Consolation prize...

I made a quick visit to Tiddesley today with two targets in mind. I failed to find either of them but on the way back to the car, taking the path through the orchard on the Western side of the wood I passed a good number of Cuckoo Flowers in bloom and found Cauchas rufimitrella flying among the plants. In previous years I have gone to the same place looking for this moth and never found it! Perhaps it is best not to have targets and just enjoy what turns up!

Oliver Wadsworth.