Author Archives: Tony Prichard

SMG Meeting – King’s Forest, 7th September – CANCELLED

The meeting tonight is cancelled due to a lack of availability of people. Tony

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Moth Night at Maidscross Hill – 17th August – RELOCATED

The meeting tonight planned for Maidscross Hill, Lakenheath has been re-located to Aldeburgh-Thorpeness beach. Meet at 8.30pm at the small car parking area near the derelict cottage on the coast road between Aldeburgh and Thorpeness. Tony

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Small Ranunculus larvae found

I didn’t make the Orfordness trip last night due to a leaky car but on the way home from the garage this morning I cycled up to Orwell Country Park to have a look at the Prickly Lettuce and managed … Continue reading

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SMG Moth Night at Shingle Street – 21st July

Six of the group turned up for this meeting at this privately-owned site on the Suffolk coast. Conditions were fair but did not promise a bumper crop of moths. Lights were put out on the vegetated shingle and on the … Continue reading

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SMG Moth Night Shingle Street – 20th July – POSTPONED

Due to the weather the meeting for tonight is post-poned until tomorrow. Same time and meeting arrangements apart from that. Tony

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SMG Moth Night at Oulton Marshes SWT Reserve – 6th July 2012

With a week of showers and breezes it was looking as though this meeting might go the way of others this year and get cancelled but after some showers during the day conditions looked fair for an evening’s mothing. Eight … Continue reading

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SMG Moth Night – Kings Forest – 13th July – CANCELLED

The meeting tonight has been cancelled, due to dodgy weather, illness, trips away, social lives, etc. Tony

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SMG Moth Night at Old Hall Wood – 29th June – Olive Crescent discovery

Eight people turned up at this privately-owned mixed woodland south of Ipswich. Conditions were fairly good apart from a bit of breeze blowing across the wood, which meant that we avoided placing traps some of the more exposed areas inside … Continue reading

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Another Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth larva

This time at Purdis Heath yesterday evening. I was collecting some foodplant to feed a couple of larvae I’m rearing at home when I spotted one on some leaves I’d picked. It’s still an early instar larva so I’d guess … Continue reading

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L-album Wainscot on the wing

Had a couple of L-album Wainscot in the garden trap last night. Along with a Small Ranunculus.

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