I usually find it hard to discover interesting things in the garden to put on the blog but today the interesting things came to me. My wife called to say that there was a moth in the living room. I expected a small clothes moth or something equally as insignificant but there it was a very interesting Magpie Abraxas grossulariata. They are said to be common but I have to confess to never noticing them before. However I did take a photo earlier in the year of the caterpillar of this moth in the garden and had not been able to put a name to it until now. We have had such a very hot day here and tomorrow it is set to be even hotter. At times like this who knows what may turn up. The Collared Doves were feeding babies in the garden yesterday but insect activity is really slow apart from the moth and Brindled hoverfly thats just about it. Bats are in the garden at dusk on most nights at the moment. I have just purchased a bat detector , it hasn’t arrived yet but when it does `i will be able to put a name to the species that visit us.