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A small selection of common spring moths from last night.

Early Grey.                       Common Quaker                           A richly coloured Red Chestnut

Small, about a foot long, and very brightly coloured grass snake moving through the vegetation on bank of Scratchyface Lane.

First time I've witnessed a Bee-fly flicking it's eggs into a Solitary bees nest. You can see the eggs at the back of the Bee-fly. First she would have covered them in mud to give them some weight.

 
Bombylius major                           Bombylius major

Around and near the garden

Walnut Orb Spider    Common Lizard (earliest seen)          Roe Deer

A very fresh Yellow Barred Brindle.  Quite early for this species.

Yellow Barred Brindle .

Excellent views of a pristine Painted Lady at Musbury yesterday.Must have come in on these southerly winds. Sorry - no photo. 

Woodmouse with a taste for suet pellets making an early start on the ground feeder this morning. 2 Swallows flew over on 6th and a single on the 7th April

Woodmouse