Highlights of 13 and 14 October

Posted on 16 October 2011 by keith

13th; the first records of the season for Chestnut 6, and November moth 2. Large Wainscot still showing strong at 15. Red-green Carpet 2, Mallow 3, Acleris sparsana, 3 Diamond-back.
On the 14th, not so much activity but warmer in the early part of the night with season firsts of Green-brindled Crescent 2 and Satellite. 4 Meurville du Jour, singles of Dark Sword-grass and Red-green Carpet, 2 Diamond-back amongst the 18 species trapped.

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2 Responses to Highlights of 13 and 14 October

  1. Neil says:
    16 October 2011 at 8:32 pm

    There does seem to be good numbers of Merveille du Jour and Large wainscot around this year (at least from my experience anyway). There is some discussion nationally that they could be migrants, brought in with all the scarcer species that have been caught recently in the south.

    • keith says:
      17 October 2011 at 9:30 am

      They could be migrants but every year is especially good for some species and poor for others such as all the Large Nutmeg at the beginning of the season. And a couple of years ago Water Ermine had a population explosion. So I personally wouldn’t be thinking migrants.
      Keith

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