Monday 4 July 2011

Wales Visit with Mandy

Last Thursday evening Mandy and I drove top our friend Bernards farm in Abergwesyn, this is in Mid Wales and a beautiful place to be, peaceful and tranquil.

We visited Gigrin Farm Red Kite Feeding Centre whilst there and also have posted some of the photos below and some of a few insects.

I took along my moth trap and some of the photos are below, some of which we identified and some we are having trouble with.

We had a fair selection of spots in Bernards garden whilst there and they are as follows:

Pied Wagtail with Juveniles
Great Tit
Blue Tit
House Sparrow
Redstart with Juveniles
Robin
Swallow
Swift
Buzzard
Red Kite
Siskin
Blackbird
Magpie
Goldfinch
Raven
Carrion Crow
Rook
Wood Pigeon
Spotted Flycatcher with Juveniles


CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE


 Flame Shoulder Moth?

 Juvenile Swallows in one of Bernards barns

 Swallow

 Rhagium Bifasciatum Beetle (below also)


 White Ermine Moth

 Beautiful Golden Y moth?

 Another shot of the White Ermine

The next 4 are Red Kites at Gigrin Farm




 Buzzard

Cockchafer

 The highligt in the Moth Trap is this lovely Poplar Hawk Moth

Poplar Hawk Moth, White Ermine Moth and Antler Moth in egg box

 Beautiful Siskin

 Pebble Prominent

Burnished Brass.

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5 comments:

  1. Greenie5 July 2011 at 06:51

    Phil and Mandy
    Sounds like a great trip with species to match .
    Really good photos too .
    Don't look to me for moth IDs , I'm useless .

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  2. Alan Pavey5 July 2011 at 08:23

    Looks like you had a great trip and got a really good list of birds plus some nice moths to, I especially like the Red Kite pics :-)
    The moths at the bottom of the post are Pebble Prominent and lastly Burnished Brass.
    All the best.

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  3. Phil and Mandy5 July 2011 at 21:46

    thanks Alan and Peter for your inputs.

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  4. Warren Baker6 July 2011 at 18:11

    hey Phil, I love Wales, I may move their in later life :-) I have visited the Kite station too what a graet place!

    I see your getting into moths now - beware they are addictive!

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  5. Ken.6 July 2011 at 23:12

    Hi Phil and Mandy.
    Glad you had a good time in Abergwesyn. I have been through there many times when our friends lived in Mid Wales. just wish they was still there now that I have my camera.
    Nice Kite photo's.I have been to Gigrin Farm many times, you should try the winter to see them in their 100's.

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