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Autumnal species trickling in at IGC.
The recent warmer conditions have prompted me to dust off the traps again after they were put away while we had the cold, wet and windy weather. Species seen still pretty much the same as earlier in the moth, with … Continue reading
Record evening for Ivy in Stutton
Tony Fox and I were out last night for a couple of hours checking the prime locations in Alton Hall Lane and Lower Street. We amassed 23 species, including seven new ones – Small Dusty Wave, postvittana, Lunar Underwing, Garden … Continue reading
Moths on blackberries at Bawdsey Hall
I had a quick search (maybe half an hour) this evening looking on blackerries at the Hall. Fourteen species were noted: Agonopterix arenella, Emmelina monodactyla, Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Square-spot Rustic, Dark Sword-grass, Turnip Moth, White-point, L-album Wainscot, … Continue reading
Moths picking up at Bawdsey Hall
After a dismal last ten days of mothing at the Hall; things are showing signs of picking up now. The cold clear nights with virtually full moon, rain and wind have been largely hopeless with no count higher than 46 … Continue reading
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15th September daytime search at Pound Farm.
Tony and myself spent a few hours daytime searching for anything lepidopterous last Sunday at Pound Farm near Farnham and it turned out to be quite productive. A mix of beating for larvae, searching and leaf-mining turned up 66sp, with … Continue reading
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Ivy, and a bee to watch out for.
Very quiet couple of weeks in my garden. A trawl through my notes suggests that although there were very good moths through July and August the total numbers (ie biomass!) was less than last year. I think things may be … Continue reading
The Ivy League
All this gloom about the crash in numbers. Here is something to cheer you up. Ivy is in flower and is already pulling in the moths. A mild evening on the 12th had me knocking on Tony Fox’s door to … Continue reading
Early September Hollesley
Not a lot of interest in what feels like a lull between summer and autumn. Just a smattering of autumn species amongst the underwings, Square-spot Rustics and c-nigrum. Nice to see the Black Rustic on the wing again though. Heath … Continue reading
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You just never know what can be found.
Always pays to be on the alert for finding moths, as you never know when interesting things will turn up. Whilst taking the dog for a walk just down Bucklesham Road near where I live I decided to have a … Continue reading
Crash in numbers at IGC too.
Like Matthew my moth numbers have also dropped this week, not surprising really given the cool nights early in the week plus the rain finishing off the late summer stuff. C.40sp both nights. Didn’t bother running any traps until Wednesday … Continue reading
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