to hatch so I cut them open today. The spiderlings did hatch, but they clearly didn't manage to get out of the sac. Next year I will dampen them to see if I can help them along.

Rush veneer moth, Christophstal September 2024

Rush veneer moth, Christophstal September 2024

Anoplotrupes stercorosus dung beetle, Christophstal September 2024

Anoplotrupes stercorosus dung beetle, Christophstal September 2024

Last year's wasp spider egg sacs Christophstal September 2024

Last year's wasp spider egg sacs, Christophstal September 2024

Wasp spider egg sac 1, Christophstal September 2024

Wasp spider egg sac 1, Christophstal September 2024

Wasp spider egg sac 2, Christophstal September 2024

Wasp spider egg sac 2, Christophstal September 2024

Wasp spider egg sac 2, Christophstal September 2024

Wasp spider egg sac 2, Christophstal September 2024

Friday 13 September 2024
Kingfisher trying to land on purple loosestrife, Christophstal September 2024

Kingfisher trying to land on purple loosestrife, Christophstal September 2024

Kingfisher, Christophstal September 2024

Kingfisher, Christophstal September 2024

A kingfisher came to our pond today. He tried to land on a purple loosestrife stem but he was too heavy.

Monday 9 September 2024

The pied flycatcher I saw last week has stayed in the garden for a while. Today, he finally came into the open to allow me to take a decent photo.

Pied flycatcher, Christophstal September 2024

Pied flycatcher, Christophstal September 2024

Sunday 8 September 2024
Brimstone moth caterpillar on Rowan, Christophstal September 2024

Brimstone moth caterpillar on Rowan, Christophstal September 2024

Brimstone moth caterpillar on Rowan, Christophstal September 2024

Brimstone moth caterpillar on Rowan, Christophstal September 2024

Brimstone moth caterpillar on Rowan, Christophstal September 2024

Brimstone moth caterpillar on Rowan, Christophstal September 2024

Vapourer caterpillar on Hazel, Christophstal September 2024

Vapourer caterpillar on Hazel, Christophstal September 2024

Micro moth caterpillar TBI, Christophstal September 2024

Micro moth caterpillar TBI, Christophstal September 2024

Micro moth caterpillar TBI, Christophstal September 2024

Micro moth caterpillar TBI, Christophstal September 2024

Purple-shot copper caterpillar, Christophstal September 2024

Purple-shot copper caterpillar, Christophstal September 2024

Curculio nucum, Christophstal September 2024

Curculio nucum, Christophstal September 2024

Curculio nucum, Christophstal September 2024

Curculio nucum, Christophstal September 2024

Nicrophorus investigator with mites, Christophstal September 2024

Nicrophorus investigator with mites, Christophstal September 2024

<em>Thera variata/britannica</em> agg, Christophstal September 2024

Thera variata/britannica agg, Christophstal September 2024

Thera variata/britannica agg, Christophstal September 2024

Thera variata/britannica agg, Christophstal September 2024

Pink-barred sallow, Christophstal September 2024

Pink-barred sallow, Christophstal September 2024

Angle shades moth, Christophstal September 2024

Angle shades moth, Christophstal September 2024

Epinotia nisella, Christophstal September 2024

Epinotia nisella, Christophstal September 2024

I worked on cutting back some of our hazel and rowen bushes today, finding this brimstone moth caterpillar and vapourer caterpillar. I took a photo of a micro moth we found a few days ago. He seems happy eating ribwort plantain, but I've no idea what species it is.

I managed to get the moth trap out again before the weather changes. There weren't any interesting moth species, but I did get this rather impressive weevil. I've added a few photos.

Thursday 5 September 2024

More of the bird migration today. This common redstart and wood warbler were around all day.

Common redstart, Christophstal September 2024

Common redstart, Christophstal September 2024

Wood warbler, Christophstal September 2024

Wood warbler, Christophstal September 2024

Monday 2 September 2024
Pied flycatcher, Christophstal September 2024

Pied flycatcher, Christophstal September 2024

The return bird migration is underway. I got this crappy photo of a pied flycatcher over our pond.

Sonntag 1 September 2024

Auf einem langen Lauf heute morgen, entdeckten wir eine blauflügelige Ödlandschrecke. Ich habe ein Video aufgenommen, das ich hier hochlade wenn ich es bearbeitet habe. Bis dahin gibt es hier einen Screenshot aus dem Video.

Am Nachmittag, als es um das Tal donnerte, machten wir einen Rundgang im Garten. Diese Rosengallen entwickeln sich. Und diese Streifenwanze hatte ihr letztes Nymphenstadium durchgemacht aber musste noch die richtige Farbe der ausgewachsenen Wanze entwickeln.

Zum Schluß, als wir am späten Nachmittag im hinteren Garten saßen, flog ein Postillion durch den Garten. Ich hatte mein Photoapparat nicht dabei, aber mein Fernglas, und ich konnte ihn daher richtig gut beobachten und die Bestimmung bestätigen. Ich habe diese Art schon mal im Tal gefunden aber nie im Garten. Diese wird unsere 498. Lepidoptera Art die im Garten beobachtet wurde.

Blauflügelige Ödlandschrecke, Friedrichstal September 2024

Blauflügelige Ödlandschrecke, Friedrichstal September 2024

Wachsende Rosengallen, Christophstal September 2024

Wachsende Rosengallen, Christophstal September 2024

Streifenwanze neu geschlüpft im letzten Stadium, Christophstal September 2024

Streifenwanze neu geschlüpft im letzten Stadium, Christophstal September 2024