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<title>Thanks.</title>
<link>http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2019/07/08/thanks/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 20:26:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
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<![CDATA[ Thanks to all recorders who have been putting their news up on this blog, great to see. Keep the posts coming! Neil ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>Thanks to all recorders who have been putting their news up on this blog, great to see. Keep the posts coming!</p>
<p>Neil</p>
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<title>Portable LED light – the future of moth hunting in remote areas?</title>
<link>http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2018/10/08/portable-led-light-the-future-of-moth-hunting-in-remote-areas/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2018 20:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
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<![CDATA[ There has been a bit of internet discussion on this portable LED light for moths that is lightweight and can run from powerpacks normally used to charge mobile phones when away from power points (e.g.for camping). Thought it may be … <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2018/10/08/portable-led-light-the-future-of-moth-hunting-in-remote-areas/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>There has been a bit of internet discussion on this portable LED light for moths that is lightweight and can run from powerpacks normally used to charge mobile phones when away from power points (e.g.for camping). Thought it may be of interest to moth hunters who read this blog. The supplier is German so the price is in Euros. The main downside to the light I can see is the cost – at 400 Euros it is very expensive!</p>
<p>Follow the link below to find out more.</p>
<p>http://www.gunnarbrehm.de/en/contact.html</p>
<p>Neil</p>
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<title>SWT Summer Moth Course at Foxburrow Farm</title>
<link>http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2018/06/20/swt-summer-moth-course-at-foxburrow-farm/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2018 20:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tony Prichard</dc:creator>
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<![CDATA[ I’ve been asked to forward on details of this course that may be of interest for some. The SWT have organised a Summer Moth course at Suffolk Wildlife Trust’s Foxburrow Farm reserve for Saturday, July 1st with Edward Jackson, who … <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2018/06/20/swt-summer-moth-course-at-foxburrow-farm/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>I’ve been asked to forward on details of this course that may be of interest for some.</p>
<p>The SWT have organised a Summer Moth course at Suffolk Wildlife Trust’s Foxburrow Farm reserve for Saturday, July 1<sup>st</sup> with Edward Jackson, who will be trapping the night before and helping both beginners and improvers to ID moths and understand more about them.</p>
<p>The following link gives more information about the course and how to book:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2018/07/01/summer-moths-sunday-july-1?instance=0">http://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2018/07/01/summer-moths-sunday-july-1?instance=0</a></p>
<p>Tony</p>
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<title>Mapmate users – an alert on the new checklist patch.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2016 15:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
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<![CDATA[ I know some moth recorders in Suffolk use this program so I thought I’d put out some news on the latest patch. This is a complete revision of the moth checklist to the new order. I downloaded and applied it … <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2016/03/07/mapmate-users-an-alert-on-the-new-checklist-patch/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>I know some moth recorders in Suffolk use this program so I thought I’d put out some news on the latest patch. This is a complete revision of the moth checklist to the new order. I downloaded and applied it to my Mapmate and things all went wrong. I always then check my site species list as a test to see if all is OK, this time it wasn’t, over 100sp were missing! All records seemed to be there however. Found out on the web that the new patch was missing some of the moth families hence why my list was shortened. Has since been rectified with an update to the patch so if you have downloaded and applied this patch when you got the newsletter alert about it recently it will be worth going onto the Mapmate site and downloading and applying it again to get the full list. I’ve done that and it now works fine. With the new system in place however you won’t be able to use the old numbers anymore, they have been removed! Doesn’t affect me as I tend to use the moth names anyway.</p>
<p>Neil</p>
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<title>Moth naming</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2015 15:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tony Prichard</dc:creator>
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<![CDATA[ For blog posts can posters please stick to English names for macros and scientific names for micros. This seems to be the most common practice in use. If you do want to use English names for micros then please supply … <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2015/07/29/moth-naming/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>For blog posts can posters please stick to English names for macros and scientific names for micros. This seems to be the most common practice in use. If you do want to use English names for micros then please supply also supply the scientific.</p>
<p>Thanks, Tony</p>
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<title>Electric shock off moth trap.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2015 18:36:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ Not a risk I had ever been aware of until this morning. I unplugged the MV trap from the mains supply rather than switching the lamp off first and got a substantial jolt when I touched the plug terminals. I … <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2015/05/16/electric-shock-off-moth-trap/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>Not a risk I had ever been aware of until this morning. I unplugged the MV trap from the mains supply rather than switching the lamp off first and got a substantial jolt when I touched the plug terminals. I presume this was from the storage capacitor in the choke. Catch quite run of the mill but thought it reporting this risk.</p>
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<title>How the weather makes a difference!</title>
<link>http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2014/04/01/how-the-weather-makes-a-difference/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2014 13:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ Just comparing records for this year to the same period last year, what a marked difference due to the weather! Up to 31st March last year I had recorded just 16 species (adult moths) and the individual moth count was … <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2014/04/01/how-the-weather-makes-a-difference/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>Just comparing records for this year to the same period last year, what a marked difference due to the weather!<br />
Up to 31st March last year I had recorded just 16 species (adult moths) and the individual moth count was 190. This year, including 2 new micros from last night’s garden catch (<em>Mompha subbistrigella & Ypsolopha ustella</em>), the total stands at 46 species (also all adults) with over 1000 moths counted. Last year during the first 3 months of the year there were very few opportunities to run the traps and everything was late emerging, this year it has been just the opposite.</p>
<p>Brian</p>
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<title>Experiments with lamps.</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2014 14:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
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<![CDATA[ This time of year there is nothing much in the garden, so I take my lights to the nearby woodland and use the 40w actinic run from the car inverter rather than run the generator. The inverter plugged into the … <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2014/02/19/experiments-with-lamps/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>This time of year there is nothing much in the garden, so I take my lights to the nearby woodland and use the 40w actinic run from the car inverter rather than run the generator. The inverter plugged into the 12w socket gives me enough power to run the 40w actinic placed on the sheet plus one other low wattage bulb, usually a 30w low energy giving out 1700 lumens which I suspend above the sheet on a tripod. This provides a soft yellowish light and this suspended bulb has the effect of drawing in the moths that then come to the actinic on the sheet and it also gives me some light to work by.<br />
By way of variation, I purchased a 25w daylight BioBulb which gives out a very white light at 1750 lumens. I ran both these bulbs last night, first the 30w low energy and had a lot of Pale Brindled Beauty that came in and fluttered around the actinic, a few T alternella with just one Spring Usher. After an hour I changed the bulbs and ran the new daylight eco-bulb along with the actinic, within 10 minutes there were another 10 Spring Usher sitting on the sheet and a lot more alternella. Maybe just a coincidence, or further proof that different species are more attracted to different lights? I will continue to experiment.</p>
<p>Brian</p>
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<title>Good mothing weather not too far off?</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2012 10:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keith</dc:creator>
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<![CDATA[ Hello all, Despite the current gloomy prospects, next week from Tuesday onwards we could be in for a spell of warmer, calmer nights. Thursday currently the warmest on wunderground with 16C min at my location. ]]>
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<p>Despite the current gloomy prospects, next week from Tuesday onwards we could be in for a spell of warmer, calmer nights. Thursday currently the warmest on wunderground with 16C min at my location.</p>
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