2nd December
The weather has been mirky and uninviting. I wanted to go out and cycle ride somewhere but I would have got wet. So instead I drove to a local wildlife spot which is a flooded field. But alas, the temporary lake is getting smaller and smaller so nothing of note was there (and it was raining, and I could barely park) so I turned around and came home again. But all is not lost as I have a backlog of things I have seen throughout the year as backup.
December Moth Poecilocampa populi (Linnaeus, 1758)
A dart shaped moth which is on the wing (as in, it’s in its adult form and is active, as opposed to hibernating) at this time of the year, one of the few moths to be active during the winter. The adults don’t feed, their only purpose is to mate. An interesting survival strategy. One turned up in my moth trap on the 23rd of November.
Advent species so far:
- 1st: Goosander Mergus merganser
- 2nd: December Moth Poecilocampa populi
A Species a Day 