Bridport & Thorne week 27

Another week seems to have shot by. A good selection of species added as shown by the numbers below;

Group	Thorne	Bridport	Group	Thorne	Bridport
Slime moulds	1	1	Hemiptera	30	9
Lichens	22	6	Coleoptera	32	12
Fungi	29	2	Diptera	40	12
Bryophytes	22	7	Hymenoptera	33	11
Plants	268	213	Butterflies	18	12
Molluscs	8	2	Moths	120	76
Annelids	2	0	Insects RSO	6	2
Arachnids	8	2	Fish	1	1
Myriapods	0	0	Amphibia	3	1
Crustacea	10	5	Reptiles	0	0
Springtails	2	0	Birds	57	48
Odonata	4	4	Mammals	8	6
Orthoptera	3	1	Total	727	433

The photo this week is of a Privet Hawk-moth (a bit out of focus as the camera seems to prefer to focus on the flowers behind!). It always surprises me that a moth this size can actual fit into the entrance of a Heath trap!