Far out.........in Kielder Forest

A fantastic moth trapping session at Kielder on Tuedsay night, resulted in the capture of a Light Knot Grass. A rare species in Northumberland (last recorded 2000), and a new species for my mothing compatriots - Tom Tams & Keith Dover.

2286 Light Knot Grass Acronicta menyanthidis

We were expecting the midges to be biting and went prepared, some more than others :)

Kielder Ospreys

I spent a couple of hours at Kielder this afternoon and none of the three Osprey eggs have hatched.  There should be chicks in the next couple of days I'm told. A bowl of soup at Kielder Castle gave the best views of the birds on the nest via the excellent CCTV they have beamed from the nest.

A two mile walk around the Bakethin was an afternoon well spent in the pleasant sunshine.

Carrion Crow mobs a Common Buzzard

Female Siskin

Tree Pipit

Brown Silver-line (Petrophora chlorosata)

Feeds on Bracken