Moth

A rusty dot pearl moth, Udea ferrugalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae).

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2011-09-15.

Dung Fly

Black dung fly Cordilura ciliata (Diptera: Scathophagidae).  See here for one I saw in almost the same place back in early summer.

Photos taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2011-09-13.

Pale Green Mushrooms

A mushroom with a very pale green cap: probably the false death cap (Amanita citrina).

Nearby I found the following which are probably very young forms of the same species:

Photos taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2011-09-10.

Bolete Mushrooms

A bolete mushroom (Boletus sp), but I am not sure of the species.  It has a velvet red cap with orange pores and a yellow stem which turns blue on bruising:

The following, I think, is the same species but a few days older:

The cap is now yellowish-brown but the pores and stem are unchanged:

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2011-09-11.

Dead Owl

A dead bird of prey, probably a juvenile little owl (Athene noctua).  It was in some bushes beside a small road in Reading University (here), and had probably been hit by a car.

Zoe tells me that some young little owls have recently been seen in the area so I conclude that this was probably one of them.

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2011-09-11.