Fri 2012-10-26 
A small moth, probably Nomophila noctuella (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). The phenology graph for this species at Hants Moths shows that it is still flying in October and November.
Photo taken beside the top lake, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-10-24.
Thu 2012-10-25 
Red kites (Milvus milvus) over Chazey Wood. I often see one or two on my walks there but on this day there were eight. Earlier I had seen a buzzard high over Reading, and later on my walk I saw a kestrel in Chazey Wood itself.
Photo taken near Caversham, UK, on 2012-10-20.
Wed 2012-10-24 
A female scorpion fly, a Panorpa sp (Mecoptera: Panorpidae), feeding on dead flies that have presumably been killed and wrapped up by a spider.
Photo taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2012-08-20.
Tue 2012-10-23 
A small dung beetle, probably Aphodius contaminatus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Aphodius obliteratus is similar but lacks the long pale yellow hairs along the edges of the pronotum (the plate on top of the thorax). These hairs are just visible in the following photo.
Photos taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2012-10-20.
Mon 2012-10-22 
A snout moth, Hypena proboscidalis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), resting on a nettle leaf.
Photos taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2012-10-20.
