Thursday 17 May 2007

Seeing the Changes 20




Saw the first evidence of 'cuckoo spit' on Ox-eye daisy in Bynea, with the nymph of the Froghopper (probably Philaenus spumarius) hiding away in it. A male Pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) appeared at my door in Loughor. The larva of this moth is a serious pest of pine woods and lives communally in large silken tents, emerging (often at night) in a single file to feed.

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Birder's Bonus 233

Unusually, a Mute swan ( Cynus olor ) was floating on the Loughor estuary near Bynea.