just one Horneto

Brian and I trapped at Wicker Well Somerleyton on an arable field margin with 7 traps on the 28th. The evening started off well with warm conditions that cleared unexpectedly, dropping temps off to near 10c. I expected to be shutting down a trap or too, especially along the Woodland margin but surprisingly only 1 Hornet came to light. 70 species recorded including my best count of Maple Prominent with 3. Single Peach Blossom seen along with Lesser-spotted Pinion, Feathered Gothic, Scorched Carpet, Vapourer, Gold-spot, Riband Wave. Yellow Shell this year particularly numerous up this way, a species I often encounter by day and relatively seldom at light has been common at light throughout the majority of this season, Best micro A. emargana with a late E. quadrimaculana also seen. Autumn species not showing yet.

I had concerns over my generator as it was not running correctly and wouldn’t run without a little choke but it was reliable throughout. A fuel issue due to needing the choke, I decided to ditch the petrol which I bought two months ago, the following day. Now running perfectly on fresh fuel the old fuel still perfectly good for the lawnmower. These small engines really fussy with the fuel quality, which had deteriorated quickly.

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One Response to just one Horneto

  1. Raymond Watson says:

    Generator issue could be a little muck in one of the carburetor channels. That could be intermittent. I’ve had exactly that issue and symptoms on a lawnmower recently.

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