Thursday 19 March 2009

Abney Park Cemetery (in the last 24 hours), 19th March 2009







Moth Mayhem! er, kind of. We ran a trap for a couple of hours in Abney last night for the first time this year, just to see what happened. It wasn't completely blank at least...... Two Quaker spp, Twin-spotted and Common. Arguably more entertaining was creeping around the graves at night trying to find the source of a strange call, like a cross between a Firecrest and a Sanderling; after much torch-related pissing around, we found the culprits - the winged Koalas as pictured above.

The above shots were taken this morning when all three were clambering around and test-flying in the sunshine. An absolute joy to have a couple of minutes from our door, in the very heart of urban London.

(Neil)