May Moths 2021 (1 Viewer)

[Farnboro John]

On a forecast of positive temperatures all night, put the trap out. Woke up and looked out to a sharp ground frost....

Early Grey 1

That's it. One moth. Happy May Day, everybody.

John

 

[earthdragon64]

A temperature of 2.5C kept the frost away here - just - but only a single Hebrew Character in the trap.

 

[Andy Adcock]

A single Mullein last night, just the seventh time I've seen this in almost twenty years.

 

[Andy Adcock]

On a forecast of positive temperatures all night, put the trap out. Woke up and looked out to a sharp ground frost....

Early Grey 1

That's it. One moth. Happy May Day, everybody.

John

Sure we've had this chat before, your efforts ending on 1st May should correctly be logged for 30th April but I presume you still don't conform?

 

[Farnboro John]

Sure we've had this chat before, your efforts ending on 1st May should correctly be logged for 30th April but I presume you still don't conform?

I still don't see the logic - half the night is the second date and most of us open the trap during that date, not the first one - but I confess I actually forgot on this occasion. 😁

John

 

[Andy Adcock]

I still don't see the logic - half the night is the second date and most of us open the trap during that date, not the first one - but I confess I actually forgot on this occasion. 😁

John

I agree on the logic part and especially as you don't submit records, it's not really important unless you're a pedant like me

 

[Andy Adcock]

Our recorder would have me transported to the Colonies (if we had any left) for an oversight such as this.

Here is my Mullein from last night.

 

[Rubia]

I think the date thing, about which Andy is right, is so that with submitted records everything is standardised. This means if you take a bunch of records from one date but multiple sources and then look at weather conditions you get a better picture of effect. Or a clearer record of an influx. The moths have no concept of a day starting at midnight, the night is just the dark bit.
But if the records aren't going anywhere it probably doesn't matter.

 

[Andy Adcock]

Having had only my seventh Mullein the night before last, along come eight and nine last night with a Green Carpet and and Early Thorn but it's still horrible weather here. The main difference last night was the cloud cover which means it wasn't quite as cold.

 

[JWN Andrewes]

Disappointing night last night, just 2 Hebrew Characters and a Pug sp which is currently in the fridge for better photos later. A couple attached of it on the wall, where it was too far up to get decent shots (and barely reachable to pot).

 

[Rubia]

02/05. Not too exciting here either. 1 Angle Shades, 1 Powdered Quaker, 1 Common Quaker, 1 Chestnut and 1 Shuttle-shaped Dart (nfy).

Tonight is heavy rain, think we need it. It may help improve matters as it could encourage emergence if the temperature lifts later in the week.

 

[KenM]

This morning...Early Grey (weather and the moth) Early Thorn and Pale mottled Willow also a pug sp. 👍

 

[earthdragon64]

Minus 0.4C last night, so no moths.

 

[Rubia]

08/05. Only five moths, whilst temp was good I think the wind stopped much happening.
1 Lunar Marbled Brown, 1 Shuttle-shaped Dart, 1 Brindled Pug and 2 Common Quakers.

 

[Allen]

Looking a little better in my neck of the woods from tomorrow (warmer, no wind) so will probably try tomorrow night.

 

[JWN Andrewes]

After an extended barren spell due to moth-unfriendly weather finally got a decent haul last night. Back wall was plastered with Pugs (expect to see a slew of them on the ID subforum later), 3 Least Black Arches, Flame Carpet, Waved Umber and Swallow & Lesser Swallow Prominents, with 2 Clouded Drabs in the trap. Tonight looks decent too, fingers crossed.

 

[Farnboro John]

Trapped last night, not many moths considering how warm it was but any is good! Garden Carpet and Shuttle-shaped Dart NFY.

Brindled Beauty
Shuttle-shaped Dart 3
Clouded Drab
Garden Carpet
Hebrew Character

Cheers

John

 

[Andy Adcock]

Rubbish here last night with just a single, Garden Carpet for my troule, that is until I noticed a Least Black Arches on the Wall which hadn't come all the way in, a tick!

I had to lean out of a first floor window to get this shot.

 

[JWN Andrewes]

A load more anonymous Pugs last night, but this time they were joined by one I could actually identify - V-Pug, which was NFY, as was a Small Phoenix. Otherwise 3 Least Black Arches and 2 each of Clouded Drab & Lesser Swallow Prominent.

 

[Rubia]

09/05. Warmer and less wind but wetter. 3 moths. 1 Shuttle-shaped Dart, 1 Brimstone (nfy) and 1 Mompha subbistrigella.
Everyday I think it will improve.
Anyway, tonight it will improve.
Tomorrow's word might be improvident.

Forgot to add - 3 Black Sexton Beetles. As many beetles as moths!