Access Trail

Wandered along the shaw on the normal Bourne walk as the light faded this evening, I looked at one of the small Field Maples at the far end and found a few few folded down leaf lobe tips. I wasn't sure whether these folds indicated a Caloptilia as I had first thought, or possibly Phyllonorycter acerifoliella (Zeller, 1839), the Maple Midget. In the end I think at least one leaf tip roll turned out to be the latter, although the revealed mine proved to be empty.

It is regarded as common with the mines occurring in July (presumably this one, hence emptied, with an exit hole) and October.

Eight Mallards overflew in a group. Not much else around, as it was getting very dark.