Birds at Rosenannon Downs (Common Cuckoo)

Three Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) this morning at The Downs, 2 male one female.

Moths at Rosenannon Downs (Small Quaker)

A Small Quaker (Orthosia cruda) at The Downs this morning, seen here with a Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi)

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Moths At Rosenannon Downs (Early Tooth-striped)

A Early Tooth-striped (Trichopteryx carpinata) at The Downs this morning.

Birds at Rosenannon Downs (Iberian Chiffchaff or hybrid?)

This morning a Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita brehmii?) singing a clear three-phase advertising song ‘suedu-it, suedu-it, suedue-it, followed by no more than two chiff-chaff notes. The bird shows rather pale brown legs and a long-ish primary projection for a nominate Chiffchaff. The bird can be found singing near the wooded edge ( from the road with the two cattle grids, NW up the left-hand side of The Downs to a point 50yards before the second gate, inside the old burnt gorse)

Moths at Rosenannon Downs (Morning-glory Plume Moth)

A Morning Glory Plume Moth (Emmelina monodactyca) this morning at The Downs.

Moths at Rosenannon Downs (Narrow-winged Pug)

A Narrow-winged Pug (Eupithecia nanata angusta) this evening at The Downs. This species overwinters as a pupa.

Plants at Rosenannon Downs (Ribwort Plantain)

Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) growing around The Downs today.

Flora at Rosenannon Downs (Round Leaved Crane’s-Bill)

Flowering Round Leaved Crane’s-Bill (Geranium rotundifolium) today at The Downs.

Flora at Rosenannon Downs (Thyme-leaved Speedwell)

Thyme-leaved Speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia) flowering near the road today at The Downs.

Moths at Rosenannon Downs (Flame Shoulder)

A Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta) at Rosenannon Downs this morning, this species overwinters as a pupa.