Excursion to Tangham

Following a failure to trap on 5th May for fear of a fore-casted soaking that didn’t materialize, I pulled myself together on 6th May and took my two mobile traps to the local Tangham area. I placed the traps 200 metres apart in different habitats and was amazed by the striking difference in species between the two which resulted in a species count of 62 for the night.

The commoner species were:- Pebble Hook-tip, May Highflyer, Peacock, Grey Birch, Epinotia immundana, Carpatolechia proximella and Coleophora albicosta. Hangers on were present as Clouded Drab, Common Quaker, Early Grey and a Purple Thorn. Conifer feeders included; Grey Pine Carpet, Spruce Carpet, Dwarf Pug, Pseudococcyx turionella and Cedestis subfasciella. Moths of interest to me were Dark Barred Twin-spot Carpet, Pale Oak Beauty, Dingy Shell, my first for the year Orange Footman and another Hedya atropunctana. Also took three other Pugs, the Ochreous, Common and Oak Tree. Really pleased too to hear Turtle Doves when setting up and when sorting since they have failed to arrive at home this year for the first time in many years. Turned out to be a worth while trip out!

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