Christine's walking & birds blog

A snipe flew over Dorney Common calling this evening. There were juvenile blackcaps in the hedgerow, and a lesser whitethroat showed itself for a nanosecond after a brief snatch of song.

Among the plantations in the lake grounds were scruffy, lisping chiffchaffs and lusciously yellow willow warblers.

Taplow garden

This looks like just a rather drab moth - but there's a bit more to it. For one thing, it's big! It flew away as I opened the door in the morning and I wasn't sure if it was a tiny bird or a large butterfly.

Research on the internet revealed it to be a Red Underwing; and the flash of colour when it flutters about makes this a lovely moth to see in flight.