Moth Night 2013 and update from Bawdsey

Moth Night 2013 is fast approaching (8 – 10 August).   Bawdsey Hall is hosting an event and all interested lepidopterists are invited on the evening of Saturday 10 August.   I would appreciate as much support as possible, especially as Bawdsey Hall and I personally have put a lot of effort into this and I have been appointed the East Anglia regional representative for Moth Night 2013. 

Arriving on Saturday evening at around 7 – 8pm, a tour of the grounds will follow with deployment of moth traps.   Please let me know how many traps you will be bringing? 

The evening will progress with wine roping and inspection of traps.  Badger and Red Fox watching will be a feature and Tawny Owl watching too (they visit nightly).   Bat detecting will also be undertaken with analysis of the resulting sonagrams.

An annex to the Hall has been set a side for those wishing to stay all night (please bring bedding/sleeping bags).  No charge will be made for this.  It is here that we will maintain an overall moth list for the night. 

Bed & Breakfast accommodation is also available for those wishing for more luxury (or those bringing a non-mothing partner) – obviously there is a charge for this.

Food will be available in the morning in the form of a bacon roll or similar.  A suggested donation to cover costs will be necessary.  Drinks will also be on tap.  It may be that food will also be available in the evening subject to numbers.

Please let me know asap if you are coming so that we can plan the event and in particular the catering.  If you are unable to make the Saturday night then arrangements can be made for the Thursday or Friday night, although I would prefer most to turn up on the Saturday so we can have a fun evening.

Many thanks.

Matthew – matthewjdeans@yahoo.co.uk     Telephone 07912 859747

Even though Bawdsey is a regularly trapped site there is still huge opportunity to record new micro-lepidoptera for the site, as so many moths are trapped and many micros get missed amongst the masses.  Hopefully we will see Garden and Ruby Tiger Moths, or just perhaps a Jersey Tiger.

The past week has seen incredible mothing with around 30,000 individual moths light-trapped at the Hall.  Recent highlights have included another Silver Barred and Delicate at the Hall.

Delicate – Bawdsey Hall – Matthew J. Deans

Steve Whitehouse was at the picnic site last night and took two male Four-spotted Footman, male Gem, Peach Twig Borer and a Purple Hairstreak at light.

Male Four-spotted Footman – Bawdsey Picnic Site – M. J. Deans

Purple Hairstreak – Bawdsey Picnic Site – Matthew J. Deans

 

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