SMG event 25/08/2013 – Beccles Marshes.

This meeting had to be re-arranged for the night of the 25th as on the 24th rain was forecast.
There was a low turn out of group members for the meeting (Bill Last, Tony and myself) so there were less traps operating, with 5 125w MV traps run along the bank of the river beside the Willow scrub. It was quite humid and warm while setting up but the sky was clear and a bright moon soon appeared. The temperature soon dropped down and for the first time for ages it actually felt cold! Moth numbers were reasonable but with the cooler weather and the fact we are at the very end of summer the species count was lower than in recent weeks with 87sp in my notebook at the end of the night. Packed up around 11pm with little new coming in to the sheet light. Vast majority of the moths flying were Flame shoulder, Square-spot rustic, Mother of pearl and various china-marks. Highlights included: Double kidney (at least 6 noted), Balsam carpet (3), Peach blossom (a few, possibly second brood), Twin-spotted wainscot, Brown-veined wainscot, Small wainscot, Flame carpet, Dusky thorn (a few at each trap), Crescent, Webb’s wainscot (a few), Currant pug (a few), Bulrush wainscot, Chevron, Phoenix, Gold spot, Feathered gothic (first for year for all present) and an Old lady.

Neil

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2 Responses to SMG event 25/08/2013 – Beccles Marshes.

  1. Raymond Watson says:

    This event and the next three are all down as to be confirmed. Is there an update?

  2. Neil says:

    All as far as I am aware are now confirmed. The Beccles marsh meeting was a change of venue from the original planned site so was the only meeting still to be ‘set in stone’.

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