And I, for one, have certainly missed your photos. Great stuff, as usual, Paul.
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And I, for one, have certainly missed your photos. Great stuff, as usual, Paul.
Jabberwocky
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Last night I had two moths, my earliest ever Flame Carpet, by a whole month and the first Bright-line Brown-eye of the year. The previous night I had nothing and looking at Steve's catch as he is fairly close to me, as with all things, the South seems more prosperous
I might be getting a few more as I'm able to run a 125W MV trap without any neighbours to bother. I'm guessing a lot of people are using actinic lamps.
Lew
Jabberwocky
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JWN Andrewes
Poor Judge of Pasta.
Farnboro John
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An interesting trap this morning though the only new moth was what I gather is best called Marbled Minor agg.
15 moths of 10 species including one each of both Lime and Poplar Hawk-moth, peak was 3 each of Treble Lines and Heart and Dart.
Then I dashed out for a proper day birding and wildlife watching which included a Nightjar in-off at Selsey Bill (my first migrating Nightjar ever) Little Tern, Hobby and some common warblers; then Common Clubtail at Fittleworth and a bunch of Variable Damselflies at Burton Mill Pond. All socially distanced but nice to see some other birders F2F.
John
15 moths of 10 species including one each of both Lime and Poplar Hawk-moth, peak was 3 each of Treble Lines and Heart and Dart.
Then I dashed out for a proper day birding and wildlife watching which included a Nightjar in-off at Selsey Bill (my first migrating Nightjar ever) Little Tern, Hobby and some common warblers; then Common Clubtail at Fittleworth and a bunch of Variable Damselflies at Burton Mill Pond. All socially distanced but nice to see some other birders F2F.
John
Andy Adcock
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Interesting that they're day time migrants?
Farnboro John
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Yes: I'm not sure how wide the Channel is opposite Selsey but assuming the bird can maintain about 25mph I'm sure it must have crossed it entirely in daylight as it came through between 0830 and 0900 (when I gave up because the seawatching was dead). It was low down, as well, not far above the waves.
John
Paul Chapman
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Many thanks.
In Bulgaria in May 2016, I had one 'in off' that pitched and I photographed and two on a seawatch the same day. The only time that I have witnessed Nightjar migration.
All the best
Paul
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Oh man, the bill on that thing...!
Andy Adcock
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Nice shot Paul.
Andy Adcock
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Last night I had three moths total, Pale Tussock which beat my earliest ever by two days, Siver Y and Common Marbled Carpet, the latter, an elmost entirely black one which is regular here.
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Farnboro John
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It occurred to me rather too late yesterday that I should have jumped up and run round the corner to see if the bird pitched on arrival... oh well!
Lovely pic Paul.
Cheers
John
Jabberwocky
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A warmer night last night, 52 Macros and 6 Micros with 32 and 5 species. Double -striped Pug and Seraphim were NFG, Pebble Hook-tip, Heart and Dart,Lychnis, Cinnabar, Setaceous Hebrew Character and Poplar Grey NFY. From the micros Small Magpie was NFY and Depressaria radiella, Phtheochoa rugosana and Nephopterix augustella NFG.
Farnboro John
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It was indeed warmer last night and 29 moths of 14 species (micros represented only by 2 Small Magpies) voted for moth trap diving to celebrate.
Peak numbers by a country mile were 11 Heart and Darts, yet another Poplar Hawk-moth lurked under the egg boxes but honours were taken by the Grey Birch that was moth tick number 14 this year.
John
Peak numbers by a country mile were 11 Heart and Darts, yet another Poplar Hawk-moth lurked under the egg boxes but honours were taken by the Grey Birch that was moth tick number 14 this year.
John
Steve Lister
Senior Birder, ex County Recorder, Garden Moths.
At least my garden is better than someone else's - everybody on our local moth group always gets more than me.
Last night was quality rather than quantity but I still got 22 moths of 14 species, with Pine Hawk-moth, Gold Spot, Vine's Rustic and Herald all NFY macros plus three NFY micros including the pine specialist Rhyacionia pinivorona.
Odd that I got two pine moths with no pines anywhere near me.
Steve
Rubia
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Sunday/Monday night produced 33 moths of 15 species. Highlights were Small Elephant HM, Coxcomb Prom, Rustic Shoulder-knot and Notocelia trimaculana as garden ticks. Also ran - Nutmeg, Shears, Red Twin-spot Carpet and lots of the usual suspects. I have always tried to do them before going to bed but that has reached the point where going to work has won out, so bed at 02:00, and I have to fridge a lot of them. I think 70% went in the fridge last night for later.
On a walk earlier in the month I netted a Lampronia morosa that has just come back as the third county record which is pleasing for a novice moth-er.
On a walk earlier in the month I netted a Lampronia morosa that has just come back as the third county record which is pleasing for a novice moth-er.
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Ken Noble
I ran my trap last night for the first time for ages - only till midnight. Not surprisingly, all species were NFY:
burnt umber
brimstone
angle shades
light emerald
willow beauty
green carpet
flame shoulder.
I'm rusty - do any of those sound improbable for mid-May? (I'm in Surrey.)
burnt umber
brimstone
angle shades
light emerald
willow beauty
green carpet
flame shoulder.
I'm rusty - do any of those sound improbable for mid-May? (I'm in Surrey.)
Farnboro John
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Lower numbers last night - 17 moths total - but three NFY for the garden from 9 spp: Fan-foot, Cinnabar and Light Brocade. Peak moth was Heart and Dart again but with only 6 individuals. Hoping for a good total tonight!
John
John
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