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<blockquote data-quote="aflickering" data-source="post: 1504813" data-attributes="member: 69425"><p>hi folks, been on a birding and mothing trip along the south coast this last week with my dad - it proved to be an overwhelming success, at least from our perspective. trap is a homemade robinson-style with 15w actinic straight tube bulb. here were our findings (sorry for the epic length of this post):</p><p></p><p><strong>06/06 - Dartmoor</strong> (freezing, soaking night)</p><p>Brown Rustic</p><p></p><p><strong>07/06 - Dartmoor</strong> (daytime)</p><p>Small Argent & Sable</p><p></p><p><strong>07/06 - Prawle Point, Trap, Devon coast</strong></p><p>Mottled Beauty 9</p><p>Ingrailed Clay 9</p><p>Heart & Dart 5</p><p>White Ermine 3</p><p>Common Marbled Carpet 3</p><p>Flame Shoulder 2</p><p>Common Pug 2</p><p>Green Carpet 2</p><p>Buff Ermine 2</p><p>Rustic 2</p><p>Brimstone 2</p><p>Clouded Silver 2</p><p>Light Brown Apple Moth</p><p>Plum Tortrix</p><p>L-Album Wainscot</p><p>Sharp-Angled Peacock</p><p>Light Emerald</p><p>Marbled Minor agg.</p><p>Clouded Border</p><p>Green Pug</p><p>Large Yellow Underwing</p><p></p><p><strong>08/06 - New Forest, Trap, Broadleaved Woodland</strong></p><p>Buff Ermine 13</p><p>Light Emerald 11</p><p>Buff Tip 5</p><p>Barred Red 5</p><p>Willow Beauty 3</p><p>White Ermine 3</p><p>Green Carpet 2</p><p>Heart & Dart</p><p>Mottled Beauty</p><p>Brown Silver-Line</p><p>Brown Rustic</p><p>Square-Spot</p><p></p><p><strong>09/06 - New Forest, heath near Beaulieu Station, daytime)</strong></p><p>Clouded Buff</p><p>Common Heath 4</p><p>Little Emerald</p><p></p><p><strong>09/06 - New Forest, Trap, predominantly pine and bracken</strong></p><p>Buff Ermine 7</p><p><em>Scoparia ambigualis</em> 6</p><p>True Lover's Knot 5</p><p>Barred Red 4</p><p>Brown Silver-Line 4</p><p>Bordered White 2</p><p>Common Swift 2</p><p>White Ermine 2</p><p>Common White Wave</p><p>Square Spot</p><p>Mottled Beauty</p><p>Treble Bar</p><p>Broom Moth</p><p>Brown Rustic</p><p></p><p><strong>10/06 - Thursley Common, Trap, heathland with some scattered conifers</strong></p><p>Grass Wave 15</p><p><em>Scoparia ambigualis</em> 4</p><p>Bee Moth</p><p>Pebble Hook-Tip</p><p>Tawny-Barred Angle</p><p>Grey Pine Carpet</p><p></p><p><strong>11/06 - near Hamwall in Somerset, Trap, predominantly alder, reeds and grasses</strong> (after seeing the Little Bittern!)</p><p>Ingrailed Clay 5</p><p>White Ermine 4</p><p>Burnished Brass 4</p><p>Obscure Wainscot 2</p><p>Marbled Minor agg. 2</p><p>Setaceous Hebrew Character 2</p><p>Flame Shoulder 2</p><p>Small Clouded Brindle 2</p><p>Heart & Dart 2</p><p><em>Nemophora degeerella</em></p><p>Common Wainscot</p><p>Pale Mottled Willow</p><p>Buff Ermine</p><p>Barred Straw</p><p>Small Square-Spot</p><p>Grey Pine Carpet (suspect we may have accidentally taken this one with us)</p><p></p><p><strong>12/06 - Forest of Dean, Trap, predominantly oak habitat but very varied</strong> (saved the best 'til last)</p><p>Spruce Carpet 8</p><p>Mottled Beauty 8</p><p>Green Carpet 6</p><p>Brown Silver-Line 6</p><p>Green Silver-Lines 5</p><p>Marbled Minor agg. 4</p><p>Small Phoenix 4</p><p>Buff Ermine 3</p><p>Lobster Moth 3</p><p>Ingrailed Clay 3</p><p>Clouded Brindle 2</p><p>Silver-Ground Carpet 2</p><p>Foxglove Pug 2</p><p><em>Scoparia ambigualis</em></p><p>Scalloped Hazel</p><p>Barred Hook-Tip</p><p>Pebble Hook-Tip</p><p>Flame Shoulder</p><p>Mottled Pug</p><p>Common White Wave</p><p>Dusky Brocade</p><p>Poplar Grey</p><p>Snout</p><p>Nut-Tree Tussock</p><p>Tawny-Barred Angle</p><p>Elephant Hawk-Moth</p><p>Scorched Wing</p><p>Light Emerald</p><p>Marbled Brown</p><p>Buff-Tip</p><p>Red-Green Carpet</p><p>Willow Beauty</p><p>Straw Dot</p><p>Brown Rustic</p><p></p><p>if there's anything particularly surprising/unusual here do let me know - my dad and i are still fairly new to this, over 30 of these species were new to at least one of us. misidentification is possible, although we haven't recorded any sightings we aren't 95+% sure about (i.e. about 90% of the pugs we caught :eek!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />, and we generally have photos for confirmation.</p><p></p><p>tom</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aflickering, post: 1504813, member: 69425"] hi folks, been on a birding and mothing trip along the south coast this last week with my dad - it proved to be an overwhelming success, at least from our perspective. trap is a homemade robinson-style with 15w actinic straight tube bulb. here were our findings (sorry for the epic length of this post): [B]06/06 - Dartmoor[/B] (freezing, soaking night) Brown Rustic [B]07/06 - Dartmoor[/B] (daytime) Small Argent & Sable [B]07/06 - Prawle Point, Trap, Devon coast[/b] Mottled Beauty 9 Ingrailed Clay 9 Heart & Dart 5 White Ermine 3 Common Marbled Carpet 3 Flame Shoulder 2 Common Pug 2 Green Carpet 2 Buff Ermine 2 Rustic 2 Brimstone 2 Clouded Silver 2 Light Brown Apple Moth Plum Tortrix L-Album Wainscot Sharp-Angled Peacock Light Emerald Marbled Minor agg. Clouded Border Green Pug Large Yellow Underwing [B]08/06 - New Forest, Trap, Broadleaved Woodland[/B] Buff Ermine 13 Light Emerald 11 Buff Tip 5 Barred Red 5 Willow Beauty 3 White Ermine 3 Green Carpet 2 Heart & Dart Mottled Beauty Brown Silver-Line Brown Rustic Square-Spot [B]09/06 - New Forest, heath near Beaulieu Station, daytime)[/B] Clouded Buff Common Heath 4 Little Emerald [B]09/06 - New Forest, Trap, predominantly pine and bracken[/B] Buff Ermine 7 [I]Scoparia ambigualis[/I] 6 True Lover's Knot 5 Barred Red 4 Brown Silver-Line 4 Bordered White 2 Common Swift 2 White Ermine 2 Common White Wave Square Spot Mottled Beauty Treble Bar Broom Moth Brown Rustic [B]10/06 - Thursley Common, Trap, heathland with some scattered conifers[/B] Grass Wave 15 [I]Scoparia ambigualis[/I] 4 Bee Moth Pebble Hook-Tip Tawny-Barred Angle Grey Pine Carpet [B]11/06 - near Hamwall in Somerset, Trap, predominantly alder, reeds and grasses[/B] (after seeing the Little Bittern!) Ingrailed Clay 5 White Ermine 4 Burnished Brass 4 Obscure Wainscot 2 Marbled Minor agg. 2 Setaceous Hebrew Character 2 Flame Shoulder 2 Small Clouded Brindle 2 Heart & Dart 2 [I]Nemophora degeerella[/I] Common Wainscot Pale Mottled Willow Buff Ermine Barred Straw Small Square-Spot Grey Pine Carpet (suspect we may have accidentally taken this one with us) [B]12/06 - Forest of Dean, Trap, predominantly oak habitat but very varied[/B] (saved the best 'til last) Spruce Carpet 8 Mottled Beauty 8 Green Carpet 6 Brown Silver-Line 6 Green Silver-Lines 5 Marbled Minor agg. 4 Small Phoenix 4 Buff Ermine 3 Lobster Moth 3 Ingrailed Clay 3 Clouded Brindle 2 Silver-Ground Carpet 2 Foxglove Pug 2 [I]Scoparia ambigualis[/I] Scalloped Hazel Barred Hook-Tip Pebble Hook-Tip Flame Shoulder Mottled Pug Common White Wave Dusky Brocade Poplar Grey Snout Nut-Tree Tussock Tawny-Barred Angle Elephant Hawk-Moth Scorched Wing Light Emerald Marbled Brown Buff-Tip Red-Green Carpet Willow Beauty Straw Dot Brown Rustic if there's anything particularly surprising/unusual here do let me know - my dad and i are still fairly new to this, over 30 of these species were new to at least one of us. misidentification is possible, although we haven't recorded any sightings we aren't 95+% sure about (i.e. about 90% of the pugs we caught :eek!:), and we generally have photos for confirmation. tom [/QUOTE]
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